Marlins closer to new ballpark

[Mallory]

I'm sure part of it is that a good portion of Florida's population are transplants from other areas of the country who probably already have allegiances to other teams, and other people are going to the beach over the summer and NOT to baseball games. When the new park opens people will check it out once just to see the stadium, and resume their normal non-baseball-attending habits. That's just my guess.

Having lived in Florida, that would be my guess as well. People don't retire or move to Florida to watch baseball, there's too many other things to do.

 

[Commander Vaughn]

I'm sure part of it is that a good portion of Florida's population are transplants from other areas of the country who probably already have allegiances to other teams, and other people are going to the beach over the summer and NOT to baseball games. When the new park opens people will check it out once just to see the stadium, and resume their normal non-baseball-attending habits. That's just my guess.

Having lived in Florida, that would be my guess as well. People don't retire or move to Florida to watch baseball, there's too many other things to do.

Also going to a baseball game would require most Florida residents to stay up WAY past their bedtime. I mean those day games sometimes don't end until after 4:00 PM...

 

[Mallory]

And you could miss the Early Bird Specials!

 

[mimic]

Alright, these articles are pertinent to this thread:

Marlins' 37,000 seats might be too many

Please don't paint stadium seats orange

For a variety of reasons, the new stadium -- theoretically to be funded by hotel bed taxes -- had tepid public support, except for die-hard fans. By contrast, most local politicians swooned for the proposition that the team's fortunes would change with an extravagant new venue.

If we build it, they said, people will come.

That's way beyond optimism. It's $634 million worth of wild delusions.

The question isn't if the fans will go back to ignoring the Marlins after the ballpark is built. The question is how soon.

 

[LutherSloan]

I'm a huge Marlins fan, and I can tell you that one of the main reasons that people don't go to games often is the threat of rain. LandShark Stadium has no cover for 90% of the seats in the baseball area of the field. It's also the worst stadium ever as far as trying to watch baseball. I have been to Fenway, Turner Field, Tropicana Field, AT&T Park, Coors Field, Wrigley, and others. All of them are better than our stadium. The new stadium with its retractible roof should hopefully attract more fans, who won't need to worry about rainouts or delays again.

In addition, the Marlins local TV ratings are very good. That shows that people care about the team, but there is something preventing them from going to the game. It's not the prices, which are near the lowest in baseball. It's almost certainly the stadium and its bad location, in the middle of nowhere on the Dade/Broward County border.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I have been to Fenway, Turner Field, Tropicana Field, AT&T Park, Coors Field, Wrigley, and others. All of them are better than our stadium.

Even the Trop is better? Wow, I had no idea Landshark was quite *that* bad. Is it...shudder...Exhibition Stadium bad?

That being said: I think the name "Landshark Stadium" should go. It conjures up images of Chevy Chase popping up behind people and eating them.

 

[LutherSloan]

I have been to Fenway, Turner Field, Tropicana Field, AT&T Park, Coors Field, Wrigley, and others. All of them are better than our stadium.

Even the Trop is better? Wow, I had no idea Landshark was quite *that* bad. Is it...shudder...Exhibition Stadium bad?

That being said: I think the name "Landshark Stadium" should go. It conjures up images of Chevy Chase popping up behind people and eating them.

No, Olympic Stadium or whatever in Montreal may be the worst baseball stadium ever, at least as far as permanent structures (most stadiums were very cheaply built from 1890-1915).

 

[Captain Ice]

Even the Trop is better? Wow, I had no idea Landshark was quite *that* bad. Is it...shudder...Exhibition Stadium bad?

Compared to this dump, Exhibition Stadium is Wrigley Field.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Olympic Stadium or whatever in Montreal may be the worst baseball stadium ever, at least as far as permanent structures (most stadiums were very cheaply built from 1890-1915).

That place doesn't even have any permanent tenants anymore, does it? It pretty much sits empty? Pitiful.

On a lighter note: Ground was officially broken on the new Marlins park today! They're on the way!

 

[SmoothieX]

^Baseball in Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphin/Landshark Stadium is a joke. I'm glad they are getting new digs.