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:
| 2002 | 2003 | |
| Through Same Period | Games | Avg. Attendance | Games | Avg.
Attendance | Pct. Change |
| Angels | 52 | 25789 | 52 | 37000 | 43.5 |
| Marlins | 53 | 10655 | 51 | 14321 | 34.4 |
| Reds | 51 | 23047 | 51 | 30026 |
30.3 |
| Expos | 51 | 9812 | 51 | 12155 | 23.9 |
| Royals | 47 | 18181 | 50 | 22487 | 23.7 |
| Phillies | 51 |
20923 | 50 | 25864 | 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
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