Comments on: In case you were wondering why the Reds and Marlins are playing a double header today

By: halladaysbiceps

halladaysbiceps — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:59:34 +0000

I honestly did not know that there were still teams that did it. Let me put it this way. Here in Philly, they would never do it. Even if every game was not a sellout, they would not lose the gate money from a single game. I don’t agree with it. They should reward their fans everyonce in a while, but that’s just the way it is.

I guess smaller market teams are still doing one-admission doubleheaders it to draw attendance interest.

By: mianfr

mianfr — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:55:04 +0000

To be fair, it’s much easier to enforce assigned seating when there are more ushers than fans.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:54:16 +0000

Biceps- Greeting from the outside world. There ARE teams other than the ours truly that have single admission double headers to make up rain dates. PNC had one Monday.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:51:20 +0000

Hurricane tracking is trickier than predicting AJ’s mood after a lead-off double.
Yesterday, landfall was to be right between MB and Wilmington, today for all we know it will land in Cape May. And roll right up I-95 dowsing everything north of Congressionalland for two days. (Don’t worry, they’re safely in recess).
At any rate, it puts our 5game sweep somehow in Jeopardly, but will at least quickly dispel Gator’s misery of being two games further away from the inexplicable emancipator.

By: halladaysbiceps

halladaysbiceps — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:49:50 +0000

“…with one ticket getting you in to both games.”

In today’s baseball greed climate, this is unheard of. Of course many years ago doubleheaders were built into the schedule before the season started, which I miss.

I’m guessing since the Marlins don’t get great attendance anyways, it really doesn’t matter.

By: easports82

easports82 — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:47:46 +0000

Sure this isn’t Bono again?

By: Clinton Manitoba

Clinton Manitoba — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:45:09 +0000

Normally you would be in luck to get a double header but not at that stadium. What a dump.
Seat Nazi’s that will enforce exact seating on a week day game.
They have the rudest staff in sports.
Some seats are above sewage drains.

And what ever you do, don’t eat there….
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=100725/stadiumconcessions

By: skipperxc

skipperxc — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:44:40 +0000

When I was a kid i saw Cardinals/Braves doubleheaders on back to back days in St Louis. Don’t think you can blame that on a hurricane, though.