Could somebody help me out on this? I was at the game last night when the crowd of 39,000+ was announced as a sellout. According to the team's website, GABP's seating capacity is 42,059.
Could somebody help me out on this? I was at the game last night when the crowd of 39,000+ was announced as a sellout. According to the team's website, GABP's seating capacity is 42,059.
As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.
Yeah, this has happened before. I'm not quite sure why they claim that as a sellout.
Originally Posted by Raisor
that was the attendance, not the number of tickets sold. They prolly sold 42,000 tickets and had some people not show up.
They don't do that anymore. The actual attendance reported is tickets sold, not butts in the seats. Anyway, there was a huge walkup sale last night so there's no way they sold 42,000 tickets.
It might not have been a sellout but didn't it seem odd to anyone that they are having this huge influx of walkup people in April. I have a theory why but I could be wrong. I think it is our new outfielder drawing them in.
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I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter, that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit.
I think it's just the giveaways.
Did they have giveaways both nights? And why did we not have sellouts before at giveaways that weren't bobble head nights?
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I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter, that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit.
I think you may be onto something, at least in part. I was there on Friday night and the cheers he got were off the charts. People are following him, at least; casual fans are quite aware of him.
There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.
He was the recipient of the loudest cheers last night when his name was announced.
That was quite obvious.
As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.
Brainstorm: I think the game was indeed a sellout. The capacity of the ballpark is 42,059. That's full capacity. That would include standing room only! That's my theory, anyway.
As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.
I was there last night. It was packed. The only empty seats I saw (save the scattered empties of people making beer runs) were the party areas in the left field corner.
I think it was *sold out* cause it was the first nice weekend night in a long time. Lot's of families and younger fans (well younger to me any way) there on dates.
Will trade this space for a #1 starter.
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I have zero problems with giveaways or "gimmicks". As a kid that stuff used to thrill me. It was something to take home from the game and keep for a long time. It didn't mean I loved the game any less.
The Reds don't have any more promotions than any other team, and they're not spending money on it. It doesn't affect their desire to make the team a winning one: they're either going to do that well or not. I agree with Castellini: if they're coming for the stuff, they're still coming. maybe they'll come back, remember how much fun going to a baseball game can be. Maybe they won't. Either way it's put a few more people in the seats for one game anyway.
I have a serious problem with people who question fandom. Oh, you just became a fan when the team was doing well? Oh, you weren't a Red Sox fan when Bill Buckner was on the team? Then you're not the same fan that I am. To me it makes absolutely no difference why people start going to games or supporting a team. If it takes giving away stuff, give it away. Yes, the game is interesting enough on its own, but if it takes some extras before people realize that, that's fine with me.
Last edited by vaticanplum; 04-22-2007 at 01:09 PM.
There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.
A Friday/Saturday night game is exponentially more fun to attend when the house is packed.
Whatever it takes to get the crowd there, get the crowd there. Cheaper food, reduced price seats, trinket give-aways -- it all just makes the environment better for the game and, who knows, might win you a few extra sales down the road as people come back to relive the experience again.
"Cincinnati Reds baseball sells itself" was possibly the stupidest marketing idea to come out of the Schott/Linder regimes.
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It seems whenever the Reds get a sellout or close to it, they always find a way to stink up the joint.
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