Mets Lead the Majors in Declining Attendance

[marmar]

from the NY Times:



Mets Lead the Majors in Declining Attendance

By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
Published: May 13, 2010


A year after moving into a sparkling new $800 million stadium, the Mets have the most home victories in the major leagues, but neither their stadium nor their record is translating into box-office success.

After 22 home games, attendance at Citi Field is down 6,852 fans a game, the largest decline by number in Major League Baseball. That translates to an average of 31,892 fans at games this season compared with 38,744 last season.

The Cleveland Indians, who have a losing record at home, are second to the Mets, down 6,585 fans a game from last season.

The Yankees, who won the World Series last season in their first year in a new stadium, are holding steady at about the same numbers as last season.

In baseball, attendance figures are almost as important as victories. Fewer fans in the seats mean fewer sales of hot dogs, beer and caps. Team executives obsess over the numbers, finesse them and — when necessary — do their best to spin them, while Commissioner Bud Selig and his deputies closely monitor each team’s reports. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/sports/baseball/14attendance.html?hpw

[Captain Hilts]

1. Poor things are averaging 32,000 people a game....Some of the novelty

of the new stadium has worn off.

Not a problem.

[madinmaryland]

2. Welcome back to DU, cboy!!

Nothing like a good attendance thread!!

:hi:

[marmar]

5. I am confuz-ed, to quote Ricky Ricardo

:shrug:

[madinmaryland]

6. Take a look at post #4...

cboy4/upton have this thing with attendance at sporting events.

:hi:

[Auggie]

3. Once again, Cleveland comes in second

[HughBeaumont]

7. Went to an Injuns game 2 weeks ago . . .

. . . it was the one where the Twins dropped 20 hits on them. It was DEEEEEEpressing. There couldn't have been 10,000 at that morgue. Hundreds of front row seats went empty. The Tribe needs to be sold to an owner with money. Larry Dolan doesn't live in 21st Century Regional League Basebusiness reality. They're forever going to be a Major Market farmclub at this rate.

[Upton]

4. Speaking of attendance..

lets take a look at where a few teams of interest reside.

9. San Francisco (35,630):thumbsup:

12. Colorado (29,507) :thumbsup:

25. Washington (19,475) :thumbsdown:

26. Florida (17,349) :thumbsdown:

27. Pittsburgh (16,587):thumbsdown:

30. Cleveland (14,660):thumbsdown:

[Capt. America]

8. We're number 30!!! yeah

[trumad]

9. When will SF deliver a WS Championship to those 35,630?

[Onceuponalife]

10. That would be never.

The A's disabused them of that notion but good back in '89. They've never recovered.

[Upton]

12. ........

28. Oakland (16,415):thumbsdown:

[KamaAina]

15. Right around Election Day?

Magic number: 3! :bounce:

[Onceuponalife]

11. LOL I knew upton* would have to chime in for an attendance thread

btw....

3. Los Angeles Dodgers 43,749 per game average

and that's even with their crappy start.

[Upton]

13. Yep, SoCal bandwagon fans

LA Dodgers 2009: 46,440

LA Dodgers 2010: 43,749 (-2691) :thumbsdown:

[madinmaryland]

14. An attendance thread??

[Ter]

16. Most home victories in the major leagues?

That can't be true, can it?

[bluedigger]

17. According to Stewart, they're cellar dwellers in the Arab League, too.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-september-28-2010/middle-eastern-promises?xrs=share_copy

:rofl: