You can work as a two pitch starter if they are both quality pitches and you have control.
GDT: gNats @ Braves Game 1 4/2
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You can work as a two pitch starter if they are both quality pitches and you have control.
I guess I said something that was politically incorrect.
Park was very nice. Very wide concourse walkways so there's rarely a crowd while walking. Nothing iconic about the venue itself though. I got a ticket in section 131 row 2 for under $90 that was less than 100' from the Phillies dugout, and I bought a long sleeved thing for me, a tshirt for the better half, and a jersey for the 15 month old monster for well under $200, and a complete meal (burger, fries, beer) for ~$20, so the prices are very reasonable. The between inning entertainment is the best I've ever seen with the tools race and the Freeze (who is the best between inning gimmick in baseball). When they turn out the lights and ~40k do the chop with cell phone lights it is really cool to see...it might be less impressive with 20k though.
The Battery...it's a strip mall with places to eat/drink. The Braves have copied the new minor league model of building the game day experience that grew organically at places like Wrigley, and pumping it up 10x to cater to 50k+ people. The drum line out there playing nonstop is clearly designed to make it feel like a college football game day atmosphere, and it looks like the folks there liked the energy it created.
As usual, the worst part about going to Atlanta is that damn airport. If Orlando is the model of an optimized security process, Atlanta is the exact opposite. I had issues with a bag that made it through the Reno, Phoenix and Orlando airport TSA with zero issue. They have half the security scanners as Reno, and they easily serve 10x the people. I seriously can't wrap my head around how incompetent the person in charge must be. Flying domestic from Atlanta is worse than flying international from LAX...which is completely absurd. It is easily the worst I've visited in the world, and puts a stain on the end of any tourist's trip to the city.
On the topic of attendance...
The Braves drew a mere 25,054 fans on Monday against the Nats, who generally provide a nice bump in attendance.
Last year, they drew 24,516 in their first Monday game against the Padres, who draw...not as well.
I'm thinking we can (and the Braves did as evidenced by their decreased payroll) project attendance to drop to the 2.2M-2.3M range for 2018.
The Braves drew a mere 25,054 fans on Monday against the Nats, who generally provide a nice bump in attendance.
Last year, they drew 24,516 in their first Monday game against the Padres, who draw...not as well.
I'm thinking we can (and the Braves did as evidenced by their decreased payroll) project attendance to drop to the 2.2M-2.3M range for 2018.
Thanks for the report!
As for the airport, I fly every single week all year for work, and I somewhat agree- security in ATL can really suck. I find MCO (Orlando) to actually be worse with the millions of wheelchairs and little kids, but some days are worse.
Glad you had fun- and you may not be aware, but I think attendance is down this week due to spring break. If we can keep winning series, and get Acuna up, I expect attendance to match last year. Big if, I know.
Thanks again-
As for the airport, I fly every single week all year for work, and I somewhat agree- security in ATL can really suck. I find MCO (Orlando) to actually be worse with the millions of wheelchairs and little kids, but some days are worse.
Glad you had fun- and you may not be aware, but I think attendance is down this week due to spring break. If we can keep winning series, and get Acuna up, I expect attendance to match last year. Big if, I know.
Thanks again-
That was my only time flying out of Orlando, but they had folks moving very quickly. When the Mrs and our baby flew home without me, they ushered her out of line into the first class line to help her out.
Based on my single experience, I give Orlando airport top scores. They can’t do anything about the number of old people in wheelschairs, but their process was sound.
Southcack77
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Objectively, there is nothing really wrong with the Braves numbers. They're fourth among teams that have had at least three home games behind the Dodgers, Texas, and Seattle.
You also failed to mention the Braves had Fri/Say night games in their average, while other below them had weekday games.
Objectively, attendance going down means payroll goes down. Objectively, that is a bad thing.
For a team with a terrible TV deal compared to the rest of the league, gate revenue is extremely important for the Braves.
We saw 2.5M wasn't enough to support a $125M payroll.
We can assume the Braves project something less than 2.5M (probably 10%+ less) in 2018, which led to a ~$110M opening day payroll. The early numbers support that projection.
If the Braves get back to projecting ~2.5M in 2019, we can hope for a ~$120M payroll.
msstate7
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He said 3 home games... who has had 3 home games that didn’t fall on weekend?
50PoundHead
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Thanks for the review. You need to raise your line of credit to get a meal at Target Field (the Twins' venue). I think a bag of peanuts and a beer will cost about $15. Of course, it's a really YUGE bag of peanuts.
Southcack77
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No one. We are four games into the season. Everyone who hosted a series has pretty much the same distribution of games.
The Braves actually are one of a handful who have a Monday (non-home opening day) game bringing down their average.
I don’t have a prediction regarding final attendance because I don’t know what the record will end up being. That will drive attendance more than anything else.