Marmol Buys Right-Field Tickets for 2 Cardinals Games as 17 Shirtless Fans Spark Busch Trend
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Updated · ESPN · May 16
Marmol Buys Right-Field Tickets for 2 Cardinals Games as 17 Shirtless Fans Spark Busch Trend
12 articles · Updated · ESPN · May 16
Right-field tickets Marmol bought for both weekend games sold out by Saturday afternoon after a shirtless cheering section helped fuel Friday's 11-inning Cardinals win.
Seventeen Stephen F. Austin club baseball players started the 'tarps off' scene after receiving tickets while in nearby Alton, Illinois, for the National Club Baseball Division II World Series.
Yohel Pozo's walk-off single in the 11th capped a night in which the chants spread across multiple sections, with mascot Fredbird and organist Dwayne Hilton joining the atmosphere.
Saturday's second game against Kansas City began after a 45-minute rain delay, and the Lumberjacks returned in the fourth inning after winning their own game and immediately took their shirts off.
Can a manager buying tickets for shirtless fans reverse a major team's attendance decline?
When a team co-opts a wild fan trend, can its authentic energy survive?