Baseball fans showing up to games less and less every year!!!

Actually deadpool, I think you\'re about as wrong as you could possibly be.  First of all, if they have no interest in the games, wouldn\'t they not be baseball fans?  There are hundreds of thousands of people at baseball games on any given day for the entire summer.  Don\'t you think that says something?

Attendence wouldn\'t be such a problem if they didn\'t overexpand to places like Tampa, which never should have had a team to begin with, and if they put a salary cap on the sport so owners don\'t have to pay players so much.

Anyway, deadpool, any true baseball fan would rather go to a game than see highlights on sportscenter.

Your probaly right shockwaves.  I guess when I said people are not intrested I was really talking about myself.  I think the games are boring.  Oh, Iam not a true baseball fan and never will be, the highlights are way better than the game.

Attendance is probably down because before the season even started, you could pretty much eliminate half the teams from contention. Why bother spending $40 per person for a game that will eventually mean nothing?

Who actually thought these teams were gonna compete for a playoff spot?

D-Rays
Cubs
Orioles
Rangers
Rockies
Royals
Tigers
Brewers
Phillies

I thought the Cubs could challenge for the entire NL...

look at thier lineup.

if mcgriff and alou hit like they SHOULD... the cubs would have a kick ass lineup. look at the 1 through 5.

corey paterson (really coming into his own)
bill mueller (coming back from injury soon)
sammy sosa (need i say anything?)
fred mcgriff (30hr\'s and 100+ rbi\'s every year)
mioses alou (300 lifetime average and 20-30 hr\'s a year)

theres no doubt the cubs starting pitching is as good as anyone in the division, while the bullpen has struggled, they should get back on track.


alot of beaseball people thought the cubs would be in the playoffs this year. its not looking to good now though.

Yeah, I did expect the Cubs to challenge for a playoff spot.  I don\'t know why you put them on that list.  They were damn close to one last year, and they got better during the off season.

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Apparently St. Louis is stepping it up a notch to try and get people into the seats.

St. Louis have really gone to desperate measures to get in a win streak.

The Red Soxs doing a damn good job this year but lets bring up the poll....

When will the soxs drop off....
A. After the All Star Break
B. Before All Star Break
C. After the big road trip
D. They won\'t the curse is over

Choice E: Tomorrow

How \'bout them D-Backs?

Originally posted by shockwaves
Choice E: Tomorrow

well you lose

And reds still are the ****.

mark prior\'s coming.

im tellin you guys.... hes gonna be THE SH!T.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/prior0319.html


he had his first AAA start two days ago. had 7 k\'s in the first 3 innings AND HIT 2 HOMERUNS!


word is hes gettin called up next week.


scouts are calling him the best pitching prospect in the last 25 years, better than kerry wood, better than randy johnson.

thats saying something.

It\'s like I\'ve been saying this whole time.  The Cubs got off to a slow start, but that means nothing.  Oakland was off to a slow start last year, and they had the second best record in the AL.  The Cubs still have as good a shot at making the playoffs as anyone in the NL.

Well baseball ratings have been piss poor sucky the past years. The world series last year tried to revive the game a little.


I think there are two many foreign ppl in baseball and it\'s not a all american sport anymore so most of the red necks and racist are not watching and attended as many games anymore.