{"id":1090,"date":"2021-10-23T13:59:01","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T17:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derfmagazine.com\/home\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2021-10-23T14:06:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-23T18:06:42","slug":"record-1-8-of-opening-day-crowd-watched-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derfmagazine.com\/home\/sports\/record-1-8-of-opening-day-crowd-watched-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Record 1.8% of Opening Day crowd watched game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>CINCINNATI, OH<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; In what is being heralded as the start of a great season, a record 1.8% of fans in attendance at Reds opening day actually watched the game. This is the highest percentage of opening day game watchers since 1977, when back to back World Series titles raised the number to 2.7%.<br><br>Though a record 1.8% of people watched the game, there was still be plenty of the non-baseball related activity that Cincinnati fans have come to expect on opening day. Despite hearing that so many others plan on paying attention to baseball, Mark Koenig of Western Hills still kept his game watching to a minimum. \u201cSure, I looked toward the field a few times,\u201d Mark explained. \u201cBut mostly just when those crazy fun kids are launching those t-shirts into the crowd. I\u2019m gonna get me one of those some day! Probably not on opening day though, since it\u2019s doubtful I\u2019ll be sober enough to stand much less catch a t-shirt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others agree that watching the Reds play violates the longstanding Cincinnati tradition of the season opener. \u201cI\u2019ve been coming to opening day since my old man would take me when I was a little kid,\u201d said Mark Stuerr of Bridgetown. \u201cAnd if drinking, socializing, and picking up girls during the game was good enough for my Dad, it\u2019s good enough for me. It\u2019s definitely a great place to meet girls. 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