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Major League Baseball Sees a Sharp Drop in Attendance
Posted on 6/15/18 at 10:52 am
Posted on 6/15/18 at 10:52 am
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With the regular season approaching the halfway point, it seems safe to say that this is baseball in 2018: lots of home runs, even more strikeouts—and, relatively speaking, not a lot of people in the stands to see them.
League-wide attendance entering Friday of 27,328 per game is down 6.6% from this date last year and 8.6% overall, according to Stats LLC. The sport hasn’t seen an attendance drop of more than 6.7% in a single season since 1995, when the average crowd fell nearly 20% following the player strike that canceled the 1994 World Series. MLB attendance has remained consistent throughout this decade, never changing more than 1.9% in either direction.
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Posted on 6/15/18 at 10:54 am to UltimateHog
Weather was pretty shitty for a lot of teams in April and May. Might be impacting it. I know the Cubs were on pace for most rain outs they’ve ever had for a while.
Posted on 6/15/18 at 10:56 am to UltimateHog
Yeh I think we need to see how the back half of the season looks
I have never seen weather impact games as much as this season so far.
I have never seen weather impact games as much as this season so far.
Posted on 6/15/18 at 10:57 am to UltimateHog
Only 6 team in the AL at .500. 5 of those 6 are likely going to October (know it's early to say that but they have separated)
If you aren't competitive in June, why go to games I guess is what people are thinking
If you aren't competitive in June, why go to games I guess is what people are thinking
Posted on 6/15/18 at 10:58 am to UltimateHog
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League-wide attendance entering Friday of 27,328 per game
The sport is clearly dying. You realize that for the first month of the season, the weather was ridiculously cold in much of the country. I could see that hitting attendance 6.6%.
Posted on 6/15/18 at 10:58 am to UltimateHog
A lot of shitty teams refuse to adjust and follow the NBA model of offering really cheap seats.
The bleacher section of most ballparks is still 20+ dollars then you have to include food and parking.
What teams need to do is lower the cost of seating in order to bring back the average fan and families.
The bleacher section of most ballparks is still 20+ dollars then you have to include food and parking.
What teams need to do is lower the cost of seating in order to bring back the average fan and families.
Posted on 6/15/18 at 10:59 am to UltimateHog
One answer....weather!!! If the league is serious about attendance figures, then stop playing games in cold weather cities so early in the season. There is zero reason to be playing home games in Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh and so on in the early weeks of the season. So many games are right around 30-40 degrees, of course people don't want to go to those games. Make the northern franchises start off on the road in warmer climates until the weather changes. This would help attendance over the long haul. College baseball does this. Most northern universities play their first 15-20 games on the road. MLB needs to start doing this. It would all even out, the northern franchises would get more home games in the back half of the season. Would be fine by me as an Indians fan.
This post was edited on 6/15/18 at 11:01 am
Posted on 6/15/18 at 11:00 am to lsupride87
I think the weather was probably the biggest factor, but it's still way too expensive inside the park. I went to a day game the other day. It was still $20 to park. It was hot as balls, in the upper 90s and a water bottle was $5.75.
Draft Busch was $9+. I've been to 3 games this month, and will probably go Sunday night. I got a monthly pass for $30 to get SRO for any home game. But it's still cost prohibitive to go to every game.
Draft Busch was $9+. I've been to 3 games this month, and will probably go Sunday night. I got a monthly pass for $30 to get SRO for any home game. But it's still cost prohibitive to go to every game.
Posted on 6/15/18 at 11:03 am to UltimateHog
Modern professional baseball has gotten pretty boring with fewer and fewer balls in play.
Plus, a lot of teams are out of the race before it starts. The American League standings are practically a foregone conclusion.
Most MLB games just aren't worth the price of admission. Hopefully, this will start a conversation about reducing ticket and concession costs (especially the latter).
The NCAA super regionals last week were a real treat.
Plus, a lot of teams are out of the race before it starts. The American League standings are practically a foregone conclusion.
Most MLB games just aren't worth the price of admission. Hopefully, this will start a conversation about reducing ticket and concession costs (especially the latter).
The NCAA super regionals last week were a real treat.
Posted on 6/15/18 at 11:04 am to Chillini
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Weather was pretty shitty for a lot of teams in April and May. Might be impacting it.
The White Sox game that had like 100 people in attendance probably dropped the avg by itself
Posted on 6/15/18 at 11:04 am to UltimateHog
If you throw out home attendance figures for Oakland, Chicago White Sox, and both Florida teams (and maybe a few road ones too), would the average get back to normal?
Posted on 6/15/18 at 11:04 am to UltimateHog
Wish Dallas had a park in town rather than Arlington, been in Dallas 2 years and still haven't made it to a rangers game. Would be cool if Fair Park was the home to Cowboys and Rangers.
This post was edited on 6/15/18 at 11:05 am
Posted on 6/15/18 at 11:04 am to GoldenSombrero
Florida teams aren't helping things
Posted on 6/15/18 at 11:05 am to NorthshoreTiger76
Seriously. How does one, who is employed, watch and follow all the games?
Posted on 6/15/18 at 11:09 am to Quidam65
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If you throw out home attendance figures for Oakland, Chicago White Sox, and both Florida teams (and maybe a few road ones too), would the average get back to normal?
And Cincinnati and Baltimore and Pittsburgh. All of those teams are selling fewer than 20,000 per night. And a whole lot fewer than that are actually showing up. What's incredible is that first place Cleveland is also on that list
Posted on 6/15/18 at 11:11 am to UltimateHog
MLB has a fantastic streaming service. Actual attendance may be down, but revenues are at a record high. Thats why I think MLB should expand more in smaller southern markets. AL and LA, as a state, could make a MLB a ton of profit by the amount of streaming eyeballs. TN and the Carolinas too.
Posted on 6/15/18 at 11:14 am to UltimateHog
To clarify, the numbers in the article are ticket sales not actual game attendance, which seems to be even worse.
Posted on 6/15/18 at 11:15 am to tduecen
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A lot of shitty teams refuse to adjust and follow the NBA model of offering really cheap seats.
The Orioles have been doing that and it really hasn't helped attendance much. A shitty product is a shitty product. The reasons for the decline in attendance have been covered in this thread. There's been zero competitive balance in the American League and the weather has been absolutely dreadful.
Posted on 6/15/18 at 11:17 am to UltimateHog
Probably a lot of patriots getting tired of all the catchers disrespecting our country.
Posted on 6/15/18 at 11:28 am to LSUbase13
Meh I don’t watch EVERY single inning or every single game but living in market it’s fairly easy to watch a majority and go to a decent amount. There’s always something fun to watch on TV which is wholesome for the family to watch even if it’s just background noise to whatever we’re doing. The ratings reflect that as mlb games typically lead their local markets
This post was edited on 6/15/18 at 11:39 am
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