Marlins play in front of Little League Crowd

I mentioned the other day that I went to a Marlins Game... there were about 3,000 in attendance Tuesday night. For Wednesday's day game, however, attendance dropped to 400 people.

I'll let Mike Phillips with the Miami Herald share the story...

The estimates of people in the stands ranged in the 400 neighborhood, and about half that were on hand to see Todd Linden's game-winning hit in the 12th inning, a grounder that snaked its way through the middle of the infield to bring home pinch-runner Reggie Abercrombie to result in a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals... The announced paid crowd was 10,121, but most of them stayed home. When the game ended, there were nine people in the outfield bleachers and about 200 around the stadium. ''It's a little sad that you can play where you can count the people in the stands,'' Marlins first baseman Mike Jacobs said. "But that's the way it is down here, and it's not going to change until we get a new stadium..."

Quite literally, more people attend one of CF's Weekend Worship Services than saw the Marlins play. How sad is that. I've played Little League Baseball Games in a larger crowd than what the Marlins saw Wednesday during the day.

What's the point? When you have Quality Issues (the Marlins stink) Environment Issues (ever sat in the SoFL sun, no shade, for 4 hours?) and Economic Issues (how much are you charging to park here?) evidently people won't show up.

Huh. Whowoudathunkit?

Comments

[Oscar Roque]

The old saying "build it and they will come" ring a bell? NOOOOOO, because you can build a great new domed stadium you still have the bearly AAA team, I think Wayne needs to take a page from the Yankees (yes I said yankees), and buy a good team. I know we need to develope the team, but come on, how long?

Well I know why they won't come and why they won't watch, the question is how long before they go...

[scott fraser]

maybe we should have CF services in dolphin stadium!

ohhh i can see it now, it would be sooooo billy graham
we could have cf mini-bat night or Rick Blackwood bobblehead night... the possibilities are endless!

[Chuck]

Or Eric Geiger free book giveaway night...