Well when a team does lose very year for a decade, I would interject the word realistic for the bolded. You can't suck as bad as the Reds have for as long as they have and expect the fans to just be giddy and sellout every game. It's a business, and in business when you've lost customers, it's hard to get them back.

 

They may be realistic about the past, but hard to say realistic about the present. I think pessimistic fits just fine.

Honestly I think alot of it has to do with the time of year. Going to Reds games has always been a summer time activity for most people over the last decade or more, for two reason, first of all because everyone starts back to school in mid to late August so it's much harder for parents, teachers, kids to get out to games. As well as the fact that usually by July most people aren't thinking baseball because the Reds aren't usually even in it after the all star break. I think this plays a big part in it.

 

I would love to go to a game during the week, but now that NKU started back up I work and have school every day mon thru friday, the earliest I get out is 8 on tues and thursdays, it's just not easy to do for most people in the fall.

Cardinal games are all on TV and they still draw 40,000 plus and they are basically out of the playoffs.

 

Economy is a big one.

St. Louis is a baseball first city. One of the few out there. They are one of a select few teams that draw good crowds on a consistent basis.

 

Terrible team for the past 20 years aside, let us call be real about it. Baseball numbers are down nationwide due to lack of popularity. A lot more choices with better action on a typical night than watching baseball.

People are sick of paying $7.75 for a beer. That's just reached the point of being a big ripoff.

Easy Answer: They have all bought playoff tickets and are saving up for the playoffs. Maybe you can mail that reply into the stltoday crew and see if they agree.:thumb:

That is a perplexing question. The games are on TV, but only in Northern Kentucky.

 

And Louisville I guess...

What do the Red's players do to make people care about them beyond having a playoff years once every 10 years? If I'm not mistaken they take batting practice before the gates are opened so they aren't on the field until game time. Also, unless things have changed because I haven't been since last year, they don't sign autographs and connect with the fans after the game.

As an adult I don't really care but as someone mentioned they've lost a generation of fans so what are they doing to connect and draw the adults of tomorrow?

That is a perplexing question. The games are on TV, but only in Northern Kentucky.

The games are on all over the state. FoxSports Ohio has them all. All of Eastern KY and Southern OH and Western WV has the network available on all the cable providers.

That is a perplexing question. The games are on TV, but only in Northern Kentucky.

 

I get all the Reds games here in WKY.

Easy Answer: They have all bought playoff tickets and are saving up for the playoffs. Maybe you can mail that reply into the stltoday crew and see if they agree.:thumb:

 

Easy, get to the playoffs one time in the past several years.

 

Cardinals fans have bought regular season and playoff tickets for a number of years.

I've brought this up in years past and was always told if they started winning, the fans would come.

 

I guess now, its the economy.

 

In five years, it will be something else.

I've brought this up in years past and was always told if they started winning, the fans would come.

 

I guess now, its the economy.

 

In five years, it will be something else.

 

 

I am amazed at any franchise that is winning and not filling the stands.

 

The Rays would be another great example.

If the Reds and Rays make the World Series, the stands might look like the boxing scene in Oceans 11 where they brought in a bunch of dummies, put clothes on them, and filled the stands with them.

Outside of funding the Brown Family Trust, Cincinnati sucks as a sports town right now. I guess the first point validates the second...

Outside of funding the Brown Family Trust, Cincinnati sucks as a sports town right now. I guess the first point validates the second...

 

Finally, the right answer.