Voyaguers Final Second Leg - Caps @ TFC Wed August 12 7:30pm - Once Chance to Dance

[OgtheDim]

Jays have 40 years of memories, including a whole cohort of people who can still tell you every position's player for 92. They had 6 years of solid contending & that builds a base.

BUT, their average attendance in 2010 was 20K & people were wondering if the game would ever be as popular.

Ultimately, every Toronto sports team but the Leafs develops a core base that always goes & then hopes to add to it by having some good results.

To me, 14K at a summer mid week game with a couple of week's notice in the middle of a long crappy season is actually a good base to have.

[paul-collins]

... the Jays get close to an average of 30 000 a game for like 80 home games.. .

Really??? Or maybe the Jays sell out most weekend games and whenever the Yankees or Red Soxs come to town, but the balance is closer to at best 20K-25k and that's only been the past 2-3 years as they have been competitive they have had a boost in attendance.

He said average. He's not wrong.

The Blue Jays are 13th in average home attendance this year - but lower in % of capacity...

http://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance

[MightyDM]

Jays have 40 years of memories, including a whole cohort of people who can still tell you every position's player for 92. They had 6 years of solid contending & that builds a base.

BUT, their average attendance in 2010 was 20K & people were wondering if the game would ever be as popular.

Ultimately, every Toronto sports team but the Leafs develops a core base that always goes & then hopes to add to it by having some good results.

To me, 14K at a summer mid week game with a couple of week's notice in the middle of a long crappy season is actually a good base to have.

That’s about right.

In 92 the Jays drew 4 million. They don’t anymore. Not by a long shot.

Chapman was superb. Gio and Jozy wantbto win, and more importantly, clearly want to play here.

Oso!

[Red CB Toronto]

[C.Ronaldo]

No it just shows that TFC is not the Jays or the Leafs or the Raptors, all those teams play so many more home games than TFC and have no problem getting closer to 20 000 or more a game for like 40 home dates , while the Jays get close to an average of 30 000 a game for like 80 home games to TFC what 20 or so home dates including all competitions, TFC is still has a small but hardcore following and an Argo like attendance last night proves that it’s really a small but dedicated following nothing close to the other big three teams .

I agree, TFC is a GTA team.
Jays bring in fans from all over Canada who travel to Toronto and use up a vacation day to sit in a concrete pizza oven.

[C.Ronaldo]

yea another fan spotted him in a golf cart heading towards medieval times parking due to CNE, could be cuz he had the shits, as sportsnet wrote or to watch is girls tennis match

wouldnt be my first puke/ shit at midieval times............ahh memories

[Fort York Redcoat]

Football in February....... Yeeeehaw

Damn right. So happy. Happier still I got to present the trophy. Biggest honour for me. Only way I was gonna lay hands on it.

[Brooker]

Travelling from other parts of Canada specifidally for the jays? Really? Far more people go to Jays games from across the country because they are visiting the area. They play every day and its a great day out for them. Its a tourist attraction. Only club in town that has that luxory.

[FootBallAZ]

Damn right. So happy. Happier still I got to present the trophy. Biggest honour for me. Only way I was gonna lay hands on it.

must have missed this . Who did u present 2

[Fort York Redcoat]

Every year a Voyageur gets to present the cup to the winning team. I got the opportunity this year.