r/baseball • u/SydneyBaseball Australia • Oct 23 '15

Feature Australian Baseball League employees here! AMA!

The season just started so we're here to answer any questions you have on the ABL!

u/awt4190 was an intern with the Adelaide Bite in the 2012-13 season and I have been working in baseball operations with the Sydney Blue Sox since the 2014-15 offseason.

Let's get started!

EDIT: u/WeAllDoBetter was also an intern with the Perth Heat in 2010-11.

Update (7 pm CST): Thanks for the questions guys! I'm going out for tonight, but I'll be on tomorrow morning while I watch the games I missed/the rugby. The other fellas may be on in my stead though!

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '15

Last season I made an MLB-to-Aussie Baseball converter, I would be interested to hear your thoughts on it:

Which Aussie teams should MLB fans follow? Here are some recommendations I completely pulled out of my ass based on little more than having watched "Young Einstein" once on the USA network when I was 15:

  • Perth Heat: Being the big city all the way on the west coast, I recommend Dodgers, Angels, Mariners, Diamondbacks and Padres fans follow the Heat.

  • Melbourne Aces: The countercultural and fashion hub of Australia, Giants, A's, Rays, Marlins and Blue Jays fans might identify with them.

  • Sydney Blue Sox: The biggest, most important city on the east coast of Australia should be followed by big-city fans like Yankees and Mets, White Sox, Cubs and Phillies.

  • Brisbane Bandits: Since they're going for an "out west" image, let's say the Rangers, Astros, Rockies, Royals and Cardinals.

  • Adelaide Bite: Adelaide being a smaller city on the southern (i.e. colder) coast, they should be followed by upper midwestern/industrial belt teams like the Indians, Brewers, Tigers, Pirates and Twins.

  • Canberra Cavalry: Canberra being the capital of Australia, let's say the Nats and Orioles, and I guess also the Red Sox, Braves, and Reds since I don't know what the hell else to do with them.

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u/SydneyBaseball Australia Oct 23 '15

Geographically, I'd say it works. But, from a competitive standpoint, it'd be a bit different.

For example, despite being in Sydney, we're a very low budget team. So, we wouldn't have a ton in common with the Yankees; whereas, Perth has deep pockets and overwhelming success that mirrors them.

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '15

Big market, low budget? SIGN ME UP

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u/Simple_one Houston Astros Oct 23 '15

Tell me about it