If fewer seats are occupied, merchandise sales decline and fewer eyes are watching the Dodgers on TV, the bottom line will suffer. Major league sports were heavily into BLM and some fans boycotted when the players kneeled at the national anthem. However, that was only a one year loss. I hope that the large Catholic population of Southern California sustains a boycott. After the effects of boycotts on Bud Light and Target, I am more optimistic.
>Baseball teams notoriously fudge attendance statistics, and have done so for decades. I have seen major league games in September when two teams out of contention play to nearly empty stands, and the home team reports 15-20,000 in attendance.<
The phrase used is “Paid Attendance”. Season ticket holders are counted whether they attend or not. I’m sure there were thousands of other folks who had purchased nonrefundable tickets.
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