Attendance At MLB Games…

[Shortstop]

It’s got to be so very down…

Anyone have some stats?

I’m not going anytime soon. Fact.

 

[Tanko]

I left out 2020 & 2021 data.
It is much lower but some of the reason may be due 2022 data is only Spring data. It may come up once Summer starts. It is still down no matter how you slice it.

 

[Shortstop]

I left out 2020 & 2021 data.
It is much lower but some of the reason may be due 2022 data is only Spring data. It may come up once Summer starts. It is still down no matter how you slice it.

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Great stuff, buddy! There are a lot of empty seats every time I watch a game. I don’t blame the fans, I applaud them… I’m a huge baseball fan but I don’t like the way things are going these days. Depressing!

 

[Tanko]

Great stuff, buddy! There are a lot of empty seats every time I watch a game. I don’t blame the fans, I applaud them… I’m a huge baseball fan but I don’t like the way things are going these days. Depressing!

It really does suck. I can remember when it was tough to get a decent seat at a game because they were sold out except nose-bleed seats.

Went to a AA game a couple weeks ago on a Friday with $2 beer night. --> Only half full. SMH

 

[Wagerallsports]

Great stuff, buddy! There are a lot of empty seats every time I watch a game. I don’t blame the fans, I applaud them… I’m a huge baseball fan but I don’t like the way things are going these days. Depressing!

agreed

 

[Archie]

NBA and NFL ratings up and MLB down?

 

[Bond Guy]

What are you blaming attendance drop on? I used to be a huge baseball fan as a kid. The games are just too long these days. The expense is outrageous. They are really just insulting you if you go to a game. That does not seem to bother people though. I doubt there is much to the attendance dropoff other than probably big drawing teams are probably just not bringing in as many fans as usual.

It is like all the guys that said the NFL was dying and then rating went through the roof.

 

[Wagerallsports]

There's never been enough attendance at Rays games

The owner has been more than patient over the years and wouldn't blame him a bit for moving the team if it comes to that

 

[Wagerallsports]

What are you blaming attendance drop on? I used to be a huge baseball fan as a kid. The games are just too long these days. The expense is outrageous. They are really just insulting you if you go to a game. That does not seem to bother people though. I doubt there is much to the attendance dropoff other than probably big drawing teams are probably just not bringing in as many fans as usual.

It is like all the guys that said the NFL was dying and then rating went through the roof.

I think all the reasons you mentioned plus yet another example of the poor new culture in the U.S.

Game isn't exciting or violent enough for the new generation

 

[BobbyFK]

I left out 2020 & 2021 data.
It is much lower but some of the reason may be due 2022 data is only Spring data. It may come up once Summer starts. It is still down no matter how you slice it.

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Wow! What a decline year to year

 

[Bond Guy]

I think all the reasons you mentioned plus yet another example of the poor new culture in the U.S.

Game isn't exciting or violent enough for the new generation

I don't think that stuff matters at all. You saw that with the NFL. COVID really put a whammy on baseball. The Red Sox are not any good. The Yankees are not any good. Some of the worst teams had some good years and had good attendance for a while. There are a lot of factors. The stock market is down and that hits MLB fans harder because they are pretty rich.

 

[Shortstop]

Everything is too expensive.

I’d rather watch at home.

Plus, it’s just a pain in the neck.

I used to love going to games…

 

[Shortstop]

The quality is also down.

Someone name me an All-Star. For Real…

 

[carolinakid]

with todays tvs, you can get a great look at sports today in your media room in your home

 

[Shortstop]

with todays tvs, you can get a great look at sports today in your media room in your home

Exactly.

 

[Tanko]

The quality is also down.

Someone name me an All-Star. For Real…

Ohtani.
That's the first one that comes to mind.

Not many others.

 

[Shortstop]

Back in the day, the All-Star Game was a treasure.

Remember filling out the forms they had at the ballpark…

 

[Tanko]

I remember "stuffing" the ballot boxes at the Astrodome with lowly Astro players.

 

[Shortstop]

I remember "stuffing" the ballot boxes at the Astrodome with lowly Astro players.

Haha! Yep. I’m sure a lot of that happened…

 

[MinnesotaFats]

1- the game is not what 40+ men gre up with, it's different & boring. K K HR K, end of inning

2- there are no Ozzie Smiths or Cal Ripken type dudes. There are so great stories (the Japanese kid in Anaheim maybe) but other than that there isn't a point of connection with the youth

3- it's expensive. You might score a cheap ticket but the trap is set w beer & food. If you have kids, it's half a paycheck very easily

4- crime. Most ballparks sit in urban areas. In Minny the Twins began starting games at 635 to get ppl out of Downtown by 10 pm due to absolutely staggering crime rates in recent years

5- watching at a bar w "the boys" is just more fun, watching at home we can flip that station

6- this might sound dumb, but that extended netting they put up for safety. Yup- no more foul balls. That was half the reason to sit lower bowl. Now it's just basically obstructed view

7- purse policy. No more purses in stadium. Girls have their life in their purses, but cannot bring one into the ball park. Girls would rather not go.