Seriously. You want to hear what swear words young players like to use? You want to hear what the umpires and managers say to each other during an argument? Come to an AFL game.

This sounds like some serious fun. I dunno about the weather in Arizona in October/November, but this is a good deal. Then again, spring training is a GREAT deal, too, so it’s a win-win in my eyes. I would absolutely love to watch prospects play two games a day for free or near-free and be able to sit anywhere I want.

Still planning to go down the week of the championships. Anyone have an idea if games are any better attended in that last week?

some parks in Fla will do this when they expect low turnout. I guess it saves them money by not having to staff those areas with vendors, workers, etc.

Here’s a part of the article that caught my eye:

The AFL began in 1992 and in it has produced more than 1,700 Major Leaguers, including 141 All-Stars—38 in 2009 alone. Six MLB most valuable players are AFL alumni: Jason Giambi, Ryan Howard, Justin Morneau, Dustin Pedroia, Albert Pujols and Jimmy Rollins. Three Cy Young winners played in the AFL: Chris Carpenter, Roy Halladay and Brandon Webb. In several cases it has been the coming-out-party for future stars, like Ryan Braun and Troy Tulowitzki a couple of years ago, and Tommy Hanson last year. There have been 18 MLB rookies-of-the-year who played in the AFL.

Wow. That’s quite a testament to the quality of ball being seen by only a handful of people. I’d love to be in the stands…

Maybe this is a better idea than going to Spring Training.