tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post676472722427716990..comments2023-11-02T04:27:49.394-07:00Comments on Diamondhacks: Jumping Through HoopsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post-24214475042242173572009-02-14T20:02:00.000-07:002009-02-14T20:02:00.000-07:00Some fair comment, David. Thanks for taking the ti...Some fair comment, David. Thanks for taking the time. <BR/><BR/><I> I can only wonder how angry you would have been if they had "substantially more than 80%"</I> <BR/><BR/>Not at all, because that wouldnt suggest a running pretense of what the actual retention figure is. <BR/><BR/><I> But to try and argue that the low renewal rate is being caused by the low season ticket prices is just ridiculous.</I> <BR/><BR/>I wasnt trying to argue that, but I goofed rhetorically, and it certainly can be interpreted that way. Good catch. I was <I>trying</I> to say (poorly) that the pricing model may be indicted this coming season in terms of overall sales. I tied the low ST retention to "the economy", then tried to level a <B>separate</B> indictment (ie "but also perhaps") on the pricing model. You interpreted "but also perhaps" as <B>tying</B> the ST retention to the model, and that's completely understandable, and my fault as a writer. I'm intentionally ambiguous at times, but this was unintentional...just poorly worded. <BR/><BR/><I> Oh, and as Jim says, deriding an event you didn't attend on the hearsay of local message boards is just kind of douchey.</I><BR/><BR/>I think if you reread the piece and pay less attention to Jim's defensive irrelevancies, you'll find I'm not really making fun of the event much at all. I said it was a success by most accounts, it was free and fun, and kids had a good time. What I'm primarily poking fun at is the self-interested information massage <I> around </I> the event - spearheaded by the usual MLB suspects, Steve and Derrick. Am I jumping through hoops? Sure, and I try not to bump into Steve and Derrick tumbling through in the opposite direction :-) <BR/><BR/>I just dont think drawing 10K people to a free, all day event on the light rail line, held right on the diamond with significant player access and other fun stuff, is all that impressive. Especially considering our ridiculous February weather advantage over 27 or 28 other clubs, which I didnt even bother to mention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post-84024387586961930772009-02-14T16:13:00.000-07:002009-02-14T16:13:00.000-07:00There are two Hacks; Blogger Hacks and Snakepit Ha...There are two Hacks; Blogger Hacks and Snakepit Hacks.If Snakepit Hacks walks through that door he will kill Blogger Hacks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post-10578467087303874652009-02-14T14:33:00.000-07:002009-02-14T14:33:00.000-07:00I think it's safe to say that the only hoops being...I think it's safe to say that the only hoops being jumped through here are by your logic. Really, Hacks. You're better than this. A three paragraph screed based on the assumption that "a little more than 80%" is a substantially different figure than "84%" - really?!? I can only wonder how angry you would have been if they had "substantially more than 80%".<BR/><BR/>Also, if I got this right, the basis of your dispute with the "lowest ticket prices in baseball" schtick is that it gives too much weight to season ticket prices and not enough to the higher walk-up prices. That makes the season ticket prices comparatively lower than average and far and away the lowest in the league. You'll have to forgive me then for thinking that reason season ticket <I>renewals</I> are so low isn't because of their "cynical, regressively structured ticket pricing model". If you want to make the argument that the pricing structure is the reason why more season tickets in total haven't been sold, there's at least an argument for it (on the basis that higher walk-up prices discourage casual fan attendance which keeps walk-up fans from becoming season-ticket fans). But to try and argue that the low <I>renewal</I> rate is being caused by the low season ticket prices is just ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and as Jim says, deriding an event you didn't attend on the hearsay of local message boards is just kind of douchey.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17604416974108037367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post-89546730226182671312009-02-11T22:22:00.000-07:002009-02-11T22:22:00.000-07:00It's funny, I had the whole post written up and w...It's funny, I had the whole post written up and was just formatting, when that whole ramen riff just flowed out of me - came from nowhere. <BR/><BR/>So, I stuck it onto a paragraph at the last minute. I think it may be an early sign of a stroke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post-82399773502254699762009-02-11T22:08:00.000-07:002009-02-11T22:08:00.000-07:00How teams choose to sell tickets will be particula...How teams choose to sell tickets will be particularly interesting this season. Speaking personally D-Backs individual tickets seem too high to entice the casual fan, and I'm sure that some people are unwilling to commit to a season ticket if they are unsure of their employment prospects.<BR/>Incidentally, here in Vancouver the Ramen restaurants have them queuing in the street so perhaps you could expand your franchise?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com