05-25-2010, 08:51 PM
In the great southern land, baseball has a relatively small to medium base of fans and players. In the 90's, it was huge but died in the ass big time. It's hard to contend against cricket here which is the most popular sport. MLB is investing millions in the past couple of years here though. They recently have set up a MLB academy on the Gold Coast and now they have set up a national major league competition which is due to start in November called the ABL. With MLB and Fox behind it, I really hope its successful. Also in the last two or three years, there has been an influx of MLB scouts including one from the Cubs. I think Australians find the transition to baseball easy as most people come from a cricket background.
In terms of supporter base, its a mix bag really. Amongst my mates and the blokes on my baseball team, we have Dodgers, Mets, Cardinals, Reds, Mariners and Red Sox fans. There is really no true team that Australians will passionately follow.
Merchandise wise, you can only get Yankee, Red Sox and Dodger gear here which is fucking annoying.
In terms of supporter base, its a mix bag really. Amongst my mates and the blokes on my baseball team, we have Dodgers, Mets, Cardinals, Reds, Mariners and Red Sox fans. There is really no true team that Australians will passionately follow.
Merchandise wise, you can only get Yankee, Red Sox and Dodger gear here which is fucking annoying.