Tuesday, May 04, 2004
Losing Baseball Isn't the Ticket in Seattle
Blaine Newnham of the Seattle Times lambastes the Mariners' ownership for not reinvesting their profits in the team:
"You wonder, over and over again, why they didn't spend money to make money."
"[T]hey haven't treated it like a business. They haven't invested in their future, and it's beginning to cost them."
Newnham notes that the Mariners drew 250,000 fewer fans in 2003 than in 2002, and may suffer a similar falloff this season. He observes that at the Mariners' average ticket price, the two-year decline will cost Seattle more than Anaheim is paying Vlad Guerrero in 2004. He warns, "A losing season and high ticket prices is a bad combination. So is a disgruntled clientele."
Mariners fans aren't happy...
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Blaine Newnham of the Seattle Times lambastes the Mariners' ownership for not reinvesting their profits in the team:
"You wonder, over and over again, why they didn't spend money to make money."
"[T]hey haven't treated it like a business. They haven't invested in their future, and it's beginning to cost them."
Newnham notes that the Mariners drew 250,000 fewer fans in 2003 than in 2002, and may suffer a similar falloff this season. He observes that at the Mariners' average ticket price, the two-year decline will cost Seattle more than Anaheim is paying Vlad Guerrero in 2004. He warns, "A losing season and high ticket prices is a bad combination. So is a disgruntled clientele."
Mariners fans aren't happy...
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