Oct
18
If you wanted tickets for the World Series, how many people will you be competing against? I like to think in numbers so here’s my quick math:
According to the swami known as Wikipedia, Denver’s population was approximately 2.5 Million in 2006. I’d guess that the population was risen a few thousand in the last year.
There are approximately 18,000 tickets available for each World Series game at Coors Field.
There are 3 possible games for a grand total of 54,000 tickets available.
Each person can purchase up to 4 tickets and lets assume most people will buy 4 tickets for only one of the games. (If you had a brain you’d buy 4.)
That leaves only 13,500 sets of 4 tickets.
Here’s the kicker, they’re only available online.
Children typically make 25% of the population so the 2.5 million drops to 1.8.
Let’s just say that half the people don’t care about the Rockies or at least don’t care about going to the game. We’re now at 900K.
And not everyone has access to the internet so again lets slash by 50% to 450K.
And not everyone that has access to the internet will be available at 10 AM next Monday again slash by 50% to 225K.
And not everyone that has access to the internet next Monday has broadband again slash by 50% to 113K.
113K will be competing for 13K tickets.
Ever been to a game at the Big House? Imagine going through the turnstile at Michigan Stadium with that many people at the same time. Qwest, Comcast, and all other internet providers better be ready. Throw statistics and probability out the window, getting tickets to the World Series is going to be MADNESS!
Oct
16
WOW!
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The Colorado Rockies are going to the World Series!
Source: Rocky Mountain News
Oct
9
Coors Field, great views on and off the field
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Interesting article from the Rocky Mountain News:
Prospects of the Colorado Rockies playing in the World Series could cast an even-brighter spotlight on whether the mountain view from Coors Field should be protected.
Read the full story: Some call the views from Coors Field picture perfect
Sep
17
Random sports observations
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I’ll always like sports more than mortgages so here are some very random sports observations:
- Joba Chamberlain of the Yankees is a BIG BOY and ESPN should televise EVERY Yankees vs Red Sox game. It’s 18 games of pure baseball magic.
- Willie Randolph of the Mets and Clint Hurdle of the Rockies have the same problem, they both have terrible bullpens. Clint Hurdle is better at managing his putrid pen.
- For all the traffic issues the Rockies cause in downtown Denver, they finally made up for it with a decent season and “meaningful games” in September.
- The boys from Florida State are much faster than the crew CU has from Texas, California and some parts of Colorado. Cody Hawkins will be very good in a year or two.
- Matt Holiday is having a great year playing left field at Coors Field. I have a feeling Ryan Spillborghs will be playing left field next year.
- The Broncos are a very lucky team. Two weeks of pure luck. I hope that they’re lucky when they play the Colts or the Patriots in the playoffs in January.
- The NFC is up for grabs but in the AFC it will really come down to the Patriots and Colts. Unless of course Tom Brady finally gets the beating of the week by the Red Sox nation for wearing a Yankees cap in public.
- Tiger won the Fed Ex Cup. Did we really needed more assurance that Tiger is the best?
- Charlie Weis brought respectability back to Notre Dame just like Britany Spears brought respectability back to Britany Spears at the 2007 VMAs.
Aug
11
Top Five Fridays - Colorado Rockies
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After getting some grief from some friends for not putting John Elway in my top five Broncos, I decided to list my top five Rockies. Unlike the Broncos, I like the Rockies. They play at Coors Field, which is one of the best stadiums in the country.
- Todd Helton: When Todd took over first base he suplanted the uber popular Andres Gallaraga. Todd has proved all the critics wrong with his solid and consistent play.
- Andres Galarraga: “El Gato” or “The Cat” was the face of the franchise in their early years. The original Blake Street Bomber. His finished his career one home run shy of 400
- Walt Weis: A former Rookie of the Year for the Oakland A’s, Walt was arguably the best leadoff hitter in Rockies history.
- Dante Bichette: Another member of the Blake Street Bombers. He manned left field for seven years.
- Preston Wilson: He was only here for a cup of coffee. In other words Preston wasn’t around very long. However, he makes the list because he’s the son of one of my favorite players - NY Met Mookie Wilson.
Aug
25
Mile High Sports Magazine
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Good news for those that follow the Denver sports scene, there’s a magazine just for you! It’s called Mile High Sports Magazine. Produced by Haas Rock Publications, Mile High Sports Magazine provides in depth coverage of the following professional teams:
- Denver Broncos (Football)
- Denver Nuggets (Basketball)
- Colorado Rockies (Baseball)
- Colorado Rapids (Soccer)
- Colorado Crush (Indoor Football)
- Colorado Mammoth (Indoor Lacrosse)
The local college (the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, Air Force Academy, Denver University) and local prep scene is covered too!