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Originally Posted by Saul Good
All things being equal, a downtown stadium improves attendance and does more for the local economy. Of course winning matters. The weather matters, too. Neither are part of this particular discussion, however.
The Cubs have the second worst record in baseball, but they are going to have 1.2 million fans walk through their turnstiles than their first-place citymates who play in the Chicago equivalent of Raytown.
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What about a team like the Astros? Downtown stadium in the 4th largest market in the country and yet average less fans than the Royals.
Being downtown means LESS than winning. A lot less actually.