I agree with most of what you have said, but remember, Sox fans are a different breed.
We are not lemmings, like cub fans, who will go to the Park any time a game is being played. Sox fans come out if/when the team is in contention. (we were drawing 30,000+ during June-July)
It doesn't matter what sort of incentives we are offerred, i.e $1 hotdogs on Thursdays, 1/2 price night, bobblehead night, Elvis night, etc...doesn't matter.
We have to contend, that's the bottom line. We are not going to contend with the team that we have now.