I wonder what could be filled in the UK if the Giants and Rangers came to play a game (even one of the World Series games); probably about the same as a cricket match here.
Oh, I vigorously disagree....
First of all, there would be an enormous amount of advance hype and publicity....I suspect the game would easily sell out Wembley Stadium.....
I wonder what could be filled in the UK if the Giants and Rangers came to play a game (even one of the World Series games); probably about the same as a cricket match here.
Oh, I vigorously disagree....
First of all, there would be an enormous amount of advance hype and publicity....I suspect the game would easily sell out Wembley Stadium.....
And secondly, you know those soccer hooligans....
Any excuse for a party....
OK Jim, i admit a series game was a bit of an overstatement; but a regular game? IMHO, Brits can see rounders (I would guess) or cricket any time they want, so what would the attraction of US baseball be? Kind of like the same attraction Americans would have in watching cricket.
If you want to talk about sell-out streaks, lets discuss the Boston Red Sox, who are somewhere north of selling out 620 games in a row (the prior MLB record was 456 games). That's packed houses since May 15, 2003. Granted they have one of the smallest parks in MLB -- capacity is 36,000+ -- but still, tickets aren't $10 bucks anymore, either.
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, paraphrasing Sarah Moore Grimké
I certainly think that there would be a reasonable amount of interest in the UK for a once a year or one off big league baseball game between two US teams, same as there was for the NFL game it's the "novelty" factor but as for American football actually gaining a following here ummm not so much it's televised on Sky regularly, even I have watched a few games now and then, but we simply aren't a big enough population to really get into another sport and make it worth anyone's while trying to set up a professional league.
If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you may have misjudged the situation.
f you want to talk about sell-out streaks, lets discuss the Boston Red Sox, who are somewhere north of selling out 620 games in a row (the prior MLB record was 456 games). That's packed houses since May 15, 2003.
The Redskins held the NFL consecutive game sold out record for more than 20 years at RFK....
Found this -- cannot verify -- however, all I can say is it is MUCH harder to sell out baseball games over a 162-game season than it is in football over a 16-game season. The next highest active sellout streak in baseball after Boston is Philly at 105 (at the time the data was collected).
Top-50 active consecutive home game sellout streaks in North America
.by The Sport Market on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 10:37am.
Rank | Number of games | Team | League | Stadium
1) | 550 | Boston Red Sox | MLB | Fenway Park
2) | 381 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | Xcel Energy Center
3) | 357 | Green Bay Packers | NFL | Lambeau Field / Milwaukee County Stadium
4) | 354 | Dallas Mavericks | NBA | American Airlines Center
5) | 348 | Washington Redskins | NFL | FedEx Field / RFK Stadium
6) | 317 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | Heinz Field / Three Rivers Stadium
7) | 309 | Denver Broncos | NFL | Invesco Field at Mile High
8) | 300 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | General Motors Place
9) | 274 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | Air Canada Centre
10) | 275 | San Francisco 49ers | NFL | Candlestick Park
11) | 272 | New York Giants | NFL | Giants Stadium
12) | 265 | New York Jets | NFL | Giants Stadium
13) | 256 | Calgary Flames | NHL | Pengrowth Saddledome
14) | 223 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | Bell Centre
15) | 218 | Chicago Bears | NFL | Soldier Field
16) | 211 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | Rexall Place
17) | 177 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | Texas Stadium / Cowboys Stadium
18) | 175 | New England Patriots | NFL | Gillette Stadium / Foxborough Stadium
19) | 158 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | Mellon Arena
20) | 143 | Baltimore Ravens | NFL | M & T Bank Park
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, paraphrasing Sarah Moore Grimké
Sox have THE smallest park in MLB, but post-renovation Fenway holds 38,800 or so for day games (centerfield seats covered), 39,000 at night. The new owners have added about 2500 seats.
