“Putting on a good show for them to be able to watch the minor leagues and enjoy themselves every day, and then to be supportive of us is really important from the town - and we enjoy being here. “When you when you have people coming to games and they're watching us supporting us, it's just an extra fun part of what we're here for,” he said. Anderson said the support from the fan base and the Peoria community definitely provided a boost. The success translated at the box office as well, as the Chiefs’ reported their best home attendance since 2019 with a 158,299 total and an average of 2,473 fans. There was a lot of production and development going on last year that allowed for some guys to be more productive this year.” “That's the development part, so I don't like to say we were better than last year as a whole. And some of the guys that repeated it from last year to this year have gotten better. “There's guys that performed a little bit better, the guys were newer to this level last year. “Each year is different, so I don't like to compare from last year to this year,” said Anderson. But Anderson said that’s not how he measures the team’s growth. Louis Cardinals farm club that averaged 52 wins over its past three seasons (2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Cedar Rapids topped the division in both halves, providing the opening for Peoria to qualify after placing second. The Chiefs posted a 69-63 overall record, with a 36-30 mark in the second half that earned the wildcard bid behind the league-best Kernels (82-50). WCBU Peoria Chiefs manager Patrick Anderson has guided the team back to the Midwest League playoffs in his second season at the helm.
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