Post#28 » by dagger » Sun May 12, 2019 4:12 pm
Attenance in baseball is a yin and yang thing. As Schad says, a win or two more, a signing or two more, doesn't move the ticket-selling needle. The Twins went through several seasons in which they weren't seen as a real contender. Yes, they flirted with a wildcard from time to time, but basically they were the Central Division's version of the Jays for many years. Now, they look really solid, with both the hitting and pitching to be a serious playoff threat. Okay, so what happened with attendance> According to a tweet I saw today and which I will endeavour to locate again, they sold over 30,000 tickets the past week - About two thirds of the buyers hadn't bought tickets in more than three years (or more). And this was the first full week of May. The trades they made, the signings they made, the new manager they hired - none of that moved the needle. In April they were a "maybe". But in May, they finally look like a serious team - by winning (although sweeping the Jays might not have been the best yardstick). Fans are coming back only after seeing the team turn into a real winner. We all know the Jays will start filling the Rogers Centre when they turn into real winners - not pretenders, but demonstrated contenders - and any fig leaf they can put on a rebuild will simply not bring fans back in any significant or fiscally justifiable numbers.
2019 will never be forgotten because FLAGS FLY FOREVER