This is a very interesting post. Most people attend only one or two
games a year. Of course, some go to many more, but a good fan only goes
to four. So, to get to 1.8MM, the Twins attracted over 600,000
individuals, by far the largest number of any sports team. The Vikings
have the same people going to each game. The Timberwolves and Wild
attract the same people many times, and those tickets are expensive.
Also, attendance is not the entire story. Having the baseball news in
the paper is very important as is having 162 games broadcast to a five
state region. I listen to every game and there are lots of people who do
the same thing. For example, older people who don't have a lot of
mobility listen to Twins games religiously, as do kids in vast numbers.
The loss will be felt very hard among those groups. Kids, in fact, will
have to go through a grieving process when the final hammer falls. Some
have already started.
It is a sad situation, that could have been saved by spending .5% of the
taxes we send to the state every year. Now who would really notice a
tax increase of .5%, that would be paid for by other people anyway, with
our progressive system?
Clark Griffith,
7th Ward, where taxes of all kinds are collected in huge amounts.
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