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Originally Posted by westcoastinvader
Nothing personal, but you must be a younger Fan, and perhaps a Yankees fan.
I'm neither.
Perhaps with Yankee blinkers on the place always was packed, but real world was that when the Yankees sucked in the 1960's and 1970's years, almost no one came to the park. See "bandwagon" and "fairweather." Even in New York.
In those seasons the Yankees drew an average of about 14,000 and change fans per game....over about a 15 season span.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/yankatte.shtml
I wouldn't pin historical significance much on attendance in all cases. |
I didnt say the place was "always packed". I said the place was still packing them in when they closed it. And where did I say attendance had anything to do with historical significance?
I used Yankee stadium as an example of a park that had historical significance...it did. Its gone. Boston Garden as well...much more historical signficance to the public at large than hollywood park. There is a reason they are gone and there is a reason Hollywood park is going. Its called economics and if the economics made sense it would be restored, replaced or moved. At the end of the day, no one cares but racing fans really. And we are a tiny, dwindling minority.