metsguyinmichigan wrote: My brother-in-law's parents live in Vegas, and Jeff goes to a 51s game when he's in town. Seems like it. But I'd also like the team closer. The Tigers seem to do well having Toledo about an hour away, and the Midwest-A team here in Grand Rapids about two hours away. The team here draws well, and I get to talk to the folks running it once in a while. One time I asked why would they not try to be a AA or AAA team. They answer was interesting. The price to join the league was crazy -- I think she said $80 million, and this was a while ago -- and they didn't think they could draw too many more fans than they do now. So there really wasn't much of an incentive from the team's point of view. "Plus, then there's always the chance we get stuck with the Mets. Fuck that."