Comments on: MLB helps out Australian baseball

By: Pippinu

Pippinu — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:45:48 +0000

I went to see quite a few games of the old league – it was good on a Friday night after work – you’d get two games in one evening if my memory serves me well – it was quite entertaining.

Why did it fizzle out the first time? Because most were like me – just theatre goers – not really passionate about the game to any degree.

By: The Link

The Link — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:39:48 +0000

I remember the Reds being from Waverley initially. Found that intriguing at the time becuase that’s the first time to my knowledge that a team from Waverley has been in a National Competition for any sport.

Aparently they then changed the name to Melbourne to widen the appeal.

Melbourne also had the Monarch’s at some stage!!

By: The Link

The Link — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:42:41 +0000

My favourites were the Parramatta Patriots and the Sydney Wave.

Baseball has always had a good nieche in Australia, at its peak in the mid 90′s it was travelling nicely. Hopefully they can get back there

We’ve produced our fair share of MLB players and we are already a strong Baseball nation at Olympics etc…

By: BigAl

BigAl — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:31:09 +0000

What is so different with this event compared with the the prev. attempt to get an ABL up & running ?

I can remember them getting crowds of > 14,000 in melb.. – but it all fizzled out ??

By: Joe O'Sullivan

Joe O'Sullivan — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:33:19 +0000

Great to see Aussie baseball on the rise again. Looking forward to the new competition.

By: Redb

Redb — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:44:18 +0000

Played a couple of seasons of baseball in my teens, I think your right Twenty20 will put a serious hole in their aspirations.

By: Mark Young

Mark Young — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:25:38 +0000

Bring back the Sydney Blues! The Perth Heat! Brisbane Bandits! Adelaide Giants, Melbourne Reds, Canberra Bushrangers!

I loved the ABL and can’t wait to see it back.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:24:00 +0000

Twenty20 overtook baseball in Australia the day it was invented. Baseball might well find it’s place in the Australian sporting landscape (though I wouldn’t bet on it), but it will never get anywhere near cricket in any way shape or form.

By: M1tch

M1tch — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:11:20 +0000

I just hope this hasnt come too late and 20/20 cricket popularity overtakes Baseball support.

By: Freud of Football

Freud of Football — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:12:44 +0000

Very good news indeed. Australia could be a top baseballing nation if it developed it’s infrastructure, it also has the advantage of being the only genuine challenger to cricket over the summer months (football is not in direct competition per se).

I’d like to see more being done on youth development though, I know from my younger days it was very difficult, it cost a fortune to play in representative teams and there was no-one but the parents to pick up the tab and it is my understanding that this hasn’t changed a great deal.

Does anyone know what was written in the recent Crawford report about baseball?

By: drewster

drewster — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:05:59 +0000

Baseball is back, great to hear the MLB is involved seriously. Been a long time since the original league disbanded

By: chris

chris — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:50:37 +0000

What next another Football code like the NFL to have a SH super comp.