Attendance

by justin007000 on May 16, 2008 12:45 PM EDT

Fay made a post in his blog about attendance... Several people responded that they aren't going to games because the Reds have been bad for a while. Do you stay away simply because the Reds are losing? I have already attended one game (at PNC) and I have tickets for 5 more games (but one is in Cleveland and one in Chicago), and I plan to go back to PNC in August, and I hope to go to a few other random games. I go down about 5-10 times a year regardless of how well they are playing. I would go more if I could but I have a minimum wage second shift job, so I don't have the time or the money to go. Even if the Reds lose I still get to spend an afernoon or evening at the ballpark, and there isn't much that is better than that.

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it's an excuse

the lack of fan has a lot to do with the demographics of the city and the metro area surrounding it.

of course losing has a lot to do with it, but it’s only half the story. (i’ve been working on a post on this for the past few days, so i won’t get into it now.)

BRING UP BRUCE!

by Daedalus on May 16, 2008 12:49 PM EDT 0 recs

I'm going tonight

and on Sunday. I’d say I like going as long as it’s not shitty weather. This year I try to catch Volquez or Cueto when I can.

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by Lakeman on May 16, 2008 2:32 PM EDT 0 recs

I'll be in

133 row V. Holla.

Sometimes 8 Just Isn't Enough

by Pops Daniels on May 16, 2008 2:55 PM EDT up 0 recs

i dont go because i live 100 miles away and work second shift

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on May 16, 2008 2:50 PM EDT 0 recs

it's alla bout excuses with you, isn't it?

"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays

by Slyde on May 16, 2008 3:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

Got you beat

2000 miles away. Waiting for the bullet train to be built.

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by Obi Juan Kenobez on May 16, 2008 3:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

2000?

Where are you? L.A.?

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by jch24 on May 16, 2008 4:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

I live in NY

and i still go to every cinci home game, and i walk to get there

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by The Crushinator on May 16, 2008 3:51 PM EDT 0 recs

Is it...

...uphill both ways?

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by BubbaFan on May 16, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up 0 recs

What happened to the other thread

by bigdeal?

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by jch24 on May 16, 2008 4:23 PM EDT 0 recs

Just point your peepers a liiiiiiiiiiiiiiittle bit higher

It’s in “Recommended Fanposts.”

by Brendanukkah on May 16, 2008 4:31 PM EDT up 0 recs

you've missed a couple that were short-lived

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by Slyde on May 16, 2008 4:41 PM EDT up 0 recs

I saw one of them

After I made this post. I think the guy posting this is the same one that hangs out on the corner near my office yelling at me to give him a dollar.

by Brendanukkah on May 16, 2008 4:59 PM EDT up 0 recs

the other other one got shitcanned

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on May 16, 2008 4:34 PM EDT up 0 recs

Cool

I figured as much, I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t going Crazy. Er.

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by jch24 on May 16, 2008 4:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

the removal a post proves nothing on that front.

"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays

by Slyde on May 16, 2008 4:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

the removal of an "of" proves nothing about me knowing the English language

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by Slyde on May 16, 2008 4:55 PM EDT up 0 recs

what?

I missed another BigDeal post? What, was it not up to the standards of the first one?

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by BubbaFan on May 16, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

there were two others

neither were, and he was banned

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on May 17, 2008 1:02 AM EDT up 0 recs

I've been to 3 games this year and I have spent a shitcan full of money.

Not only is the team mediocre, but the ‘stadium entertainment’ is the same stuff they’ve been doing for the past couple years. It is just about as much fun to go to a freedom game at about 1/10th the cost.

And of course the location of the Stadium is ridiculous. Built for the ‘Rich not the ‘Commons’.

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop

by Madville on May 16, 2008 4:44 PM EDT 0 recs

you put your money in a shit can?

and you take said shit can to the game?

eww.

"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays

by Slyde on May 16, 2008 4:48 PM EDT up 0 recs

Is that you

and your kid with the dreads pounding those shitcans outside the stadium?

Sometimes 8 Just Isn't Enough

by Pops Daniels on May 16, 2008 4:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

Mais Oui -

that’s my brother Junkville and his nephew little Funkpot jammin’ by the stadium… I only play for union scale.

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop

by Madville on May 16, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up 0 recs

I accidentally broke my promise to myself

Last Wednesday at the businessman’s special. I bought a beer at $7. I’ve been to three games now and it’s the only beer I’ve bought I’m pretty sure. I refuse to support the 600% or so markup.

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by jch24 on May 16, 2008 4:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

now that i am of age

i refuse to buy beer at a game. I can get drunk for $20-30 at a bar, a little less at home, it would cost me between $35 and $70 to get drunk at a game depending on conditions.

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by justin007000 on May 16, 2008 5:40 PM EDT up 0 recs

Curse and drat, he's outmaneuvered us.

by Man Mountain on May 16, 2008 6:05 PM EDT up 0 recs

is he one of those

who thinks walking across the bridge to newport is too much exercise?

BRING UP BRUCE!

by Daedalus on May 16, 2008 6:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

bring your own

i usually do. you have to be a little creative about getting them in, but it’s pretty simple.

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by Daedalus on May 16, 2008 6:11 PM EDT up 0 recs

at the pirates game at PNC

i took in some small bottles of liquoer for my friend with my woll cap. That was the only time i was drunk at a game, my friend and I were there for a class shitfaced, and were the only Reds fans, and were just be billergerint. It was a good night.

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by justin007000 on May 16, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

I'm considering investing in a hip flask

For this exact reason.

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by BK on May 16, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up 0 recs

Stadium Entertainment!

What are you talking about? Do you actually go to the game to cheer Rosie Red as she tries to beat Mr Redlegs in that race? And no, A Freedom game is not just about as much fun. Or maybe it is… do they have cartoons you like better? The location of the stadium is not ridiculous either. How many stadiums have you been to?

by CrackerJack on May 16, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up 0 recs

they do have thirsty thursday

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by justin007000 on May 16, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

Lets see;

Off the top of my head ML Baseball Stadia –
Crosley field
Riverfront
3 Rivers
Busch Stadium
Jacobs Field
GABP

I don’t go to watch Rosie Red, etc. My comment is that I’m weary tired of Rosie Red and Gapper and whole lame ball of shit. I go to watch the game and I don’t mind some extra entertainment while at the game.However, the music, scoreboard games etc.,is so old and tired THAT for the money I pay I’d either like nothing or something new and creative.( Keep the kiss Cam).
Have you been to many Freedom games? Pretty entertaining,sitting right down by the players – same kind of entertainment shtick as at GABP, more primitive much less impersonal though.

And yes the location of GABP is terrible. I worked DT cininnati for nearly 20 years and my wife and I lived downtown for the 1st two years of GAPB. The stadium is cut off from the downtown. Nobody sticks around to go to bars (there aren’t any) or restaurants etc after the game anymore because it is too hard to get to those that are there.

Back in the day when Riverfront was around before Ft. Washington way was re-routed fans would come and spend the day on a Sat. shopping etc, and then go to the game. It made for a big retail day. After GABP opened that business dried up. Hell even the Cincy Shoppe, which sold Red’s hats and gear closed its doors last year. Unless you are a Cincinnati Downtown lifer, like my wife (who’s worked downtown now for 24 years)and I are, you might not be aware of how isolated the GAPB stadium is.

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop

by Madville on May 17, 2008 1:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

it's hard to get to those that are there

a ten minute walk is hard?

BRING UP BRUCE!

by Daedalus on May 17, 2008 1:33 PM EDT up 0 recs

I'll admit I haven't been to GABP

But there’s a big difference between a ten minute walk down streets full of interesting things and a ten minute walk down desolate streets. Is the area around the park closer to the latter?

by Gray on May 17, 2008 1:35 PM EDT up 0 recs

it's across a bridge over the ohio river

very, very nice scenery

BRING UP BRUCE!

by Daedalus on May 17, 2008 2:01 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yeah

I love the walk from my house in Newport. I’m 2 blocks from the Levee and over the bridge(s) and I’m there. Simple and pleasant as pie.

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by Pops Daniels on May 17, 2008 2:44 PM EDT up 0 recs

and you can drink as much as you want

as long as you don’t try to swim the river

In the end, life and business are about human connections. And computers are about trying to murder you in a lake. And to me the choice is easy.

by chandrathan on May 17, 2008 3:03 PM EDT up 0 recs

but what if there is $5 in it for me?

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by Slyde on May 17, 2008 3:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

then it will go towards youre bail

In the end, life and business are about human connections. And computers are about trying to murder you in a lake. And to me the choice is easy.

by chandrathan on May 17, 2008 3:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

many years ago

my dad (atleast he claims to have) swam acrossed the Ohio and back.

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by justin007000 on May 18, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

...assuming you're going to Newport.

I know when I go to games, coming down 71, I’d rather park downtown than sit in rush hour traffic to get across the bridge. If you’re parking downtown, there’s nothing to do around there, and the walk is in what I wouldn’t call the greatest part of town. Even if you park a few blocks up, you’re still likely to get accosted by bums or drug dealers. It doesn’t bother me too greatly, but it’s overall not a great situation, especially for those with kids.

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by BK on May 17, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

what bridge are you going across?

In the end, life and business are about human connections. And computers are about trying to murder you in a lake. And to me the choice is easy.

by chandrathan on May 18, 2008 12:19 AM EDT up 0 recs

471, actually.

I’ve still sat on that bridge for 10-15 minutes when there’s been games down there. It’s probably not as bad as the other one, and there’s probably shortcuts that I don’t know, but it’s still a pain in the ass.

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by BK on May 18, 2008 1:12 AM EDT up 0 recs

yeah, that seems like a pretty long time for that bridge

In the end, life and business are about human connections. And computers are about trying to murder you in a lake. And to me the choice is easy.

by chandrathan on May 18, 2008 11:53 AM EDT up 0 recs

If you are from out of town and you park in the stadium parking lots

It is not easy or convenient to get to downtown businesses. Hence many smaller businesses that relied to some degree on Sports traffic are gone.

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop

by Madville on May 17, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up 0 recs

i agree with you about the freedom games

9 bucks gets you right behind home plate, with a waitress. The only think I don’t like about those seats is the netting. The Freedom can make for a really nice night out. I wish Dayton didn’t sellout every game because I would love to get up there for a game. Louisiville is an excellent place to watch a game.

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*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on May 18, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

the stadium

is in the same location as riverfront.

BRING UP BRUCE!

by Daedalus on May 17, 2008 1:04 PM EDT up 0 recs

Not really.

The fact that Ft. Washington way is now much different changes the effectiveness of the location. Plus Broadway Commons was such a great opportunity for the city, but as we who have lived here for many years know: This city is just not very progressive or does it want to take any chances – like building a stadium near where African Americans live.

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop

by Madville on May 17, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up 0 recs

Bingo

This city’s inability to construct and actually enact any development plan pisses me off to no end. Especially now that I’m a resident. (I’ve always paid taxes since I worked in the city)

It’s a sad state of affairs when the corrupt politicians in KY aren’t just beating you at the game, they’re running circles around you. The next step is going to be a casino/entertainment complex in Newport/Covington, and I’d wager that it’ll be finished before The Banks.

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by jch24 on May 18, 2008 8:51 AM EDT up 0 recs

Heer, Heer!

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop

by Madville on May 18, 2008 1:02 PM EDT up 0 recs

Jacobs Field was built in a rundown area

and between the Jake and the Cavs Arena that area is filled with buisness.

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by justin007000 on May 18, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

Um... "between that area"?

Progressive Field and Quicken Loans Arena are literally right next door to each other. There’s nothing in between them because there’s no room for anything. The surrounding area is decently vibrant though. It’s Cleveland, so there’s plenty of bars.

by Brendanukkah on May 19, 2008 9:14 AM EDT up 0 recs