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The Power Of Doc

This is a discussion on The Power Of Doc within the Toronto Blue Jays forum; I was watching ESPN's First Take and something struck me as very interesting. When Roy Halladay pitches, Toronto's attendance is ...

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Old 05-19-2009, 02:10 PM
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Re: The Power Of Doc

Meh. Halladay pitched the home opener (season opener) which always attracts a sell-out crowd. He also pitched against the Yankees, who attract a huge crowd and that was also AJ Burnett's return.

Halladay started home games against Texas and Baltimore and they barely got 20,000 at those games.
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Old 05-19-2009, 02:15 PM
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Re: The Power Of Doc

so very true DirtyKash

Yankees and Red Sox fans cover 30%-40% of that attendance most of the time

and the odd time where the Jays fans really packed in was when Halladay/Burnett were going at it
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Old 05-19-2009, 02:19 PM
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Still shows the power of Doc though. Last I checked they play more than one game series. Fans are showing up for his games, not the rest.
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