I assume you mean 3/4 full. Yeah, that's what I saw, or less, even 2/3, but maybe, as others have said, that's just the way it looks even with a "sellout", with people wandering, at LOBINA, and no-shows.
Beginning of the second half, so some people still in the long lines at the bathrooms, but I noticed during the game that the stands didn't seem that full.
Yeah, worst time for empty seats. I was in the nosebleeds in Section 102 (with the Downtown Night contingent) in the first half, and then moved into the Ultras mosh pit in the second half. So my seat would have been empty at the time of your photo (but also outside its range to the right, I believe), along with the companion seat bobby guzman did not grab in time.
We also wondered (but were too cold to check) whether there were any hot drinks other than coffee. We had a bottle of water, as usual, but it stayed icy cold and no one wanted to touch it.
Near 102 is a concession stand that serves coffee and hot chocolate. At Saturday's game, I ran into leocal and his son (who had the hot chocolate), and he told me that he got the Quakes to offer these this season. Kudos to leocal.
In other NorCal soccer stadium news, the NPSL team in Davis will be playing at the UC Davis football stadium: Home Field Announcement! FC Davis will play their home matches at Aggie Football Stadium on the campus of UC Davis! FC Davis fans will watch matches at a venue that rivals almost all other soccer stadiums in the country. Enjoy beer, wine, and food all while cheering on OUR team! pic.twitter.com/d7UVhWEGBA— FC Davis (@FCDavisLions) March 12, 2018
I agree. Look at the Orlando game, people were packed in like sardines, similar in Atlanta. When I watched Avaya during the game we had large swaths of empty seats visible on TV.
It was in the high 40s F... I can see Bay Area folks not wanting to come to windy Avaya in that climate
Yes, my wife wimped out, but, I was able to get a friend to go into her place, so no net loss from me.
Don't they know that putting a swimming pool in a stadium is impractical in a drought-ravaged state like California?
REJOICE!!! Quakes will run shuttle buses between Downtown and Avaya starting with NYCFC home game! Spread the word!!! https://www.sjearthquakes.com/post/...er-free-charter-buses-downtown-san-jose-match
Great news. May this be the first step toward eradicating VTA and privatizing its functions. Get local government out of the transit business altogether, and reduce our sales tax obligations accordingly.
I'd like to see this analysis. Sum up all the trips on VTA buses (not including homeless people riding all day long just to pass the time of day) and multiply by the average Uber trip cost and see if the total is greater or lessor than the VTA budget. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if would be a more economical way to move the few people who actually ride the VTA bus. Economical to us taxpayers that is.
Comparing to Uber or Lyft would probably more expensive as they get to adjust their prices according to demand while VTA cannot. The Pool or Line options for Uber and Lyft might be closer.
Reportedly, only a half century ago, Santa Clara County was serviced by three private bus companies. Yes, these private bus companies struggled financially at the time, but it is a different landscape today, and VTA continues to struggle financially, running deficits despite several tax measures designed to take from my pocket and yours based on false promises. The private sector cannot do any worse. Anyone surprised that the Quakes decided it was more economical to hire their own bus service rather than subsidize VTA's 231 line? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_Valley_Transportation_Authority
Investing in our futureTake a tour of our soon-to-be finished training facility on the campus of @CalStateLA.#LAFC pic.twitter.com/hPZcyDMIz5— LAFC (@LAFC) March 22, 2018