tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555205834524822081.post8346488811412038485..comments2023-08-02T04:06:00.583-04:00Comments on Musings of a Cranky Caregiver: At the PahkCrankyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995365444853477833noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555205834524822081.post-39505171813933904662012-05-13T19:33:40.191-04:002012-05-13T19:33:40.191-04:00Josie - you're very welcome. It was great to g...Josie - you're very welcome. It was great to get to spend more time with you.Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995365444853477833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555205834524822081.post-723332114104795162012-05-13T19:15:07.572-04:002012-05-13T19:15:07.572-04:00It was a great day with great company. Thanks agai...It was a great day with great company. Thanks again for including me.Josiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226640652091292377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555205834524822081.post-79601562734714380272012-05-08T19:10:00.874-04:002012-05-08T19:10:00.874-04:00Waffles - thanks for giving me that info. Looks li...Waffles - thanks for giving me that info. Looks like it is a bit of a game to keep that streak going. I'd rather they just dropped the price of tix a bit.<br /><br />Muff - I agree about blocks of tix not being used necessarily. I wasn't aware everyone hated the Phillies. I think they're a pretty solid franchise. Will have to check it out.Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995365444853477833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555205834524822081.post-35962398199551424972012-05-08T16:20:29.575-04:002012-05-08T16:20:29.575-04:00I just asked my husband last night about OUR [Phil...I just asked my husband last night about OUR [Phillies] sold out record. He added that many companies/corporations buy blocks of seat, but they're not always used.. So I guess some seats look empty, but they're really sold.[BTW Now everyone REALLY hates us after the whole Cole Hamels incident. Why can't we just play ball??]<br />Glad you guys had fun!<br />Peace,<br />MuffMuffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542678482763101104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555205834524822081.post-64906270898190667012012-05-08T13:59:22.745-04:002012-05-08T13:59:22.745-04:00Here is the definition for you.. although I believ...Here is the definition for you.. although I believe your right:<br />==============================<br />The Sox embrace an alternate definition that permits them to declare a game sold out even if hundreds of tickets go unsold but others are distributed for free.<br /><br />“I can understand the confusion,’’ said Sam Kennedy, the team’s executive vice president. “But we operate by a definition that is commonly practiced throughout Major League Baseball and professional sports.’’<br /><br />The Sox count the total number of tickets they distribute, including an average of 800 complimentary tickets each game to charities and others, as the basis for a sellout. They also count standing room tickets toward the total.<br /><br />Skeptics might call it a “distribution streak’’ rather than a sellout streak, given the team’s reliance on complimentary tickets.<br /><br />By giving away hundreds of tickets to Wednesday’s game and selling hundreds of other standing room tickets, the Sox kept their streak alive despite reporting a paid attendance of 37,434 - 61 seats shy of capacity. They did so by including the tickets distributed, which pushed the total to 37,819, exceeding the seating capacity by 324.<br />==================================SirFWALGManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310209706844541719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555205834524822081.post-17049512175320402692012-05-08T13:08:38.515-04:002012-05-08T13:08:38.515-04:00Light - I think they must be gaming the "seat...Light - I think they must be gaming the "seats sold" count for Fenway. Perhaps they give away enough of the unsold seats to ensure the park is "sold out." It was fun talking with you when you called Josie. I had no idea you were en route to play poker with TBC. Man, I had driving in heavy rain, even with my new glasses.Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995365444853477833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555205834524822081.post-83821267485620448822012-05-08T12:51:31.611-04:002012-05-08T12:51:31.611-04:00I think that MLB reports seats sold, not actual at...I think that MLB reports seats sold, not actual attendance. Since the Cubbies are very popular, it is not unusual late in the season to see a paid attendance of 38,000 and see half the seats empty.<br /><br />Glad you had a good time. Nice talking with you on the phone during the game.lightning36https://www.blogger.com/profile/05641629003610446976noreply@blogger.com