Without the minors, Major League Baseball would run out of players and sad songs would all sound like marching-band tunes. Cheer on today's youth and tomorrow's pros with today's Groupon to Eugene Emeralds baseball. Choose from the following options:

• For $12, you get two premium box seats for any game (a $24 value).
• For $30, you get four premium box seats for any game, a picture with Sluggo the mascot, and a pass to watch batting practice (a $60 value).
• For $80, you get two box-seat Flex Book ticket-voucher books (a $160 value). Each Flex Book contains 10 undated vouchers that can be exchanged for any regular-season home game.

All ticket options are valid for home games found on the 2011 season schedule. All games begin at 1:05 p.m. or 7:05 p.m.

The Eugene Emeralds vie for diamond dominance against fastpitch foes in action-packed minor-league baseball games. Baseball duos can catch any 2011 home game from the vantage point of the premium box seats, providing full-field views of talented players who shrug off gravity's grabby hugs with vision-blurring base steals and catches in the outfield that end with acrobatic swan dives. The Groupon for four premium box seats includes a pass to watch the Emeralds partake in pregame batting practice and a shutterbug session with the Emeralds' neon mascot, Sluggo. The Flex Book tickets are valid for the box-seat section, though seating can be upgraded to the premium box section for $3 a ticket.

The Emeralds swing for the fences in the newly constructed PK Park, a sprawling stadium that welcomes up to 4,000 fans with a slew of game-enhancing amenities, including a state-of-the-art HD video board and a string of concession stations that offers classic game grub, gastro creations, and free insults to launch at opposing players.