Brutal, brutal season - worst I can remember

[TruffleShuffle]

it won't empty out. but if the team sucks for a few years, attendance will decline enough to make them really feel it in their wallets.

[jersey cubs fan]

it won't empty out. but if the team sucks for a few years, attendance will decline enough to make them really feel it in their wallets.

 

That has already happened.

[KingCubsFan]

it won't empty out. but if the team sucks for a few years, attendance will decline enough to make them really feel it in their wallets.

 

That has already happened.

Attendance was only down about 100,000 this year (and roughly 650 people per game). That followed a roughly 130,000 decrease from 2008-2009. Attendance has been down all around baseball though, so I wonder how much the decline varies from the rest of the league. They were still 4th in the NL, which is where they almost always are.

[Sammy Sofa]

it won't empty out. but if the team sucks for a few years, attendance will decline enough to make them really feel it in their wallets.

 

Yes, which is why makes much more sense that a business-oriented group of owners would look to head that off at the pass instead of digging an even deeper hole by waiting until you're seeing very empty games with tons of unsold tickets.

[jersey cubs fan]

it won't empty out. but if the team sucks for a few years, attendance will decline enough to make them really feel it in their wallets.

 

That has already happened.

Attendance was only down about 100,000 this year (and roughly 650 people per game). That followed a roughly 130,000 decrease from 2008-2009. Attendance has been down all around baseball though, so I wonder how much the decline varies from the rest of the league. They were still 4th in the NL, which is where they almost always are.

 

Tickets sold in February based on people hoping they'd bounce back from an 83 win season and actually contend isn't the same as how many people actually showed up to games and spent money on beer, food and merchandise.

[Sammy Sofa]

it won't empty out. but if the team sucks for a few years, attendance will decline enough to make them really feel it in their wallets.

 

That has already happened.

Attendance was only down about 100,000 this year (and roughly 650 people per game). That followed a roughly 130,000 decrease from 2008-2009. Attendance has been down all around baseball though, so I wonder how much the decline varies from the rest of the league. They were still 4th in the NL, which is where they almost always are.

 

Tickets sold in February based on people hoping they'd bounce back from an 83 win season and actually contend isn't the same as how many people actually showed up to games and spent money on beer, food and merchandise.

 

Right. What we saw was a very clear step towards less people actually buying those tickets before the season starts. I highly doubt that the Ricketts are just going to sit around and wait until the team is drawing and selling crappily before doing anything.