Greenville Drive Baseball

[gman430]

Just in case you missed it:

Tuesday's attendance of 7,125 was the 2nd largest crowd EVER at Fluor Field. Four fans shy of the largest crowd of 7,129 (May 31, 2009 - Drive vs. RiverDogs; John Smoltz rehab start for Greenville). Last year's Reedy River Rivalry drew 7,104 fans.

[Galley]

The Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum celebrated its 3rd anniversary today, an unveiled a historical marker They also announced the donation of historian Gene Carney's collection to the library.

Edited June 18, 2011 by Galley

[goodbye]

http://www.overthemonster.com/2014/1/3/5269476/greenville-drive-red-sox-prospects-2014

 

Over The Monster has an interesting article regarding the Greenville Drive in 2014.

[apaladin]

IMHO, the time has come for Greenville to have a AA team like the old Braves.

[Jet-set]

Interesting article from the Boston Globe concerning the Drive talent:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/05/21/red-sox-have-quite-stockpile-talent-greenville/saJ12FHVNOkYvdfe89UeSM/story.html

I also found this on the Drive's official website:

http://m.milb.com/t428/news/article/20150421119610902/cbs_sports_network_to_televise_drive_game

Edited June 14, 2015 by Jet-set

[jarvismj]

Interesting article from the Boston Globe concerning the Drive talent:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/05/21/red-sox-have-quite-stockpile-talent-greenville/saJ12FHVNOkYvdfe89UeSM/story.html

I also found this on the Drive's official website:

http://m.milb.com/t428/news/article/20150421119610902/cbs_sports_network_to_televise_drive_game

Quick, send them up here NOW!

[Galley]

MLB Reconsidering Shoeless Joe Jackson

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/2015/08/31/shoeless-joe-jackson-reconsidered-mlb-baseball-hall-fame/71478388/

[SVL]

http://gsabusiness.com/news/56076-greenville-drive-planning-ballpark-enhancements

I'm interested to find out what the enhancements to the ballpark will be. I like that they have a plan to keep it fresh for years to come.

[Galley]

“It’s our prime ticket renewal season right now,”  That's BS!  I was a season ticket holder from 2007 - 2014.  For the past three years they made zero effort to get me to renew.  In 2013 and 2014 I had to contact them and I barely got my tickets before opening day.  In 2015, I inquired why the prices had gone up so dramatically (30%).  I never got a reply, and did not go to a single game. 

[Jet-set]

PDC with Boston extended through 2020:

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160127&content_id=162947798&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_t428&sid=t428

http://www.wyff4.com/news/greenville-drive-staying-in-greenville-for-4-more-years/37663664

 

[Jet-set]

Does anyone know for sure what is being built outside the outfield wall between the Field House and the train tracks? Several tall steel beams were being installed there today. It looks like it could be for a new screen or signage.

Edited February 7, 2016 by Jet-set

[Galley]

On February 7, 2016 at 7:43 PM, Jet-set said:

Does anyone know for sure what is being built outside the outfield wall between the Field House and the train tracks? Several tall steel beams were being installed there today. It looks like it could be for a new screen or signage.

They are getting a new scoreboard.  I hear it is supposed to be much larger.

[gman430]

2 hours ago, Galley said:

They are getting a new scoreboard.  I hear it is supposed to be much larger.

50 feet by 28 feet compared to the old one which was 20 feet by 15 feet.

[Jet-set]

It is indeed a massive new screen, saw it this weekend. It looks almost as big as the one at Turner Field.

[gman430]

Get ready. It's coming: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville/downtown/2016/04/23/big-changes-fluor-field-5-million-public-investment-works/83397826/

[vicupstate]

I'm curious to see if this will be upgrades to the stadium itself or will extend to adjoining land.

[SVL]

So this sounds interesting. Does anyone think a parking garage could be in the works? Looking forward to the plans when they are released.

[Galley]

Any chance the Red Sox will bring their AA franchise here?  Low-A ball in a market this size is embarrassing!

Edited April 24, 2016 by Galley

[Jet-set]

Upgrades officially announced:

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2016/07/06/greenville-drive-luncheon/86745768/

http://www.wyff4.com/news/new-plans-for-fluor-field-to-be-announced-today/40379716

I don't necessarily see $10M worth of improvements but they're very exciting nonetheless!

 

[SVL]

[gman430]

[distortedlogic]

 This has got to be the biggest and nicest single A stadium in the country, and most expensive. When do we step up to double A? I know it doesn't really matter much ,but double A seems more in line with our market.

[transplant08]

On 2/26/2017 at 0:08 PM, distortedlogic said:

 This has got to be the biggest and nicest single A stadium in the country, and most expensive. When do we step up to double A? I know it doesn't really matter much ,but double A seems more in line with our market.

They have really sped through the renovations. I've seen people working at 9pm at night. Wish the other projects in town could move as quickly.

[gman430]

This is really interesting: https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/mlb-s-plan-to-cut-minor-league-teams-could-impact/article_fc935daa-f428-11e9-8fe3-ffb29718e6d6.html

[GvilleSC]

That is interesting—  It made me curious about attendance. Minor league baseball seems to be doing well at attracting fans overall. Granted, I believe the system is probably somewhat bloated. 

The Drive continue to be the most well attended franchise in the state, including setting a fresh single game attendance record this season. They’re certainly an asset for Greenville to have downtown.