Comments on: Two Links, Over Easy http://www.dailyfungo.com/2007/02/17/two-links-over-easy/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:56:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike McClary http://www.dailyfungo.com/2007/02/17/two-links-over-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Mike McClary Sun, 18 Feb 2007 23:29:51 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/2007/02/17/two-links-over-easy/#comment-592 Good point, Kurt. I was thinking more along the lines of two downtown Detroit teams duking it out for entertainment dollars at the same time. Add in the Pistons to the mix and it will be interesting to see what happens to attendance figures along I-75 in Metro Detroit. Mike Good point, Kurt.

I was thinking more along the lines of two downtown Detroit teams duking it out for entertainment dollars at the same time.

Add in the Pistons to the mix and it will be interesting to see what happens to attendance figures along I-75 in Metro Detroit.

Mike

]]> By: Kurt http://www.dailyfungo.com/2007/02/17/two-links-over-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-566 Kurt Sun, 18 Feb 2007 05:29:54 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/2007/02/17/two-links-over-easy/#comment-566 Yah, I was going to say you were forgetting the Pistons, who are doing pretty good in their own right right now and have a great shot to go back to the NBA Finals. I just think its great that the sports teams of Detroit are all doing good right now. But it's pretty cool that the Tigers seem to be taking priority. That can only be a good thing. Except when I try to buy something and there's a two-month production delay because they can't keep up! Yah, I was going to say you were forgetting the Pistons, who are doing pretty good in their own right right now and have a great shot to go back to the NBA Finals. I just think its great that the sports teams of Detroit are all doing good right now. But it’s pretty cool that the Tigers seem to be taking priority. That can only be a good thing. Except when I try to buy something and there’s a two-month production delay because they can’t keep up!

]]> By: Doug Hill http://www.dailyfungo.com/2007/02/17/two-links-over-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Doug Hill Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:08:56 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/2007/02/17/two-links-over-easy/#comment-549 I'm guessing the new hat is some sort of training hat that's made of a cooler/moisture-wicking material that will allow the players' heads to remain cooler under that warm Florida sun. Good lord I hope they never make it north of Pensacola! As for ADD and the Wings/Pistons it's already happening with the Wings. You can find seats relatively cheaply to just about any game you want. The coverage in the local papers is scaled back by comparison as well because the media is full-on the Tigers' bandwagon. Will it translate into increased gates for those chilly April home dates? I'd say no, simply because all but one of the games is televised this year. Sure, there'll be an uptick in attendance, but who wants to sit outside on a damp, 45-degree night and watch the Tigers tangle with the White Sox when you'll have three or four more opportunities to see the same team come calling during warmer months? I’m guessing the new hat is some sort of training hat that’s made of a cooler/moisture-wicking material that will allow the players’ heads to remain cooler under that warm Florida sun. Good lord I hope they never make it north of Pensacola!

As for ADD and the Wings/Pistons it’s already happening with the Wings. You can find seats relatively cheaply to just about any game you want. The coverage in the local papers is scaled back by comparison as well because the media is full-on the Tigers’ bandwagon.

Will it translate into increased gates for those chilly April home dates? I’d say no, simply because all but one of the games is televised this year. Sure, there’ll be an uptick in attendance, but who wants to sit outside on a damp, 45-degree night and watch the Tigers tangle with the White Sox when you’ll have three or four more opportunities to see the same team come calling during warmer months?

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