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Major League Baseball sets attendance record in first two weeks of 2015 season
Posted on 4/25/15 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 4/25/15 at 7:29 pm
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While many people still like to moan and groan that baseball is dying, the numbers continue to tell the opposite story. And the latest data from MLB tell us that the start of the 2015 season further punctuates that.
In fact, the start of the new season was so popular it broke attendance records, according to these nuggets announced by the league Monday:
• Combined attendance from the first two weekends of the season was 3,093,382, the highest figure in history. And this isn't one of those gets-better-every-year numbers. The previous record was 2,978,303, set in 2005. So it's a 10-year high in addition to being a record.
• Both weekends have drawn 1.5 million fans, the first time in history the first two weekends of the season have brought out that many people.
• Only once in MLB history has combined attendance reached 1.5 million on two April weekends. That was 2012 (and it wasn't the first two weekends of the season). There have never been three April weekends in which 1.5 million fans have turned out, so we'll see if attendance can reach that mark again next weekend
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Posted on 4/25/15 at 7:32 pm to Bench McElroy
Have there been more games, more weekend games, or more games in larger stadiums than previous years? It's just hard to interpet any kind of figure when important information is not provided.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 7:41 pm to Bench McElroy
This is too small of a sample size
Posted on 4/25/15 at 8:14 pm to BuddyLAM
Fwiw, the game is moving quicker and smoother with new pace of play rules. Manny games early in the season haven't gone three hours.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 8:38 pm to Bench McElroy
If only DFW and Houston had baseball teams worth seeing the numbers could be even higher.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 8:41 pm to Quidam65
Houston is in first place, brosef.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 8:45 pm to Bench McElroy
There's a reason baseball is dying
Posted on 4/25/15 at 8:46 pm to Quidam65
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If only DFW and Houston had baseball teams worth seeing the numbers could be even highe
What a dumb arse troll attempt.
The Rangers are pretty bad, true
Posted on 4/25/15 at 8:47 pm to Prominentwon
But how many of them were black?
Posted on 4/25/15 at 8:49 pm to lsutigers1992
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But how many of them were black?
Posted on 4/25/15 at 8:51 pm to Kafka
Oh the irony
Posted on 4/25/15 at 8:53 pm to Bench McElroy
Impossible, everybody is at MLS matches or at home watching soccer on TV
Posted on 4/25/15 at 8:53 pm to Bench McElroy
But the ratings and it is an old white man sport
Posted on 4/25/15 at 9:28 pm to Bench McElroy
I wonder if maybe the terrible winter most of the country had is pumping up the numbers. People associate baseball with spring. I don't know how the weather has been around the country the last few weeks. Just wildly speculating.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 10:54 pm to tduecen
MLS will pass it in 10 years take that shite to the bank
Posted on 4/25/15 at 11:02 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Posted on 4/26/15 at 7:06 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
MLS is the JV league. While attendance is great, its the tv revenues of MLB that really tell any tales.
Posted on 4/26/15 at 7:28 am to Bench McElroy
It's because I went to a Nats game this year You're welcome, MLB.
You're welcome, MLB. 
Posted on 4/26/15 at 7:50 am to Bench McElroy
What's the catch? Because baseball is not more popular than ever. We all know this. So why is the attendance the highest ever?
Posted on 4/26/15 at 8:17 am to buckeye_vol
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Combined attendance from the first two weekends of the season was 3,093,382, the highest figure in history.
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It's just hard to interpet any kind of figure when important information is not provided.
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This is too small of a sample size
quote:So much denial
Because baseball is not more popular than ever. We all know this.
26/30 MLB teams have a higher average attendance than all of the NBA teams.
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