So if you haven't figured out by now I'm a die hard baseball fan. To hear this news coming out of Florida is just pathetic and sad. Your baseball team is sitting in last place in your division, with attendance dwindling to roughly 17,000 per game (dead last in the majors), what’s an organization to do? Simple close the upper deck of your baseball stadium to patrons. On the business side of this it makes sense to close the upper levels of Sun Life Stadium. The Marlins aren't receiving a solid amount of spectators in the upper deck and there is no need to pay the staff or security or even the ushers. Another example of this being good for fans is if you were a season-ticket holder who had seats in the upper levels you will now be upgraded, at no additional cost, to infield box seats for the remainder of the season.
Marlins spokesman P.J. Loyello (via the
Miami Herald)…
Team officials decided it made little sense to staff the upper deck with ushers and security personnel for a section that attracted so few fans.
“It was an operational decision,” Loyello said. “We don’t sell a whole lot of upper deck seats.
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