This isn’t something a beat write should ever admit, but I’m starting to forget about the Wingnuts a little bit. I’m starting to wonder if they’re actually coming back for a six-game season-ending homestand this Sunday or if that is just a figment of my imagination and the season actually ended when they started this 13-game road trip.
The National Baseball Congress World Series affects professional baseball in Wichita every year. It kept fans away from Wranglers games at the end of August because the town was apparently “baseballed out.”
It might damage attendance even further this season. The Wingnuts will return home for a final homestand. And even though they’re saying all the right things about trying to fight for a playoff spot, it’s just not happening. Too many teams to catch, too little time and no sign thusfar that the team even has a prolonged winning streak in it.
Now, I’m not trying to drive people away from the last six games of the Wingnuts’ first season. But how many of you are looking forward to watching a team come home just to play out the string? Have you forgotten about the Wingnuts too? Or will the city of Wichita send the Wingnuts’ inaugural season out with a bang, averaging 3,000 fans? Personally, I’m hoping for the latter. Well-attended baseball is just more fun.