Perception of Dolans vs Attendance

[Out of the Rafters at the Q]

I don’t agree with you so I’m wrong?

I'm not sure where you're getting that from. Might want to work on that reading comprehension.

You're wrong because you're wrong.

You can disagree--nobody is going to stop you. You're just wrong when you think that ease of access doesn't increase participation. It does.

Really? Have you ever taken public transportation to a sporting event? I have in Washington, Chicago, Oakland, among many towns. Doubtful you have or you wouldn’t argue in favor of it. If your idea of hassle free is waiting 30 minutes for a subway/train car to have enough room to squeeze into then have drunks breathing in your face for another 30+ minutes, so be it. You have a higher tolerance level than I. But hey, keep feeding your narrative so you feel better.

Lmao, get a fucking clue dude. If you want to abandon the discussion and challenge someone on being worldly and experiencing public transportation, I'm not the target you want to pick.

DC Metro is nothing. Getting out to the Naval Yard is always a breeze. Trying to take public transit in a major European city during a football match (especially during a major tournament like Euro) is probably the example you want to go with if you want to talk congestion.

It's still far more convenient than driving.

 

[DCTribefan]

It's what I do now (although the projector might win over the TV today. We'll see)

Although, the greatest option is Option D: Walk over to the game, walk back to your apartment. Feel free to hit up any restaurants/bars downtown as you see fit.

Option D: Works for you but not the other 99.9% of the fan base.

 

[Out of the Rafters at the Q]

Option D: Works for you but not the other 99.9% of the fan base.

 

[DCTribefan]

I'm not sure where you're getting that from. Might want to work on that reading comprehension.

You're wrong because you're wrong.

You can disagree--nobody is going to stop you. You're just wrong when you think that ease of access doesn't increase participation. It does.


Lmao, get a fucking clue dude. If you want to abandon the discussion and challenge someone on being worldly and experiencing public transportation, I'm not the target you want to pick.

DC Metro is nothing. Getting out to the Naval Yard is always a breeze. Trying to take public transit in a major European city during a football match (especially during a major tournament like Euro) is probably the example you want to go with if you want to talk congestion.

It's still far more convenient than driving.

Your opinion, bub. But you would be wrong. See, I can be argumentative, too. You again have reminded me why I put you on Ignore.

 

[DCTribefan]

Never thought your ego would allow you to post a selfie.

 

[Out of the Rafters at the Q]

Your opinion, bub. But you would be wrong. See, I can be argumentative, too.

I'd love if you learned the words you use.

It's not an opinion that as ease of access increases, so does attendance. It's a fact.

We're all aware you can be argumentative. I just wish you could be halfway intelligent when you choose to do so.

 

[inliner311]

And, here is the antithesis of how MLB is working with networks to increase their audience ... Yes, they got they $$$$ from ESPN to show the games over the next 3 days. However, ESPN is going to have a 3 hr college football pregame show on just a normal Sat and today when you switch over to ESPN just 1 hour before the series of games, they are still on First Take doing football topics (and most audience members are decked out in football jerseys).

Kind of like yesterday our local radio doing football during prime time vs baseball topics. It is no wonder baseball is dying -- if you can't get interest for the new WC games, you can get the extra $$$$ but get no excitement built up for it on national basis.

Also baseball has been taken off broadcast tv for the most part. I remember when baseball playoffs interrupted fall tv and was on all weekend during the summer. It also would pop up on different channels during the week during the day so it would cut into the rerun sitcoms and cartons I'd watch after school.

Some of that is gaining an audience by chance and they stick with watching the game. I don't think that happens anymore because the channels baseball games come on a dedicated sports channels. Regional sports networks getting pulled from lineups can't help either, a kid can beg a parent to chance tv providers to get RSNs if they never had it in the first place.

Fandom isn't just an all or nothing thing, it has to grow from something. The opportunities to catch a kid and growing their fandom has to be hard for a game like baseball, it's not particularly filled with eye catching moments. In that respect it probably need more random opportunities to catch a viewers eyes to hook them than basketball or football. Baseball should be trying to sell small sets of games to a wide variety of networks instead of giving a bunch of games to a regional sports network that is going to keep getting cut out of the TV sphere that people subscribe to.

 

[Criznit]

I don’t agree with you so I’m wrong? Really? Have you ever taken public transportation to a sporting event? I have in Washington, Chicago, Oakland, among many towns. Doubtful you have or you wouldn’t argue in favor of it. If your idea of hassle free is waiting 30 minutes for a subway/train car to have enough room to squeeze into then have drunks breathing in your face for another 30+ minutes ride, so be it. You have a higher tolerance level than I. But hey, keep feeding your narrative so you feel better.

Why not consider Option C: fewer argumentative posts?

Also - house to transit stop is it a 5 minute walk or it's own journey? ... Do you need to transfer to a bus? Are the buses running? etc.

I do not own a car.. Public transit at/after 9PM tends to take a bit to A LOT longer.

Going from Brookpark to the stadium back in my day via public transit was definitely doable, but it wasn't a great experience. Living even "further" out.. I could see that sucking total balls.

 

[CDAV45]

Option C, stay home and watch the game on a massive television from the comfort of your favorite room.

But seriously, option B is the easiest choice ever. Most people simply aren't interested in public transport or can't take themselves out of their comfort zone to utilize it.

...and get as shitfaced as your little heart desires!

 

[petes999]

So, its 930 and I am ready for some baseball, only to find 3 hours of college football previews. Thus, I turn on mlb.com and they are showing repeats of last night recap show until noon. MLB is just giving up as they even set up the games today and tomorrow around football (or maybe just co-incidence) -- Ohio State at 4 pm (so noon start) and Browns at 1pm tomorrow (so 4 pm start). They just don't want to be embarrassed how far they have fallen.

 

[inliner311]

So, its 930 and I am ready for some baseball, only to find 3 hours of college football previews. Thus, I turn on mlb.com and they are showing repeats of last night recap show until noon. MLB is just giving up as they even set up the games today and tomorrow around football (or maybe just co-incidence) -- Ohio State at 4 pm (so noon start) and Browns at 1pm tomorrow (so 4 pm start). They just don't want to be embarrassed how far they have fallen.

I think so many networks and their affiliates have a vested interest in the NFL and college football that they build programing around it. MLB basically is cable and streaming only now for the most part. I bet MLB makes networks without a TV contract with them pay them for highlights which is why local TV stations don't really show highlights anymore during newscasts, let alone make recap or pregame shows.

For the NFL and College football, my guess is local broadcast tv networks get the rights to use highlights with the other TV contracts from the NFL and NCAA. If they have the rights built in, it's super cheap programming for a network or local affiliate to produce.