Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site scgvaxd.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trwrb!scgvaxd!jimmy From: jimmy@scgvaxd.UUCP (Kahuna Finn) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Attendance at CS games Message-ID: <449@scgvaxd.UUCP> Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 17:23:09 EST Article-I.D.: scgvaxd.449 Posted: Mon Oct 28 17:23:09 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 1-Nov-85 00:08:31 EST References: <141@duts.UUCP> Reply-To: jimmy@scgvaxd.UUCP (PUT YOUR NAME HERE) Distribution: net Organization: Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo, CA Lines: 27 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