MLB attendance down 7 percent from last year
Posted on April 22, 2009 | 60 Views
According to the Associated Press, the average attendance at Major League Baseball games is down 6.9 percent from this time last season.
After two weeks of play the average number of fans going to each game has been 30,298. Last season during the same period that number was significantly higher, at 32,539.
While there is no empirical evidence regarding why more fans have chosen to stay home this season, we can safely assume that one major contributing factor is the ailing economy. Wet and windy April weather is another possibility, but weather alone cannot entirely account for that large of a decrease in the attendance figures.
Despite the poor numbers, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said last week that he was pleased with the overall attendance figures for opening week.
Considering the fact that the largest baseball market, New York City, is featuring a major new attraction with two brand-new stadiums, those ticket sale numbers have to be disappointing, regardless of what the Commissioner says. continue>>>
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