April 13, 20188 yr That was also their home opener. Would love to see if Jax keeps up those numbers. Dude, I don't care if it was a AA playoff game. AA should never outdraw MLB.
April 13, 20188 yr Dude, I don't care if it was a AA playoff game. AA should never outdraw MLB. I didn't say they should.
April 13, 20188 yr The Jumbo Shrimp drew 5,328 yesterday. Fewer than the 6150 at Marlins Park, but not by a lot, and who knows where Marlins attendance will be later in the year against teams without local followings. Hey, Neidert pitched pretty well last night. 5 6 2 2 0 4. And Harrison went 1-3 with a walk and 2 SB. Progress!
April 13, 20188 yr BUT LET’S RAISE THE STARTING PRICE OF THE AQUAFINA 4 PACK TO $84 These dildo’s are dreaming with these ticket prices.
April 13, 20188 yr I didn't say they should. Why point out it was the home opener? It is pretty clear you were trying to imply there's a reason they had higher attendance.
April 13, 20188 yr BUT LET’S RAISE THE STARTING PRICE OF THE AQUAFINA 4 PACK TO $84 Bro anyone that pays that is out of their damn mind.
April 13, 20188 yr Why point out it was the home opener? It is pretty clear you were trying to imply there's a reason they had higher attendance. Because it IS a reason and they may not have a bigger crowd the remainder of the season and I'm curious to know how well Jax draws the rest of the year. I still never said that they should be drawing bigger crowds than the Marlins. Don't put words in my mouth.
April 13, 20188 yr I remember a month ago people were saying this was the MOST excited they’ve been for a Marlins season. I wonder if some of those people have found their excitement is waning.
April 13, 20188 yr I remember a month ago people were saying this was the MOST excited they’ve been for a Marlins season. I wonder if some of those people have found their excitement is waning. Depends what they were excited for. If they were excited because they thought this team was gonna win every day then I'm sure their excitement has waned. My excitement was always to see this team develop on a daily basis while building towards a future contender and never about wins and losses. I still see that every day so my excitement hasn't waned.
April 13, 20188 yr I remember a month ago people were saying this was the MOST excited they’ve been for a Marlins season. I wonder if some of those people have found their excitement is waning. Who can be excited?
April 13, 20188 yr Watching the process of acquiring and bringing up homegrown talent can be gratifying. It isn’t spontaneous fun like winning the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes. Its long term intrigue. 2018 disappointment at the MLB level doesn’t change that.
April 13, 20188 yr Watching the process of acquiring and bringing up homegrown talent can be gratifying. It isn’t spontaneous fun like winning the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes. Its long term intrigue. 2018 disappointment at the MLB level doesn’t change that. I understand that, except one thing. We've done this multiple times before. The end game is the excitement IMO, to see how this finished product will be different than the other finished products. But at this point in the build? Meh.
April 13, 20188 yr On the subject of minor league attendance, here is a record of all MiLB average attendances for 2017 https://ballparkdigest.com/2017/09/18/2017-milbscindy-attendance-by-average/ Last year Jacksonville averaged 5,171. So their opening day figure looks like something one would expect from them. It also appears that there are a handful of IL and PCL teams that are north of 8,000 on average. Good for them.
April 13, 20188 yr I understand that, except one thing. We've done this multiple times before. The end game is the excitement IMO, to see how this finished product will be different than the other finished products. But at this point in the build? Meh. Done what multiple times? Backed off from the temptation of dumping more money into a team that has posted losing records for 8 consecutive seasons? I don't think it is productive to drum up the rebuild vs. "sign a couple pitchers" debate from the winter. But tell me how moving the core of last year's loser team looks anything like a) the Firesale of Winter 1997, b) Trading members from the 2003 WS Team after the 2005 season, or c) Undoing the terrible FA signings heading into 2012.
April 13, 20188 yr Here’s a reminder of what adding pieces to the existing core looked like over the past ten years.
April 13, 20188 yr Damn that old hat really looks stupid now in comparison to the new hats. That M was clownishly large.
April 13, 20188 yr It's looked like a clown hat from the second it was unveiled. I was pretty perplexed by so many people here being opposed to the reduced size of the logo on the hats for this season. Tru.
April 13, 20188 yr I remember a month ago people were saying this was the MOST excited they’ve been for a Marlins season. I wonder if some of those people have found their excitement is waning. what crackhead said that shit?
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