OT Just watching the Yanks

[greenknight]

By June you will know which direction the team is heading

 

[rufanpops]

The "Yankee town" thing is a relatively recent phenomenon due to the 90s-00s run by the Yankees coupled with the Mets mostly stinking. That's when the Yankees drew 4 million. Before that, however, NY was -and likely will be again- a national league town. I believe the Mets were the first NY baseball team to draw 1 million, 2 million and 3 million.

Nice try but the Yanks had drawn 2 million in a season before the mets even existed, the Mets did draw 3 million first though in 87 and 88 http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/metsattn.shtml http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/yankatte.shtml

 

[RU#1fan]

"Retardi"? :okay:

Yeah, real mature Poster with that reference. Totally classless and ignorant.

 

[LadyRU09]

Meanwhile, the Somerset Patriots started 11-0 this season and are the defending Atlantic League champs.

 

[willisneverrana43]

Nice try but the Yanks had drawn 2 million in a season before the mets even existed, the Mets did draw 3 million first though in 87 and 88 http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/metsattn.shtml http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/yankatte.shtml

That's helpful. Seems that the Yankees had hit 1 and 2 million before the Mets were created. But your reference nonetheless proves my point. Almost right off the bat the Mets were outdrawing the Yankees. The Mets outdrew them from 64-75, every year. And then again from 1984-92, including hitting 3 million a dozen years before the Yankees ever did. Then the Mets tanked for years, and the Yankees went on their run.

It'll be interesting to see whether NY goes back to being a national league town if the Mets keep winning. My take is that it definitely will. The attendance trend is already heading that way.

 

[1stand3rd]

The Mets reached 2 million in 69, 70, 71, and 72. The Yankees previously hit that mark in 1950 and didn't really come close to it again until 2 million in 1976.

It appears that when a team is up or down in NY, attendance follows suit.

Also of note, attendance jumped when Mets moved into Shea in 64 and Yankees into refurbished Yankee Stadium in 76.

 

[Purple-Ed]

The Mets reached 2 million in 69, 70, 71, and 72. The Yankees previously hit that mark in 1950 and didn't really come close to it again until 2 million in 1976.

It appears that when a team is up or down in NY, attendance follows suit.

I believe that's true with all teams.

 

[ruhudsonfan]

Any grown man who says "Jetes" should have an anvil dropped on their nut sack...

 

[shields]

Yanks with another loss last night.

 

[ruhudsonfan]

Yanks with another loss last night.

I'm guessing you'll write this another 70-75 times this year

 

[Kbee3]

I'm guessing you'll write this another 70-75 times this year

It DOES look grim for the Yanks this season. Thankfully it's only April....lots of time to turn things around.