Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
July 28, 2003
Game of the Day

It's the wild card chasers facing each other as Arizona visits the Florida Marlins. It's a very good pitching matchup as Miguel Batista takes on Mark Redman. They are extremely evenly matched in BB, HR and strikeouts. The Diamondbacks offense has been in a slump, scoring only 7 runs in the last six games (2-4 record). The Marlins, on the other hand, have outscored their opponents 48-27, going 6-1 over their last seven games.

It's time for Florida fans to come out and support this team. They are in the race, they are hot, they have a number of good players. I chided Royals fans for not turning out earlier in the year for their team, and I'm not going to let the Marlins fans off the hook. :-) Yes, the Marlins have the 2nd highest attendance increase in terms of percentage this year:

20022003
Through Same PeriodGamesAvg. AttendanceGamesAvg. AttendancePct. Change
Angels 5225789 5237000 43.5
Marlins 5310655 5114321 34.4
Reds 5123047 5130026 30.3
Expos 51 9812 5112155 23.9
Royals 4718181 5022487 23.7
Phillies 51 20923 5025864 23.6

But 14,000 fans a game for a contending team is a joke. And like the Royals of a few weeks ago, there is no buzz about the big series starting tonight. C'mon Miami, get out to the stadium!


Posted by David Pinto at 01:20 PM | Games | TrackBack (0)