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nanwynnfan · 02-13-2008, 08:06 PM

Here's a time line, which is about the end of the line on this topic for me.

Season......................Approxomate MLB Pad. Attendance

1992.............................55.9 million
1993.............................70.3 million* expansion

Conclusion: Expansion is good for MLB paid attendance

1994.............................50.2 million**strike

Conclusion: strikes are bad for MLB paid attendance

1995.............................50.5 million***strike ends April 2

Conclusion: Fans of MLB are averse to strikes and abbreviated seasons

1996.............................61.0 million $$$

1997.............................63.1 million $$$

1998.............................68.6 million $$$

Baseballs are defying gravity.

Conclusions: a. Fans are slow to forgive; but they do come around and they love home runs;
b. Jose Canseco had a barbecue in Miami in June; Roger Clemens played golf;
c. Roger Clemens had a nanny; d. a guy named McNamee was at the party; d. Clemens says he wasn't there; e. Canseco, too says Clemens wasn't there; f. McNamee says Clemens was there; g. the nanny was allegedly there; h. Mrs. Clemens and a Clemens offspring may well have been there

AND ............. what did everybody here do on the weekend of June 8-10, 1998?

1999............................70.1 million

2000............................72.9 million

2001............................74.0 million

Conclusion: something is putting fan fannies back into the seats again.

2002............................72.0 million oops, a flat year

2003............................71.0 million oops, another flat year

2004............................73.0 million, a rebound****

Conclusion: Has MLB attendance hit a saturation point? Are all the records worth breaking, broken? Oh-oh! December = BALCO, Giambi and Bonds.

2005............................74.9 million, a record

January 12: MLB NOW HAS OFFICIAL STEROID RULES ANY FOOL CAN READ & COMPREHEND.

2006............................76.0 million, a new record

2007............................79.5 million, a new, new record

George Mitchell has issued a report on steroid abuse in MLB, urges: Move on.

2008.............................0, to date; but then the season hasn't started.

Conclusion: Time for Henry Waxman to swing his gavel. Has Congress nothing better to do? If so, can they please conduct themselves more professionally than they did today?

02-13-2008, 08:06 PM	#77 (permalink)
nanwynnfan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,579	Here's a time line, which is about the end of the line on this topic for me. Season......................Approxomate MLB Pad. Attendance 1992.............................55.9 million 1993.............................70.3 million* expansion Conclusion: Expansion is good for MLB paid attendance 1994.............................50.2 millionstrike Conclusion: strikes are bad for MLB paid attendance 1995.............................50.5 millionstrike ends April 2 Conclusion: Fans of MLB are averse to strikes and abbreviated seasons 1996.............................61.0 million $$$ 1997.............................63.1 million $$$ 1998.............................68.6 million $$$ Baseballs are defying gravity. Conclusions: a. Fans are slow to forgive; but they do come around and they love home runs; b. Jose Canseco had a barbecue in Miami in June; Roger Clemens played golf; c. Roger Clemens had a nanny; d. a guy named McNamee was at the party; d. Clemens says he wasn't there; e. Canseco, too says Clemens wasn't there; f. McNamee says Clemens was there; g. the nanny was allegedly there; h. Mrs. Clemens and a Clemens offspring may well have been there AND ............. what did everybody here do on the weekend of June 8-10, 1998? 1999............................70.1 million 2000............................72.9 million 2001............................74.0 million Conclusion: something is putting fan fannies back into the seats again. 2002............................72.0 million oops, a flat year 2003............................71.0 million oops, another flat year 2004............................73.0 million, a rebound*** Conclusion: Has MLB attendance hit a saturation point? Are all the records worth breaking, broken? Oh-oh! December = BALCO, Giambi and Bonds. 2005............................74.9 million, a record January 12: MLB NOW HAS OFFICIAL STEROID RULES ANY FOOL CAN READ & COMPREHEND. 2006............................76.0 million, a new record 2007............................79.5 million, a new, new record George Mitchell has issued a report on steroid abuse in MLB, urges: Move on. 2008.............................0, to date; but then the season hasn't started. Conclusion: Time for Henry Waxman to swing his gavel. Has Congress nothing better to do? If so, can they please conduct themselves more professionally than they did today? Last edited by nanwynnfan; 02-13-2008 at 08:10 PM.