2019 Angels attendance still on track to top 3,000,000

[nate]

I wonder what actual attendance vs tickets sold is.  Most of the money is made from concessions.

[UndertheHalo]

1 minute ago, Calzone 2 said:

There was a game earlier this season when the Angels announced that the attendance was 38,000+ which was a lie. I called my buddy at Anaheim PD who gets the actual turnstile counts by the 5th inning to assign traffic control and he told me it was 17,000+.

Oh my god.  Stop being such a fuc*king dumbass.  They announce the tickets sold.  Jesus man.  Why are you like this ?

[yk9001]

There are two sets of nutswinger arguments on this thread:

• The tickets sold is real, and a lot of people bought tickets in February and March, but don't feel like going.
• The number is bogus, but everybody does it.

 

Which should we address first?

[UndertheHalo]

The *actual attendance* isn’t made known publicly by the Angels.  Obviously its not 3 million people.  

Again, who. gives. a. shit. 

[UndertheHalo]

Well.  I’m a nutswinger. I guess I’ll be proud about it. 

[yk9001]

2 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Oh my god.  Stop being such a fuc*king dumbass.  They announce the tickets sold.  Jesus man.  Why are you like this ?

Go to any box score on mlb.com.

They post "att".  I think that is short for 'attendance', not 'tickets sold'.

[UndertheHalo]

Just now, yk9001 said:

Go to any box score on mlb.com.

They post "att".  I think that is short for 'attendance', not 'tickets sold'.

Lol I can’t do this.  It’s too dumb.  

[yk9001]

4 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

The *actual attendance* isn’t made known publicly by the Angels.  Obviously its not 3 million people.  

Again, who. gives. a. shit. 

The spinmeisters' headline at Anaheim Pravda says Angels reach 3 million in home attendance

The Angels are super duper proud of it.  Almost so proud, they are willing to lie about it.

https://www.mlb.com/angels/press-release/angels-reach-3-million-in-home-attendance-294615728

Edited August 27, 2019 by yk9001

[UndertheHalo]

My previous nutswinger stint on AW was in defense of the lasagna god. 

Edited August 27, 2019 by UndertheHalo

[Claude]

4 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Oh my god.  Stop being such a fuc*king dumbass.  They announce the tickets sold.  Jesus man.  Why are you like this ?

They never say tonight’s “PAID” attendance is _ _ , _ _ _ 

‘Attendance’ means people that are actually present. 

[Dtwncbad]

Would love to see the parking revenue or concession sales numbers.

Weird!  Millions of fans walking to the ballpark and bringing their own food in? 

[Lou]

5 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

Go to any box score on mlb.com.

They post "att".  I think that is short for 'attendance', not 'tickets sold'.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ticketnews.com/2017/11/mlb-attendance-paid-versus-actual/%3famp

"That’s because attendance numbers are measured by the seats that have been paid for, not the seats that are physically filled, at each game. If ballparks keep count of turnstile clicks, they certainly don’t release that data – and haven’t since 2000"

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

The last game I went to they said "today's paid attendance is..." while butts in the seats looked to be about 70% of that.  If 3M is the magic number for the front office so be it.  I'd guess in recent years they've had a lot of last minute sales, offers or unloading tickets for next to nothing to large groups to get the numbers up because the product on the field isn't doing it.  

[UndertheHalo]

2 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

The spinmeisters' headline at Anaheim Pravda says Angels reach 3 million in home attendance

The Angels are super duper proud of it.  Almost so proud, they are willing to lie about it.

https://www.mlb.com/angels/press-release/angels-reach-3-million-in-home-attendance-294615728

I’m not going to argue pointless semantics with you.  As previously pointed out in the thread all teams report the same shit.  

[Lou]

Just now, Catwhoshatinthehat said:

The last game I went to they said "today's paid attendance is..." while butts in the seats looked to be about 70% of that.  If 3M is the magic number for the front office more power to them.  I'd guess in recent years they've had a lot of last minute sales or offers to get the numbers up because the product on the field isn't doing it.  

FACE!

[yk9001]

Just now, Lou said:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ticketnews.com/2017/11/mlb-attendance-paid-versus-actual/%3famp

"That’s because attendance numbers are measured by the seats that have been paid for, not the seats that are physically filled, at each game. If ballparks keep count of turnstile clicks, they certainly don’t release that data – and haven’t since 2000"

Oh I know it represents 'tickets sold'.  Just funny they call it 'attendance".

[Docwaukee]

I was looking through the preview for tonight's game and they already posted the attendance.  

[Claude]

8 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

There are two sets of nutswinger arguments on this thread:

• The tickets sold is real, and a lot of people bought tickets in February and March, but don't feel like going.
• The number is bogus, but everybody does it.

 

Which should we address first?

And speaking to my buddy Ron Holt at 714 tickets that at least 5000 season ticket holder immediately put all of their tickets for sale on the secondary market. They cash in and rarely attend games. 

[UndertheHalo]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ticketnews.com/2017/11/mlb-attendance-paid-versus-actual/%3famp

"That’s because attendance numbers are measured by the seats that have been paid for, not the seats that are physically filled, at each game. If ballparks keep count of turnstile clicks, they certainly don’t release that data – and haven’t since 2000"

I was just going to say there is almost certainly an asterisks explaining this simple and obvious but apparently to some unfathomably indecipherable concept.  Jesus some of these guys insist on being baby brains.  

Try just a little bit.  A fu*cking ounce of critical thinking.  

And im done.  Before I have a stroke. Usually I only get this worked up on the POL board. 

[Claude]

3 minutes ago, Lou said:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ticketnews.com/2017/11/mlb-attendance-paid-versus-actual/%3famp

"That’s because attendance numbers are measured by the seats that have been paid for, not the seats that are physically filled, at each game. If ballparks keep count of turnstile clicks, they certainly don’t release that data – and haven’t since 2000"

They do release that information privately to the Anaheim PD for manpower purposes only. 

[yk9001]

1 minute ago, Calzone 2 said:

And speaking to my buddy Ron Holt at 714 tickets that at least 5000 season ticket holder immediately put all of their tickets for sale on the secondary market. They cash in and rarely attend games. 

So let's follow that to its logical conclusion.

People aren't buying these seats.  So how can they cash in?

[Dtwncbad]

1 minute ago, yk9001 said:

So let's follow that to its logical conclusion.

People aren't buying these seats.  So how can they cash in?

Is this a little like Yogi Berra saying nobody goes to that restaurant anymore because it is too crowded?

[Claude]

3 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

So let's follow that to its logical conclusion.

People aren't buying these seats.  So how can they cash in?

They rake during the Dodgers, Yankees, Astros, Red Sox series and any series that gives away any Trout, Ohtani or Pujols man dolls. 

Edited August 27, 2019 by Calzone 2

[Docwaukee]

6 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

My theory is they lie so Arte during the christmas yacht party can brag about the 3 million.

so you hate when people use numbers to manipulate perception?  

aren't you an accountant?  

[yk9001]

1 minute ago, Dochalo said:

aren't you an accountant?  

An honest one.