CUBS VS REDSOX

robotboy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:29 pm

wait, i see the whitesox as 24th? outdated stats?
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/attendance

Balls Mahoney · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:30 pm

Spade Kitty Wrote:

robotboy Wrote:

Spade Kitty Wrote:

the battle of two second place teams....can you say overhyped by ESPN ad nauseum?

I suppose the White Sox - Dodgers should be hyped to the gills because of their "classic" '59 WS, huh

nah because noone cares about those teams

Actually the attendance for the Sox is on pace to be the best in 11 seasons (back when, you know, they were outdrawing the cubs). For some reason ESPN has a love affair with the Cubs and Red Sox no matter how mediocre they are year-in and year-out.

I wouldn't call Boston mediocre, they have a better record than they did this time last year, and are closer to first place as well. Any network is going to televise the defending world champions especially in a series like this one.

tehobner · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:48 pm **Posts:** 4479

That's still 23 thousand more baseball fans at their games any given night than the cubs. Big deal.

Spade Kitty · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:49 am **Posts:** 4401

robotboy Wrote:

wait, i see the whitesox as 24th? outdated stats?
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/attendance

3 sellouts with the Cubs + 3 sellouts with the yankees = serious boost in attendance to come. Those numbers are right, but they will be averaging AT LEAST 26-27,000 by the time the season is over.

tehobner · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:48 pm **Posts:** 4479

And I will still be averaging not giving a shit about attendance.

Spade Kitty · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:49 am **Posts:** 4401

I give a shit insofar as it sets the budget for the upcoming year. More attendance = more free agency spending.

tehobner · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:48 pm **Posts:** 4479

Yeah, but it's still hilarious to see Cubs' fans last line of defense consistently be that Cubs attendance is better than the Sox.

Spade Kitty · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:49 am **Posts:** 4401

Balls Mahoney Wrote:

Spade Kitty Wrote:

robotboy Wrote:

Spade Kitty Wrote:

the battle of two second place teams....can you say overhyped by ESPN ad nauseum?

I suppose the White Sox - Dodgers should be hyped to the gills because of their "classic" '59 WS, huh

nah because noone cares about those teams

Actually the attendance for the Sox is on pace to be the best in 11 seasons (back when, you know, they were outdrawing the cubs). For some reason ESPN has a love affair with the Cubs and Red Sox no matter how mediocre they are year-in and year-out.

I wouldn't call Boston mediocre, they have a better record than they did this time last year, and are closer to first place as well. Any network is going to televise the defending world champions especially in a series like this one.

You're not really going to compare a team without Schilling and without Martinez and WITH David Wells to last year, record-wise, are you

robotboy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:40 pm

it's not a last line of defense. it's just amazing that a first place team in a major market, a record better than ALL of baseball, can't get 25K people to come out.

Spade Kitty · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:49 am **Posts:** 4401

robotboy Wrote:

it's not a last line of defense. it's just amazing that a first place team in a major market, a record better than ALL of baseball, can't get 25K people to come out.

we just did. We just averaged 26,000 for a six game homestand. The next homestand, we'll average well over 30,000. This is just the beginning. The park looks better than ever and Sox fans are coming out of the woodwork everywhere. I can't think of a non-opener, non-Cubs, non-yankees game that was sold out in the past five years, but low and behold we had one last week.

robotboy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:45 pm

Spade Kitty Wrote:

robotboy Wrote:

it's not a last line of defense. it's just amazing that a first place team in a major market, a record better than ALL of baseball, can't get 25K people to come out.

we just did. We just averaged 26,000 for a six game homestand. The next homestand, we'll average well over 30,000. This is just the beginning. The park looks better than ever and Sox fans are coming out of the woodwork everywhere. I can't think of a non-opener, non-Cubs, non-yankees game that was sold out in the past five years, but low and behold we had one last week.

i guess I was referring to the average up to now.
i went to a sox game last year only for it to be rained out. I was in the bar area thing out in rightfield. I still haven't seen a game in US Cell

tehobner · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:48 pm **Posts:** 4479

robotboy Wrote:

it's not a last line of defense.

oops, I meant only.

robotboy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:46 pm

Lmao Tse Tung Wrote:

robotboy Wrote:

it's not a last line of defense.

oops, I meant only.

right, and remind me again that all cubs fans are jock frat boys and/or totally clueless about baseball and people go to wrigley just to party. i haven't heard that one enough.

tehobner · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:48 pm **Posts:** 4479

robotboy Wrote:

Lmao Tse Tung Wrote:

robotboy Wrote:

it's not a last line of defense.

oops, I meant only.

right, and remind me again that all cubs fans are jock frat boys and/or totally clueless about baseball and people go to wrigley just to party. i haven't heard that one enough.

Yeah and they're all homos too, homo.

robotboy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:58 pm

Lmao Tse Tung Wrote:

robotboy Wrote:

Lmao Tse Tung Wrote:

robotboy Wrote:

it's not a last line of defense.

oops, I meant only.

right, and remind me again that all cubs fans are jock frat boys and/or totally clueless about baseball and people go to wrigley just to party. i haven't heard that one enough.

Yeah and they're all homos too, homo.

you got that right buddy

thrillhouse · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:12 pm

interleague is bullshit. this series is bullshit.

OPA! · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:28 pm

My only complaint about ESPN is this will be the third Red Sox game I will have to watch this week, well, second, since their game on Wednesday was delayed by rain. Aren't there any other interesting games going on? I just don't get it.

Balls Mahoney · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:12 pm

Spade Kitty Wrote:

Balls Mahoney Wrote:

Spade Kitty Wrote:

robotboy Wrote:

Spade Kitty Wrote:

the battle of two second place teams....can you say overhyped by ESPN ad nauseum?

I suppose the White Sox - Dodgers should be hyped to the gills because of their "classic" '59 WS, huh

nah because noone cares about those teams

Actually the attendance for the Sox is on pace to be the best in 11 seasons (back when, you know, they were outdrawing the cubs). For some reason ESPN has a love affair with the Cubs and Red Sox no matter how mediocre they are year-in and year-out.

I wouldn't call Boston mediocre, they have a better record than they did this time last year, and are closer to first place as well. Any network is going to televise the defending world champions especially in a series like this one.

You're not really going to compare a team without Schilling and without Martinez and WITH David Wells to last year, record-wise, are you

Since they are doing better right now than they were last year at this time I think they are well beyond mediocre. Wells looked fine the other night against St Louis and has only walked 4 batters all year. He's a #5 guy in the rotation once Schilling returns.

robotboy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:37 pm

HOOO HOOOO 7-1

two guns holla · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:08 pm

robotboy Wrote:

HOOO HOOOO 7-1

Aren't you almost out for "summer hours?" JEALOUS.

robotboy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:10 pm

GREG MADDUX JUST HIT A HOMERUN

robotboy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:11 pm

MandyMoore..Fvdge? Wrote:

robotboy Wrote:

HOOO HOOOO 7-1

Aren't you almost out for "summer hours?" JEALOUS.

don't i wish. seems that a project that has to get out today is pending changes, so I have to wait until that is done.

two guns holla · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:12 pm

Haha, jealously withdrawn. Greg Maddux, eh?

shiv · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:12 pm

That's pretty embarrassing that the pitcher hit a home run.

robotboy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:13 pm

yeah, sucks. i hope to be out of here within an hour.

yes. greg maddux. this is pretty awesome.

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