Arizona D-backs fans are WEAK. [Archive]

41ravens

10-10-2007, 01:55 PM

that really sucks.
i wonder if they make it to the WS will it sell out THEN?

probably. i think i read something that said it was the same way in 2001(?) when the went to the series. they didn't sell out a single playoff game until the world series.

cryfreedom4136

10-10-2007, 01:57 PM

They are all probably too busy going to Coyote and Cardinal games.... why watch a winning team when you can go watch losers

tmorry326

10-10-2007, 02:02 PM

probably. i think i read something that said it was the same way in 2001(?) when the went to the series. they didn't sell out a single playoff game until the world series.

That's the latest I've ever seen a city start to take to front-run.

They are all probably too busy going to Coyote and Cardinal games.... why watch a winning team when you can go watch losers

:lol:lol

GinaNMU

10-10-2007, 02:19 PM

GOD that's sad. It makes me feel like they're undeserving b/c not as many people are invested in it :lol

:BitterCubsFan :(

TheOtherside

10-10-2007, 02:22 PM

if i'm not mistaken, atlanta had the same problem for years. as did the marlins, but they don't really count.

SoRight24

10-10-2007, 02:24 PM

if i'm not mistaken, atlanta had the same problem for years. as did the marlins, but they don't really count.

They didn't sell out the Divisional games, but I'm sure even Atlanta fans could sell out the NLCS.

41ravens

10-10-2007, 02:28 PM

braves fans never go to games. my buddy has been a braves fan his whole life and i remember watching games with him about 10-12 years ago. i don't think they ever sold out a game until they were in the world series.

TheOtherside

10-10-2007, 02:29 PM

well, just did some quick research: http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1998_NLCS.shtml

Turner field capacity is 50,000

in game one of the 98 nlcs only 42,000 showed and in game 2 only 43,000 showed. finally, in game six they sold out. that's pretty weak.

rickyh24

10-10-2007, 02:32 PM

that really sucks.
i wonder if they make it to the WS will it sell out THEN?

yeah plenty of fans from boston would fly there to watch the sox ;)

ChetUbetcha

10-10-2007, 02:43 PM

Actually, the sport of baseball is WEAK.

That's the problem.

thom hudson

10-10-2007, 02:47 PM

Actually, the sport of baseball is WEAK.

That's the problem.
:eek whoa

groton

10-10-2007, 02:51 PM

he knows nothing
but that is Sad
Why is it that Baseball Seems to be More Enjoyed in the North vs the south?

DMBtheStoned

10-10-2007, 02:55 PM

Dude the D-backs are what..like 10 years old? you can't expect them to have the same fan base as other teams in the playoffs.

ChetUbetcha

10-10-2007, 03:00 PM

:eek whoa

Let me rephrase. The current state of Major League Baseball is weak. The game itself, and all of it's history, wonderful.

Dancing Ants

10-10-2007, 03:08 PM

that is weak. if the texas rangers ever even SNIFFED the playoffs, everyone around here would be going crazy.

saygdbye4134

10-10-2007, 03:20 PM

Let me rephrase. The current state of Major League Baseball is weak. The game itself, and all of it's history, wonderful.

baseball is actually the most popular than it's ever been. arizona just isn't a huge baseball market. it is sad that there are still 8K tickets still available, granted it's a pretty large stadium, but how many people can honestly say that they know a die hard dback fan? i mean, it's not like other teams, that have been passed down throughout families. it's not like you can say, i love the dbacks because my great grandfather was a huge fan.

now, the rockies are in a baseball market. their fans love them. it's all about placement. much like the d-rays, they are talking about moving that team to dallas.....or vegas. florida in general isn't a baseball market, for whatever reason.

in september, when the d-rays were at the nationals, there were 347 people in attendance. there are more people at high school football games.

seekupig

10-10-2007, 03:21 PM

probably. i think i read something that said it was the same way in 2001(?) when the went to the series. they didn't sell out a single playoff game until the world series.

playing the Yankees probably had something to with that.... :lol

seekupig

10-10-2007, 03:24 PM

baseball is actually the most popular than it's ever been. arizona just isn't a huge baseball market. it is sad that there are still 8K tickets still available, granted it's a pretty large stadium, but how many people can honestly say that they know a die hard dback fan? i mean, it's not like other teams, that have been passed down throughout families. it's not like you can say, i love the dbacks because my great grandfather was a huge fan.

now, the rockies are in a baseball market. their fans love them. it's all about placement. much like the d-rays, they are talking about moving that team to dallas.....or vegas. florida in general isn't a baseball market, for whatever reason.

in september, when the d-rays were at the nationals, there were 347 people in attendance. there are more people at high school football games.

Florida and Arizona are both big areas for transplants from other states. a large % of people that live in these areas already have strong ties to some of the northeastern and midwest teams.

RiverRat

10-10-2007, 03:24 PM

Arizona has a large population of folks who grew up back east and still love their teams. Franchises with long-established road fanbases (the Cubs, Mets, Cardinals, Red Sox, Yankees, and Dodgers are good examples of this) help fill the house there. (As was seen during both Cubs playoff games this season.)

The Rockies don't have a road fanbase that's large enough to pick up the slack.

If the D'Backs get into the WS and face the Red Sox, you'll see sellouts similar to the games they had against the Cubs...:thumbsup

tmorry326

10-10-2007, 04:04 PM

Let me rephrase. The current state of Major League Baseball is weak. The game itself, and all of it's history, wonderful.

Only in certain markets, obviously places like Arizona. Chicago, Boston, New York, etc...not at all.

SoRight24

10-10-2007, 04:06 PM

The Red Sox will always be #1 in Boston.

Not the Patriots, Celtics, Bruins, etc....

UNLTrpt

10-10-2007, 06:48 PM

heh. it looks like dbag.

41ravens

10-10-2007, 06:55 PM

heh. it looks like dbag.

in relation to this, why the hell would they put "d-backs" on their home uniforms? i think it's stupid as hell. they're the diamondbacks. "d-backs" is a name that the media/fans have used to refer to them. to put it into perspective, that would be like the cubs putting "cubbies" on their uniform, or the yankees using "yanks"...the red sox using "bosox". maybe i'm just being ridiculous, but i think it's dumb.

thom hudson

10-10-2007, 07:11 PM

oh boy (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/frunkisboy/logodbacksxn9.jpg)

junior94

10-10-2007, 07:25 PM

neumdogg

10-10-2007, 07:40 PM

Florida and Arizona are both big areas for transplants from other states. a large % of people that live in these areas already have strong ties to some of the northeastern and midwest teams.
You're probably right, but you'd think people would just get excited to watch baseball during playoff time. I mean, if I lived there now, I'd go in a second....Just for fun.

junior94

10-10-2007, 07:54 PM

Game 1 Opener:
Seats still available, 8,000.

You can go on their site right now and buy 25 tickets, next to each other, in one big row.

Terrible.

:thumbsdow:thumbsdow

Hmm, strange. After reading this earlier I went and emailed a friend of mine who lives in Arizona, to give her some friendly shit, and she's replied back to me that when she tried to get some tickets for herself earlier today, BOTH games had NO tickets available. :confused

Just to follow up on this, I asked her and she said it was about 11am local time for her that she checked, and the 1st and 2nd games were already sold out.

Just out of curiosity, where'd you get your info?

cruscott35

10-10-2007, 07:58 PM

Just to follow up on this, I asked her and she said it was about 11am local time for her that she checked, and the 1st and 2nd games were already sold out.

Just out of curiosity, where'd you get your info?

Your friend is a liar...I JUST went to the D-Backs website and was able to get 2 tickets in section 310.

Fishbulb290

10-10-2007, 08:13 PM

I just got 4 together in 323...

junior94

10-10-2007, 08:22 PM

Your friend is a liar...I JUST went to the D-Backs website and was able to get 2 tickets in section 310.

Typical attitude from you :rolleyes

Didn't quite need to call my friend a liar to make your point. But same old, same old...

RiverRat

10-10-2007, 08:40 PM

Your friend is a liar...I JUST went to the D-Backs website and was able to get 2 tickets in section 310.

God...what are you, 10 years old?

Hit the pharmacist's mate up for some Ridalin, sailor...on the double!

cruscott35

10-10-2007, 08:53 PM

Typical attitude from you :rolleyes

Didn't quite need to call my friend a liar to make your point. But same old, same old...

Well, she's either a liar or an idiot...No other real option there.

junior94

10-10-2007, 09:11 PM

Well, she's either a liar or an idiot...No other real option there.

*sigh* Could you be more predictable? I'm glad I could be here tonight to particpate in helping you feel like your big bad self in putting down complete strangers. :thumbsup
Anyway, I have zero interest in continuing with this exchange.

It doesn't make sense to me that there'd be a difference between trying to get tickets by phone versus online, but that's what her and her sister tried this morning, over the phone, and apparently were told they had nothing. But I dont know, we'll see, I wrote her back and said people were getting them online, to maybe look into that.

Fishbulb290

10-10-2007, 09:31 PM

Should be able to get something online...

VanHorneDog

10-11-2007, 12:22 AM

GOD that's sad. It makes me feel like they're undeserving b/c not as many people are invested in it :lol

:BitterCubsFan :(

thats why whenever i go to see a game there and they say "thanks to the best fans in baseball" i go

"BULL SHIT!"

i was at the last game of Luis Gonzalez's career there. by far the most favorite ball player there. everyone knew it was his last game.

since it was the padres chance to clinch the west the stadium was bout 2/3 full and more than half of that was Padres Fans.

thats just sad. sure i can understand a lot of padres fans, but you cant even send off your all time best player with at least 50% capacity of your own fans? pathetic.

i know Tony Gwynn left with about a full house in one of the worst Padres seasons ever and that was before Petco, that was qualcom with 63,000 seats.

D'bags fans are pathetic and need to have their world series they bought taken back. they dont deserve it.

Phoenix is not a Baseball city.

dmbphan041

10-11-2007, 12:26 AM

Blue Jay fans are worse, that is, if they still exist.

justinandimcool

10-11-2007, 12:26 AM

^ Just because a fanbase doesn't deserve a championship doesn't mean a team doesn't. But you got the rest right.

VanHorneDog

10-11-2007, 12:40 AM

^ Just because a fanbase doesn't deserve a championship doesn't mean a team doesn't. But you got the rest right.

true story, that team was good.

so the team can have it, but i want all the WS champs hats, t-shirts and the like put into the home bullpen and burned.

(+10 for reference of NL west event)

SmoothG

10-11-2007, 12:47 AM

Blue Jay fans are worse, that is, if they still exist.

Hey! I'm a Blue Jays fan! Have been for 27 years! What's wrong with Jays fans?

And, yes the DBacks have the worst fans. My friends said they could easily get tickets if they wanted them.

VanHorneDog

10-11-2007, 12:52 AM

i hate how all of a sudden i am seeing d'bags apparel around town. and its the new crap too (the sanoran red ugly ones). so its not like they are long time fans, i mean wear the good looking stuff guys!!! rich spoiled people like the d'bags and there are only about 30,000-50,000 well off people in the valley who can afford d'bags games on a regular basses.

FUCK THE D'Bags and all their fans. especially Josh Feld... fucking asshole.

anyway, i hope they eat shit and die in the playoffs right now.

SmoothG

10-11-2007, 12:55 AM

All the Phoenicians can now buy their Cardinals gear at the same time as the DBacks. Its much easier to jump on two band wagons at once.

VanHorneDog

10-11-2007, 01:05 AM

All the Phoenicians can now buy their Cardinals gear at the same time as the DBacks. Its much easier to jump on two band wagons at once.

and since they are both red now they can say "go team in the desert" and buy only one shirt :lol

justinandimcool

10-11-2007, 01:44 AM

Can we make this the NLCS thread?

Anyways, I'm pumped for tomorrow. I still don't know who I want to win. I just want both teams to show up all 7 games and have some fun. Tomorrow should be a great pitching battle, however. The rest of the series should be a shootout.

cruscott35

10-11-2007, 05:39 PM

Just now, a few hours before game time, you can get two in section 118 row 26, that's embarrassing.

Dancing Ants

10-11-2007, 09:04 PM

Only in certain markets, obviously places like Arizona. Chicago, Boston, New York, etc...not at all.

it's a regional game.

justinandimcool

10-11-2007, 09:42 PM

justinandimcool

10-11-2007, 09:50 PM

Backs are on the board!

justinandimcool

10-11-2007, 09:51 PM

Conor Jackson went to MY high school! :D

Edit: Pops it up. Typical.

justinandimcool

10-11-2007, 09:57 PM

Always nice to see Todd Helton get on. He is MLB Triple Play '98 status.

justinandimcool

10-11-2007, 09:58 PM

2 are on :eek

So much for the pitcher's duel I predicted.

justinandimcool

10-11-2007, 10:01 PM

Bases jacked for Troy. Make a name for yourself kid!

justinandimcool

10-11-2007, 10:04 PM

22 pitches. Ouch.

justinandimcool

10-11-2007, 10:06 PM

Me = more into this game than any Arizona fan.

justinandimcool

10-11-2007, 10:07 PM

I hate Dane Cook.

jenben41

10-11-2007, 10:07 PM

Me = more into this game than any Arizona fan.

:lol

We had to turn the TV up to hear the crowd.

justinandimcool

10-11-2007, 10:11 PM

Hey! Company!

This feels way too much like a regular season game. Crowd totally killed my excitement.

The offense has delivered though.

jenben41

10-11-2007, 10:13 PM

Hey! Company!

This feels way too much like a regular season game. Crowd totally killed my excitement.

The offense has delivered though.

No shit! It reminded of a Rockies game... on a Tuesday afternoon... in April... during a light snow...

Wish Tulo could have gotten a little more out of his go, but a run is a run.

neumdogg

10-11-2007, 10:33 PM

BASEBALL!!! WOOHOO!

echo...echo...echo

dmbphan041

10-11-2007, 11:58 PM

....I've never seen that call in my 19 years of existence.

justinandimcool

10-12-2007, 12:02 AM

Arizona Diamondback fans suck.

Go absolutely silent for 7 innings of the biggest game your team has had in 6 years. Then go apeshit over a good call at second base, and embarrass the NL West by throwing stuff out on the field and delaying the game.

This team is too good for their fans.

malarks26

10-12-2007, 12:04 AM

Way to go DBacks fans....worthless.

justinandimcool

10-12-2007, 12:53 AM

D-Backs not getting timely hits, hopefully they'll pick it up. Colorado has been excellent on most cylinders. I still think it'll be a long series, but I wouldn't be surprised with a sweep. At this rate the Rockies can STILL get better. Tomorrow with the more inconsistent starting pitchers, it should be wild.

TheOtherside

10-12-2007, 01:03 AM

This crowd is a yawner. I know I'm always the one condemning TEH ENERZY, but damn. Didn't expect the Arizona crowd to be this dead. Nice job by the TEAM in retiring the first side.

It's the freaking NLCS against a division rival- look at all those empty seats. The D-backs are too good for their fans.

:lol

We had to turn the TV up to hear the crowd.

not that i am defending their fans, but tbs is notorious for not miking up the crowd properly (probably because braves fans never make any noise to begin with). the rockies/padres game was the same. you could tell the rockies fans were going apeshit but if they didn't show shots of the stands you would have thought they were marginally interested. bottom line is tbs sucks.

TheOtherside

10-12-2007, 01:04 AM

yeah, i really think that the rockies might sweep this series and the ws the way they are going.

SoRight24

10-12-2007, 01:07 AM

yeah, i really think that the rockies might sweep this series and the ws the way they are going.

No, they won't beat the Sox or the Indians.

I'll bet money on that.

Fishbulb290

10-12-2007, 05:02 AM

No, they won't beat the Sox or the Indians.

I'll bet money on that.

How much money?

DMBgirl87

10-12-2007, 06:07 AM

I can't believe those idiots that had to hold up the game.....Why are people so damn disrespectful! :BANG

dreamingtreeIU

10-12-2007, 06:37 AM

cuz theyre retired.....they dont care, they live in hot, non-humid weather and don't have a care in the world

malarks26

10-12-2007, 08:15 AM

I can't believe those idiots that had to hold up the game.....Why are people so damn disrespectful! :BANG

Either they drank way to much beer and got carried away or they're just complete morons and care nothing about anyone but themselves.

cruscott35

10-12-2007, 10:27 AM

No, they won't beat the Sox or the Indians.

I'll bet money on that.

So you'd be willing to bet against a team that had won 20 or 21 at that point?

UNC41

10-12-2007, 10:46 AM

So you'd be willing to bet against a team that had won 20 or 21 at that point?

Is that rhetorical or do you not realize he already stated he would?

cruscott35

10-12-2007, 10:49 AM

Is that rhetorical or do you not realize he already stated he would?

Just making sure he understood that he'd be betting against one of the hottest teams in the history of baseball, and they've been playing this game for a while now.