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...and in other news
Adrian Gonzalez will take part in the 2009 MLB All Star Game’s Home Run Derby
by The Kipper on Oct 27, 2008 4:51 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
People do realize
that moving in the fences helps the other team hit home runs just as much as it helps the padres.
Fire Ted Cottrell! Promote Ron Rivera!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Oct 27, 2008 4:57 PM PDT reply actions
Do you realize that fans like watching home runs?
We tried the no scoring thing. It doesn’t work, it’s not exciting to watch. Fans will just be thankful something is happening besides watching to guys play catch and balls being popped up every once in awhile.
So what you are saying is
Fans want to see us lose in high scoring games instead of losing in low scoring games?
Fire Ted Cottrell! Promote Ron Rivera!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Oct 27, 2008 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes that's exactly right
I would rather we lose with something happening.
by jbox on Oct 27, 2008 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Point taken
Fire Ted Cottrell! Promote Ron Rivera!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Oct 27, 2008 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
No way
High scoring games are boring. They take forever and require tons of pitching changes. I love that we have the best pitcher’s ballpark. The less scoring, the better chance that the game stays close and there is drama in every pitch.
Homer: Ohhhh, The Denver Broncos.
Marge: Whats wrong with the Denver Broncos?
Homer: Marge you just don't understand football.
What does
Drama playing soccer have to do with anything?
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Oct 27, 2008 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
ba doom chahhhhhhh
UConn WVU this Sat my friend… its on like donkey kong
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My condolences in advance.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Oct 27, 2008 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Put your personal preference aside
Think about fans in general. Fans love offense. Baseball was huge during the steroid era. Fans love to see home runs and offense. You are in the vast minority. If Petco starts giving up some home runs the fans will love it.
Wouldn't it have been a lot easier to just say
“YOU’RE WRONG!”?
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Oct 27, 2008 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
If you're talking about selling tickets
then, yeah, you’re probably right. But building a winning baseball team, regardless of what the fans think, maybe not so much.
Fire Ted Cottrell! Promote Ron Rivera!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Oct 27, 2008 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Winning... pssshh.
It’s all about building Adrian’s trade value.
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Oct 28, 2008 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think
Fans already love Petco and changing it every couple of years is really going to get old. They built the ballpark a certain way and let’s not spend millions on something that doesn’t affect wins and losses. I pay for my tickets just like you do and I don’t want to see the money wasted on reshuffling deck chairs. I figure that attendance is the best sign of fan enjoyment and studies show that winning brings in fans, not run scoring. For example, the Dodgers are one of the top teams in attendance every year and they had 120 HRs hit at Dodger Stadium this year and 516 runs scored. The Padres had 133 and 519. I’m just not convinced that this will help fan enjoyment as much as others think it will.
Homer: Ohhhh, The Denver Broncos.
Marge: Whats wrong with the Denver Broncos?
Homer: Marge you just don't understand football.
Dodgers
have second largest market. Im sure if you did an attendance vs. population comparison the % would be lower than a lot of stadiums. And until this year, havent had much luck winning consistently. I think their success in attendance results from a dedicated fanbase and the nostalgia of being at “Dodger stadium”, much like Yankee stadium.
The Rays on the other hand hit a lot of home runs and win a lot and have one of the lowest fan attendances.
We're gonna dazzle you with our super play.
Maybe
But when the Yankees sucked in the 1980s, there wasn’t enough nostalgia for Yankee stadium to put butts in the seats. But I would agree that population plays part in attendance and the Dodgers present a vastly different market than San Diego. But, if offense was so important, I still think you’d see fewer season ticket holders in LA, but I believe they currently sit around 30,000-40,000 season ticket holders.
Homer: Ohhhh, The Denver Broncos.
Marge: Whats wrong with the Denver Broncos?
Homer: Marge you just don't understand football.
That is very...interesting
I can’t recall which radio interview it was – wasn’t too long ago though – and Alderson made it sound like a certainty that they were going to bring them in.
by Winfield's Ghost on Oct 27, 2008 5:34 PM PDT reply actions
I have an overhead view of the proposed fences
… at The Sac Bunt. Guaranteed somewhat accurate.
Actually I think it’s pretty accurate.
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If they are moving it in
and it looks like they are, they are moving it in a lot more than I thought they would. Still, I’ve always supported moving the fences in and am excited to see this picture. Maybe Giles will become more of a home run threat now? Maybe?
"If I wasn't Bob Dylan, I'd probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of answers myself." - Bob Dylan
Perhaps,
But for us or against us?
If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly
by Boilermaker19 on Oct 28, 2008 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Bring the fences in!
If we’re going to suck, then I’d much rather watch offense than frustrating ineptitude.
TWSS?
If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly
by Boilermaker19 on Oct 28, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
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