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Raven · 03-11-2003, 04:13 PM

I omitted Detroit's ticket prices to save space. At end of season they were $10, not sure what they were during the season (though Schmidty can confirm).

Here is the problem with your Oakland 2000/2001 comparison....

In 2000 Oakland and Seattle both won 91 games, taking the Wild Card and DIvision title (I forget who got what, but it doesn't really matter because it came down to the last day or so). In 2001 Seattle won 116 while Oakland won 102. Oakland didn't compete for the Division, but outright won the Wild Card (20 wins more than Boston).

Weekend Series with Tampa Bay Early Sept. 2000-> 12, 31, 19
Weekend Series with Tampa Bay Early Sept. 2001-> 15, 33, 19

2000 Oakland was competing for the Division Title and the Wild Card, in 2001 they were only competing for the Wild Card (though they wrapped it up early). Basically the fans came out equally because the team was potentially post-season bound. It isn't showing a wild card "push", but it certainly is showing there isn't a huge decline in attendance if you are only competing for the wildcard but playing exceptionally well.

So if this is the case, then it confirms our argument because OOTP shows a significant dropoff in attendance when you are in the division lead as opposed to the wild card.

03-11-2003, 04:13 PM	#30
Raven Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 94	I omitted Detroit's ticket prices to save space. At end of season they were $10, not sure what they were during the season (though Schmidty can confirm). Here is the problem with your Oakland 2000/2001 comparison.... In 2000 Oakland and Seattle both won 91 games, taking the Wild Card and DIvision title (I forget who got what, but it doesn't really matter because it came down to the last day or so). In 2001 Seattle won 116 while Oakland won 102. Oakland didn't compete for the Division, but outright won the Wild Card (20 wins more than Boston). Weekend Series with Tampa Bay Early Sept. 2000-> 12, 31, 19 Weekend Series with Tampa Bay Early Sept. 2001-> 15, 33, 19 2000 Oakland was competing for the Division Title and the Wild Card, in 2001 they were only competing for the Wild Card (though they wrapped it up early). Basically the fans came out equally because the team was potentially post-season bound. It isn't showing a wild card "push", but it certainly is showing there isn't a huge decline in attendance if you are only competing for the wildcard but playing exceptionally well. So if this is the case, then it confirms our argument because OOTP shows a significant dropoff in attendance when you are in the division lead as opposed to the wild card.