Why Busch Stadium Works

The story of Busch Stadium

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"Busch Stadium -- From the Press Box 2:30 PM CDT September 28, 2009 St. Louis (MO)" by Ron Cogswell is marked with CC BY 2.0.

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[BewareofDarkness]

Consistently having a competitive ball club is why the attendance is so good. When the team was lame in the early to mid 90s, the attendance wasn't as good. I remember lots of empty seats at old Busch when I was a kid. Bill DeWitt has been a good owner, and has given us many years of .500 or better ball. The Rams attendance was great when they were competitive, too. Having the worst 10 year record in NFL history is what led to bad football attendance.

[lionsfan]

The Cardinals amaze me with their consistency yearly. They broke my heart in 06 beating my Tigers, but I have much respect.

[herschelwright]

The St. Louis browns used to be the first Milwaukee brewers for one season. Also Busch stadium hosted the nhl winter classic between the blues and blackhawks.

[MrLaneSir]

Great video. You nailed it with the STL Cardinals. You can never ever count them out at any time.

[martinelliotedwards]

The reason it’s well attended is because the cardinals are objectively a well run organization that is among the most important franchises in the entire sport.

[debbiemullen]

I grew up in St Louis in the 70's. Lou Brock, Ted Simmons and Bob Gibson. The old Busch Stadium was Classic!

[bigpasty]

Consistent winning makes it easy to have great attendance. No matter what size market it is, if u are winning the fans will show except the Tampa Rays😅

[derbagger]

Saw the Red Sox finally win the World Series in '04. Wonderful experience at the old Busch Stadium. Great baseball town. The fans are excellent, knowledgeable and welcoming.

[BaseballCardIllustrated]

This was a great video. I was just in St. Louis on vacation and got to walk around the park and the village area. Really well done by the Cardinals. Thanks for sharing!

[bowlnow]

Die hard cardinal fan my whole life. Born in Bridgeton MO. Lived in Atlanta for 6 years. Went to every cardinal game at turner field. It was great. Had a ton of people come up to me and told me being the fact I live in Atlanta I need to braves a fan. I couldn't do it. I bleed cardinal red and proud of it. Haven't been to the new Busch Stadium but one day I will make it there

[aj]

I grew up in Western Kentucky and going to a Cardinals game was the highlight of our summers.
Our cousins lived there and our town didnt have any large malls so mom and sis happily went too.
Great memories.

[BrandonJXN]

Really would love to see one of these for Dodger Stadium. People don't think of Los Angeles as a baseball town but the Dodgers have a huge and loyal fanbase, and arguably the best stadium in baseball. Plus, you wouldn't know it by looking at it bur it's the 3rd oldest stadium in the MLB (after Fenway and Wrigley).

Great channel.

[carlbyronthompson]

Being a lifelong Cards fan, I'd watch them in a shoe box. Busch 3 is nice though. I watched Sosa and Mac save baseball in Busch 2 so I will always have a soft spot for that place. I met Pujols his rookie season there too.

[jonpike]

I saw my 1st MLB game at Busch Stadium the 2nd back in 89. I got to see Ozzie Smith play.

[JeffCarryOn]

You nailed it. The biggest reason is winning. The one thing I would add is the historical cardinal footprint. The Cards draw from S. Ill, Indiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Part of this is bc of old KMOX huge radio tower and part bc originally teams didn’t exist in Texas and elsewhere.

[HollowDesert]

St. Louis is a lot bigger than people think. Like you said, the metro area is almost 3 million. Plus the Cardinals have a huge fan base outside of the metro too. Most of Missouri, and Southern Illinois and many other places in the Midwest are majority cardinal fans, and there are tons more outside that. They're like the NLs Yankees

[justinjess]

I travel from Wyoming to see my Cardinals!!! I can also pick them up on KMOX here too! Unbelievable! Go CARDS!!!!

[WornoutRNPARAMEDIC]

My blood runs St. Louis Cardinal RED. Tomorrow is opening day in St. Louis. Sure hope it doesn't rain so they get the game in. It's the day for the horses pulling the wagon, all the famous Cardinal greats out on the field. Can hardly wait.

[TheBaldr]

St. Louis back in the day had some of the strongest radio signals in the country. Combined with mostly flat midwest and Cardinal games were broadcasted deep into several states. Even now, it has the largest affiliate radio network in Major League Baseball. At night I could listen to KMOX even here in North Carolina 800 miles away.

[ryanmclellan]

Got to visit this stadium to see my Twins play. Awesome stadium, great setting, and terrific fans. That's why it works.