BaseballBiz & Bruce Voge discuss the Minor League Contraction - Look Back 2020

This is one of our favorite BaseballBiz interviews. Bruce Voge, host of the Just Barely Sports, podcast visited us in September 2020 and we took a look at the state of Minor League baseball and the upcoming minor league contractions and the projected impact on players and communities. Thanks again to Bruce Voge.Bruce to the game and became the welcoming PA voice for the Hagerstown Suns. Love, commitment and a 65 mile drive to the ballpark.Generosity of Major League Players to the Minors - Rick Ankiel brought the batsMLB Contracts the Minor League teams losing 42 teams – MLB teams should pick 4 teams that they want to keep and drop the restWest Virginia had potential to lose 4 minor league teamsBaseball is the Nation’s pastime and yet several small communities would lose their teamsMinor League Team 's Marketing and their Logos2016 Save America's Pastime act meant no Overtime for minor leaguers. Initially supported by both Democrats & Republicans in hopes to keep teamsMLB's direction to contraction and the negotiations with MiLB on a new PBA.3 Options for the minor league contracted teams1.  Unaffiliated baseball2.  College Wood-Bat3.  Fold & CloseMiLB – Pat O’Connor is gone and MiLB disappearsBaseball brings everyone together in a community Minor League Normalizes and celebrates their communities with special events from Drag Queen night to Faith nights at the game Covid killed the Minor League season and the economics of hot dogs and ketchupCommunities used empty fields for serving food to the community in pandemicA Look at Minor League Logo Marketing, Louisville Bats & Lakeland Flying TigersMusic by XTakeRuX  -  Moving ForwardSpecial Thanks to Bruce Voge - @brucecothinks - @minorleaguegeek - @partygamecast