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Salt Lake City, UT and Pearl, MS
I believe Salt Lake City is the farthest of any AAA city from the nearest MLB team. It’s 488 miles from Salt Lake City to Denver.
In AA baseball, I believe Pearl, MS (suburban Jackson), is the farthest away from the nearest MLB team. There are 377 miles between Pearl and Atlanta.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
Boise, ID
The Cubs’ own Boise Hawks in the class A Northwest League are 503 miles away from the nearest MLB team in Seattle.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
Far from any MLB city, yet....
…still blacked out from Seattle Mariners games! Almost 900 miles away!
Gotta love the black out policy!
"Baseball is like church- many attend, few understand." ~ Leo Durocher
by The Lip on Aug 10, 2009 3:08 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
i've been through Turner...
…not much going on there. But Great Falls has the rookie affiliate for the White Sox. So….there’s that.
Great Falls to Seattle
That would be 642 miles from the White Sox-affiliated Voyagers in the Pioneer League to the Mariners.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
And then there's the Las Vegas 51's...
… about 2300 miles from their major league affiliate in Toronto.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
yeah
I was surprised to find out they were the blue jays AAA affiliate. seems like you would want them a little closer to home than that.
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
Well, they were affiliated with Syracuse
but Toronto lost the Reaffiliation Roulette last year, so to speak. Basically, there is 1 less Triple-A team east of the Mississippi than there are Major League teams, IIRC, which means someone will always be in a lurch.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
The Jumbling of Affiliates (2008 - 2009)
- Dodgers: Las Vegas to Albuquerque
- Blue Jays: Syracuse to Las Vegas
- Nationals: Columbus, OH to Syracuse
- Mets: New Orleans to Buffalo
- Indians: Buffalo to Columbus, OH
- Marlins: Albuquerque to New Orleans
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
I've been trying to find an answer to that question
for almost a year now.
by jerry morales rules on Aug 10, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
It's really Gila Bend, AZ
I know it’s only 50 miles from Phoenix but it is really about 1 million miles from civilization.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Aug 10, 2009 5:17 PM CDT reply actions
guess it depends
if we are talking driving distance or “as the crow flies” but it has to be somewhere in montana….opheim or saco maybe?
Harlem, Montana
is quite a distance away from both Denver and Minneapolis, and a long way from Seattle. I’m sure there is a chart or something I could draw up to truly triangulate this, but I’m too lazy and indifferent. I’m sticking with somewhere in Montana.
"I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said." ~William F. Buckley, Jr.
somewhere North East Montana
I would think near Plentywood, MT which is in Sherdan County
http://geology.com/county-map/montana.shtml
821 MI to Denver
1100 MI to Seattle
741 to St Paul, MN
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
I call bull.......
the city I give is further than their answer
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Hawaii or Alaska
do they count, or is this continental only?
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
My thoughts exactly
I’m in Hawaii and we have nothing. We used to have winter league to look forward to but they took that away
by CHCOWNTHECENTRAL on Aug 10, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I know how that is.
They’ve taken everything away at this point; even the Pro Bowl is going to Miami.
Glad I managed to catch it all during my high school years — and play too.
Hawaii in PCL
It’s been a long time since Hawaii had a team in the Pacific Coast League. I remember Rick Reuschel pitching for the Islanders back in the mid-1980’s making a comeback in the Pirates organization.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
i would think it is located
Montana or Wyoming
Twins, and Mariners are the “closest”
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Gate City, VA?
"No enemy is more dangerous, than the enemy that has nothing to lose." Mark Grace
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on Aug 10, 2009 7:05 PM CDT reply actions
New Orleans, LA?
Despite the abundance of minor league ball clubs throughout the South, MLB is close to being out of reach. Houston is the closest at 348 miles away, then Atlanta. Tampa Bay & St. Louis aren’t exactly unreasonable either.
The Zephyr’s just don’t cut it.
look above
that is half the distance from the city I went with
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
We're talking...
…psychological distance, not physical. Especially considering that it’s a major metropolitan area, and not a pissant little town.
And I still need to get a jersey from you, Tim.
As the crow flies
Its one of these three
Turner, Montana
Loring, Montana
Whitewater, Montana
Turner is not further, the link is wrong
and here is what i have
Plentywood, MT which is in Sherdan County www.geology.com/county-map/montana.shtml
821 MI to Denver
1100 MI to Seattle
741 to St Paul, MN
if you can check your other choices, and let me know if you are further oir not, that would be awesome. I am honestly interested in seeing if there is one further (by more than 10 miles)
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
It's Turner
Use this map and set the radius to 650 miles. You can zoom in and place the marker right on the ballpark. From Coors field Turner is just outside the 650 mile radius and from Safeco it is just barely inside. Plentywood is far too close to Minneapolis to be in the running.
by circuitclout on Aug 11, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
incorrect
according to maps.google.com Plentywood is 735 mi from MInneapolis
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
It's not plentywood
There are a couple of reasons you might be coming up with the wrong answer. I guess the first is that you are using driving directions, and 2nd, you are using driving directions to St. Paul when the Metrodome is Minneapolis. But straight line distance it is Turner, MT.
by circuitclout on Aug 12, 2009 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Ah, Plentywood, Mont.
Quite the party town. Lots of Canadians drive down there to shop/drink.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 14, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Barrow, Alaska
Turner Montana is in the lower 48 but it’s not the farthest US city from an MLB team.
Just win the next game...!
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