![]() “Labor is still an issue as we could use an additional 20 workers at each game to make the event even better,” added Fahrmann. ![]() Concession stands have been revamped for better flow and shorter lines. Parking is much better with more entrances and fans are able to get in and out much more efficiently, additional parking areas are now available and special parking for season ticket holders. ![]() Since opening night, many changes have taken place at a Trash Pandas game. Our fans are always engaged and it’s fun to watch.” “One night we were down 13-nothing in ninth inning and we scored a run and our fans acted as if we just won the game. “One of the biggest surprises I’ve noticed is here in the South it seems most sports fans are football crazy, but I’ve noticed our fans are into the game and stay at each game win or lose,” said Fahrmann. It’s not just a baseball game, each night is an event. Trash Pandas pitchers have recorded 606 strikeouts, which is the most in the league.Īs promised, attending crowds are treated to more than just a baseball game on the natural grass playing field consisting of 365SS Kentucky Bluegrass over seeded into 419 Bermuda grass and maintained by head groundskeeper Charlie Weaver a graduate and former baseball player of Bob Jones High. The 88 round trippers are also tops in all of Double-A baseball. Home record for Rocket City is 16-12 while the team is 12-18 on the road.Īs for additional team statistics up to this point, the Trash Pandas have hit 88 home runs far and away more than any other league squad as Birmingham is next with just 69 dingers. At mid-season the attending crowds have watched the Trash Pandas post a 28-30 record, which puts them in third place among the Double-A South, North Division 4.5 games behind first place Chattanooga (32-25) and 2 games back of second-place Birmingham (31-28). The mark is only behind Triple-A teams in Nashville, El Paso and Las Vegas. The Trash Pandas lead all of Double-A and ranks fourth in Minor League Baseball with an average home attendance of 6,088.
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