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MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards

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Twins sign Nelson Cruz as veteran presence. $14 mil 1st year, club option at $12 mil the 2nd year.
 
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The replies are very, very good (or is is berry, berry good?)

@adamgfisher: Exit velos are lower at Citi Field than any other park and this kills the Mets offense at home. If they can figure out the cause of this and fix it (wind patterns, baseball storage conditions?), it is bigger than almost any acquisition.
 
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joecct said:
@adamgfisher: Exit velos are lower at Citi Field than any other park
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I researched whether there is data to back that up. When I got to the assertion that it's air turbulence from LaGuardia planes I silently put my computer away, peeled a banana, and scratched myself.
 
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Son just said “so no more $5 tickets where I can move down to the bottom level?”

Yep, that about sums it up. No more cheap tickets :)
 
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mookie1995 said:
Son just said “so no more $5 tickets where I can move down to the bottom level?”

Yep, that about sums it up. No more cheap tickets :)
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Are we starting to see the "Sports Bubble" begin to burst? It's starting to seem like people are sick of getting wrenched around for every single penny. You don't get back what you put into the investment of a ticket....
 
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RaceBoarder said:
Are we starting to see the "Sports Bubble" begin to burst? It's starting to seem like people are sick of getting wrenched around for every single penny. You don't get back what you put into the investment of a ticket....
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They're just moving their money to the streaming services and sitting at home. Sometimes it's not the ticket prices, sometimes it's the cost of concessions, especially for a family.
 
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The Rube said:
They're just moving their money to the streaming services and sitting at home. Sometimes it's not the ticket prices, sometimes it's the cost of concessions, especially for a family.
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Yea... I used the term "ticket" as a general cover for all expenses... Cost of attending a game usually is much more than a ticket alone (parking is a large chunk that most people can't avoid without hassle, and concessions, games, and souvenirs when you have kids with you, etc.). That price has drastically increased in my sports-attending life (since 2000 basically).
 
RaceBoarder said:
Yea... I used the term "ticket" as a general cover for all expenses... Cost of attending a game usually is much more than a ticket alone (parking is a large chunk that most people can't avoid without hassle, and concessions, games, and souvenirs when you have kids with you, etc.). That price has drastically increased in my sports-attending life (since 2000 basically).
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I go to one Orioles (v Red Sox) game a year. The rest of the time I go to minor league games in Bowie (AA) and Frederick (A).
 
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Just going by capacity, that would put Omaha in line with getting a team as TD Ameritrade has 24k. Heck, the Rays will never even get close to 26k, so you might as well just move them to Buffalo to play in their 16k stadium.

Or they could just do the logical thing, pull an NHL/Winnipeg, and move the Expos back to Montreal.
 
Spartanforlife4 said:
Just going by capacity, that would put Omaha in line with getting a team as TD Ameritrade has 24k. Heck, the Rays will never even get close to 26k, so you might as well just move them to Buffalo to play in their 16k stadium.

Or they could just do the logical thing, pull an NHL/Winnipeg, and move the Expos back to Montreal.
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The Rays get good crowds for basically Boston and Yankees games. Otherwise it's usually pretty empty. Location, stadium quality and did I mention location are major downfalls.
 
French Rage said:
Oakland Coliseum did it! With sewage in the locker rooms as the tiebreaker!
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Sewage wins, no doubt.

The Metrodome thing was funny, though. Instead of a tarp going over the top of the seats, they hung it like a curtain from the roof. Managed to sneak behind there a few times. Very weird.
 
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