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Big 12 Baseball Tournament moving in 2026

Spike

Spike

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The single elimination factor would kill my interest in traveling, especially when there are 3 more potential road trips on the near horizon. I've always wondered how the venues make any money on the conference tournaments anyway. The crowds are pretty sparse.
 
PurpleBlood87

PurpleBlood87

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This Ain't Chopped Liver said:
I read it is the spring training facility for the Rangers and Royals so it should be a great set-up for the teams. Players should love that atmosphere. Maybe the distance from the airport or downtown is a bit inconvenient for fans but that should be manageable; they do it for MLB spring training. The infield canopy in the SW corner of the stadium should cover 90% of the infield fans during afternoon and night games and that may be 4-5000 of the stadium’s stated 10,500 capacity?
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Yes because playing in a spring training facility is better than playing in a MLB stadium.
 
PurpleBlood87

PurpleBlood87

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Spike said:
The single elimination factor would kill my interest in traveling, especially when there are 3 more potential road trips on the near horizon. I've always wondered how the venues make any money on the conference tournaments anyway. The crowds are pretty sparse.
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It may not be single elimination next year. During the game on Saturday, Saarloos said the tournament was returning to pods.
 
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EVOfrogMR

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No one expects the Spanish Inquisition of ballparks.
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FrogBall09

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This Ain't Chopped Liver said:
I read it is the spring training facility for the Rangers and Royals so it should be a great set-up for the teams. Players should love that atmosphere. Maybe the distance from the airport or downtown is a bit inconvenient for fans but that should be manageable; they do it for MLB spring training. The infield canopy in the SW corner of the stadium should cover 90% of the infield fans during afternoon and night games and that may be 4-5000 of the stadium’s stated 10,500 capacity?
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Guessing you have never been to Rangers Spring Training? Facility is pretty average at best for Cactus league - seating is below average and the location is absolutely terrible. They could not find a worse place than Surprise to build a baseball facility if they tried.
 
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BuffWarFrog

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PurpleBlood87 said:
It may not be single elimination next year. During the game on Saturday, Saarloos said the tournament was returning to pods.
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If you’re a shoo-in, more than single elimination is horrible. If you’re on the bubble, maybe it’s a good idea. Seems like it’d burn out a lot of arms for teams that know they probably already have a spot in the tourney.
 

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