Where Did all the Fans Go?
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Re: Where Did all the Fans Go?
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Oct 23, 2004 2:50 PM
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One of the biggest problems with Seibu Dome is that it's located out at the end of a line far out of Tokyo. People getting off work at 5:30 in Tokyo will have a lot of trouble getting to a game in Tokorozawa in time for the first pitch. For the most part, Saitama is just a place for people who work in Tokyo to sleep. Public transportation all leads to and from Tokyo like spokes on a bycicle tire. There's very little lateral access via train or road, making Tokorozawa inaccessible to most of Saitama's population.
Tokyo Dome, Jingu Kyujyo, and Yokohama Stadium are all located in business districts with easy access for people getting off work. Chiba Marine Stadium is located near a good sized business community, although rather remote from Tokyo's workers. Seibu Dome has neither a nearby work force to attend after work, nor people looking for entertainment who happen by after work. It's a place people go to to watch baseball, not happen by and say, "hey, let's take in a game!"
Seibu Dome was built out there to give people a destination to go to on the Seibu train line. There have been communities grown along the line (thanks to Seibu Reality). But those communities serve Tokyo, not Tokorozawa.
Tokyo Dome, Jingu Kyujyo, and Yokohama Stadium are all located in business districts with easy access for people getting off work. Chiba Marine Stadium is located near a good sized business community, although rather remote from Tokyo's workers. Seibu Dome has neither a nearby work force to attend after work, nor people looking for entertainment who happen by after work. It's a place people go to to watch baseball, not happen by and say, "hey, let's take in a game!"
Seibu Dome was built out there to give people a destination to go to on the Seibu train line. There have been communities grown along the line (thanks to Seibu Reality). But those communities serve Tokyo, not Tokorozawa.
Re: Where Did all the Fans Go?
[ Author: Guest: Luis raul Villamizar | Posted: Oct 27, 2004 5:04 AM
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What are the capacities for the different NPB's parks? I know the Seibu Lions draw around 25,000 fans per game, but how many fans can get into the games?
Thanks a lot.
Luis Raul Villamizar
Thanks a lot.
Luis Raul Villamizar
Re: Where Did all the Fans Go?
[ Author: WayneMcGwire | Posted: Oct 27, 2004 3:31 PM
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Remember, there was an earthquake and typhoon during the Nippon Series.
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I guess the capacity crowds in the PL playoffs were due to Marine fans coming across and filling the stadium. I'm always complaining about the saturation of the Kanto market. Having the games showpiece played in a near half empty stadium hardly raises an argument.