Will you be at the Cardinals' Home Opener (versus the Pirates, 3:15 pm) on April 6th?
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Yes:
14%
No:
75%
No, but I'll be downtown for the celebration:
11%
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Will you listen to the Cardinals' Home Opener on the radio, watch it on TV, or follow it at mlb.com?
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Yes, on radio:
15%
Yes, on TV:
21%
Yes, on my computer:
12%
No, I will be there:
13%
No:
39%
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Should the Cardinals' Home Opener be observed as an official citywide holiday in St. Louis?
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Yes:
15%
Yes, it pretty much is already:
36%
No:
41%
No. Bah humbug!:
8%
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How do you most usually purchase Cardinals tickets?
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I go to the box office:
16%
I buy tickets from scalpers outside the stadium:
2%
I have season tickets:
15%
I buy tickets from friends or from an online site like Craigslist.com:
13%
I buy tickets on Stubhub.com:
3%
I don't go to Cardinals games:
13%
I just wait for people to give them to me:
38%
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Which of the following is your favorite pre- and post-game party spot for Cardinals games?
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Failoni's on Manchester:
3%
John D. McGurk's Irish Pub on Russell:
4%
Mike Shannon's on Market Street:
12%
Al Hrabosky's Ballpark Saloon on Cerre Street:
6%
Broadway Oyster Bar on Broadway:
5%
Paddy O's on 7th Street:
4%
J. Buck's on Clark:
3%
I don't party before or after the game:
24%
I don't attend Cardinals games:
15%
Someplace else:
25%
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Which of the following is the best setting from which to catch a Cardinals game?
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In a luxury box at Busch Stadium:
16%
In the bleachers at Busch Stadium:
15%
Behind the dugout at Busch Stadium:
35%
On TV:
18%
At a bar with a high-def TV:
7%
On the radio, listening to Mike Shannon:
9%
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Which of the following is your favorite stadium food?
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Hot dogs:
47%
Hamburgers:
2%
Peanuts:
9%
Nachos:
13%
Cotton Candy:
2%
Chicken strips:
0%
Beer:
25%
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Will the current economic recession affect how many times you or your family will go to Busch Stadium this year?
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Yes, we will go less often:
26%
Yes, we won't go at all:
4%
No, we'll go the same amount:
38%
The Cards' performance dictates how many times we go, not the recession:
9%
I prefer to listen to baseball on the radio or watch it on TV:
5%
I was never going to go:
18%
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Which of the following story-lines most excites you about the upcoming Cardinals' season?
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Chris Carpenter's return:
29%
Jason Isringhausen's departure:
3%
The chance for the team's young members to prove themselves:
29%
Albert's quest for another MVP:
20%
The recent news that Tony La Russa might not bat the pitcher 8th:
0%
Fredbird versus the Post-Dispatch Weather Bird, two falls out of three:
18%
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Do you think the Cardinals have a realistic chance to win the World Series this year?
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Which of the following most accurately describes your predictions for the Cards' 2009 season?
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Out of contention by the 4th of July:
6%
Narrowly miss playoffs:
22%
Early playoff exit after winning wild card:
22%
Division title and long playoff run:
26%
World Series Champs!:
24%
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Which of the following story-lines most interests you about the 2009 MLB season?
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How the off-season's steroid controversy affects A-Rod:
3%
The perennial collapse of the Cubs' World Series hopes:
18%
The effect of the national economy on player salaries:
18%
The national media visits St. Louis for the All-Star game:
59%
Manny Ramirez's hijinks on Sportscenter:
2%
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Will you be attending this year's MLB All-Star game?
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Yes:
10%
Yes, if somebody gives me a ticket:
42%
I won't go to the game, but I will go to one or more events around it:
8%
No:
39%
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If you could have access to an off-limits space in Busch Stadium, what would you be mostly likely to do?
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Hang around the batting cage with the position players:
15%
Change all the players' intro music clips:
7%
Make music with Ernie Hays' keyboard:
4%
Spit seeds in the bullpen with the pitchers:
4%
Snoop through John Mozielak's desk:
3%
Hang out in the Cardinals' clubhouse before the game:
36%
Leave a few surprises in the visitors' clubhouse before the game:
3%
Ride the golf cart with Fredbird:
28%
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Which of the following is the best baseball commentator? |
John Rooney:
3%
Jack Buck:
57%
Mike Shannon:
18%
Joe Buck:
16%
Dan McLaughlin:
3%
My dad:
5%
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