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Originally Posted by Y0DA55
I think a big problem with baseball in Miami, is that the stadium isn't readily accessible. In Chicago or New York the stadium is easy to get to. In Miami, it isn't. I've only been to one game down there, but you HAD to pay for parking as you can't just walk to the stadium. I don't know how public transportation is down there or if they are able to get people to the games who don't have cars, but from my experience, whatever that stadium is now called is WAY out of the way for people. If you make going to the game a hassle, it will absolutely turn off fans.
I don't know how attendance is here in Seattle for Mariners games, but if they have a moderately good team, the stadium easily fills up. It's within walking distance (or a really short bus ride) from downtown. I don't think Pro Player Stadium (if that's the name now) has that sort of proximity to Miami. Yankee Stadium and Wrigley Field are all right there. I think this plays a HUGE part in it (along with the branding that ctorg mentioned).
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That's a good point. The stadium is a pain in the ass to get to. And public transportation in Florida is absolutely abysmal (which I can't understand, with all the old people down here -- shouldn't we work harder to get them off the roads??). That probably does play into it a lot.