2014 MLB Thread & Pissing Match

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I was there last night as well.

Brutal attendance for a beautiful Friday night though.

[Sir Lawrence]

Brutal?  I would have predicted better, but let's compare:

Cubs 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field attendance:  4/23      32,323 
Brewers last night:  32,868

[brandx]

Brutal?  I would have predicted better, but let's compare:

Cubs 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field attendance:  4/23      32,323 
Brewers last night:  32,868

Not bad for this time of year. You don't get many people from further areas of the state in April

[RushmoreAcademy]

Cubs fans will get knocked for going to the games when they keep losing, and then knocked for not having enough people there? 

Neither of these franchises have anything to be ashamed of attendance-wise, especially when you look around the rest of the league.
Honestly it's tough to blame fans falling away from baseball though.  How can you get mad at fans of team spending 50 mil and trying to compete with the Yankees.  Baseball is eating itself alive.

[brandx]

When have the Yankees had a competent GM?

$50 mil + for Arod and Teixeira this year. If you had a choice of any corner infield duo this year, which one would be your absolute last choice? Which would give the least bang for the buck - even if healthy & un-suspended?

[WI inferiority Complexes]

Brutal?  I would have predicted better, but let's compare:

Cubs 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field attendance:  4/23      32,323 
Brewers last night:  32,868

This is a really bad comparison.
One of those started at 1:20 on a Wednesday, the other at 7:00 on a Friday.  Also, both had Cubs fans in attendance.

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Yeah, there also wasn't 32000 in the stadium. Maybe 26000 at best.

[Sir Lawrence]

This is a really bad comparison.
One of those started at 1:20 on a Wednesday, the other at 7:00 on a Friday.  Also, both had Cubs fans in attendance.

100th Anniversary of Wrigley Field!

Plus it was a giveaway (the Chi-Feds jersey) game.  And I heard they had cupcakes.

My point was simply this:  I agreed with PTM that I would have expected better attendance on a nice Friday night with Miller Park traditionally drawing a lot of Cubs fans, but to term it "brutal" attendance is an overstatement. 

[jesmu84]

Looked like a good time on Saturday...

http://www.barstoolsports.com/chicago/super-page/apparently-there-was-a-5-minute-brawl-in-the-upper-deck-at-the-cubsbrewers-game-in-milwaukee-last-night/

[ChicosBailBonds]

Are batting helmets required to be worn now in the dugout?

[RushmoreAcademy]

Looked like a good time on Saturday...

http://www.barstoolsports.com/chicago/super-page/apparently-there-was-a-5-minute-brawl-in-the-upper-deck-at-the-cubsbrewers-game-in-milwaukee-last-night/

There are still a lot of emotions flying after the MU coaching search, these kind of things are expected.

[ChicosBailBonds]

There are still a lot of emotions flying after the MU coaching search, these kind of things are expected.

Someone should have punched the videographer for how they uploaded that video. 

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

When have the Yankees had a competent GM?

$50 mil + for Arod and Teixeira this year. If you had a choice of any corner infield duo this year, which one would be your absolute last choice? Which would give the least bang for the buck - even if healthy & un-suspended?

Teixeira was a good signing.  He helped the Yankees win a title in 2009.  The Yankee GM did not wan to sign A-Rod.  George Steinbrenner said to make it happen.  You did what George said.

Ellsbury, Beltran & Tanaka, letting Granderson go, avoiding a 10 yr deal with Cano and keeping Gardner looks pretty good 1 month in.

Plus every year, we like seeing Cashman "mountain climb" down a skyscraper for charity in Downtown Stamford, CT.

[NavinRJohnson]

Yeah, there also wasn't 32000 in the stadium. Maybe 26000 at best.

Seriously? Criticizing the Brewers for attendance? Smallest market in baseball and they draw ~ 3 million fans a year. I would suggest attendance is probably the last thing anyone should be complaining about where the Brewers are concerned.

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100th Anniversary of Wrigley Field!

Plus it was a giveaway (the Chi-Feds jersey) game.  And I heard they had cupcakes.

My point was simply this:  I agreed with PTM that I would have expected better attendance on a nice Friday night with Miller Park traditionally drawing a lot of Cubs fans, but to term it "brutal" attendance is an overstatement. 

Fine, I'll retract 'brutal' and replace with poor.

I was in the Gehl Club, and it was a topic of conversation. That's the only reason I brought it up.

[brandx]

Teixeira was a good signing.  He helped the Yankees win a title in 2009.  The Yankee GM did not wan to sign A-Rod.  George Steinbrenner said to make it happen.  You did what George said.

Ellsbury, Beltran & Tanaka, letting Granderson go, avoiding a 10 yr deal with Cano and keeping Gardner looks pretty good 1 month in.

Plus every year, we like seeing Cashman "mountain climb" down a skyscraper for charity in Downtown Stamford, CT.

And every year since the, his numbers have gone down. Worst infield in baseball and if Tanaka goes down, the season is over.

[BrewCity83]

The Brewers drew about 118,000 for this weekend's 3 game series.  I bet they're pretty happy with that number.

[brandx]

The Brewers drew about 118,000 for this weekend's 3 game series.  I bet they're pretty happy with that number.

In April? They are extremely happy.

[reinko]

Fine, I'll retract 'brutal' and replace with poor.

I was in the Gehl Club, and it was a topic of conversation. That's the only reason I brought it up.

Hey look,  Mr.  Big shot in the house.

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Hey look,  Mr.  Big shot in the house.

Every once in awhile, everyone is entitled to a Chicos moment.

[Benny B]

Every once in awhile, everyone is entitled to a Chicos moment.

Did we miss the part of your club-level memoirs where you dropped the names of the five Fortune 500 CEOs you were drinking with.

[MUsoxfan]

The Cubs suck. I just want to reaffirm this

[brandx]

The Cubs suck. I just want to reaffirm this

Yeah, someone told me that about 80 years ago. Glad you could confirm.

[ATWizJr]

Got a bad feeling that the Brewers great start has run its course.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

I guess I get to see Milwaukee on TV tonight when I watch Tanaka Friday!