There are very few things I enjoy more in the summer than going to a minor league game during the week. It is a pretty intimate setting in which to see a ballgame. The crowd is sparse, but knowledgeable and you can hear and see everything. Such was the case this week as I traveled to Burlington, Iowa to see the Cubs’ low-A franchise, the South Bend Cubs, in person for the first time this year.
Burlington is located on the Mississippi River about 45 minutes south of the Quad Cities. It is the home of the Burlington Bees, an Angels’ affiliate in the Midwest League.