Bomber36
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The game was a blast last year. I think this will sell out quickly. Going to get tickets for both weekends myself.Good stuff. Also helps give the baseball team greater visibility in the state
Sucks 2 of the games will be @ 2:05.
The other 2 will be @ 7:05
Love Saturday afternoon games in the Spring...
So let me get this straight...UConn baseball in Hartford = good.
UConn basketball/football/hockey in Hartford =/= tears at the fabric of civilize UConn society.
I had to fix it again for myself...FIFY.....
Seriously though.
I like the mix of both areas so the majority of fans no matter the sport can check them out live
So let me get this straight...UConn baseball in Hartford = good.
So let me get this straight...UConn baseball in Hartford = good.
UConn basketball or football in Hartford = tears at the fabric of civilize UConn society.
I love all UConn sports playing in Hartford.....hell, I live 15 minutes away.So let me get this straight...UConn baseball in Hartford = good.
UConn basketball or football in Hartford = tears at the fabric of civilize UConn society.
There were more people at the dunk game than all the games up in Storrs. So from that perspective it is a great thing. Kids deserve that exposure. The team lenders had put together with everything like the non baseball weather and no facilities to really speak of is a good story.
It's a limited number, not half/entire schedule. Gets fans that wouldn't/can't travel out to Storrs for games experience UConn baseball which is one of the best sports on campus.
Back to baseball...when I was in school in the late 90s, the baseball team played in front of friends and family...at least the games I went to. It was not until about 2006 that they began playing well and people outside the Greater Mansfield Hollow region took notice.
Apple and oranges, right?Again, a negative point for basketball/football is spun into a positive for baseball.
Regardless of percentage, the home football slate is a total of 6 games most years and it should "gets fans that [wouldn't/couldn't] travel out to Storrs for game experience." Is there a negative effect on student attendance of having games in East Hartford? Maybe on the snowflakes of the current student body, but football sold out a large portion of their games (including students) from 2003 through 2010. It wasn't until 1) slow recovery from The Great Recession met 2) the dipping of team W/L performance that attendance (specifically student) took a downturn and it makes sense. It's no fun supporting a team that has a far greater chance to lose than win. Look at basketball. They sold out virtually every arena in which they played for 25 years. What's the attendance for a 12-13 team and for whom it seems a more than fair percentage of the vocal fanbase want a coaching change? Gampel, with 6,000 less seats and far better viewing angles, doesn't sell out any better than the XL Center.
Back to baseball...when I was in school in the late 90s, the baseball team played in front of friends and family...at least the games I went to. It was not until about 2006 that they began playing well and people outside the Greater Mansfield Hollow region took notice.
It's all about performance and expectations of winning, not venue and not opponent.
One other big change took place for UConn baseball. WHUS started carrying UConn baseball games. Before 2006, UConn baseball was rare event on UConn's radio station. Starting around 2006 or so, WHUS gradually ramped up the number of games the WHUS sports department would carry. First the station started with the post season tournaments, then they started carrying more and more of the home schedule, and eventually started going on the road with the team as well. Earlier this decade a commitment was made by Chris Jones to broadcast virtually every game on the schedule. Having games regularly on the radio and/or the internet made it much easier for people to follow this team, and it is the big reason why I am so much into this team now.
Apple and oranges, right?
If it was really all about performance and expectations of winning, not venue and not opponent, then the baseball team would draw the same numbers in Storrs.
FWIW, the XL is a great venue for hockey too. One common link is that for both baseball and hockey there isn't an up to date appropriated sized venue in Storrs. That won't always be the case though.