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Offline Kevrock

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Re: Nationals vs Astros, Game 3
« Reply #1000: April 19, 2012, 09:31:01 AM »
It rained all day around DC and was pretty chilly.

Offline mitlen

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Re: Nationals vs Astros, Game 3
« Reply #1001: April 19, 2012, 10:04:34 AM »
It's the Astros.

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Re: Nationals vs Astros, Game 3
« Reply #1002: April 19, 2012, 10:16:00 AM »
It rained all day around DC and was pretty chilly.

The United were also playing right up the street.  Of course that was to one of their smallest ever crowds.

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Re: Nationals vs Astros, Game 3
« Reply #1003: April 19, 2012, 10:22:37 AM »
Looks like Fluffer is right when he says best since 2008.  I don't think he's said we are back to 2008 yet.  Another way to say it is 4th worst since coming to Washington, with a decent shot at overtaking 2007.  '08 and '05 look out of reach.

Fluffer has been doing a lot of bragging without giving out specific sales info.  A thousand more than last year is a seven percent increase, not bad at all except when judged against 05, 06  and 08.  05 should be the baseline for success and we are still  a pitiful forty percent below that mark. Not surprising but still interesting is the drop off after 08.

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Re: Nationals vs Astros, Game 3
« Reply #1004: April 19, 2012, 10:26:29 AM »
Progress is progress, I suppose.

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Re: Nationals vs Astros, Game 3
« Reply #1005: April 19, 2012, 10:47:28 AM »
There couldn't have been 2,000 people there last night.  The entire upper deck (except for a few sections) was completely empty, as were the mezzanine levels and most of the lower bowl. 

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Re: Nationals vs Astros, Game 3
« Reply #1006: April 19, 2012, 10:50:01 AM »
Typical DC bullcrap/hype.    If we start now, we can prepare for the snow in December.    Attendance is down and buy all the freakin' bread.     :panic:

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Re: Nationals vs Astros, Game 3
« Reply #1007: April 19, 2012, 10:53:37 AM »
It's the Astros.

A point not entirely without validity - three of the five poorest-drawing home matches in Nats history (Nats Park or RFK) occurred in a weeknight series against that team in September 2010:


10,999   Monday 20th September 2010 vs Astros
11,191   Wednesday 21st April 2010 vs Rockies
11,623   Monday 19th April 2010 vs Rockies
11,893   Tuesday 21st September 2010 vs Astros
12,213   Wednesday 22nd September 2010 vs Astros


Also...expect the thin attendance to continue through the rest of the homestand: besides tonight's Astros finale (going up against a Caps home playoff match), Marlins have always been a lousy draw here to begin with, and there's a good chance of rain Saturday and Sunday (50-60% per Capital Weather Gang).

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Re: Nationals vs Astros, Game 3
« Reply #1008: April 19, 2012, 11:01:10 AM »
You can see the attendance for each game for the Nationals and any other MLB team, going back many years, at
Ballparks of Baseball:



http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/attendance.htm

Note that the Nationals outdrew the Orioles in 2010-2011.  Nationals low games in 2011 were in April, likely with cold and/or wet weather, and kids in school.

(In alphabetical order of ballpark name)
                                               2010-2011 Attendance
City     Ballpark                          2010                 2011        2-year Total

ANA Angel Stadium               3,250,814          3,166,321        6,417,135 
SF AT&T Park                        3,037,443          3,387,303        6,424,746 
STL New Busch Stadium       3,301,218          3,093,954        6,395,172 
BAL Camden Yards               1,733,018          1,755,461        3,488,479 
PHX Chase Field                   2,056,519          2,105,432        4,161,951 
NYM Citi Field                        2,559,738          2,378,549        4,938,287 
PHI Citizens Bank Park         3,647,249          3,680,718        7,327,967 
DET Comerica Park               2,461,237          2,642,045        5,103,282 
DEN Coors Field                    2,875,245          2,909,777        5,785,022 
LA Dodger Stadium               3,562,320          2,935,139        6,497,459 
BOS Fenway Park                 3,046,445          3,054,001        6,100,446 
CIN Great American Ballpark 2,060,551          2,213,498        4,274,049 
KC Kauffman Stadium            1,615,327          1,724,450        3,339,777 
OAK Oakland Coliseum          1,418,391          1,476,792        2,895,183 
MIL Miller Park                       2,776,531          3,071,373        5,847,904 
HOU Minute Maid Park           2,331,490          2,067,016        4,398,506 
WASH Nationals Park            1,828,066          1,940,478        3,768,544 
SD Petco Park                        2,131,774          2,143,018        4,274,792 
PIT PNC Park                         1,613,399          1,940,429        3,553,828 
CLE Progressive Field            1,391,644          1,840,835        3,232,479 
ARL Rangers Ballpk in Arling. 2,505,171          2,946,949        5,452,120 
TOR Rogers Centre                1,625,555          1,818,103        3,443,658 
SEA Safeco Field                    2,195,284          1,896,321        4,091,605 
MIA Sun Life Stadium             1,524,894          1,520,562        3,045,456 
MIN Target Field                     3,223,640          3,168,107        6,391,747 
TAM Tropicana Field                1,864,999          1,529,188        3,394,187 
ATL Turner Field                      2,510,119          2,372,940        4,883,059 
CHI US Cellular Field               2,194,378          2,001,117        4,195,495 
CHI Wrigley Field                    3,062,973          3,017,966        6,080,939 
NY Yankee Stadium II              3,765,807          3,653,680        7,419,487 

Total Attendance                    73,171,239        73,451,522    146,622,761 
Highest Attendance Yankee Stadium  Citizens Bank Park   
Lowest Attendance Progressive Field  O.co Coliseum   
 

Offline OldChelsea

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Re: Nationals vs Astros, Game 3
« Reply #1009: April 19, 2012, 11:08:08 AM »
[...]Note that the Nationals outdrew the Orioles in 2010-2011.[...]

...and although the Nats are trailing right now (on the basis of just six home fixtures played by each team) they'll probably outdraw them this season too, once the Caps are done and we get better-drawing opponents than the Reds, Astros and Marlins in here (and of course assuming the Nats continue their current fine form, or something close to it). Even the visits to Preparation H Park At Camden Yards by the Yankees and Red Sox aren't the guaranteed 30k+ gates they once were.

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Re: Nationals vs Astros, Game 3
« Reply #1010: April 19, 2012, 11:25:23 AM »
...and although the Nats are trailing right now (on the basis of just six home fixtures played by each team) they'll probably outdraw them this season too, once the Caps are done and we get better-drawing opponents than the Reds, Astros and Marlins in here (and of course assuming the Nats continue their current fine form, or something close to it). Even the visits to Preparation H Park At Camden Yards by the Yankees and Red Sox aren't the guaranteed 30k+ gates they once were.

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