A.L. Central Smack 2015

[MiamiVice]

Royals couldn't even break 3 million in attendance the year after a WS run.. and during a second trip... That says a ton about the size of the market there...

 

[da55bums]

who cares about attendance, its not like they black out games anymore...too many damn channels

 

[MiamiVice]

You have to admit bums.. there are so many bandwagon fans running around KC right now with crispy new hats and jerseys... that were not interested at all in the Royals 2 years ago... and won't be interested in them again 2 years from now... KC didn't give a shit about baseball for decades.. this run might energize the area for a little while.. but the place isn't turning into yankee stadium after 1 world series win.

 

[da55bums]

to help you out Vice..

Tigers make 1st WS in 20 years, attendance only went up 450k the following season

Royals make 1st WS in 30 years, attendance went up 700k the following season

and that's will a smaller market like you said,

You can look at the Braves as well they went up 930k

The tigers jumped the least

 

[MiamiVice]

who cares about attendance, its not like they black out games anymore...too many damn channels

You have to give a shit about attendance.. because without it.. you can't afford a large payroll. Literally everything went right for the Royals... They drafted well.. Had no major injuries to their core players... and had low cost free agent signings play well above their past results... Attendance and larger TV viewership allows you to be able to make a few mistakes and pay your way out of it... Without that extra money.. even one thing goes wrong and its over.. its why small market teams rarely compete til the end.

 

[MiamiVice]

to help you out Vice..

Tigers make 1st WS in 20 years, attendance only went up 450k the following season

Royals make 1st WS in 30 years, attendance went up 700k the following season

and that's will a smaller market like you said,

You can look at the Braves as well they went up 930k

The tigers jumped the least

Look at the payroll jump before 2006 Bums.. it not only coinsides with the WS run.. but the attendance jumped massively after they invested in Pudge and Ordonez.

 

[da55bums]

You have to admit bums.. there are so many bandwagon fans running around KC right now with crispy new hats and jerseys... that were not interested at all in the Royals 2 years ago... and won't be interested in them again 2 years from now... KC didn't give a shit about baseball for decades.. this run might energize the area for a little while.. but the place isn't turning into yankee stadium after 1 world series win.

Same thing happened to the Tigers and Braves, any team who has some success, you get bandwagoners or closet fans.

Strange part though, I think the Royals actually captivated more bandwagon fans away from KC than ever before or maybe any team has ever done.

 

[MiamiVice]

The Tigers attendance in 2005 was over 2 million.. before their playoff run.. KC's attendance in 2013 was only 1.75... Detroits attendance started to rise BEFORE the WS run in 2006... it started in 2004...

 

[MiamiVice]

The biggest reason for Detroit's adding of attendance was the addition of big name free agents in Pudge and Ordonez... that led to better teams down the road.. but pre Pudge.. the attendance in det was 1.3 mil (2003)... after signing pudge it was 1.9 mil (2004)... and they didn't even make the playoffs until 2006.

 

[da55bums]

You have to give a shit about attendance.. because without it.. you can't afford a large payroll. Literally everything went right for the Royals... They drafted well.. Had no major injuries to their core players... and had low cost free agent signings play well above their past results... Attendance and larger TV viewership allows you to be able to make a few mistakes and pay your way out of it... Without that extra money.. even one thing goes wrong and its over.. its why small market teams rarely compete til the end.

Royals increased their payroll 4 consective years without increased attendance, attendance didn't factor in any of those decisions.

 

[da55bums]

The biggest reason for Detroit's adding of attendance was the addition of big name free agents in Pudge and Ordonez... that led to better teams down the road.. but pre Pudge.. the attendance in det was 1.3 mil (2003)... after signing pudge it was 1.9 mil (2004)... and they didn't even make the playoffs until 2006.

it also went up because they didn't lose 119 games in 2004, winning changes attendance

 

[da55bums]

2004 they almost DOUBLED their games won, lol

 

[MiamiVice]

The royals attendance numbers had to jump after the first world series appearance... for christ sakes.. they were on par with the marlins in 2013. The fact that it only jumped to 2.7 mil is sad actually.. The year after the Tigers 2006 WS appearance.. they had well over 3 million in attendance and the 2007 team was not even a playoff team.

 

[da55bums]

the year any team sets a record for losing, yeah, you will have a jump in attendance the following season,l ol

 

[MiamiVice]

it also went up because they didn't lose 119 games in 2004, winning changes attendance

The Tigers 2004 season was not even close to a "winning" season... 72 wins isn't going to get people excited... what got people excited was the signing of Pudge.. and the owner investing in the team.

 

[da55bums]

The royals attendance numbers had to jump after the first world series appearance... for christ sakes.. they were on par with the marlins in 2013. The fact that it only jumped to 2.7 mil is sad actually.. The year after the Tigers 2006 WS appearance.. they had well over 3 million in attendance and the 2007 team was not even a playoff team.

2.7 from 1.9 what over 40 percent increase, its higher than the Tigers 20 percent increase

 

[da55bums]

The Tigers 2004 season was not even close to a "winning" season... 72 wins isn't going to get people excited... what got people excited was the signing of Pudge.. and the owner investing in the team.

THEY ALMOST DOUBLED THE GAMES THEY ACTUALLY WON, if teams don't win, attendance goes DOWN, it doesn't matter who is on the team.

 

[MiamiVice]

2.7 from 1.9 what over 40 percent increase, its higher than the Tigers 20 percent increase

The Tigers will out draw the Royals again this year too.. Guaranteed. I bet your attendance doesn't grow at all this year from last.

 

[MiamiVice]

You basically are arguing something that is so stupid its not worth my time... No shit they won more games.. because the owner actually invested in better players... Players people actually wanted to pay to see.

 

[MiamiVice]

Tigers outdraw the Royals when they are in last place at this point.. how sad is that?