The preseason game isn't part of the Season Ticket package. It wasn't last season either. It's 9 regular season games + 1 potential playoff game.Yikes -- not a spectacular schedule; only one afternoon game to take kids to (and it's the last one of the year (not during the summer), and when it might be meaningless) --- and the "make-up" for that is what? - a preseason game at 11:00AM on a weekday which is likely a write-off for most people who have jobs and who cannot take their kids out of school accordingly....frankly I would bet most STH will be paying for that game simply to donate those tickets; which is a nice idea, but it should be an opt-out situation (like the Guelph games were) when you make a game time clearly not conducive to when the average fan can attend (I think we can all surmise that it is some of type of school day initiative).....again, the idea is nice, making your STH pay for it is not.
No return match after Labour Day (always nice to build the "hate" for Hamilton in that second game 5-6 days later), no Als visit to Toronto this season which may have attracted a few people due to a certain QB who plays for Mtl (why not send an opponent like WPG to Moncton as they never draw well here - it's not like the people in Moncton care about the Als anymore than anyone else - send them a traditional East-West game), yet two visits from Ottawa in a 2 week span....
One game during the Ex and its on the opening night of the Ex, which means it will be a zoo down there trying to get down to the Ex that evening -- and again making it harder for a family who have jobs during the week to make a day of it at the Ex which is kind of the fun part of the Ex game....
I know this seems harsh but if we want to build the next generation of fans (which to me is the key!), having a few more games that are conducive to families attending is important (like Jr. Jays afternoons) --- I have made many suggestions about on the field after game promotions with kids getting to meet players, and catch a ball in the endzone after the game etc. -- doing that kind of stuff at 10:00pm-11:00pm is just not going to happen..... (when are other adults going to an after game meet and greet in Liberty Village - at 11pm?),
Maybe other like this schedule - but it's not great for extending interest to families in my opinion......
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