Family Friendly Score Team Chart
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Team
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Parking
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Out
of Park Experience
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Ticket
Price
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Team
Store
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Team
Hat/Logo
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Ballpark
Bling
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Seating
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Food
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Bathrooms
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Hype
Man
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FFS
Score
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Winston-Salem
Dash
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8
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5
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6
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4
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9
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9
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8
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8
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7
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8
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7.2
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Durham Bulls
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5
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9
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8
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8
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8
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6
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5
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9
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6
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6
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7
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Peoria Chiefs
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8
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5
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9
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8
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8
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9
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9
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7
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7
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7
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7.7
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Carolina
Mudcats
| 9 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
8.1
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Jacksonville
Suns
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8
| 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
8.0
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Daytona Tortugas | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
8.4
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Jupiter Hammerheads | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
8.2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Parking -
8 - 10 : The parking facility is within a close proximity to the ballpark. It is easy to access and provides a safe environment for a family to enter the stadium. The cost of parking is also considered in a high score. Obviously free parking would account for a high Parking score.
4 - 7 : Parking may be a longer distance from the stadium for a family to walk. The cost may also be higher compared to other parks visited. The average cost for parking is $5.00 per vehicle with the average distance being under 300 feet.
1 - 3 : Parking is unsafe and may not only provide harm to your vehicle, but also does not provide a safe route for a family to walk to and from the park during all times of the day.
Out of Park Experience -
8 - 10 : What is there to do outside the park? For families wanting to make a day out of the experience, a high score offers plenty of food options, cultural opportunities, and other fun activities for the family to participate in.
4 - 7 : The stadium is in an accessible location, but does not feature many options for a family to extend their day past just going to a game.
1 - 3 : A ballpark with this score is in the middle of the desert, surrounded by a moat, with only a prison and an IRS office in the near area.
Ticket Price -
8 - 10 : A high score in this category offers many options for families to attend games. It is not always the cheapest price, but the opportunity to experience the park in different ways is available. They also may offer really good promotions for buying a ticket on that day.
4 - 7 : Either the price is low but there are no options other than buying a seat, or the prices are not reasonable for a family to come to the park. It may also be a more difficult ticket buying experience. The average ticket cost for a minor league ballpark is $12.00.
1 - 3 : A very low score means you have just refinanced your home in order to go to the park today or the process of buying the tickets was a complete nightmare.
Team Store -
8 - 10 : The store is located in an area that is easy to access and provides opportunity to purchase merchandise from inside and outside the park. It has a good appearance both inside and out, and the merchandise is well organized and easy to look through. The prices are fair and offer many options for every budget.
4 - 7 : The appearance of the store has not been kept up, or the customer service does not provide the best possible experience. The prices do not provide different options for all members of the family to find that perfect souvenir. The average cost for a New Era 59 hat is $30.00.
1 - 3 : The store is in a beat up trailer with a broken air conditioning unit. They have one type of hat to purchase and it is a size 8, and the words customer service in this store are an oxymoron.
Team Hat / Logo -
8 - 10 : This club knows that their brand is very important and used that knowledge in the design and application of their logo and uniforms. They use a variety of different hats and uniform designs.
4 - 7 : The logo and uniform designs are nothing special. They are not very creative or have not used that image to create a unique brand in their market.
1 - 3 : A low score means this team has resurrected the 1980's colors of peach and teal. Their logo shows the creativity of a horse fly (not discriminating against the horse fly), and they only have one hat option that is high crown.
Ball Park Bling -
8 - 10 : What is there to do in the park? A high scoring ballpark has provided many options for the family without ruining the essence of the ballgame. These options may include a play area for kids with a swing set or bouncy houses, a prize wheel, pitching machine, fireworks and other on-field activities.
4 - 7 : You can tell that they made an effort to cater to the family, but just fell a little short. There are a few things to do, but your 6 year old is ready to go before the 3rd inning.
1 - 3 : This park is a wasteland of concrete and grass. There is nothing to do but sit in your hard plastic chair and listen to your child ask if we are ready to go yet. There is not a baseball experience being provided on the field and everyone is done before the 3rd inning.
Seating -
8 - 10 : This ballpark provides a great experience from every seat. Viewing is not distracted by smoking, partying, drinking, or anything else that reduces your overall experience. The seats are comfortable and within close proximity to any Ball Park Bling at the stadium.
4 - 7 : Although there may be good seats in the stadium, some of the seats provide a lot of distraction or experiences that are not appropriate for families. They may be difficult to access or not close to anything that families like to do.
1 - 3 : A low score means that you feel like you have been sitting on a bed of spikes the entire night. You have also been sitting next to a raging bachelor party who wouldn't know a baseball game is going playing even if a ball hit them on the head.
Food -
8 - 10 : The highest score offers a buffet of juicy goodness. There are plenty of options both commercial and stadium created. You can have a Chick-fil-a sandwich or custom BBQ concoction not to be found anywhere else. The prices are good and sodas have unlimited refills.
4 - 7 : A middle score gives options, but the choices are either overpriced or too few. They have no creativity in their food and there is only one stand that can you can purchase from.
1 - 3 : For this rating, either they serve no food or you have left in the 4th inning with food poisoning. I have found that these ratings usually give us the most comprehensive review of the bathrooms.
Bathrooms -
8 - 10 : These are always clean and safe. They are well lit with plenty of options to conduct your business. The bathrooms are either piped with sound from the announcers or feature the game on TV. They offer advertisements in strategic places and have multiple locations around the park.
4 - 7 : These bathrooms are mostly clean but offer nothing more than a place to empty before you refill. There may be only one or two locations in the park.
1 - 3 : Picture a Wrigley Field trough peeing experience here. You would rather deal with the intestinal cramps than do your business in this place.
Hype Man / Mascot -
8 - 10 : This club features both an electric hype man (person) and an energetic mascot. Together they make the crowd laugh and keep them entertained. The mascot works the crowd both on and off the field. They are funny and makes each kid feel special when they walk by.
4 - 7 : This score is usually given when only one exists. They are both so important and it is a shame when they are not used to their full capacity. The mascot has no energy or the hype person is so annoying you are praying for a stray foul ball.
1 - 3 : There is no hype man or mascot present in the ballpark. You could also see a hype man that speaks in a falsetto voice and the mascot that walks around with his mascot head under his arm and cigarette dangling from his lips.
Kid's Thoughts -
8 - 10 : This is a park that you need to see right away. It offers a great family experience that checks off just about every box on the list. You will be entertained, with a full belly, and see baseball how it is meant to be viewed.
4 - 7 : A middle score does not mean that this is a bad ball club and that you would not have a great time. It means that according to our Family Friendly Scale, we found that some categories did not provide an experience that we consider fun for the whole family.
1 - 3 : Please...please...please do not go to this park. If you are reading this then we survived, but just barely.

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