Only 600 People Show Up For Marlins Game
MooseDog
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Apparently 11,000 tickets sold but only 600 or so braved the sweltering heat...
I once pitched in a high school game that was better attended.
In 1977 I went to an (Oakland0 A's game where the offical crowd count was 787.
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I once pitched in a high school game that was better attended.
In 1977 I went to an (Oakland0 A's game where the offical crowd count was 787.
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There were more players than fans!!
Mike
Ya know, that's VERY true! I bet you could actually walk away with more than one ball at a game like that.
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<< <i>Believe it or not, the lowest attendance for a major league game is "23". The Yankees of all teams played the Philadelphia Athletics in 1916 in front of 23 people.
There were more players than fans!!
Mike >>
That would make the used tickets relatively scarce.
600 now-id feel bad if i was playing for a team and nobody showed up, want to go crawl in a hole somewhere
so much for fancy schmancy stadium, nice championships & beloved, die-hard fans.
try building the stadium in a small, city neighborhood w/ only street parking & sell lots of 3-deep beer cups.
J
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<< <i>dynamic.
so much for fancy schmancy stadium, nice championships & beloved, die-hard fans.
try building the stadium in a small, city neighborhood w/ only street parking & sell lots of 3-deep beer cups.
J >>
It can be done in the small cities. We completely rebuilt our stadium (in Wichita, Kansas) lost our AAA team (several Texas League championships), got a crappy A team (finished last), and somehow pulled record box offices.
I think the bigger problem, is if you are in Miami or someplace like that, paying on two old stadiums, wanting (maybe even needing) a new one type situation, which I imagine several big cities fall into.
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down to the better seats?????
A solitary fan looks on during the third inning of a baseball game between the Florida Marlins and the Atlanta Braves Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami.
<< <i>Wouldn't you think this guy would have moved
down to the better seats?????
A solitary fan looks on during the third inning of a baseball game between the Florida Marlins and the Atlanta Braves Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. >>
There is a bright side in this. The mascot got a lot of time to spend with the 8 kids there.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
What was Marlins leadership thinking? Florida is HOT. Florida is HUMID. Dolphin Stadium is open air. It can be 95 degrees and sunny one moment, then the same 95 and raining the next. Who wants to endure that?!
They sold 11,000 tickets to that game. They made some money. But only 600 showed up. It is so uncomfortable in Dolphin Stadium that fans that paid $20 to $50 per ticket would rather stay home and forfeit their money.
Throw a roof and some a/c on that thing! Arizona's leadership knew they needed a roof and a/c, and they're doing just dandy!
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Hell, Stockton AA Hockey draws 6000 a night in an area where nobody grew up with or has even played the game.
Sad for the true Florida fans. That team has won two world series in recent memory, and can only draw that. With what the Marlins drew, and the numbers the Rays are putting up (despite having one of the best teams in baseball), I hope ownership or MLB dictates a move to somewhere they can draw more than AAA crowds.
The last time I went to Florida, I found myself seeking out places with a/c when we were out. I've gotta think it's better in the late-fall and winter, but summer is cruel, cruel, cruel down there. If I had kids, I'd be scared to have them out in that for 3-4 straight hours. Give fans a roof and some a/c and I guarantee you won't see a 600-fan game again.
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The story behind the 23 in attendence was that the game started and ended before the scheduled start. I think the road team needed to stick to a train schedule so they played nine quick innings and left and no one who would have gone to watch could have known
They're also about to get absolutely WHACKED by Hurricane Ike, so keep your fingers crossed for all of us along the coast.