September 12, 200323 yr Even tonight attendance is s***. We are in first place for the wildcard. There should not be this many empty seats....especially in the lower levels. The fans suck in South Florida, I will say it again. Dont even try to argue with me people, proof is in attendance. This is embarassing.
September 12, 200323 yr Author you know what sucks even more? Admin hits a home run.... There is more cheering than booing. SAD I hope this team moves to a place that will actually support their team, especially when leading for a playoff berth with less than a month to go.
September 12, 200323 yr Author my bad.... the jones' confuse me occassionally.... the point still holds true. the fans of South Florida do not deserve a MLB team.
September 12, 200323 yr You are right, but neither does Montreal, and it is hard to get rid of 2 teams at once. I bet the paid attendance is at least 25,000. Empty seats and all!
September 12, 200323 yr Author montreal only has a team for a portion of this season. their situation is uniquely different.... if you know anything about montreal baseball....up until the strike in 94, they drew excellent crowds.
September 12, 200323 yr Author aside from the first season... and in the playoffs in 97.... attendance has never really been anythign to write home about.
September 13, 200323 yr f you know anything about montreal baseball....up until the strike in 94, they drew excellent crowds. Not really. Since the mid-80s their attendance has been pretty bad.
September 13, 200323 yr Author while the expos never lead the league in attendance or anything... they never really had horrific attendance until after the strike. still....if you are contracting two teams.... you would think its tampa bay and....florida or montreal
September 13, 200323 yr i don't think they would contract, but instead move teams to D.C or Portland!
September 13, 200323 yr Author baseball wants to contract 2 teams. thats not exactly a secret. they need 3 markets to move to basically. they have 3 markets which are just crap.
September 13, 200323 yr Author the easiest solution might be to let DC and Portland fight it out for a team. then contract 2. hell if you could work it out....new york could support a 3rd team even if you want to 'create' a 3rd market.
September 13, 200323 yr Yeah, you could probably put a team in Giants Stadium or somewhere in the suburbs!
September 13, 200323 yr Actually, our attendance doesn't look too bad at all. In the 1st no one was there, but now it looks like 27,000+. Look in the outfield! And I am sure the upper deck is pretty full.
September 13, 200323 yr Author there should be 30,000+ there. this is a playoff race damnit. not a spring training game.
September 13, 200323 yr Author the crowd has finally woken up. from here on out.... any crowd less than 25,000...30,000 on weekends is miserable.
September 13, 200323 yr Hey Das, you never have anything positive to say. Stop crying and go find a new team to follow. You dont have any right to call yourself a fan. Instead of just pouring it on the fans in S Florida, why not consider why our attendance is low? There is a lot more than just the fans being lazy. But I will let you try and form a critical thought rather than a blanketing generalization to appease your own frustration. Attendance is fine tonight and will get better over the weekend. It seems you cant be happy with anything. Besides, average attendance has increased by 4,000+ per game since last year. Tell me, what other team in MLB has had that drastic a rise? (hint: KC has seen a raise of about 5K while Milwaukee has seen a decrease of about 4K - and almost 10K in the last 2 years; and they have a new park!) You cant base attendance on winning percentage. That isnt even the case right now throughout MLB.
September 13, 200323 yr I see your point Jonnylons but 25,622 on a Friday night, when the team is streakin', against the Braves is really bad, for any team! I respect Das Texas because he speaks the truth. Unlike those Dolphins' fans who think they still will go undefeated!
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