Comments on: Take Me Out to the Ballgame – Week 15 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/take-me-out-to-the-ballgame-week-15/4590 Daily Analysis of Major League Soccer Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:13:50 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ryan http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/take-me-out-to-the-ballgame-week-15/4590#comment-15711 ryan Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:48:20 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=4590#comment-15711 I agree with Yoshou with Seattle's cap. situation. since they will have listed two "official" capacities, you should compare game attendance with whichever capacity was listed for that game, not a blanket average, which creates a false answer to % of cap. and from what i heard, the reason the sounders have always been over 100% capacity is because the number listed is for seats in the bowl, not seats in the suites. and since nearly every suite is filled for every game, those people put the attendance over capacity. i could be wrong, but it does make some sense. I agree with Yoshou with Seattle’s cap. situation. since they will have listed two “official” capacities, you should compare game attendance with whichever capacity was listed for that game, not a blanket average, which creates a false answer to % of cap.

and from what i heard, the reason the sounders have always been over 100% capacity is because the number listed is for seats in the bowl, not seats in the suites. and since nearly every suite is filled for every game, those people put the attendance over capacity. i could be wrong, but it does make some sense.

]]> By: Yoshou http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/take-me-out-to-the-ballgame-week-15/4590#comment-15670 Yoshou Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:09:57 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=4590#comment-15670 I would do a rolling average on Seattle's max capacity, so 7*28,000 + X*32,000/Total games where X is the number of games with the new 32,000 capacity, or else you're going to get an incorrect calculation of the percent capacity. So far this season there have been two 32,000 capacity games, opening day and the Colorado game, so capacity would be 28,889 this week. I have no idea what is up with Seattle reporting 500-1000 people higher than capacity though.. Must be stacking them two deep in some areas or something. I would do a rolling average on Seattle’s max capacity, so 7*28,000 + X*32,000/Total games where X is the number of games with the new 32,000 capacity, or else you’re going to get an incorrect calculation of the percent capacity. So far this season there have been two 32,000 capacity games, opening day and the Colorado game, so capacity would be 28,889 this week. I have no idea what is up with Seattle reporting 500-1000 people higher than capacity though.. Must be stacking them two deep in some areas or something.

]]> By: Peter C http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/take-me-out-to-the-ballgame-week-15/4590#comment-15618 Peter C Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:22:18 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=4590#comment-15618 Right you are Lars. Kyle McCarthy reopens the reserve squad issue <a href="http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2009/06/29/1353454/monday-mls-breakdown-reserving-those-depth-questions" rel="nofollow"><b>in this piece</b></a>. Right you are Lars.

Kyle McCarthy reopens the reserve squad issue in this piece.

]]> By: Lars http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/take-me-out-to-the-ballgame-week-15/4590#comment-15617 Lars Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:02:41 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=4590#comment-15617 TFC's roster may not be pillaged, but they only have 17 players who are actually capable of being put into a game right now. Things will change when Wynne gets back...they'll have 18. The remaining three on the roster are hurt or ineligible. They also have no Central Midfielder backups. TFC’s roster may not be pillaged, but they only have 17 players who are actually capable of being put into a game right now. Things will change when Wynne gets back…they’ll have 18. The remaining three on the roster are hurt or ineligible. They also have no Central Midfielder backups.

]]> By: Peter C http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/take-me-out-to-the-ballgame-week-15/4590#comment-15610 Peter C Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:20:15 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=4590#comment-15610 Davidge: Thanks for reminding me. I had taken the 22,555 number from the Crew official website(which remains unchanged). Wilipedia lists the 'normal' capacity at 20,555 and a Columbus Dispatch article from Jan of 2008 lists the capacity at around 20,000. Think I'll go with the 20,000 number from here on until they exceed that number for a regular season match. Davidge:

Thanks for reminding me.
I had taken the 22,555 number from the Crew official website(which remains unchanged).
Wilipedia lists the ‘normal’ capacity at 20,555 and a Columbus Dispatch article from Jan of 2008 lists the capacity at around 20,000.

Think I’ll go with the 20,000 number from here on until they exceed that number for a regular season match.

]]> By: Davidge Partelwarl http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/take-me-out-to-the-ballgame-week-15/4590#comment-15593 Davidge Partelwarl Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:16:21 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=4590#comment-15593 Columbus Crew stadium's capacity is only 20,000. The stage, remember? Columbus Crew stadium’s capacity is only 20,000. The stage, remember?

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