[FreedomPoster]

Sorry Willie, while I agree with and understand your concerns, to anyone who lives here and is paying attention, this one doesn't wash.

The Braves don't have their pitching of the 90's, AOL/TW isn't funding them like Ted did, and it just isn't the same. I went to opening day, and have a nice digital image of Maddox's ERA after inning one: 36.00.
I wish I had it hosted somewhere so I could link it here.

The stadium has always been a b!tch to get to for affluent suburbanites, and it's just not worth the hassle this year. That's the real driver behind reduced attendance in Atlanta.

[cynicom]

I think Maddux is getting 12 or 15 million for one year. That amounts to about a million for each game he wins. At twenty bucks an hour, Joe sixpack is not wanted at Turner Field. Jimmy carter will be there as a moocher.

[evad]

We enjoy the Bowie Basox, a minor league team. We don't need to worry about parking, getting ripped off on ticket prices or watching high priced over paid fat cats. It's just an afternoon or night of fun with fireworks sometimes as the final show.

I wouldn't go to an O's game if they paid me. Sorry folks, that's juts the way I feel.

"They" killed it.

[Vigilantcitizen]

First, where does a Miami(Home of the Marlins) reporter get off on discussing the Braves declining attendance?

Second, I'd attribute declining attendance at (U.N. mouthpiece shill) Turner field to...

A) The "Newness" factor of the new(And grossly misnamed)stadium wearing off.

B) The "Newness" factor of winning divisions wearing off.

C) My business has been good, but a lot of people aren't making much money right now.

BTW...The oft reported demise of the Braves this season has been greatly exaggerated.

[error99]

"..."I think the game itself will be fine," said Jones, who contributes to the high prices with his $90 million contract. "But something has to be done. I don't know what it is..." - - He knows. He just does not want to say.

[Cicero]

People have gradually grown less fond of the sport over the years. Players' strikes, irrational salaries, movement of teams and players from one city to another. It's been a long time coming, but baseball isn't what it used to be.

Baseball enjoyed a kind of revival when the left-wingers fell in love with it. No violence or head-to head competition, slow and lazy, field of dreams kind of stuff. But I can't get excited about it any more.

[ThreePuttinDude]

Sounds as if the fans are a little sick and tired of the "Over Paid flunkies". If it weren't for the inflated salaries, a family could afford to go to more games throughout the year.

Its not the Bush Economy, Willie. This has been happening for afew years in a row. You are bringing numbers from 1993, hell if you want to be credible, bring some more recent years attendance #'s to the game.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Just about all of the lower box Giants tickets for the whole season at Pac Bell Park were gone in one day when Internet sales started.

Getting to the World Series sells tickets.

[nononsense]

I not a great baseball fan, but I have been watching Baseball Tonight on ESPN. If you get a chance to look out at the stands you will find a lot of empty seats. This league is in trouble and will continue to die unless both the owners and players decide they want to save their league. I would think it is disheartening to the players to look out at the stands and hardly see anyone there, but until they are willing to change that then that is how it will stay.

[NY.SS-Bar9]

Why I think MLB is in trouble:

1) I get free tickets - with parking - to Yankee stadium about one a year - right behind home plate - costs me about $150. to take the family. (Imagine if I paid the $66. face value + parking)

2) I can take the family to a minor league game for about half what the "free" tickets wind up costing - And have more fun - and miss the 1/2 hour traffic jam just to get out of the parking lot.

3) Corporations are cutting back on some of the perks - season tickets are an easy target for the CFO.

4) Just a guess - but I bet many are tired of these overpaid self-aggrandizing fools especially after being reminded what real heroes are.

[whadizit]

Ever since Teddy sold to AOL, enthusiasm has waned for this team. The ticket prices are not the problem here. NOBODY even talks about the Braves anymore except in disgust! The General Manager referred to the fans that were complaining after being swept by Cardinals a couple of yrs ago in playoffs as "Jerry Springer"-type people! He talks down to people and gets his dander up whenever anyone questions his moves. THE LAST STRAW WAS THE MILLWOOD GIFT TO PHILADELPHIA! As long as AOL owns this team, most of my friends will not support it anymore!

[Dick Vomer]

Baseball is Boring... 'nuff said.

The prices are what is usually associated with a Golf tournament...and come to think of it... takes about as long. I never liked the episodic nature of the game and having to sit and spend 5-6 hours from leaving the house to getting back home and spending 40-50$ add the 4 kids..... never gonna happen. I'd rather spend the money on airfare and hit the beaches in Florida, South Carolina or Cali...... come to think of it the game takes as long as the flight....and arrival to destinations.