tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14549438.post1980111233984725933..comments2024-02-20T02:15:35.808-06:00Comments on The Sports Ace: It's Opening Day!The Sports Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11753215946195433111noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14549438.post-92006145561500813292009-04-13T10:51:00.000-05:002009-04-13T10:51:00.000-05:00I think the current economic struggles provide a g...I think the current economic struggles provide a great opportunity for baseball clubs to draw in additional fans. The Twins are doing their Dow-Mondays where you get tickets for whatever the Dow ends (i.e. 8000 =$8, 7000 = $7). This sort of promotion allows casual fans to attend a few games and is great PR.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the above comment. I don't think anyone is going into next year with the intention of trying to create a Wrigley-like atmosphere for Target Field. Fenway and Wrigley are really the only two stadiums that have that "special" feeling amongst them. Target Field will be a draw though to casual fans as watching baseball outdoors is far superior to watching in a domed stadium. So, no it won't sell out simply because of the atmosphere. It will sell out simply because it's baseball where it belongs - outside.Kasey Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070136900248441340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14549438.post-52959404852100435312009-04-07T18:23:00.000-05:002009-04-07T18:23:00.000-05:00I know the Twins have sold alot of ducats for game...I know the Twins have sold alot of ducats for games this year, and I'm not sure if it's because of the last year at the Dome, or fans' last glimpse at guaranteed baseball. Probably a little of both. <BR/> Next year at Target Field will be a tough ticket. But, Target Field will NOT become the next Wrigley Field, where the lure of the ballpark overpowers the product on the field. That's what's happened to the Wild. People go because of the Xcel, not because the team is incredibly great. Ten years now it's been like that.<BR/> The bottom line for the Twins is building a great product to put on the field. Otherwise, in a couple years, it'll be about as easy to get a ticket at Target Field as it is to get a ticket for a Royals game.LukeRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920813595880040671noreply@blogger.com