volplaya8
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5.1 innings on the week with only 1 earned run and two walks…6 big strikeouts…woooooo…I will take that…don’t let these people bother you…I certainly appreciated the effort and it led to two big wins for the teamHis pitch count was at 79 for Tuesday and Sunday; it was the appropriate time to bring in Nate.
it’s not been the same energy as the past few seasons, but too soon for me to say for sure. I’m hoping it’s because of the weather (Fri), the conflict with UT basketball/March Madness on Sat, and a subdued Sun crowd. I hope it’s not the corporate crowd changing things. Lots of empty MVP and lower bowl seats on Sunday for a SEC game on a beautiful Sunday IMHO.I think our fans need to bring more energy at the park. Too laid back. Energy really helps college baseball teams.
This may be the status quo until the weather is “perfect” or until the biggest games.The crowd this weekend was sad. When you can’t even give away tickets to SEC games, something is wrong.
Supposedly the guy on Saturday was at like 93% correct. I don’t buy that.
This may be the status quo until the weather is “perfect” or until the biggest games.
Many of the idle football donor rich can’t be bothered to hit a few buttons on a smartphone app to pass along their tickets to those so want to go.
Weren’t they in actual seats right above the dugout and now are further down the line with standing room only tickets…I definitely remember the frat guys right down next to field even with first base
Yeah that’s what I’m thinking…unfortunately we all love the university but they are getting what they want…$$$$$…they could care less if stadium is filled or atmosphere is electric…I will assume same type of attendance for UGA this weekend then…Mizzou series is hardly going to move the needle for most…that only leaves two other home Sec series all year…damn shameThey still have some seats this year in RF4, all but the new front two rows. I don't know what the deal is.
Friday I get because of the rain. They left early on Saturday, and sat like knots on a log on Sunday. I'm assuming they're all assigned now, so the true degenerates like we want are probably out in SRO.
No, I have a kid there and they are in same section thankfully. Only change is they added 3 rows of premium seating in front of them.Weren’t they in actual seats right above the dugout and now are further down the line with standing room only tickets…I definitely remember the frat guys right down next to field even with first base
it’s not been the same energy as the past few seasons, but too soon for me to say for sure. I’m hoping it’s because of the weather (Fri), the conflict with UT basketball/March Madness on Sat, and a subdued Sun crowd. I hope it’s not the corporate crowd changing things. Lots of empty MVP and lower bowl seats on Sunday for a SEC game on a beautiful Sunday IMHO.
It’s because the UTAD has priced out most of the people that actually like baseball. The resellers and wealthy donors that just get tickets to give to clients dominate the best seats.I'm going ahead and getting pretty frustrated about it.
-Empty porches all weekend (anywhere from 5-10 porches a game). And entire porch occupied by Ole Miss people, not just a couple mixed in. An entire F'N porch to themselves.
- The 4Topps are a clown show. Never more than half full. I've heard multiple staff people refer to several of them being unsold/unfilled- so somehow they never re-offered them to "lower" deposit holders or even the general public.
-Dozens to more than 100 empty MVP seats every single game.
-HUNDREDS of empty regular seats.
-Of the twenty immediate seats near me- there are 6 other people that are there most nights or send friends. The other 14 are flipped every game (which leaves several empty every game).
The new drink rails and the seats sold in the presales or to the general public are the only ones that ever fill in decently.
It is a problem. Period. Vitello has slowly started mentioning it, but it really aggravated me this weekend. Danny White and the entire UTAD need to rapidly understand the goal of the department is to set their teams up for success- Not constantly mine and extract revenue from every tiny crevice they can find and puff up in annual reports. A forward looking and responsive department would be looking for immediate ways to improve the situation and I can just about bet they aren't. I've sent my feelings to them via a couple different avenues and I would encourage others to do so.
Even just scanning their little "How did we do" QR code. Tell them the atmosphere is dead. Too many empty seats. Something.
And while I'm Old Man Yelling at Clouds...Sterling Hinton needs to head back to basketball and football pregame. He was brutal at LNS...and the dugout was visibly annoyed.
Friday - Rain and cold. I did not go, and nobody wanted my tix.The crowd this weekend was sad. When you can’t even give away tickets to SEC games, something is wrong.
Supposedly the guy on Saturday was at like 93% correct. I don’t buy that.