“Rain. Rain. Go Away.”

If there’s a song dancing in Bud Selig’s head today, it’s surely that children's nursery rhyme. Wednesday saw two more rainouts in Major League Baseball, bringing the total up to 21 for the 2011 season, which is just shy of a month-and-a-half old. And that didn’t include the rain delay for the Cards-Cubs game that gave a national television audience on ESPN something to chat about as winds and lightening came with the deluge.

Just  17,741 saw the Rays break the Indians home game winning streak at 14, and not even the brand power of the Red Sox seems to bring them in at Rogers Centre.

Still, there were some bright spots Weds. The Brewers continue to draw well, and even though playing well below what was expected this year, the Twins are packing it out. And, finally, nothing helps bring fans in like a promo. Just ask the Angels who were playing the lackluster White Sox.

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written by natteringnabob, May 12, 2011

The Giants have sold out every game, including the last two mid-week games against Arizona, who normally doesn't draw very well in SF.

I'm also not sure what your capacity number is drawn from, as the team lists it as 41,000 plus a few, and has for years, except in the playoffs last year when they closed the LF stands for overflow press.

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written by MauryB, May 12, 2011

Thanks for the note. We'll be updating. According to the Giants media guide, AT&T has a seating capacity of 41,915.

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written by David Simmons, May 12, 2011

The number above is full capacity with standing room tickets and the number the Giants use for postseason and opening day. Thanks for catching that though, we'll update it for tomorrow's attendance update.

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written by natteringnabob, May 12, 2011

Thanks for the quick replies. I don't remember seeing them report a number higher than 42k or so for a sellout, SRO tickets or no, but I defer to the experts.

And by the way, thanks for this blog. It's great.

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written by Casey Abell, May 12, 2011

Just was wondering how many tickets the Twins have pre-sold. The team is really stinking it up this year, and on Extra Innings I've been noticing more than a few empty seats at the ballpark.

Yeah, I know the official attendance is tickets sold, so the Twins may go on with 99% capacity for a while. But turnstile count and walk-up (if any tickets are available) have to be down.

And thanks for the blog! It's great.

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