2017 Attendance Thread

[Going Underground]

38 minutes ago, Frobby said:

11, 472 for last night's dreary game.    The last two nights, I think we've seen what rock bottom looks like.     They should do a bit better tonight with the skies clearing and slightly warmer temperatures.

First 10 games 2017:  296,449

First 10 games 2016:  194,265

It's not really a fair comparison, because this year the first 10 games included weekend series with the Yankees and the Red Sox, whereas last year we had two weekend games with the Rays (the third game was rained out) and one weekend game with the White Sox in the first 10 games.     Still, it's nice to see the attendance off to a decent start despite the small crowds the last two nights.    

Seem to have better weekend series this year. The Cubs and Cardinals are both on the weekend plus one more Boston series. Could be up greatly from last year if they stay in the race and weather.

[Machado13]

Having lived in the area so long and making the drive from northern Virginia a dozen or so times per season, the biggest factor was the Nats moving into town. The Orioles relied on a good chunk of fans from northern Virginia and parts of Maryland that some may consider "Nats town" now.

The bad news is attendance will not return to what it once was. The good news is having the Nats here keeps the Angelos family on its toes with respect to competing for the market which leads to good product on the field.

 

[OFFNY]

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3-Game Set vs. D-RAYS ))))))) (April 24th, 25th, and 26th)

 

11,142 )l) (24.2% Full)

11,472 )l) (25.0% Full)

16,289 )l) (35.4% Full)

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TOTAL )ooooolooollllllllll.llllllloo)l)))  38,903

 

3-GAME AVERAGE )).l).)).)))  12,968

 

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[eddie83]

Real shame we get home and the weather isn't going to be nice. Although tonight has cleared up much more than I thought it would.  

[OFFNY]

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3-Game Set vs. WHITE SOX ))))))) (May 5th, 6th, and 7th)

 

20,302 )l) (44.2% Full)

28,718 )l) (62.5% Full)

31,806 )l) (69.2% Full)

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TOTAL )ooooolooollllllllll.llllllloo)l)))  80,826

 

3-GAME AVERAGE )).l).)).)))  26,942

 

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[OFFNY]

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2-Game Set vs. NATIONALS ))))))) (May 8th and 9th)

 

23,525 )l) (51.2% Full)

26,348 )l) (57.3% Full)

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TOTAL )ooooolooollllllllll.llllllloo)l)))  49,873

 

2-GAME AVERAGE )).l).)).)))  24,937

 

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[sportsfan8703]

On 4/26/2017 at 9:07 AM, Frobby said:

11, 472 for last night's dreary game.    The last two nights, I think we've seen what rock bottom looks like.     They should do a bit better tonight with the skies clearing and slightly warmer temperatures.

First 10 games 2017:  296,449

First 10 games 2016:  194,265

It's not really a fair comparison, because this year the first 10 games included weekend series with the Yankees and the Red Sox, whereas last year we had two weekend games with the Rays (the third game was rained out) and one weekend game with the White Sox in the first 10 games.     Still, it's nice to see the attendance off to a decent start despite the small crowds the last two nights.    

Makes you think if a year to year attendance comparison isn't fair. If you have big home series's in April/May people will come. I think people will still come at usual summer time numbers no matter who we play. 

1,  We're winning

2. We have a good rotation now. People aren't going to stay home because we're facing guaranteed L's. 

[Frobby]

The White Sox series drew 1-2,000 more than a similar weekend series against them last year.    The two Nats games drew about 8,000 less than last year's pair, which were in August (so easier for school kids to attend, but also during vacation season).   

[Frobby]

2 hours ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Makes you think if a year to year attendance comparison isn't fair. 

I think lots of things influence attendance -- weather, weekday vs. weekend, whether school's in session, and opponent.    Some years the schedule sets up more favorably than others, and some years the parts of the schedule that are particularly attractive may vary in terms of which month they fall in.    This year, having weekend games against the Yankees and Red Sox in April got the year off to a strong start.    June should be very strong with weekend series vs. the Red Sox and Cardinals, and July looks good too with weekends vs. Cubs and Astros.   

[schittenden]

4 hours ago, Frobby said:

I think lots of things influence attendance -- weather, weekday vs. weekend, whether school's in session, and opponent.    Some years the schedule sets up more favorably than others, and some years the parts of the schedule that are particularly attractive may vary in terms of which month they fall in.    This year, having weekend games against the Yankees and Red Sox in April got the year off to a strong start.    June should be very strong with weekend series vs. the Red Sox and Cardinals, and July looks good too with weekends vs. Cubs and Astros.   

Something you wouldn't have been saying a few years ago.

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, schittenden said:

Something you wouldn't have been saying a few years ago.

I'm still not sure the Astros are much of a draw, but the Cubs certainly will be.    

[MurphDogg]

59 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I'm still not sure the Astros are much of a draw, but the Cubs certainly will be.    

Cardinals too. Can't get much more of an interleague bump than home series' against the Cubs and Cardinals.

[OFFNY]

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3-Game Set vs. BLUE JAYS ))))))) (May 19th, 20th, and 21st)

 

31,916 )l) (69.4% Full)

45,416 )l) (98.8% Full)

36,632 )l) (79.7% Full)

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TOTAL )ooooolooollllllllll.llllllloo)l)))  113,964

 

3-GAME AVERAGE )).l)ll).)))  37,988

 

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[OFFNY]

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3-Game Set vs. TWINS ))))))) (May 22nd, 23rd, and 24th)

 

12,882 )l) (28.0% Full)

13,294 )l) (28.9% Full)

32,267 )l) (70.2% Full)

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TOTAL )llllllllllll.lll.lllllllllll.lll.lllllllllllllllllll)  58,443

 

3-GAME AVERAGE lllllll.llllllllllllllll 19,481

 

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[Frobby]

They had that big a crowd today? I'm shocked.    Giveaway?