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To add a little color to what Adbono said, when Aaron Nola was drafted out of LSU, he started in the minors in the Florida State League (A+), and then was promoted to the Eastern League (AA). At his first start at Reading -- which draws very well for a minor league team -- the news reports said:

"More than 7,200 people came out to watch Nola’s debut and that just added to the fun for the 21-year-old.

“It felt good to be out there in front of a bigger crowd again,” Nola says. “I had that at LSU a lot of starts. Getting back out in front of a big crowd, good fan base, the Phillies fan base is really good. Got a little bit of adrenaline in me going.”"

Point being, he had to get to AA -- and a AA team with very good attendance -- for it to feel anything like it did at LSU.

2/19/1911:38 AM

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