August 31, 200521 yr To answer all the capacity questions and stop the confusion? From the Official Team Media Guides Florida Marlins Lower Deck -17,672 Club Seats -6,162 Upper Deck -12,497 TOTAL -36,331 Miami Dolphins Lower Deck -27,397 Club Seats -10,209 Suites -3,198 Disabled Seating -300 Upper Deck -34,736 TOTAL -75,840* *-Dolphins Media Guide incorrectly has capacity at 75,540 (probably a typo) No details were provided as to how the Marlins include Suites (into the Club Level total) or Disabled (Upper and Lower totals). The official baseball seating capacity is 36,331, regardless of whether the Upper Deck is open or not. When the Upper Deck is closed for midweek games, the ?tickets available? capacity is reduced to 23,834. Thus the feel that the lower deck is ?packed in? when they are only 20,000 in the place. The TV cameras deliberately avoid showing any part of the empty Upper Deck 99% of the time, but when there is high arching HR shot to RF or any HR to LF, the orange sea comes into view. ESPN, and any other local/national media outlet, has a lot better things to do than keep track of teams like the Marlins that have fluctuating seating capacities (36,331 or 23,834) on a game-by-game basis instead of an annual basis (the normal way), so the capacity is listed at 36,331 every day. Regardless of reduced capacities, the % full will be calculated off the 36,331. Seating capacities are not an official statistic, however the attendance at a game is. Remember when the Heat were very bad and covered up seats at the AAA for a reduced capacity of 16,500 when they were drawing 14,000+? Didn?t matter, the media still considered the capacity at 19,600. From the beginning, the Marlins have never counted seats beyond the outfield wall (except for Lower RF and Club LF) as part of the seating capacity. Capacity has fluctuated from the original 43,909 (April to July) and 47,662 (August to October when the Picnic Area ? then located in CF ? was removed for football season). If the entire Upper Deck where to be used for baseball, the baseball seating capacity would be 58,570. The total baseball seating capacity (not including standees) for Dolphin Stadium would be 66,115, which is basically the football capacity (75,840) minus the 9,725 seats in LF that are folded up. Also, just for reference, here are the 19 baseball crowds of 50,000+ that have occurred at Dolphins Stadium including the two Spring Training Games in 1991 that helped us get the Marlins expansion bid later that year. I?m happy to say that I was part of that historic weekend. 1-67,654 3-30-91 Spring Training Night Game (Yankees vs. Orioles) 2-67,498 1997 WS Game 6 Indians 3-67,245 1997 WS Game 1 Indians 4-67,204 1997 WS Game 7 Indians 5-67,025 1997 WS Game 2 Indians 6-65,975 2003 WS Game 5 Yankees 7-65,934 2003 WS Game 4 Yankees 8-65,829 2003 NLCS Game 4 Cubs 9-65,731 2003 WS Game 3 Yankees 10-65,464 2003 NLDS Game 4 Giants 11-65,279 2003 NLCS Game 5 Cubs 12-65,115 2003 NLCS Game 3 Cubs 13-61,488 2003 NLDS Game 3 Giants 14-57,405 2005 Opening Day Braves 15-57,359 3-31-91 Spring Training Day Game (Yankees vs. Orioles) 16-55,315 2004 Opening Day Expos 17-54,890 1997 NLCS Game 4 Braves 18-53,857 1997 NLCS Game 3 Braves 19-51,982 1997 NLCS Game 5 Braves Hopefully, there will be plenty opportunities this October to add 7 to a maximum of 10 more on the list.
August 31, 200521 yr To answer all the capacity questions and stop the confusion? From the Official Team Media Guides Florida Marlins Lower Deck -17,672 Club Seats -6,162 Upper Deck -12,497 TOTAL -36,331 Miami Dolphins Lower Deck -27,397 Club Seats -10,209 Suites -3,198 Disabled Seating -300 Upper Deck -34,736 TOTAL -75,840* *-Dolphins Media Guide incorrectly has capacity at 75,540 (probably a typo) No details were provided as to how the Marlins include Suites (into the Club Level total) or Disabled (Upper and Lower totals). The official baseball seating capacity is 36,331, regardless of whether the Upper Deck is open or not. When the Upper Deck is closed for midweek games, the ?tickets available? capacity is reduced to 23,834. Thus the feel that the lower deck is ?packed in? when they are only 20,000 in the place. The TV cameras deliberately avoid showing any part of the empty Upper Deck 99% of the time, but when there is high arching HR shot to RF or any HR to LF, the orange sea comes into view. ESPN, and any other local/national media outlet, has a lot better things to do than keep track of teams like the Marlins that have fluctuating seating capacities (36,331 or 23,834) on a game-by-game basis instead of an annual basis (the normal way), so the capacity is listed at 36,331 every day. Regardless of reduced capacities, the % full will be calculated off the 36,331. Seating capacities are not an official statistic, however the attendance at a game is. Remember when the Heat were very bad and covered up seats at the AAA for a reduced capacity of 16,500 when they were drawing 14,000+? Didn?t matter, the media still considered the capacity at 19,600. From the beginning, the Marlins have never counted seats beyond the outfield wall (except for Lower RF and Club LF) as part of the seating capacity. Capacity has fluctuated from the original 43,909 (April to July) and 47,662 (August to October when the Picnic Area ? then located in CF ? was removed for football season). If the entire Upper Deck where to be used for baseball, the baseball seating capacity would be 58,570. The total baseball seating capacity (not including standees) for Dolphin Stadium would be 66,115, which is basically the football capacity (75,840) minus the 9,725 seats in LF that are folded up. Also, just for reference, here are the 19 baseball crowds of 50,000+ that have occurred at Dolphins Stadium including the two Spring Training Games in 1991 that helped us get the Marlins expansion bid later that year. I?m happy to say that I was part of that historic weekend. 1-67,654 3-30-91 Spring Training Night Game (Yankees vs. Orioles) 2-67,498 1997 WS Game 6 Indians 3-67,245 1997 WS Game 1 Indians 4-67,204 1997 WS Game 7 Indians 5-67,025 1997 WS Game 2 Indians 6-65,975 2003 WS Game 5 Yankees 7-65,934 2003 WS Game 4 Yankees 8-65,829 2003 NLCS Game 4 Cubs 9-65,731 2003 WS Game 3 Yankees 10-65,464 2003 NLDS Game 4 Giants 11-65,279 2003 NLCS Game 5 Cubs 12-65,115 2003 NLCS Game 3 Cubs 13-61,488 2003 NLDS Game 3 Giants 14-57,405 2005 Opening Day Braves 15-57,359 3-31-91 Spring Training Day Game (Yankees vs. Orioles) 16-55,315 2004 Opening Day Expos 17-54,890 1997 NLCS Game 4 Braves 18-53,857 1997 NLCS Game 3 Braves 19-51,982 1997 NLCS Game 5 Braves Hopefully, there will be plenty opportunities this October to add 7 to a maximum of 10 more on the list. 923278[/snapback] Thanks for the great info and to clear a few things :thumbup
August 31, 200521 yr Author Part of the Marlins horrendous lease arrangement allows for only about 38,000 seats to be available. When, for example, in the playoffs, when attendance swells beyond that number the Fish must "rent" additional sections from HH (Huizenga Holdings) and if they need let's say 200 additional seats in a section they have rent the entire section. 922969[/snapback] So that means that you did have 55 percent attendance since 20k out of 38k is roughly 55 percent. 922972[/snapback] is that accurate when the upper deck section is closed? If lower deck only accomodates 25K or so 923128[/snapback] On another note... I can actually read your screenname name :thumbup :lol .
August 31, 200521 yr I just read this in the Game Preview at mlb.com : Quotable "In 2003, they were one of they keys." -- manager Jack McKeon, on the fans at Dolphins Stadium. I don't think we are that bad after all ... :shifty
August 31, 200521 yr The "sellout" number is 36,331. Baseball: 47,662 (1993) 42,531 (2001) 36,331 (2003, According to Sports Illustraited for the capacity since 2003) Link
August 31, 200521 yr :lol ? :lol ? :lol 922846[/snapback] That sig is gonna give me nightmares...... 922859[/snapback] d00d thesig is sick now as for the av that will give me nightmares
August 31, 200521 yr I don't care much for ESPN, as soon as they show MMA instead of FREAkING Poker and Competitive Eating I will respect them as the "leader" of sports. Whatever the f*** that is supposed to mean.
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