Several MLB Teams Have Seen Huge Drops In Attendance This Season

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Friday, Aug 2, 2013 Several MLB Teams Have Seen Huge Drops In Attendance This Season It is not surprising that attendance at the Marlins new ballpark is down in its second season, but nobody could have predicted such a big drop in just one season. Despite a new state-of-the-art stadium, the Marlins are 29th in MLB attendance, averaging just 17,976 tickets sold per game. That is down 34% from the ballpark's inaugural season when the Marlins averaged 27,400 and more 1,000 fewer tickets sold per game compared to the last season in their old ballpark (19,007). The Marlins aren't the only team that has seen a significant drop. Both the Phillies and Brewers have also seen drops this season of more than 10% in attendance. Meanwhile, four teams have seen an increase of at least 10%, led by the Blue Jays, with attendance that is up 22.5%... Read » Also On Sports Today: Iceland's National Soccer Team Fired Off This Salty Statement After A Player Chose To Play For The US Instead Johnny Manziel Saw An Alcohol Counselor During His Heisman Season Advertisement CHART: The Real Reason Why Some People In Baseball Are So Desperate To Get Rid Of Alex Rodriguez Tiger's Start At The British Open Looks Very Familiar (And That's Not A Good Thing) CHART: In Sports Television There Is The NFL And There Is Everything Else Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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