ARTICLE FROM sportsbusinessjournal.com (Full story click here)

P.S Well with the economy the way it is no surprise that MLB might take a huge dip in attendance this coming year at the gate.

The so-called “America’s Past Time” will see the stands with a few less fans this year. People j

Just cannot afford to pay for a family to go to game or a lot of games. Hot dogs, soda, popcorn, cotton ca

Cotton candy, peanuts and parking.

Some MLB teams ticket prices stayed the same and some teams lowered the prices for a ticket. But still fans are trying to pay their light bills and put food on the table etc. So going to game might really hurt their pockets. Already suffering because of the economy.

It will be VERY interesting to see how the attendance will be at the new stadiums in New York. Most likely, it will not hurt the Yankees and Mets too much because the fans in NY are crazy about baseball.

In other cities lke here in Seattle, even with the return of Ken Griffey Jr. We have to see how it goes during the season as far as attendence at MLB games. Gordon Curvey