(06-17-2013 03:22 PM)10miners Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 03:10 PM)WinOrLoseEAGLE Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 01:12 PM)10miners Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 01:07 PM)Matrix Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 01:04 PM)10miners Wrote:  even though UTEP doesnt have a baseball team?

Alot of yall might think its a bad idea because El Paso wouldnt support it. But El Paso is a baseball town and the weather is perfect out here. IT might be a little hot but its okay.

Now that you mentioned it, the thought didn't cross my mind until now, I'd completely forgotten that UTEP doesn't have a baseball team yet with the advantages you just mentioned here, you'd think that a team would have been created by now...I'd often wondered about that, and the fact that as far as I know, UTEP has a hockey team, right?

north texas doesnt have a baseball team either. What if they wanted to host one? Tell you the truth i wouldnt be shocked if UTEP or the city of El Paso placed a bid for a baseball tourney.

I would. Ya'll aren't in the habit of hiring stupid people are you? Well, it would take a real dummy to go to the expense of trying to host a college baseball tournament and not even have a baseball team. That one would go from fax machine to trash can.

el paso hosted college football all star game and it drew well. a poster above just said a championship game drew like 2,000 fans. Without even trying i could see el paso drawing like at least 2k to 4k in the early round games and i could see more than 5k+ in championship game even without utep hosting a team. I think El paso should do it just to put the pressure on UTEP to put out a Baseball team. Thats why i was asking can a city place a bid even though UTEP doesnt have a team?

You have to understand that I was referring to a Friday night game in a college baseball mad state. 2600 is bad attendance for a tournament game. Rice and Southern Miss average well over 4000 for home games. ECU has to be pretty close to that. Consideration also has to be given to the fact that MSU holds the on campus attendance record for baseball (almost 15,000 people...more than many MAC teams average for football)...Mississippi loves college baseball, and we couldn't even draw 5000 for the host team against the preeminent team in the conference in the state's largest metropolitan area.

(06-17-2013 01:07 PM)Matrix Wrote:  I'd often wondered about that, and the fact that as far as I know, UTEP has a hockey team, right?

We do but it completes in ACHA Division II.

UTEP doesn't have a baseball team. We are just starting up a new AAA MiLB franchise. No need to try and host a tournament that doesn't have an El Paso team in the line up. Lets just stick to the fundamentals for now.

After next year, have at it.

(06-17-2013 04:48 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  After next year, have at it.

Bigger question do they have enough grass for an infield?

(06-17-2013 05:01 PM)r2pirate Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 04:48 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  After next year, have at it.

Bigger question do they have enough grass for an infield?

(06-17-2013 06:06 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 05:01 PM)r2pirate Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 04:48 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  After next year, have at it.

Bigger question do they have enough grass for an infield?

(06-17-2013 06:07 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:06 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 05:01 PM)r2pirate Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 04:48 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  After next year, have at it.

Bigger question do they have enough grass for an infield?

Wait.......which grass is he talking about.

(06-17-2013 01:33 PM)10miners Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 01:22 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  What would the venue be? And would the El Paso locals show up to watch a bunch of teams that aren't theirs?

el paso is a getting a new downtown baseball stadium and a triple A-team.

http://www.kvia.com/news/Special-Report-...index.html

Will UTEP have a baseball team anytime soon?

(06-17-2013 06:11 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:07 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:06 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 05:01 PM)r2pirate Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 04:48 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  After next year, have at it.

Bigger question do they have enough grass for an infield?

Wait.......which grass is talking about.

(06-17-2013 06:12 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Will UTEP have a baseball team anytime soon?

This past summer, the answer went from a hard no to a possibly. Our AD has loftly goals such as building a restaurant in the south end of our football stadium. He also mentioned wanting to add more women's sports such as swimming, beach volleyball, and gymnastics. That lead to speculation that we are going to try and add women scholarships so that we could field a baseball team (again).

(06-17-2013 06:16 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:11 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:07 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:06 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 05:01 PM)r2pirate Wrote:  Bigger question do they have enough grass for an infield?

Wait.......which grass is talking about.

(06-17-2013 06:43 PM)randaddyminer Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:16 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:11 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:07 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:06 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

Wait.......which grass is talking about.

(06-17-2013 06:16 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:11 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:07 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:06 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 05:01 PM)r2pirate Wrote:  Bigger question do they have enough grass for an infield?

Wait.......which grass is he talking about.

Hey, that's a field and game that could draw well over 10,000.

(06-17-2013 07:16 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:16 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:11 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:07 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:06 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

Wait.......which grass is he talking about.

Hey, that's a field and game that could draw well over 10,000.

And, you make a killing in the concession stands!!!!!!

(06-17-2013 07:16 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:16 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:11 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:07 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:06 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

Wait.......which grass is he talking about.

Hey, that's a field and game that could draw well over 10,000.

(06-17-2013 07:11 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:43 PM)randaddyminer Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:16 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:11 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:07 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

Wait.......which grass is talking about.

(06-17-2013 07:19 PM)randaddyminer Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 07:11 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:43 PM)randaddyminer Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:16 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:11 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  Wait.......which grass is talking about.

I'm not allowed to post more images than the above. LOL!

(06-17-2013 07:23 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 07:19 PM)randaddyminer Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 07:11 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:43 PM)randaddyminer Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:16 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

I'm not allowed to post more images than the above. LOL!

(06-17-2013 07:17 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 07:16 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:16 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:11 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  

(06-17-2013 06:07 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  

Wait.......which grass is he talking about.

Hey, that's a field and game that could draw well over 10,000.

And, you make a killing in the concession stands!!!!!!

The stands would be packed. But how do we get ECU players to wait their turn?