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Marlins closing upper deck for weekday games

Posted on 5/9/13 at 6:04 am
Posted by Hat Tricks
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Posted on 5/9/13 at 6:04 am


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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Next time you go to Marlins Park, you won’t be sitting in the nosebleed seats, at least during weekday games.

The Marlins, whose attendance ranks last in the National League five weeks into the season, have decided to close the upper bowl at Marlins Park for certain weekday games, an approach the team used at times at Sun Life Stadium.

The higher deck seats will be off limits starting with the Marlins next home games series which starts Tuesday.

That will reduce the attendance capacity by about 10,000.

The move is expected to save the team money on game operations, as fewer ushers and other staff will be needed to man the areas on the upper floors.
This post was edited on 5/9/13 at 6:05 am
Posted by Michael J Cocks
Right Here
Member since Jun 2007
47155 posts
Posted on 5/9/13 at 6:10 am to
Wow, this is pretty sad

If there was ever a team that should be yanked out of a city..... This has to be it.
Posted by Michael J Cocks
Right Here
Member since Jun 2007
47155 posts
Posted on 5/9/13 at 6:12 am to
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The move is expected to save the team money on game operations, as fewer ushers and other staff will be needed to man the areas on the upper floors.



And lol, way to find the silver lining I guess.
Posted by 4LSU2
Member since Dec 2009
37539 posts
Posted on 5/9/13 at 6:13 am to
Attendance has been terrible as a whole this year in MLB. The same can be said for NASCAR events.

Miami is a perennial putrid sports city for some reason, so this stands to reason.
Posted by SpartyGator
Detroit Lions fan
Member since Oct 2011
76563 posts
Posted on 5/9/13 at 6:25 am to
Posted by bayou2003
Mah-zur-ree (417)
Member since Oct 2003
17646 posts
Posted on 5/9/13 at 7:25 am to
Damn it seems like Florida is mainly a college sports state. The Jags, now the Marlins putting up Tarp.
Posted by Waffle House
NYC
Member since Aug 2008
3956 posts
Posted on 5/9/13 at 7:37 am to
So if you had season tickets in the upper deck you just got a seat upgrade?
Posted by MrPappagiorgio
Prairieville
Member since Jan 2009
41122 posts
Posted on 5/9/13 at 7:53 am to
Other than the players, the Marlins organization deserves everything that is happening to them
Posted by Quidam65
Q Continuum
Member since Jun 2010
19626 posts
Posted on 5/9/13 at 9:04 am to
Wonder if they could save even more money by taking a page from the European soccer leagues and play in a literally empty stadium?
Posted by LaBR4
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
51658 posts
Posted on 5/9/13 at 9:15 am to
nothing like building a brand new park and putting tarp over 10,000 seats becuase nobody wants to go watch
Posted by TJG210
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2006
28528 posts
Posted on 5/9/13 at 9:58 am to
Miami Marlins........the tulane green wave of MLB
Posted by CatFan81
Decatur, GA
Member since May 2009
47188 posts
Posted on 5/9/13 at 1:19 pm to
The Marlins are such a sad franchise.
Posted by Hurricane Mike
Member since Jun 2008
20059 posts
Posted on 5/9/13 at 5:01 pm to
Bud Selig allowed this to happen, everybody give Bud a nice hand of applause.
This post was edited on 5/9/13 at 5:02 pm
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
171513 posts
Posted on 5/9/13 at 6:42 pm to
they should probably start thinking about closing the whole stadium for weekday games. it's not like they'll piss off their fan.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
125863 posts
Posted on 5/10/13 at 12:37 am to
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