Dodgers must've done that in the 7th tonight. [emoji41]
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[MLB] 2023 Major League Baseball Season (MLB Thread)
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In (somewhat) related news, when I did the Dirty Girl run, we got to run through the layers of Citi Field. Despite being the home of the Mets, it really is a nice stadium. It was good to know where they store all the beer...in case of emergency, of course. 
It was also really cool to get to run in the outfield of a pro stadium. I wish I had gotten some photos of that part, even the dorky one of pretending to catch a fly ball against the back wall.
It was also really cool to get to run in the outfield of a pro stadium. I wish I had gotten some photos of that part, even the dorky one of pretending to catch a fly ball against the back wall.
I know!
I was trying to imply the furthest part of the wall (also, it wasn't even 8:30 AM, so you're lucky I was that coherent.)Sounds like someone needs a potassium break...I know!
Not at Citi Field, though. Hotdog, fries, and a Gatorade... $17.Sounds like someone needs a potassium break...
Oh yeah. My question wasn't really directed to your experience, since you kinda went to the the game as a tourist. I was thinking about the people like me who regularly go to hometown games.I did it because after the dash from subway to hotel and back to subway after the train to NYC, I didn't have time to stop and eat before getting to the game. I sat down with my food right at the first pitch.
But now I'm thinking that is indeed part of the answer to my question. People go as tourists, and so are willing to pay extra "for the experience"
In my case it was the experience of "not passing out" after that dash from Penn Station to Flushing Chinatown with all that luggage.
See, that makes me sad. Watch a Giants game on any given day, even an afternoon one on a weekday, and there is always a packed house. Then I see a game at Dodgers stadium on TV on a weekend, and there's hardly anyone in the stands, and most of those who ARE there leave by the 7th inning.
The great unanswered question is who is the guy slamming on the brakes in the background when Kirk Gibson hits that home run in the '88 World Series.
What, didn't you have the glamorous 7 train to chauffeur you door-to door? /end sarcasm.In my case it was the experience of "not passing out" after that dash from Penn Station to Flushing Chinatown with all that luggage.
I wish I had that option. Around here, even "cheap seats" aren't cheap.
Yeah, there's something special about the Giants community. When AT&T opened people treated it like an experience and never took it for granted. In the late 2000's the place began to sellout every night, and obviously since winning a title (and then 2 more) there's been an overwhelming surge of passion. I only see fan bases like that at a few other ballparks, and most of them are more like what @Gruebeard deacribed.
We're spoiled!
Hey, I've also gone to plenty of games to watch the game, too. It's just that when I was living downtown Toronto, the Skydome was a nearby place I could spend time outside without feeling like I was loitering on a corner. And the place was empty enough that I felt like I was getting away from the madding crowd.
Okay, that makes me a little sad, too, @Cheesy1
And the Jays do get a crowd. At their worst, they still got enough people to sell out a hockey game. Now that the fans have hope of success after more than two decades, they're selling out again to eager excited fans.[DOUBLEPOST=1439397437,1439397184][/DOUBLEPOST]
Okay, that makes me a little sad, too, @Cheesy1
And the Jays do get a crowd. At their worst, they still got enough people to sell out a hockey game. Now that the fans have hope of success after more than two decades, they're selling out again to eager excited fans.[DOUBLEPOST=1439397437,1439397184][/DOUBLEPOST]
That was the way Toronto was, too, when the Skydome was built and the Jays then won back-to-back. But years of losing followed and the passion dwindled.Yeah, there's something special about the Giants community. When AT&T opened people treated it like an experience and never took it for granted. In the late 2000's the place began to sellout every night, and obviously since winning a title (and then 2 more) there's been an overwhelming surge of passion. I only see fan bases like that at a few other ballparks, and most of them are more like what @Gruebeard deacribed.
We're spoiled!
Doesn't matter. Jolly Roger still raised.
Although Jim Rooker was invoked several times on my twitter feed.
A discussion was raised on Yahoo Sports about doing away with Divisional Play - or, at least, altering the post-season seedings so that the top three teams in each league get the "first-round bye" regardless of whether or not they won their Division.
Divisions are here to stay, I think - but that concept of rewarding teams with the three best records (regardless of whether or not they won the division) with a bye out of the play-in game is worth considering.
Divisions are here to stay, I think - but that concept of rewarding teams with the three best records (regardless of whether or not they won the division) with a bye out of the play-in game is worth considering.
Jays certainly seem to be holding up their end of the bargain.
After attending today's Reds game in 90+ degree heat, I would like to say that there are few things finer than the women that attend baseball games at major league ballparks
Looks like the Astros are going to trip over their dicks until they are out of the playoffs...