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 It's just another manic Monday
I wish it was Sunday
'Cause that's my funday
My I don't have to runday
It's just another manic Monday
If there’s a song being hummed around MLB today, it’s possibly that pop song from the ‘80s by The Bangles. Yesterday was one of the worst attended days of the season, with ballparks being filled to an average of just 53 percent, and five clubs seeing attendance under 40 percent.
And, it gets worse.
The Dodgers, who have been fighting attendance woes all season barely cracked 35,000 on a night when there were discounted tickets. The Nationals, had a dollar night promo that had just over 50 percent sell-thru (granted, the Nats were playing the Pirates). And finally, the A’s woes at the gate continued with attendance just cracking the 11,000 mark.
You get the sense that all around the league, execs are looking up at the calendar and praying for Memorial Day to arrive.
Here’s Monday’s breakdown. At least there were no rainouts on Monday
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Road
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Home
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Mon's
Attendance
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Capacity
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Sell-Thru
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Notes
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BAL
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BOS
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37,138
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37,493
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99%
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Got to see Adrian Gonzalez walkoff
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PHI
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STL
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34,884
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43,975
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79%
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ESPN Monday Night Game, Cliff Lee start
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NYY
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TB
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25,024
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36,973
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68%
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1st place, 1st of 9 games vs. Yanks
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SF
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COL
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33,228
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50,445
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66%
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Lincecum starting
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MIL
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LAD
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35,346
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56,000
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63%
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Discounted tickets for Either's streak
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FL
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NYM
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23,721
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41,800
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57%
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TX
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CWS
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23,048
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40,615
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57%
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PIT
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WASH
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21,960
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41,888
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52%
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$1 dog, $1 peanuts, $1 popcorn, and some $1 tickets
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TOR
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DET
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20,444
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41,255
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50%
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CHI
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CIN
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16,981
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42,059
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40%
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First place and Cubs game
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SD
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AZ
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17,958
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49,033
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37%
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HOU
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ATL
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17,416
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49,743
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35%
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LAA
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OAK
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11,061
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35,067
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32%
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MIN
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SEA
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14,859
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47,116
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32%
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2 last place teams, Pineda start
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CLE
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KC
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12,242
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39,000
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31%
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Total over 15 games
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345,310
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53%
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