Memphis Exhibition Sales Going Slowly

by memphiscub on Apr 1, 2009 11:08 AM EDT

In this Commercial Appeal article written by Marlon W. Morgan, Dave Chase, GM of the Memphis Redbirds, points out that ticket sales for the Cardinals two exhibition games against Memphis on April 3 and 4 at AutoZone Park have been lagging. Could this be because the Cardinals have failed to make the playoffs the last two seasons? Is this because Memphis area fans don't think St. Louis did enough in the offseason to get back to the playoffs? Are the low ticket sales simply a product of the poor economy?

The University of Memphis Tigers basketball team isn't going to be in the Final Four this season. The Memphis Grizzlies are their usual bad selves. One would think there would be more interest in baseball. Memphis has a PDC agreement with St. Louis signed through 2012. AutoZone Park is still one of the nicest minor league baseball facilities in the country. I knew ticket sales would be down from 2007 and the first Civil Rights Game. AutoZone Park might not be at even half capacity this weekend.

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you could probably point

to the 8% unemployment rate in the greater Memphis area as being part of the problem.

Additionally, I think that Major League Baseball is also bracing for a hit. So I’m not surprised to see a slowdown.

by edgesofsanity on Apr 1, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions

they're expensive

I was all pumped for AutoZone park tickets because I love going to games there- We were going to go to both games, but 35 a ticket forced us to pick one. We picked Friday to watch Carp, but that’s not happening either!

by WyoCardsFan on Apr 1, 2009 11:10 PM EDT reply actions

$35 Tickets

I was surprised that the Memphis Redbirds did not offer bluff tickets for $20 each. I suppose they were worried that those with bluff tickets would sit in regular seats or that the bluff would be overloaded with people. I don’t expect especially big crowds this weekend at AutoZone Park.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Apr 2, 2009 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions

I was hoping for

bluff tickets, but they didn’t seem to offer them on the site.

by WyoCardsFan on Apr 2, 2009 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Memphis - UCF Series

Well, it’s college baseball, but the Univ. of Memphis is playing Central Florida this weekend, at AutoZone Park (10 AM – Friday, 6 PM – Saturday, 12 noon – Sunday). Tickets for those games are only $5 each.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Apr 2, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions