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From: jimmy@scgvaxd.UUCP (Kahuna Finn)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Attendance at CS games
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Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 17:23:09 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 28 17:23:09 1985
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In article <141@duts.UUCP> jwm00@duts.UUCP (John McKenna) writes:
>This message is actually in regards to the discussion of attendance at
>league championship games.  It is interesting to note that game 6 of
>the NLCS was NOT sold out.  Some may claim that this is due to the
>scheduling of the game in the middle of a workday, however, in an area
>of 8-10 million people that excuse does not fly.  Additionally, many

Actually there are 12+ million people!!


>fans did not show up until the third inning and left after the seventh
>as usual.

The surf was up!!!

>
>Toronto fans have a legitimate excuse(the lack of good sight lines +
>exorbitant prices) but LA "fans"(?) do not.  While they also suffered
>from ridiculous ticket prices imposed by the league theirs is one of the
>nicer stadiums in all of major league sports.  So what's the deal?
>Where were the true sports fans in LA?  Out at a Kings game perhaps?

Definitely not at a King's game (did they play that day?)
I agree somewhat, just thought I'd correct the geographical
error and have some fun  :~)

Jim Raisanen