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On 4/19/2018 at 12:48 PM, LookitsPuck said:

Absolutely love it. Big respect to the Orioles to have the LGBT Pride Night. Very proud of them.

I really never heard more about this and was curious whether it drew a crowd.   Answer: not really. The team drew 15,000 fans that night, compared to 16,000 the day before and 14,000 the day after.    

Also, I guess Bark in the Park got rained out, so they’re doing it on Sept. 12.    

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2 hours ago, Frobby said:

I really never heard more about this and was curious whether it drew a crowd.   Answer: not really. The team drew 15,000 fans that night, compared to 16,000 the day before and 14,000 the day after.    

Also, I guess Bark in the Park got rained out, so they’re doing it on Sept. 12.    

I think it's more about social acceptance and awareness than it is, necessarily, about driving more butts in the seats. 

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6 hours ago, Frobby said:

I really never heard more about this and was curious whether it drew a crowd.   Answer: not really. The team drew 15,000 fans that night, compared to 16,000 the day before and 14,000 the day after.    

Also, I guess Bark in the Park got rained out, so they’re doing it on Sept. 12.    

It drew a different type of crowd and made them feel welcome at Camden Yards. That's important.

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It drew a different type of crowd and made them feel welcome at Camden Yards. That's important.

First of all, I’m all for this event.   

But I wonder how much of a different type of crowd it actually drew.    How many of the 15,000 were there specifically because it was Pride Night?    My guess is, a pretty small number (probably in the hundreds).    However many it was, I hope they enjoyed it.

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One thing to keep in mind is that all these theme nights come with specially purchased tickets.   That goes for all 9 University nights, as well as the others.

And they announce them after the season has started... so chances are pretty good that a lot of the people coming out for them would not have come out if it wasn't a theme night they were interested in.   I wouldn't have gone to a random Wednesday night Met game in August if it hadn't been Virginia Tech night.

So I think it's working out well... each one draws different groups of people that might or might not go to games, but they make a point to go tot he theme night that is relevant to them.

They keep adding them too, they just added an Oktoberfest night for Sept 28, with a pretty nice big stein as a giveaway.

They have been really making an effort the past couple years.   The uptick in quality and uniqueness of giveaways in 2017 was very noticeable, and now the theme nights in 2018 are a great idea.   And the kids free seats too.

The product on the field is what it is, but the promotions department is doing about as much as you could possibly hope for to put fans in the seats and generate new fans.

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9 hours ago, Frobby said:

I really never heard more about this and was curious whether it drew a crowd.   Answer: not really. The team drew 15,000 fans that night, compared to 16,000 the day before and 14,000 the day after.    

Also, I guess Bark in the Park got rained out, so they’re doing it on Sept. 12.    

2.000 tickets were supposedly sold.All the tickets allocated were sold.Rained that day so some people did not show up.This has been going on since 2014 when the event was not officially sponsored by the Orioles but they give them a section and 100 discounted tickets.Maybe have this every week and draw an additional 2,000 people?.

 

https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/orioles-host-first-lgbt-pride-night/c-283217860

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Over the years, I've been to the ballpark more times than I can count, so I have had my fill of the "ballpark experience."  I'll be going to the game vs Toronto on the 19th for no other reason than it's "University of Maryland" night.  Prior to that, the last game was "Social Media Night" with Eddie Murray.  If it weren't for these couple theme nights, I haven't felt a compelling need to be there in person for the public execution of this year's team (24-44 at home).

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12 minutes ago, TonySoprano said:

Over the years, I've been to the ballpark more times than I can count, so I have had my fill of the "ballpark experience."  I'll be going to the game vs Toronto on the 19th for no other reason than it's "University of Maryland" night.  Prior to that, the last game was "Social Media Night" with Eddie Murray.  If it weren't for these couple theme nights, I haven't felt a compelling need to be there in person for the public execution of this year's team (24-44 at home).

I still love attending baseball games.    This year I’ve only attended 3-4 though.    I did see a couple of wins.   

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