May 22, 200521 yr right now, the marlins road attendance is third in the league, only behind the defending champs Red Sox and the Padres http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/attendance?s...05&seasonType=2 its probably because of our pitching
May 22, 200521 yr Yeah, Maverick is right... We've been playing a lot of teams on the road who get a lot of fans...
May 22, 200521 yr Methinks it's because we are an exciting team. Much more appreciated "on the road" than we are at home. South Florida is football country. We're so pleased we had 20,000 in attendance the last couple of games. That's half of what the Dodgers had. Unless there's a stadium miracle in the next few months, the Marlins are out of here within four years. There's no support here for them. They will find a home where they are appreciated.
May 22, 200521 yr The Braves, Mets, and Dodgers all get a lot of fans and we've played them on the road...
May 22, 200521 yr We are a good team with young pitching. We draw good on the road. Hystoricaly, not only this year
May 22, 200521 yr I think its more of where we are playing 780029[/snapback] Partially yes. But an average of 36K is higher than the home average of all but one place we've visited....which suggests the Marlins are a popular draw when we come to town. Also, our home attendance is hovering around 23K....which is a nice increase from last year. We are no longer in the bottom five. In fact we are now 20th in home attendance. Baby steps.
May 22, 200521 yr We are a good team with young pitching. We draw good on the road. Hystoricaly, not only this year 780041[/snapback] Your argument supports mine. Marlins are popular in baseball towns.
May 22, 200521 yr After looking further into this matter, our great performance on the road might be the cause of it. Were the only team in our division who has a winning record on the road, and were one of only 5 times in the NL to have a winning record on the road. Only the Cardinals have fewer losses than us on the road in the NL...and had we not got swept by the Padres on the road, then maybe we would have the fewest losses on the road in the NL, or atleast tied. That might be another reason...
May 22, 200521 yr Author the surprising thing is that if you look at the last 4 teams in road attendance, they all have one thing in common.....
May 22, 200521 yr the surprising thing is that if you look at the last 4 teams in road attendance, they all have one thing in common..... 780067[/snapback] That they're all in the A.L.?
May 22, 200521 yr Author the surprising thing is that if you look at the last 4 teams in road attendance, they all have one thing in common..... 780067[/snapback] That they're all in the A.L.? 780068[/snapback] That they're in the A.L Central
May 22, 200521 yr the surprising thing is that if you look at the last 4 teams in road attendance, they all have one thing in common..... 780067[/snapback] That they're all in the A.L.? 780068[/snapback] That they're in the A.L Central 780070[/snapback] Close enough.
May 22, 200521 yr Author I wish we could average 35,894 at home. 780071[/snapback] I'm with ya all the way, buddy
May 22, 200521 yr it's funny, every non Marlin fan I know hates the Fish... I just dont see people getting excited over us
May 23, 200521 yr it's funny, every non Marlin fan I know hates the Fish... 780085[/snapback] Why hate? I can understand indifference or malaise, but hatred? You have a bunch of friends that are Philly fans?
May 23, 200521 yr it's funny, every non Marlin fan I know hates the Fish... 780085[/snapback] Why hate? I can understand indifference or malaise, but hatred? You have a bunch of friends that are Philly fans? 780154[/snapback] they think we're cocky. they dont like Jack. they hate Beckett and Burnett. they are jealous of our rings. they dont think miami deserves a team(which we dont, but thats another story) and no, none are Philly fans
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