MLB attendance drops for 3rd straight year.

wilheim · Oct 4, 2010

NEW YORK (AP)—Major League Baseball’s average attendance dropped for the third straight season, with a slight dip of nearly a half percent this year.

The 30 teams combined to draw 73.06 million fans in 2010, an average of 30,141, after Sunday’s regular season finales.

Last year, in the midst of a global economic downturn, the teams drew 73.42 million, an average of 30,350. That average was a 6.7 percent drop from 2008’s 32,528, when the total was 78.59 million.

Major League Baseball set records in 2007, with a total of 79.5 million and an average of 32,785.

Betallsports · Oct 4, 2010

Yeah, I could see this.

I only went to Two baseball games this, compared to past Years....6-10 a year.

Best seat in the House....is in Your House.

hockey8799 · Oct 4, 2010

parking fees, hot dogs,soda and bad baseball, overpriced players..rather watch a horse race or a college sporting event..when i went to ny ranger games as a kid 1st row off ice was 8 bucks a ticket 1st row off the ice at msg..now its like 700 per seat..yeah ok

DickGozina · Oct 4, 2010

I'm amazed people even go to sporting events anymore. It's a hassle all the way around. Traffic, parking, overpriced and average food, unruly fans and grossly overpriced tickets. You can sit in the comfort of your own home and watch lots of different games, bet on the computer and have plenty of good food and drink along with a restroom right there. Like I said, why even bother going to the game. The best seat in the house is in your house. On the couch. It's time for Monday night football and live betting.

red007 · Oct 5, 2010

no surprise. economy is bad. attendance likely down for all sports

billhill999 · Oct 5, 2010

Yet everytime I hear Bud Selig do a interview, he leads you to believe how great and thriving the sport is.

I was watching the last home stand the Mets had at Citi last week.
Empty seats scattered all over the house, especially the big shot seats where there was 3 empty seats for every one that was occupied.

NyMets609 · Oct 5, 2010

billhill999 said:
Yet everytime I hear Bud Selig do a interview, he leads you to believe how great and thriving the sport is.

I was watching the last home stand the Mets had at Citi last week.
Empty seats scattered all over the house, especially the big shot seats where there was 3 empty seats for every one that was occupied.

wtf were you watching that for?

billhill999 · Oct 5, 2010

I'm a baseball junky, that and I was counting my money fading your homeboys.

bulldog77 · Oct 5, 2010

What is amazing (and embarrassing as a life-long Pirate fan) is the Bucs' attendance actually went up slightly this year. They have the expectations so low in Pittsburgh that enough people turn out to watch a 57 win team that is their worst in 58 years and the 18th straight losing season! "Free'' fireworks and trinkets keeps the morons happy I guess. In general, I am suprised that MLB attendance has not dropped worse.