Minor League team rolls out 'Nothing Night' with no music, videos, or public address announcements
Minor league baseball is known for its theme nights, promotional giveaways, and on-field antics that keep the fans entertained all game long.But at a time when this has become the norm, some want their baseball without a side of music blaring and the mascot doing donuts in the outfield on an ATV.And that's exactly what the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, will do on Aug. 18 when they host their first-ever "Nothing Night.""One of our executives back then had worked in Lake Elsinore, who did this as the Lake Elsinore Storm back in, I believe, 2008, and they went way extreme for it," the team's play-by-play announcer and manager of media relations Garrett Greene said.
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Minor league baseball is known for its theme nights, promotional giveaways, and on-field antics that keep the fans entertained all game long.But at a time when this has become the norm, some want their baseball without a side of music blaring and the mascot doing donuts in the outfield on an ATV.And that's exactly what the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, will do on Aug. 18 when they host their first-ever "Nothing Night.""One of our executives back then had worked in Lake Elsinore, who did this as the Lake Elsinore Storm back in, I believe, 2008, and they went way extreme for it," the team's play-by-play announcer and manager of media relations Garrett Greene said. "It was like free admission, but there were no concession stands, and the bathrooms were locked."And we were like, 'Let's not go that far with this.'"So, bathrooms and concessions will be available, but don't expect usual staples like walk-up music, videos on the Jumbotron, or games on the field between innings. This means that the crowd's attention has only one place to go: on the baseball game taking place directly in front of them."There are some times where it's like, 'Hey, it would be fun to just show up and just have a nice, easy, relaxing game where the focus is entirely on the field,'" Greene said.
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- Minor league baseball is known for its theme nights, promotional giveaways, and on-field antics that keep the fans entertained all game long.But at a time when this has become the norm, some want their baseball without a side of music blaring and the mascot doing donuts in the outfield on an ATV.And that's exactly what the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, will do on Aug. 18 when they host their first-ever "Nothing Night.""One of our executives back then had worked in Lake Elsinore, who did this as the Lake Elsinore Storm back in, I believe, 2008, and they went way extreme for it," the team's play-by-play announcer and manager of media relations Garrett Greene said.
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