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RogueJuror
How has attendance been since the season started?
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Too early to call but I thought it would start out better but with the Ozzie thing and playing horrid teams hasn't helped!

Five games into their new ballpark's history, the Marlins couldn't even sell 25,000 tickets for a game against the Cubs.

Terrible, isn't it?

Or maybe it isn't.

We think of new ballparks as being full ballparks, at least in the first year. Some are.

But our memory is selective.

You know what the Tigers drew in their second game ever at Comerica Park? 21,405.

Yes, it was cold that day. Yes, the Tigers were coming off a run of bad years. But they also had 100 years of history that the Marlins don't have, a history of fans going to games that the Marlins don't have.

The Indians had a sub-25,000 crowd six games into Jacobs Field's history. That was such an indication of attendance problems that they went on to have a then-record 455-game sellout streak.

The Nationals, White Sox, Reds, Brewers, Pirates and Rangers all had at least one sub-25,000 crowd within the first 10 games in a new park.

The point? It's not that big a deal that the Marlins didn't draw 25,000 on Tuesday (or on Thursday), even if CNN decided that the "small crowd" was a sign that fans were upset with Ozzie Guillen.

The Marlins could still have attendance issues. Their season-ticket base of around 15,000 strikes others as smallish for a new park, even though the Marlins themselves say they're very happy with it. Some believe that the ballpark's location in Little Havana, and the traffic and parking issues that go along with it, will keep fans away.

The Marlins believe that when people go to the new park, they'll like it so much that they'll come back -- and bring their friends.

We'll see. Just don't judge it on one or two crowds
 
RayRay
actually hes had a hugh week and half or so betting against the cubs and betting overs..probably up 15-20 units on them alone ... why you get so offended at a fucking comment about the shit attendance anyways? youre one odd cat sometimes...
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How do you know I'm offended? Since when does responding to a post equal taking offense? Get over yourself.

I just like to let facts get in the way of gomer comments like the one FW made.
 
Daft
How do you know I'm offended? Since when does responding to a post equal taking offense? Get over yourself.

I just like to let facts get in the way of gomer comments like the one FW made.
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Mcbaseball mentioned going to the Marlins game, then said he didn't go. All I added was the obvious about the fans (that many people have commented on and Deadspin also). Enjoy.
 
FairWarning
http://http://deadspin.com/5903097/there-are-already-lots-of-empty-seats-at-marlins-games

Must be Deadspin's fault.
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Link doesn't work FW so I can't comment on the article. I think it will take some time. I'm a secondary Marlins fan having grown up a HUGH Reds fan. I would not have missed a pitch of the game on Thursday had the Reds been in town. When you grow up with a team that your parents and grandparents love, it is a little more important. They are trying to build an identity within the city. They are just laying the groundwork in my opinion.
 
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