I'll Crash At My Place Tonight... Thanks

The DiamondHacks' decision to flout tradition by opening at night to boost attendance worked like a charm when just more than ten thousand empty,overpriced seats greeted the hapless 'Hacks in their home opener.

Picture the attendance if this had been a traditional weekday game. 

At gametime(6:40pm MST), it appeared that fewer than 25,000 were inside Chase Ho Park. By the fifth inning, the late-arriving crowd swelled considerably to 37,355 officially setting a club record for lowest opening attendance ever.   

A scheduled pregame flyover was cancelled due to an F-16 crash at Luke AFB earlier that day. The pilot's exact condition is unknown but it's reported that he ejected safely.

Times are indeed tough when even the flippin' F-16s dont show up at your opener.