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Game 4: Rowdies Home Attendance Thread (4/22 vs. Charleston Battery) (self.TampaBayRowdies)
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Below you'll find this weeks attendance thread. We're now -2.0% behind last year's attendance through 4 games. Not desperate, but for sure something I hope turns a corner. Last week brought 5,016 through the gates against Charleston. There was a 6:10 first pitch for the Rays that night, but all other conditions were great. Rays are on the road next week, hopefully we can grab a better performance against Richmond.
Gm Date Opp '17 Attn USL Avg % vs USL '16 Attn % Cml Growth
1 3/25 OCB 7,710 *4,806 +60.4% 5,740 +34.3%
2 4/1 TFC2 4,326 *3,999 +8.2% 4,429 +18.4%
3 4/8 OTT 5,310 *4,464 +18.9% 5,948 +7.6%
4 4/22 CHS 5,016 *3,292 +52.4% 6,702 -2.0%
Avg 5,591 4,404 5,705
Total 22,362 330,306 22,819
% Cml Growth: Year-over-year running season total growth (cumulative)
*Average-to-date, not all teams have played comp home games
TEAM AVERAGES (YTD)
Rnk Team HGP Avg Attn High Low
1 FCC 3 19,608 23,144 15,244
2 SAC 2 11,569 11,569 11,569
3 LOU 2 7,916 9,074 6,758
4 SAFC 3 6,898 8,074 6,217
5 PHX 3 6,794 7,162 6,330
6 OTT 1 6,502 6,502 6,502
7 RGV 3 5,897 6,181 5,481
8 TBR 4 5,591 7,710 4,326
9 RIC 4 5,541 8,021 1,567
10 RNO 3 5,001 5,691 4,430
11 STL 3 4,827 5,566 4,107
12 OKC 2 4,466 5,899 3,032
13 TUL 3 4,242 4,952 3,015
14 ROC 1 3,459 3,459 3,459
15 BTS 3 3,028 3,102 2,976
16 PIT 3 3,007 3,352 2,586
17 COS 2 2,641 3,249 2,032
18 HAR 2 2,639 3,264 2,013
19 CHS 3 2,431 2,447 2,421
20 SLC 2 2,044 2,316 1,771
21 T2 3 1,887 2,602 1,226
22 OCB 3 1,784 2,741 1,098
23 LAG2 3 1,573 2,225 977
24 CLT 2 1,539 2,048 1,030
25 S2 3 1,013 1,115 952
26 SPR 3 878 1,060 572
27 NYRB2 3 641 806 396
28 WFC2 2 571 738 403
29 TFC2 1 525 525 525
30 OCSC 0 – – –
*Missing information, not all games reported as of yet
While the numbers are only down slightly this year compared to last I have to wonder if that is because we are playing less marketable teams in the USL.
Perhaps. But I'd say only against Toronto 2. Otherwise, I'm not sure any NASL teams mean anything except for the Cosmos and Strikers to people.
Season structure is going to have an impact, because of the NASL split season. For example, last year Game 5 was the Spring Season finale and Game 6 was the Fall Season opener. We have typically marketed and drawn better in those games. Now they're just regular, middle of the season games. Definitely will have an impact...
Rays being on the road will hopefully help. I know I made the decision to go to the Rowdies over the Rays, but I had to think about it. Rowdies are doing decent promo work on Facebook so I'm hopeful. I'll try to be there this week too.
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Morning links: Kyle Beckerman an MLS legend; Jazz got good while no one was looking
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The move comes one day after the club introduced former Chelsea star Didier Drogba as a new player and executive.
The Arizona city is among a group of a dozen U.S. locations hoping to be awarded one of four MLS expansion bids either later this year or thereafter.
Phoenix had won its past two games after starting the season with two defeats, but the club said Yallop wanted to spend more time with his family after commuting from Northern California for the past year and a half.
The club's lead owner, Berke Bakay, told ESPN FC that the Yallop's decision came as a surprise to everyone, including Drogba.
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Name: David Wright
Company: Minor League Baseball
Position: Chief Marketing/Commercial Officer
David Wright is the Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer at Minor League Baseball. He is tasked with growing the MiLB brand by overseeing all advertising, media, marketing, promotion, research, and business development efforts. In addition, Wright oversees the MiLB Project Brand initiative, designed to maximize enterprise value through integrated national and regional partnerships leveraging the power and overall scale of the 160 member clubs.
Wright joined Minor League Baseball in 2016 following more than a decade at Major League Soccer (MLS) and Soccer United Marketing (SUM), most recently as its Senior Vice President, Global Sponsorship. He oversaw new business efforts for the premier soccer properties in North America (including Major League Soccer, U.S. Soccer Federation and the Mexican National Team). Wright also managed a Partnership Marketing team tasked with day-to-day management, growth and retention of more than 40 MLS/SUM partners.
In recent years, Wright has also been an adjunct professor and regular contributor to the New York University Graduate Sports Business program. A 2012 SportsBusiness Journal Forty Under 40 Award recipient, Wright earned a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology from Indiana University and a Master of Science in sports management from the University of Massachusetts.
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Vector Foiltec's Texlon® ETFE system at Little Caesars Arena
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FAIRFIELD, N.J., April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Not only are arenas and stadia using ETFE technology for their roof enclosures, but for canopies and facades as well. Olympia Development of Michigan is building Little Caesars Arena as a part of The District Detroit development. This new arena, future home of the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons, was designed by HOK and features a bowl which is sunken 40 feet below grade. This design allows the arena to blend in with the surrounding neighborhood. The concourse area, between the arena and adjacent retail and office space, will be covered with 44,000 ft2 of Texlon® ETFE on two sides (east and south), and is near completion. This will allow fans to feel as though they are in an outdoor promenade with views of the sky, but they are protected from the elements. Enclosing this area helps to ensure this retail area is active before, during and after games, regardless of the weather.
Milestone's continue to be reached throughout the construction of the new Little Caesar's Arena. Everything is staying on track for the opening in September 2017 and goals have been exceeded for Detroit-based business participation. Vector Foiltec is excited to be a part of this amazing arena.
For over 30 years, Vector Foiltec has been the global market leader and innovator for ETFE technology. We engineer, design, and install Texlon® ETFE projects, helping create sustainable, cost efficient, lightweight, high performance transparent building envelopes, that are both unique and elegant. Vector Foiltec offers the utmost in value and quality with our products and processes.
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Vector Foiltec's Texlon® ETFE system at Little Caesars Arena
FAIRFIELD, N.J., April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Not only are arenas and stadia using ETFE technology for their roof enclosures, but for canopies and facades as well. Olympia Development of Michigan is building Little Caesars Arena as a part of The District Detroit development. This new arena, future home of the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons, was designed by HOK and features a bowl which is sunken 40 feet below grade. This design allows the arena to blend in with the surrounding neighborhood. The concourse area, between the arena and adjacent retail and office space, will be covered with 44,000 ft2 of Texlon® ETFE on two sides (east and south), and is near completion. This will allow fans to feel as though they are in an outdoor promenade with views of the sky, but they are protected from the elements. Enclosing this area helps to ensure this retail area is active before, during and after games, regardless of the weather.
Milestone's continue to be reached throughout the construction of the new Little Caesar's Arena. Everything is staying on track for the opening in September 2017 and goals have been exceeded for Detroit-based business participation. Vector Foiltec is excited to be a part of this amazing arena.
For over 30 years, Vector Foiltec has been the global market leader and innovator for ETFE technology. We engineer, design, and install Texlon® ETFE projects, helping create sustainable, cost efficient, lightweight, high performance transparent building envelopes, that are both unique and elegant. Vector Foiltec offers the utmost in value and quality with our products and processes.
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It's hard to beat the five miles of white sand and the clear waters of St. Pete Beach, which also includes the grandly pink backdrop of The Don CeSar hotel. And if that isn’t enough, next-door Clearwater Beach is a showcase of two and a half miles of more gorgeous white sand and clear waters, with a new, gently curving BeachWalk, making strolling (and rolling) a pleasure for all.
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The Dalí Museum is an architectural knockout that pairs its vast permanent collection of the artist's works with fascinating rotating exhibits. Long a local favorite, the museum has emerged into a world-class destination and waterfront superstar. Nearby, in the center of downtown and steps from the waterfront, St. Petersburg's revitalized Sundial complex anchors some of the city's coolest food and drink hangouts, as well as shops.
Where to Eat and Drink
Leading St. Petersburg’s culinary scene, chef Fabrizio Aielli showcases Florida seafood at Sea Salt, not to mention 130 different salts from around the world to season that catch. Next door to Sea Salt in the Sundial complex, Locale Gourmet Market is Michael Mina’s fever dream of market-style shopping, mind-blowing prepared foods, and a killer cocktail bar. One could live here, if one chose.
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For drinking expeditions, head straight to The Mandarin Hide, the heralded leaders of St. Petersburg’s cocktail renaissance. And for that other kind of drinking expedition, Kahwa Coffee is a homegrown mini empire of 11 bright cafés with excellent coffee, plus a Kahwagon Mobile Coffee Shop truck that brings brew to special events.
Where to Stay
The coral-tinted facade and octagonal observation tower of the The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club have been beacons for winter-weary snowbirds flying south to St. Pete since 1925. Now a Renaissance hotel, the resort on Tampa Bay remains the city’s most fashionable vacation spot; a walk through the original Moorish archways leads to water view rooms, a destination spa, and the Vinoy Golf Club.
For another dose of historic pink (and steps to the beach), there’s no greater destination than the Don CeSar Hotel in neighboring St. Pete Beach (pictured above).
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