[Smittie]

Last Friday night I watched on tv the H-town Astros vs the Florida Marlins game. There must have been 4,000 total in attendance. Very much like the Expos games I saw in Montreal in '01. Brutal.

I bet most of those 4,000 had free tickets to get in as well.

One of the troubles with baseball is that the season is way too long. That leads to almost half of a season of meaningless games. By the time two teams have played each other for 3 series, everyone knows who the better team is.

If Babe Ruth would have played in as many games as they play now, no one would've ever caught him.

[KarlInOhio]

If Babe Ruth would have played in as many games as they play now, no one would've ever caught him.

They played 154 games back then compared to 162 now. If he had hit 5.2% more home runs he would have been at 751. I can think of two players just ahead of that.

[over3Owithabrain]

FYI - baseball is enjoying a resuregence in popularity. Park attendance is at an all-time high and TV ratings are climbing up steadily this season. Citing games with low attendance means little - there are a few bad teams every year and out of 81 home games people will not go out of their way every night to see them play.

[over3Owithabrain]

FYI - baseball is enjoying a resurgence in popularity. Park attendance is at an all-time high and TV ratings are climbing up steadily this season. Citing games with low attendance means little - there are a few bad teams every year and out of 81 home games people will not go out of their way every night to see them play.