tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post7470586571432895238..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Miami Marlins: Back to empty seats? By GeniusofdespairGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-15748424769750495282012-07-02T13:42:46.995-04:002012-07-02T13:42:46.995-04:00Attendance for the sunday afternoon game was annou...Attendance for the sunday afternoon game was announced at 32,000 for a stadium holding 37K. It definitely looked a lot more crowded than your pics.<br />If those seats were sold, but not a butt in the seat, who cares? It means the money was made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-38458358376954077312012-07-01T15:38:22.159-04:002012-07-01T15:38:22.159-04:00Well, at least Natasha Seijas (VNS) got seat #13 a...Well, at least Natasha Seijas (VNS) got seat #13 and the rest of the row all for herself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-576762565373022672012-06-30T22:44:55.996-04:002012-06-30T22:44:55.996-04:00That kind of accounting is the same kind of accoun...That kind of accounting is the same kind of accounting the marlins and our county manager used when they sold the stadium project to the public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-46835075927752612772012-06-30T19:31:21.557-04:002012-06-30T19:31:21.557-04:00MLB attendance numbers are based on the number of ...MLB attendance numbers are based on the number of tickets sold, not "butts in seats".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-4682785304714806552012-06-30T13:49:12.369-04:002012-06-30T13:49:12.369-04:00The Miami Fizzle ... that would be more appropriat...The Miami Fizzle ... that would be more appropriate than Marlins. When was the last time you saw a marlin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-5412207285140227402012-06-30T11:26:19.279-04:002012-06-30T11:26:19.279-04:00We are a basketball town...We are a basketball town...Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-9623745801278789982012-06-30T11:14:33.587-04:002012-06-30T11:14:33.587-04:00Remember, though, this series pits two under-perfo...Remember, though, this series pits two under-performing teams against one another in a battle for last place in the NL East. Otherwise, there would have been thousands of Phillies fan there. Which doesn't make Miami look any smarter.squatholehttp://squathole.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-59612360431464521662012-06-30T10:21:02.366-04:002012-06-30T10:21:02.366-04:00Try to find the attendance record from the league ...Try to find the attendance record from the league or team website. They won't match what you see if you attend these venues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-50724368356944197782012-06-30T09:51:50.798-04:002012-06-30T09:51:50.798-04:00Air conditioning that space for a half filled stad...Air conditioning that space for a half filled stadium is a big nut. They said there were 28,000 last night. I doubt it, I was there. Maybe that is why they built the smallest stadium (capacity wise) in baseball. They knew this would happen and are banking on getting money from TV and not from fans attending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-16539605694097546752012-06-30T09:28:19.305-04:002012-06-30T09:28:19.305-04:00$2 billion dollars down the drain.$2 billion dollars down the drain.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-60886472104132467952012-06-30T08:34:25.552-04:002012-06-30T08:34:25.552-04:00Come on where is your civic pride?Come on where is your civic pride?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-36867690937900312042012-06-30T08:34:01.557-04:002012-06-30T08:34:01.557-04:00Oh I forgot the old Miami Arena and the new Miami ...Oh I forgot the old Miami Arena and the new Miami arena.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-760181273483510062012-06-30T08:33:25.058-04:002012-06-30T08:33:25.058-04:00I'm going down to the Arsht Center and take in...I'm going down to the Arsht Center and take in the 10th roadshow of Cats!, then to the britto Gallery, then to the Performing Parrot Jungle, then to the Homestead Racetrack, then to Jorge Perez Museum of Personal Vanities, and I'm then going to go to Versailles for cafecito, sit down and try to decide: is it something in the drinking water, or, is it the Miami Herald and its publishers, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-15113878810783133352012-06-30T07:57:47.820-04:002012-06-30T07:57:47.820-04:00How much $ does each empty seat represent in tax p...How much $ does each empty seat represent in tax payers dollars?Outofsightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-62082283276152787292012-06-30T07:10:39.729-04:002012-06-30T07:10:39.729-04:00Miami voters are such suckers.Miami voters are such suckers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com