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Chris Sabowned
04-30-2009, 06:00 PM
This info taken from a column by ESPN's Jayson Stark.

Through the first month of the season the Reds home attendance has actually gone up from last year.

BIGGEST GAINERS
Team This April Last April Diff.
Marlins 23,663 12,632 +11,031
Rays 28,986 18,867 +10,119
Athletics 22,282 17,325 +4,957
Phillies 41,713 38,420 +3,293
Reds 21,460 19,750 +1,710

Fifth in the league in attendance increase. Hopefully we can keep the above .500 record going and keep attendance up.


BIGGEST LOSERS
Team This April. Last April. Diff.
Nationals 20,027 29,313 -9,286
Tigers 27,112 35,837 -8,725
Blue Jays 20,396 26,864 -6,468
Braves 23,675 28,008 -4,333
Astros 29,508 33,389 -3,881
NorrisHopper30
04-30-2009, 06:01 PM
Toronto's has decreased by 6,468 despite their hot start.
cbowen2112
04-30-2009, 06:51 PM
Baseball will always be fine in Cincy. The radio in Tampa always complained that no one was showing up even after being in first almost the entire year. And as you can see after winning and winning some more, they finally got people in the seats.
Fon Duc Tow
04-30-2009, 10:51 PM
Baseball will always be fine in Cincy. The radio in Tampa always complained that no one was showing up even after being in first almost the entire year. And as you can see after winning and winning some more, they finally got people in the seats.


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"If you build it, and by "build it," I mean "don't suck ass and lose 15-9," they will come."
Ghosts of 1990
04-30-2009, 11:16 PM
I attribute to the fans being excited about the young talent and just new hope. I think ownership has to know that.

Still wish there weren't those stinker games like 9K turnouts.
bounty37h
05-01-2009, 10:25 AM
^definately has to do with the young guys and the excitement/hope, and should be a sign to Cast and FO that the fans will come if it is worth coming for, and make a move if need be/available later in the season if things still rolling strong(er). To a degree, its make-or-break time (not neccesarily "right" now, but the season as it progresses. The fans are coming and supporting, but if they fallout and dont move, the hope and exzcitement we have found will go back in the crapper.