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I was just reading the WLW Website and one of the bloggers pointed this out:
Wednesday day game for the Bats, attendance: 13,131.
Wednesday night game for the Reds: 12,756.
At this rate, the Reds will draw something like 1.6 million fans, a big disappointment.
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Since:Jan 9, 2008
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Well, when you have Jay Bruce AND Homer Bailey on the same team, it's going to draw a lot of fans. Hear that Jocketty? IT WILL DRAW MORE FANS!! I would go, but a 3 hour drive in a car I don't have isn't exactly realistic.
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Since:Apr 24, 2008
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Yeah, pretty sad attendance... Can't say I'm not trying though but I got rained out tonight... Sunday better be better. I need my GABP fix before I move to DC.
A lot of people actually prefer going to minor league games. They have a lot of things that the big guys don't, like drink/food deals, kids specials, better food, better drink, close knit, old time feel, no hoopla. It's baseball at it's primal form. The Dayton Dragons are ALWAYS sold out. It's just the new thing now.
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I spent Thursday night in downtown Gary IN at the U.S. Steel Yard for a minor league game.
Like-ta froze off my welldiggers but all the same, minor league ball is an attraction.
The Dayton phenomenon is interesting and it may be that it ends up hurting the true fan base that can't get a ticket. So far, it's trendy and "being there" ... I guess the team loves it.
We don't quite have that problem in Gary, but we did get 2,800 for the opener on a Thursday and colder than crap.
Dang, 3-hitter by the Joliet pitchers ... well, we will do better.
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Since:Feb 14, 2008
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yeah, having Homer Bailey and Jay Bruce (and all the other young talent) will draw a lot of the fans to a game. but the pitchers would only draw on days they pitch theoretically. anyway, i agree that at minor league games, people are also drawn in by food/drink specials and other promotions. the PR guys go a little farther in trying to draw attention and crowds in the minors. also, GABP is a fine park, but i think louisville slugger field is actually even nicer. the prices, promotions, proximity, and availability of good tickets are strong points for minor league teams (or the Bats at least).
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I never hear the announcers giv ethe attendance on the game. Now I know why. I thought it looked like there were a lot of fans at GABP dressed up as empty seats. Wow, 13 and 14K home attendance figures, that's not good. I would venture to guess that it will be a tough ticket to the Indians series though.
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My son is a student at UD and went to a number of Dragons games before coming home to Chicago when school let out for the summer. He said the quality of play was surprisingly good for the Single-A level, and being on a student budget he's attended a lot of minor league ball.
Practically any large city has a half-dozen independent and affiliated baseball organizations within a one or couple hours' drive. It should be enjoyed while gas prices are still under five bucks a gallon and you can get there for less than a plane ticket to Hawaii.
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Since:Jan 12, 2007
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When you have to face of the Francise down on the Bats then of course it will have more people. I think the fans will start to come out if the Reds can move into the playoff hunt. With gas the way it is it just isn't worth going to the game to watch a losing baseball team...
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Since:Dec 6, 2007
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Struggling Team + Rising Gas Prices + No Superstar Playing(outside of the Harang/Volquez/Cueto pitching combo) = Poor attendance.
Griffey isnt nearly the draw he once was, considering hes averaging a homer every 30+ at bats. Dunn is struggling this season. The only reason to attend lately has been if Volquez is pitching. Everybody who follows the Reds knows they are moving in a youthful direction, except Bob, Dusty, and Walt. Fans arent coming anymore to see Griffey. Fans would come to see Bruce though. The next big thing in baseball is sitting in the Minor Leagues, batting .366, but your going to leave him down there because you would rather see Corey Patterson bat .235, just because he has some speed, even though he has only 7 stolen bases and has been picked off 3 times? Put the young guys in the lineup, make sure Votto plays, bring Bruce up, Make the rotation young with our top prospects, because not only are these veterans numbers on the decline, but so is their drawing power.
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Since:May 3, 2007
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You forgot $7 beer prices + $10 parking!!! This is outrageous! I would go to every game if I could. We pay for this damn stadium so loosin' up Redlegs.
I want to be one of those dad's that take my son to tons of games. Just can't afford it.
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