Why cant the Atlanta Braves fans sellout a playoff game at their home stadium?
362172
Because most fans here are bandwagon jumpers, not true fans. They'll only support somebody that wins the whole enchilada. I don't go to regular season home games as much because the whole experience seems a whole lot more phony and cheesy these days. There was nothing wrong with Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, plus it had lots of history. Lastly, paying six bucks for a beer is against my religion.
465208
Yeah tell me about it.  Tickets are always supposedly sold out, but then you see so many seats empty at games.  And then theres those mother f-ers who leave when the game isnt even over! If youre a REAL fan, you stay the whole time.  Appreciate being at those games you ingrates.
1069150
I have been Braves fan ever since they were in Boston, then to Milwaukee, and on to Atlanta. This year they are having a horrible year, especially since they have a very weak bullpen who has let many games get away from them. There is hope, however. They have a strong, young lineup full of potential all stars. Add them to Chipper Jones and Andrew Jones, and you have a powerful lineup. Trust me. They will improve the pitching situation and bullpen soon. Meanwhile, even though they are having a bad year, I still love them and will continue to root for them.\n\nI hope you agree.
1145519
The 3 game series in Miami was sold out before the season.  The Marlins are lucky to get 10,000 fans into that overheated football stadium, so yes, there will be mostly Red Sox fans there.  Not unusual for the Devil Rays as well.  The Devil Rays get angry and there sometimes are beanings and brawls.  The Marlins are a farm club that does better on the road than at home because they like playing in front of an audience (I heard Dan Uggla on a national radio program).  The Marlins might actually be stoked.  The D'Rays know what to expect.  If you can, avoid the day game in Miami as it gets brutally hot in the stands.
1095592
Green Bay Packers. It's almost impossible because many people don't give up their tickets until they die. They actually put them in their will. Outside of them, I believe the Redskins and Cowboyts have a long lists as well, though Redskins fans aren't as fickle as Cowboys fans, so it may be harder to get Redskins season tickets. They are number one in ticket sales and money earned from tickets just about every year. Near capacity at every game, similar to the Packers, though the Packers have a smaller stadium. Someone mentioned the Raiders, but the stadium isn't more than half full most of the time. You can pretty much just walk up and get a ticket. Why would you want season tickets?
942518
If they put it in Green Bay, they could sell out the place in a day and it would be filled with Green Bay fans (NFC) and Buffalo fans (AFC) ready to cheer for both teams.\n\nThe reality is, the NFL brass are spineless.  Even if the money was the same as hosting a game in the four usual host states (CA, AZ, LA, FL) or even MORE money, the NFL wouldn't do it.\n\nIf you can get it on TV, try watching the CFL's 2006 Grey Cup game held in Winnipeg (also known as Winterpeg): it will be -10C (14F) and 50,000+ fans.  Hell, I've had TV parties with friends in that weather, watching a Grey Cup game *outdoors*: we bring out the TV and beer and order pizza.  \n\nYou can bet Green Bay fans would have tailgate parties in January, but sadly, it'll never happen.\n\n\n.
206987
Because there just are not enough true NFL fans in LA LA Land.  \nAccording to NFL blackout rules, if the game does not sell out, it is not televised in the home territory.  When the team was in LA, they would not sell out.  Al Davis used to have to cover part of the bleacher section to reduce the number of salable seats in order to keep the games televised.  Therefore, owners conclude they can make more profit in other areas with a stronger fan base.
355258
No they have to wait another 88 years!!!!  2004 was a fluke!  How does the wild card team get home field advantage over the team (Cardinals) with the best record in all of baseball? It's just not right and yes I'm still bitter.  That All-Star game rule is whacked and it needs to be scrapped!
942816
Do you have any year in mind? If you mean this year I'm sure their plane or bus should get them there as fans just fine if they want to go. They won't be playing there this year though. Thing I hear from the fans and that though is that the owner is the problem. As a Pirates fan I can understand that thought. Some owners just want to make money off the team and don't seem to worry about the best of the team. They don't worry about what the team needs. I say Matt Millen is a bad thing as GM. Come on you can only put so much on a coach before admitting that yeah the GM is giving him too little to work with as well.
85573
There was no need.  People went to the stadium to enjoy the baseball game.  Imagine that.  They didn't need luxury boxes, food courts, playgrounds, futuristic scoreboards, picnic areas, restaurants, museums, or swimming pools to entice them to go see a game.  The talent on the field used to be enough; still is for me.
691647
Maybe because they are one of the top teams in the country.  Behind the Yankees, they are also the highest paid so they should be getting their moneys worth out of them. They also have been kicking butt in the pennant race the last few years.
458170
They do have doubleheaders in baseball, sometimes its due to a game that may have been canceled due to weather or something.  So they have to make that game up, usually when the team is in town again.  But, unless you have tickets to both games your not going to see both games.  What they do is honor the tickets for the date the game was suppose to be played and those people get in, but then have to leave when the regular scheduled game is going to begin.  If you love watching baseball you don't mind 3 hour games, if the game is going that long then your seeing one of two things, either greet pitching/defense or great hitting, most of the time its great pitching/defense.
48571
Part of it is so that no team has home-field advantage, as other people said. That's important since it's just one game. Other sports have a championship series where three games are at one place and four are at the other. Both teams get a pretty even shot. You can't do that with the Super Bowl.\n\nThe other reason is the amount of people who go to the Super Bowl. You have tons of media, advertisers, team representatives, and other people who come in for just this one event whether they go to the game or not. They all need hotels, and that needs to be set up a year or so in advance. Do you remember after Septbember 11, 2001, when the NFL tried to move the Super Bowl one week later and had huge problems with it? They eventually got it moved, but it was a huge headache for the hotels and the car dealer convetion that had to move.
790296
The security at potentially clinching games is overwhelming now.  I think the turning point game was the final game of the 1976 ALCS when the Yankee fans totallly trashed the field after Chris Chambliss won the pennant for the Yankees on a 9th inning walk off homer.  It was not a new development for the home town crowd to jump onto the field for a pennant or World Series winning moment.  I have seen films of the Bill Mazeroski walk off home run in 1960 and he had trouble crossing the plate because of the number of fans who had run onto the field in celebration.   In the 2004 ALCS, when A-Rod was called out after limp wristedly slapping at Bronson Arroyo's glove, dozens of mounted New York policeman had to surround the field as a preventative.  They did not just show up, they were obviously at the Stadium and ready to go in case of just such an emergency.
137190
Chris Reitisma! But who knows when he'll fall apart! I think the Braves could have at least 4 championships if they would have spent the money on a dominant closer instead of the bats! just a disgruntled Braves fan
569879
The 20 Royals fans that actually bother to show up for the games seem in good spirits.  The players know that they will still be paid until the Royals inevitably ship them off to a better team.  The team can do nothing because their owner won't let them spend any money to keep any talent.  If they had left well enough alone, their outfield would now consist of Jermaine Dye, Johnny Damon, and Carlos Beltran.  Until the owner sells or passes away, don't get your hopes up.
773998
I agree with you, it IS crazy. But sadly, that is the reality of sports at the big league level. It is no longer about the sport instead, it's about entertainment. Real sports fans like you, me, and the rest of the purists are priced and ignored from the game by the means to be able to pay the players. I don't enjoy the atmosphere at games. The obnoxiously loud music, ads on everything, and exorbitant prices have taken the game out of the reason to attend. Plus some of the players wear jewelry like they are in street gangs, some wear their hair like they came off the beach, pant legs touch the grass WHILE STANDING and the leagues have brought down the quality of play due to expansion. Mediocrity - some call it parity - is the norm. All I can do is not attend, buy, or even follow baseball anymore. Of course, that decision was made much easier due to the mismanagement of a team in town that thinks it is a big league club. The Phillies.