Bay 2,003 Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) Edited May 20, 2012 by BayAreaBomber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piggly Wiggly 960 Posted May 20, 2012 lolTribe. 1st place team with a nice stadium and they're barely drawing over 15k. Turrible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Favre4Ever+ 4,476 Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) Dodgers 6th in attendance drawing under 70%.. Wow. Edited May 20, 2012 by Favre4Ever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarge+ 3,436 Posted May 21, 2012 23K isn't too bad considering this lineup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigBen07 285 Posted May 21, 2012 (edited) Yankees in 5th? Surprising considering they've been a perennial contender. And Toronto is 20th this year. Not too bad. They drew over 41,000 today. 41,867 to be exact. I will also never understand Cubs fans. 104 years without a title, and they still draw well. Edited May 21, 2012 by BigBen07 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteVo+ 3,702 Posted May 21, 2012 Philadelphia-a city full of dedicated, die-hard, asshole sports fans, and I love them all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WindyCitySports 407 Posted May 22, 2012 I will also never understand Cubs fans. 104 years without a title, and they still draw well. I was actually surprised at how low they were. 37k is well under the typical average for Wrigley. The reason we still draw so well is because it's truly a love affair between Chicago and the Cubs franchise and it's been there forever. The games are fun, Chicago weather in the summer is great, there's a lot of beer, and the stadium is beautiful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarge+ 3,436 Posted May 22, 2012 Wrigley is mystical. I have to make it there some day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NaTaS+ 958 Posted May 22, 2012 lolTribe. 1st place team with a nice stadium and they're barely drawing over 15k. Turrible. I agree. Here is an article about it - a rant from Chris Perez our AP closer. via Yahoo.com I'm only quoting a small portion of the article. Here are some of the comments that Perez made on Sunday. As you can tell, he held absolutely nothing back (and remember that this is just a sampling of what he said): • "I expected the (backlash from Saturday's comments), but I really don't care any more. I'm here to do my job and play for this team. If the fans come, they'll come. If they don't, it'll be just like it was in April. So who cares?" • "It's not a good atmosphere (at Progressive Field). It's not fun to be here ... Baseball's still supposed to be fun. At the end of the day, this is a game. It's a child's game, I understand that. But if you have a choice to go to some place like Philadelphia, where every day it's fun just to go there. That helps you get through some seasons some times." • "I was in Florida in '97 when (Cleveland) lost the World Series to the Marlins. I saw the atmosphere here. It's great. It's a good baseball town. I don't know how to get back to that. Everyone says, 'winning, winning.' Well, we were in first place for three months last year. We come out strong this year, so obviously it's not a fluke ... This year is a different year. If, at the end, you don't want to get your heart broken, then we don't want you." • "I'm not stupid, I understand the economy's bad around here. I understand that people can't afford to come to the game. But there doesn't need to be the negativity. I don't understand the negativity, why? Like, enjoy what we have. You have a first place team. How many third-place towns in the country would want that right now?" • "We could be in last place. We could be the Royals, we could be the Pirates. Haven't won anything in 20 years. We're not. Enjoy it. I don't understand the negativity." • "(My teammates) feel the same way. They just won't say it." • "It's just a slap in the face when you're last in attendance. Last. It's not like we're 25th or 26th. We're last. Oakland's outdrawing us. That's embarrassing." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigBen07 285 Posted May 23, 2012 I was actually surprised at how low they were. 37k is well under the typical average for Wrigley. The reason we still draw so well is because it's truly a love affair between Chicago and the Cubs franchise and it's been there forever. The games are fun, Chicago weather in the summer is great, there's a lot of beer, and the stadium is beautiful. Ah, makes perfect sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
housemd 338 Posted May 24, 2012 I expected to see the Yankees in 5th or 6th.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bucman 891 Posted June 9, 2012 Indians attendance is always down at the start of the year, this isn't anything new. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PackIsBack 124 Posted June 9, 2012 It's nice that the Brewers are still drawing great attendance for home games considering how disappointing our season has been so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
