Red Sox DON'T Sellout

The hardest ticket to get in Boston is always a Red Sox ticket at Fenway.  With a seating capacity of 37,493 they ALWAYS sellout.

Well, not always. After 820 consecutive games, they only drew 30,862 last night. The streak is over. You would think it's because they are terrible this season, but actually they aren't. Going into last night's game they were 8-4. The thing is they were BAD last season and fans simply have not yet got their interest back.

If Red Sox Nation gets this bored this quickly for a team like Boston, what hope does Minnesota have for getting fans interested in the Twins again after two already horrible seasons and a third one that may be worse than the last two?

Target Field was a gift from the state of Minnesota to the Twins. IT drew sellout crowds for almost two full seasons for them. Now its time for the Twins to do their part. Without a winning team, attendance levels are going to start dropping to historic lows. The fans don't want a new stadium any more, now they want a winning, exciting ball club.

And if they don't do something SOON, all the goodwill garnered from that new facility will mean nothing. It may already be too late.

I bet I'm not the only Twins fan who is only watching a couple of innings a ball game already. This early in the season that's an absolute disaster. A couple more weeks of this, and I won't even be turning their games on.

Sports fan need a reason to watch. And winning is the best remedy. Looking at the minor league ball club the Twins have put on the field this season, I really don't see winning as a possibility at this point.

The Vikings are still 4  1/2 months away.

sigh