Anonymous
04/23/2017 19:41
Subject: Attendance ar Nationals games is so very white ....
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sports in the US = white coaches ordering minority players around on a field or court or whatever. Why would a Black person want to watch that??
I guess you aren't a Nats fan and know who Dusty Baker is.
if you knew anything about baseball, you know that the manager has been minimized in their power/role and it flows from the GM/front office.
dusty baker's gm is white.
Anonymous
04/23/2017 08:26
Subject: Attendance ar Nationals games is so very white ....
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:With the exception of the special games (e.g., opening day, playoffs, cubs), you can get nose bleed seats for less than $20.
Parking? There are inexpensive lots far from the stadium, or you can take metro. For me, so far this year, metro has been fine, but now there is a green line surge.
Food? They let you bring in food. They let you. I often stop at the Italian store and bring in subs.
I usually sit in the 300 level. $26 seats x 3 for family, $26 for parking, $28 for three subs, and then buy a bottomless cup for $9. About $160 for dinner and game. Not that much more than going to the movies.
The problem is more the taste in sports. Hockey and Baseball => whiter crowd. Basketball, less so.
Waste of time and money, but the owners and MLB say Thank You for patronage.
I would rather give my money to people who try to put up a good time vs. the Daniel.
Anonymous
04/23/2017 08:24
Subject: Attendance ar Nationals games is so very white ....
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Baseball is an expensive game to play as a child. It requires specialized field space and equipment and organization to field 2 teams to play against each other. Compare that to basketball, which really only requires a ball and hoop and can be played 1 on 1 or with full teams. Baseball hasn't been a popular urban sport in years.
Have you ridden the green line out to a game? Navy yard is like last call for white people on the trains. It's kind of funny.
The same can be said about football and there are plenty of black football players. I think it's more about outreach. The Nats could offer low priced tickets to local high school students.
The Nats already have $5 and $10 tickets. How much lower do they need to be?
Maybe they could stop playing so much country music--especially that damn Toby Keith "rah-rah America let's drop bombs on the brown people!" song. And making every game a military pep rally.
That said, I love baseball and put up with the shitty in-game "entertainment" and craptastic experience of interacting with surly employees and their utterly bewildering inability to produce a smooth opening day.
Opening day was not great, but they have gotten their act together.
I love the sport. There are so many different things to watch...on TV they usually focus on the ball, but it is fun to watch the players interactions.
Anonymous
04/23/2017 08:22
Subject: Attendance ar Nationals games is so very white ....
Anonymous wrote:MLB mostly promotes its white players -- Bryant, Rizzo, Trout, Kershaw, and Harper. The Nats themselves are mostly white. Not surprising that the audience is also mostly white.
Don't forget McCutchen
Anonymous
04/22/2017 21:02
Subject: Attendance ar Nationals games is so very white ....
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Baseball is an expensive game to play as a child. It requires specialized field space and equipment and organization to field 2 teams to play against each other. Compare that to basketball, which really only requires a ball and hoop and can be played 1 on 1 or with full teams. Baseball hasn't been a popular urban sport in years.
Have you ridden the green line out to a game? Navy yard is like last call for white people on the trains. It's kind of funny.
The same can be said about football and there are plenty of black football players. I think it's more about outreach. The Nats could offer low priced tickets to local high school students.
The Nats already have $5 and $10 tickets. How much lower do they need to be?
Maybe they could stop playing so much country music--especially that damn Toby Keith "rah-rah America let's drop bombs on the brown people!" song. And making every game a military pep rally.
That said, I love baseball and put up with the shitty in-game "entertainment" and craptastic experience of interacting with surly employees and their utterly bewildering inability to produce a smooth opening day.
Anonymous
04/22/2017 17:16
Subject: Re:Attendance ar Nationals games is so very white ....
Rule of thumb: take whatever someone says it cost them to attend and add 20 percent to get the actual amount.
Anonymous
04/22/2017 17:10
Subject: Attendance ar Nationals games is so very white ....
^^It's not a problem. People go where they want. Is it a problem that there are more black people playing NBA basketball than whites? I don't think so.
Anonymous
04/22/2017 17:05
Subject: Attendance ar Nationals games is so very white ....
Anonymous wrote:More white people go to the library, the movies, the mall and the museums too. But I know why! Wait for it....it's because there are more white people in the US than black people!
You're welcome!
Swing and a miss at downplaying the problem.
Anonymous
04/22/2017 16:06
Subject: Attendance ar Nationals games is so very white ....
MLB mostly promotes its white players -- Bryant, Rizzo, Trout, Kershaw, and Harper. The Nats themselves are mostly white. Not surprising that the audience is also mostly white.
Anonymous
04/22/2017 15:58
Subject: Attendance ar Nationals games is so very white ....
Anonymous wrote:Baseball is an expensive game to play as a child. It requires specialized field space and equipment and organization to field 2 teams to play against each other. Compare that to basketball, which really only requires a ball and hoop and can be played 1 on 1 or with full teams. Baseball hasn't been a popular urban sport in years.
Have you ridden the green line out to a game? Navy yard is like last call for white people on the trains. It's kind of funny.
The same can be said about football and there are plenty of black football players. I think it's more about outreach. The Nats could offer low priced tickets to local high school students.
Anonymous
04/22/2017 14:23
Subject: Attendance ar Nationals games is so very white ....
More white people go to the library, the movies, the mall and the museums too. But I know why! Wait for it....it's because there are more white people in the US than black people!
You're welcome!
You're welcome!
Anonymous
04/22/2017 14:11
Subject: Attendance ar Nationals games is so very white ....
Anonymous wrote:Yes, I think the far more interesting question is what the F do white people get out of watching boring baseball games? Black people simply are not as boring as whites. Maybe we need outreach to help white people find more interesting hobbies.
Like twerking?
Anonymous
04/22/2017 13:34
Subject: Attendance ar Nationals games is so very white ....
Anonymous wrote:With the exception of the special games (e.g., opening day, playoffs, cubs), you can get nose bleed seats for less than $20.
Parking? There are inexpensive lots far from the stadium, or you can take metro. For me, so far this year, metro has been fine, but now there is a green line surge.
Food? They let you bring in food. They let you. I often stop at the Italian store and bring in subs.
I usually sit in the 300 level. $26 seats x 3 for family, $26 for parking, $28 for three subs, and then buy a bottomless cup for $9. About $160 for dinner and game. Not that much more than going to the movies.
The problem is more the taste in sports. Hockey and Baseball => whiter crowd. Basketball, less so.
Waste of time and money, but the owners and MLB say Thank You for patronage.
Anonymous
04/22/2017 13:20
Subject: Attendance ar Nationals games is so very white ....
With the exception of the special games (e.g., opening day, playoffs, cubs), you can get nose bleed seats for less than $20.
Parking? There are inexpensive lots far from the stadium, or you can take metro. For me, so far this year, metro has been fine, but now there is a green line surge.
Food? They let you bring in food. They let you. I often stop at the Italian store and bring in subs.
I usually sit in the 300 level. $26 seats x 3 for family, $26 for parking, $28 for three subs, and then buy a bottomless cup for $9. About $160 for dinner and game. Not that much more than going to the movies.
The problem is more the taste in sports. Hockey and Baseball => whiter crowd. Basketball, less so.
Parking? There are inexpensive lots far from the stadium, or you can take metro. For me, so far this year, metro has been fine, but now there is a green line surge.
Food? They let you bring in food. They let you. I often stop at the Italian store and bring in subs.
I usually sit in the 300 level. $26 seats x 3 for family, $26 for parking, $28 for three subs, and then buy a bottomless cup for $9. About $160 for dinner and game. Not that much more than going to the movies.
The problem is more the taste in sports. Hockey and Baseball => whiter crowd. Basketball, less so.
Anonymous
04/22/2017 07:08
Subject: Attendance ar Nationals games is so very white ....
Anonymous wrote:Go caps