Comments on: Attendance http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/ A Cincinnati Reds Blog | Dishing out hot, creamy bowls of bloggy goodness Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:22:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JinAZ http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17572 JinAZ Wed, 03 May 2006 19:57:48 +0000 http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17572 Very good point Joel, hadn't thought of that. That definitely could contribute to the high residual. Nevertheless, it remains the case that teams usually get an attendance spike the year after a big season, rather than during it. Therefore, a lot of the attendance benefits to winning this season (if we continue to win) are likely to be realized next year. -j in az Very good point Joel, hadn’t thought of that. That definitely could contribute to the high residual.

Nevertheless, it remains the case that teams usually get an attendance spike the year after a big season, rather than during it. Therefore, a lot of the attendance benefits to winning this season (if we continue to win) are likely to be realized next year. -j in az

]]> By: Joel http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17559 Joel Wed, 03 May 2006 12:29:54 +0000 http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17559 Don't forget, J, that 2000 was the first year that Junior was with the team. So the winning wasn't the only cause of the surge. In fact, I think the Reds were one of the top road draws that year too. Don’t forget, J, that 2000 was the first year that Junior was with the team. So the winning wasn’t the only cause of the surge. In fact, I think the Reds were one of the top road draws that year too.

]]> By: JinAZ http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17557 JinAZ Wed, 03 May 2006 03:14:22 +0000 http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17557 Minor clarification: my analysis was on the years 1998 through 2005, so it doesn't include this year's figures. However, it is interesting to look at what happened in '99 and '00. The Reds attendance did increase by an expected amount in 1999 with their great year, but they surged to 400,000+ more fans in 2000 than would be expected for the city size, record, etc. Reds fans love winners... -j Minor clarification: my analysis was on the years 1998 through 2005, so it doesn’t include this year’s figures. However, it is interesting to look at what happened in ‘99 and ‘00. The Reds attendance did increase by an expected amount in 1999 with their great year, but they surged to 400,000+ more fans in 2000 than would be expected for the city size, record, etc. Reds fans love winners… -j

]]> By: JinAZ http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17555 JinAZ Wed, 03 May 2006 02:39:52 +0000 http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17555 Based on an analysis I did earlier in the year, the Reds have drawn almost exactly what you'd expect them to draw given their record, stadium quality, and population size. Also, a lot of the attendance benefit to winning occurs the year after a big season, rather than the year during the winning season. http://jinaz-reds.blogspot.com/2006/03/quantifying-fan-interest-pt-3.html So, while we can certainly do better than we have, Cincinnati isn't a bad baseball town by any means. -jinaz Based on an analysis I did earlier in the year, the Reds have drawn almost exactly what you’d expect them to draw given their record, stadium quality, and population size. Also, a lot of the attendance benefit to winning occurs the year after a big season, rather than the year during the winning season.
http://jinaz-reds.blogspot.com/2006/03/quantifying-fan-interest-pt-3.html
So, while we can certainly do better than we have, Cincinnati isn’t a bad baseball town by any means. -jinaz

]]> By: Baseball_Minutia http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17553 Baseball_Minutia Wed, 03 May 2006 00:39:33 +0000 http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17553 <b>Cincy’s a baseball town. </b> When they win... Cincy’s a baseball town.

When they win…

]]> By: Glenn http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17551 Glenn Tue, 02 May 2006 20:34:57 +0000 http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17551 I'm confident attendance will pick up. Cincy's a baseball town. Folks are just still stunned that a quality product has made its way to the field! I’m confident attendance will pick up. Cincy’s a baseball town. Folks are just still stunned that a quality product has made its way to the field!

]]> By: Baseball_Minutia http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17530 Baseball_Minutia Tue, 02 May 2006 18:53:42 +0000 http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17530 Ahh... once again the attendance monster stirs under the stairs http://www.baseballminutia.com/ Ahh… once again the attendance monster stirs under the stairs

http://www.baseballminutia.com/

]]> By: Other Brian http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17503 Other Brian Tue, 02 May 2006 18:13:06 +0000 http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17503 I'm sure the contigent is a small one, but if anyone's out in AZ come see our Reds whack the d-backs this weekend! I’m sure the contigent is a small one, but if anyone’s out in AZ come see our Reds whack the d-backs this weekend!

]]> By: Dave http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17474 Dave Tue, 02 May 2006 17:10:14 +0000 http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17474 This sounds like an opportunity for enterprising tavern owners to organize gameday bus trips from Indy to Cincy. Get a group rate on tickets, use the ticket discount to pay for a bus and get a crowd to meet the bus at the tavern before the game. Then bring the whole crowd back to the tavern for more beers after the game of course. This sounds like an opportunity for enterprising tavern owners to organize gameday bus trips from Indy to Cincy.
Get a group rate on tickets, use the ticket discount to pay for a bus and get a crowd to meet the bus at the tavern before the game. Then bring the whole crowd back to the tavern for more beers after the game of course.

]]> By: Cary http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17464 Cary Tue, 02 May 2006 16:49:01 +0000 http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17464 April has always been a poorly attended month. After OD, you were looking at the teens. The losing seasons have some skepticism to fight against, but the crowds will be there in june if the team is playing consistent winning baseball. April has always been a poorly attended month. After OD, you were looking at the teens. The losing seasons have some skepticism to fight against, but the crowds will be there in june if the team is playing consistent winning baseball.

]]> By: GregD of Indy http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17454 GregD of Indy Tue, 02 May 2006 16:09:32 +0000 http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17454 I can't view the link at work, but Reds attendence in April has always been pretty poor, hasn't it? The walk up crowd Friday was nice, but Sat and Sunday wasn't with the weather. The longer the Reds play well and the warmer the days get, the better the attendence will be. Someone on the radio recently pointed out that people in "Reds country" who don't live in the immediate Cincinnati area are starting to have to figure gas prices into their travel/entertainment budget when going to see ballgames now. What used to cost $5-6 in gas for the trip can now be more than a $15-20 a trip for people living as close as Indianapolis. I remember a couple of years ago that the April attendence was poor, but the Reds were playing great. I had tickets to a late season game vs the Cardinals with pretty good seats because I had purchased them at the beginning of the season when very little single game activity had started. It ended up not being meaningful, but a ton of people were buying tickets in April/May for late season NL Central matchups. The game ended up being a sellout and a fun game to watch with a large crowd that was really into it. I can’t view the link at work, but Reds attendence in April has always been pretty poor, hasn’t it? The walk up crowd Friday was nice, but Sat and Sunday wasn’t with the weather. The longer the Reds play well and the warmer the days get, the better the attendence will be.

Someone on the radio recently pointed out that people in “Reds country” who don’t live in the immediate Cincinnati area are starting to have to figure gas prices into their travel/entertainment budget when going to see ballgames now. What used to cost $5-6 in gas for the trip can now be more than a $15-20 a trip for people living as close as Indianapolis.

I remember a couple of years ago that the April attendence was poor, but the Reds were playing great. I had tickets to a late season game vs the Cardinals with pretty good seats because I had purchased them at the beginning of the season when very little single game activity had started. It ended up not being meaningful, but a ton of people were buying tickets in April/May for late season NL Central matchups. The game ended up being a sellout and a fun game to watch with a large crowd that was really into it.

]]> By: Chris http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17452 Chris Tue, 02 May 2006 16:02:27 +0000 http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17452 Easy with that finger, Pinto. :smile: Easy with that finger, Pinto. :smile:

]]> By: Brian B. http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17451 Brian B. Tue, 02 May 2006 16:00:57 +0000 http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17451 Technically, we have outdrawn the Pirates because last night's 20,900 moves us past them with the same number of home games. But still, this is embarrassing. I saw my brother on Easter Sunday and asked if he ws going to any Reds games over his spring break. The Marlins were in town. He looked at me like he didn't know who the Reds were. Technically, we have outdrawn the Pirates because last night’s 20,900 moves us past them with the same number of home games.

But still, this is embarrassing. I saw my brother on Easter Sunday and asked if he ws going to any Reds games over his spring break. The Marlins were in town. He looked at me like he didn’t know who the Reds were.

]]> By: Baseball Musings http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17449 Baseball Musings Tue, 02 May 2006 15:54:16 +0000 http://redlegnation.com/2006/05/02/attendance/#comment-17449 <strong>Support Your Winning Team!</strong> Reds fans should be embarassed.... Support Your Winning Team!

Reds fans should be embarassed….

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