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NFT: 974 people reportedly attend White Sox home opener

EddieNYG : 4/10/2018 6:51 pm

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arcarsenal : 4/10/2018 6:53 pm : link
Wow. I think the weather was pretty crappy - but still. That's horrendous.
Didnt the Cubs  
JayBinQueens : 4/10/2018 6:54 pm : link
Cancel their game that day?
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arcarsenal : 4/10/2018 6:57 pm : link
In comment 13908399 JayBinQueens said:
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Cancel their game that day?


Yes, they did, The weather was really bad.
Attendance is down all over  
superspynyg : 4/10/2018 6:57 pm : link
Who wants to come out in the cold?

MLB needs to shorten the season and start later. 162 games is way to long. Go to 122 games (40 games less) and start in May. This gives the players more time off. Sucks for owners ancestors they would lose roughly 20 ho e games. But it’s better.
We had maybe 250 in Rochester  
Steve L : 4/10/2018 7:00 pm : link
Our Opening Day was supposed to be Friday but was postponed three times until last night. Ridiculous that the AAA has a Southern Division yet schedules home games for Rochester in the first week of April.
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Ace718 : 4/10/2018 7:03 pm : link
In comment 13908402 superspynyg said:
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Who wants to come out in the cold?

MLB needs to shorten the season and start later. 162 games is way to long. Go to 122 games (40 games less) and start in May. This gives the players more time off. Sucks for owners ancestors they would lose roughly 20 ho e games. But it’s better.


Going to 122 games is absurd. No way in hell will anyone go for that. Going back to 154 will be hard enough will all the TV contracts.
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arcarsenal : 4/10/2018 7:05 pm : link
Yeah, a 122 game season is never ever happening. That's a massive reduction and would cost teams tons of revenue.

No chance in hell.
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mfsd : 4/10/2018 7:19 pm : link
In comment 13908402 superspynyg said:
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Who wants to come out in the cold?

MLB needs to shorten the season and start later. 162 games is way to long. Go to 122 games (40 games less) and start in May. This gives the players more time off. Sucks for owners ancestors they would lose roughly 20 ho e games. But it’s better.


Would never happen...but starting April 15 would make sense.
Regardless of the weather...  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 4/10/2018 7:23 pm : link
That's incredible.
I still wouldn't make it out with a foul ball  
Route 9 : 4/10/2018 8:13 pm : link
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arcarsenal : 4/10/2018 8:15 pm : link
"What percentage of the fans were there for the White Sox?"

-Hudson
Agree on shortening season  
lugnut : 4/10/2018 8:59 pm : link
And agree it will never ever happen. I think MLB is the only major sport that still derives most of its revenue from fans' butts in seats(?) - so no way will owners give up the $$.

Ideal - Start mid-April and have last reg season game on Labor Day, fitting end to the summer. Playoffs and WS are done by Oct. 1, when it's really fall and football is kicking into high gear.
Anyway, listen to the roar of the crowd  
BlackLight : 4/10/2018 11:09 pm : link
as the Indians take the field.
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Chris in Philly : 4/10/2018 11:27 pm : link
In comment 13908515 arcarsenal said:
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"What percentage of the fans were there for the White Sox?"

-Hudson


Plz respkit.
Baseball's fine  
allstarjim : 4/11/2018 12:06 am : link
Football players play in the snow and the rain. People don't come out, fine. They'll work it out or come to the games when the weather is better.

If less people go to the games, then oh well, contracts will have to change.
Keep the 162,  
MBavaro : 4/11/2018 4:57 am : link
but shorten the season by playing double headers. Spread them out over the course of the season.

Maybe if the players  
Les in TO : 4/11/2018 5:22 am : link
Didn’t kneel for the anthem more fans would attend (;
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