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MLB attendance drops in boom-bust era of big winners, losers
Source: Associated Press
MLB attendance drops in boom-bust era of big winners, losers
By RONALD BLUM
September 27, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has entered the Boom/Bust Era.
An unprecedented four teams won 100 games in the same season.
Four clubs lost in triple figures for only the second time.
Amid widespread claims the baseballs have changed, hitters shattered the home run record for the second time in three seasons. And sparked by batters going for the fences to beat suffocating shifts, strikeouts set a record for the 12th year in a row and outnumbered hits for the second straight season.
With some teams out of contention even before their first pitch, average attendance has dropped four years in a row for the first time since the commissioner’s office started tracking it in 1980.
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More and more teams have adopted an all-in or all-out philosophy. If they don’t think they can win it, why bother to be in it? Better to shed expensive veterans and rebuild with cheaper rookies — and incur the box-office hit. Management calls that prudent rebuilding. The players’ association labels it tanking.
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By RONALD BLUM
September 27, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has entered the Boom/Bust Era.
An unprecedented four teams won 100 games in the same season.
Four clubs lost in triple figures for only the second time.
Amid widespread claims the baseballs have changed, hitters shattered the home run record for the second time in three seasons. And sparked by batters going for the fences to beat suffocating shifts, strikeouts set a record for the 12th year in a row and outnumbered hits for the second straight season.
With some teams out of contention even before their first pitch, average attendance has dropped four years in a row for the first time since the commissioner’s office started tracking it in 1980.
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More and more teams have adopted an all-in or all-out philosophy. If they don’t think they can win it, why bother to be in it? Better to shed expensive veterans and rebuild with cheaper rookies — and incur the box-office hit. Management calls that prudent rebuilding. The players’ association labels it tanking.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/c0d4a68ed9034231833e16975327d824
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We had the worst season on record, worst attendance, a pitcher died, and nearly lost in the triple figures. Plus the manager got fired. So yeah, calling it a "dumpster fire" is a bit of an understatement. 
