2 hours ago, ptatc said:

Just like any other team going through the rebuilds, it will go up again when they start winning. Except Tampa, they never have good attendance.

Well TB and SAC are capped by their current minor league facilities.

Miami might actually be the biggest struggle of them all right now...except for WBC crowds when Latin American teams play.  Or Ohtani.

If Camden Yards, consecutive playoff appearances, young lineup of position prospects, new ownership cash injection, Yale GM AND the Inner Harbor/National Aquarium don't work to draw fans to Baltimore games...why would GRate Field be viable in Chicago as a draw?

Through 21 home games

2024  291,072=16,171 per game      + 52819=343,891  (16,376 per game)

2025  289,872=16,104 per game      +60061=349,933  (16,633 per game)

 

1.8% attendance increase through 21 home games

 

That's a little bit skewed because the next 2024 attendance mark is 26,152 for a SAT game we lost to Triston McKenzie...there's also a DH that avoided one day's low/er attendance (KC Royals WED April 17th, barely 10,000 in attendance)

Edited May 13, 2025May 13 by caulfield12

BUMP

 

I don't think ANYONE would have predicted this...

Pretty decent set of promotions this year, especially considering the cash/budget crunch and difficulty attracting sponsors.

10 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

BUMP

 

I don't think ANYONE would have predicted this...

Pretty decent set of promotions this year, especially considering the cash/budget crunch and difficulty attracting sponsors.

Wasn't there a rainout or two by this point last year?

13 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Wasn't there a rainout or two by this point last year?

At least two...so i just counted them as ONE gate (not split DH's), since they only announced one attendance figure for two games.

I guess if we "added" two more games into the figure, the AVERAGE will still be less in 2025 but overall attendance actually higher still.

 

Thank God for the Rockies

The White Sox will probably draw what they did in 2024, somewhere around 1.4 million fans. Not a bad number considering everything. It's still a decent place to go see a game. Their tickets are  priced for the average fan  and you won't go broke going there like you do at Wrigley Field. The parking is great. The food is great and this years promotions/giveaways are tremendous. All they need now is a good team.

8 minutes ago, WBWSF said:

The White Sox will probably draw what they did in 2024, somewhere around 1.4 million fans. Not a bad number considering everything. It's still a decent place to go see a game. Their tickets are  priced for the average fan  and you won't go broke going there like you do at Wrigley Field. The parking is great. The food is great and this years promotions/giveaways are tremendous. All they need now is a good team.

2024 was the worst attendance going back to 1989.  It was bad.

2024 vs. 2025 attendance through 27 home dates

2024    441,841=16,434 per game

2025    440,845=16,329 page game

 

0.2% decrease

 

27th in MLB attendance (2025)

27th in MLB attendance (2024)

 

24th in MLB attendance (2023)

19th in MLB attendance (2022)

14th in MLB attendance (2021)

 

3 hours ago, WBWSF said:

The White Sox will probably draw what they did in 2024, somewhere around 1.4 million fans. Not a bad number considering everything. It's still a decent place to go see a game. Their tickets are  priced for the average fan  and you won't go broke going there like you do at Wrigley Field. The parking is great. The food is great and this years promotions/giveaways are tremendous. All they need now is a good team.

You can't get a good team without good ownership.

14 hours ago, WBWSF said:

The White Sox will probably draw what they did in 2024, somewhere around 1.4 million fans. Not a bad number considering everything. It's still a decent place to go see a game. Their tickets are  priced for the average fan  and you won't go broke going there like you do at Wrigley Field. The parking is great. The food is great and this years promotions/giveaways are tremendous. All they need now is a good team.

In what world is being in the bottom five in attendance “not a bad number”?  Honestly all you do is excuse the bullshit and then continue to ask why they keep giving us bullshit

34 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

In what world is being in the bottom five in attendance “not a bad number”?  Honestly all you do is excuse the bullshit and then continue to ask why they keep giving us bullshit

I'm old enough to remember when the team drew less than 500,000 in 1970. Considering this will probably be another 100 loss season i don't think  an attendance of 1.4 million is so bad.

16 minutes ago, WBWSF said:

I'm old enough to remember when the team drew less than 500,000 in 1970. Considering this will probably be another 100 loss season i don't think  an attendance of 1.4 million is so bad.

The worst in 2 generations is bad.

17 minutes ago, WBWSF said:

I'm old enough to remember when the team drew less than 500,000 in 1970. Considering this will probably be another 100 loss season i don't think  an attendance of 1.4 million is so bad.

This does not make your point better

Happy KPop Demon Hunters Sing-a-Long Weekend

 

White Sox now averaging 17,983 fans per game, last year also ended up 27th with 17,909.

It's going to be really close in terms of overall attendance because of the four game Yankees series next weekend.

 

Minnesota 2

KC 3 (on edge of the WC race)

NYY 4

TB 3 (dead series)

Baltimore 3 (dead series)

San Diego 3 (???)

 

two combined doubleheaders this year

On 5/29/2025 at 7:35 PM, southsider2k5 said:

2024 was the worst attendance going back to 1989.  It was bad.

Yeah but the 2024 White Sox were historically bad, one of the worst teams ever.

On 5/30/2025 at 10:45 AM, WBWSF said:

I'm old enough to remember when the team drew less than 500,000 in 1970. Considering this will probably be another 100 loss season i don't think  an attendance of 1.4 million is so bad.

It’s funny how things change, as you said the Sox will draw around 1.4 million this year, it took the franchise 59 years to draw that many when they drew 1,423,000 in 1959. They drew over 1.6 million in 1960 and led the AL in attendance, that’s the last time the Sox led the league in attendance. Back when they were pretty good from 1900 to 1919 they actually led MLB in attendance quite a few years. 

17 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Happy KPop Demon Hunters Sing-a-Long Weekend

 

White Sox now averaging 17,983 fans per game, last year also ended up 27th with 17,909.

It's going to be really close in terms of overall attendance because of the four game Yankees series next weekend.

 

Minnesota 2

KC 3 (on edge of the WC race)

NYY 4

TB 3 (dead series)

Baltimore 3 (dead series)

San Diego 3 (???)

 

two combined doubleheaders this year

As was discussed in the broadcast team thread, Jerry's franchise is good at ranking 27th in the league for various things.  

58 minutes ago, 77 Hitmen said:

As was discussed in the broadcast team thread, Jerry's franchise is good at ranking 27th in the league for various things.  

Payroll 29th

Team Record 29th

By that matrix they're outperforming TB Oak Miami.

Granted, two are playing in minor league facilities, so attendance is capped well below 19000 even if those teams sold out every single game.

Otoh, Padres will have recorded 58 sellouts in 64 home dates by weekend's conclusion.  Good for #3 and challenging the Yankees.

Edited August 23, 2025Aug 23 by caulfield12

https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance
 

Still up 145 fans per game over 2024…9 home games left to go

15 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance
 

Still up 145 fans per game over 2024…9 home games left to go

Gotta give it to the Colorado fans, who always show up. The team's headed toward a 115-120 loss season, and they're in 15th place, drawing over 2.2 million fans. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh and its touted "best stadium in baseball" is just above the Sox in 26th place. The Pirates haven't drawn over 2 million fans to incredible PNC Park in 10 years -- proof that stadiums alone don't draw fans, good teams do.

1 minute ago, waltwilliams said:

Gotta give it to the Colorado fans, who always show up. The team's headed toward a 115-120 loss season, and they're in 15th place, drawing over 2.2 million fans. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh and its touted "best stadium in baseball" is just above the Sox in 26th place. The Pirates haven't drawn over 2 million fans to incredible PNC Park in 10 years -- proof that stadiums alone don't draw fans, good teams do.

Winning solves a lot of problems. 

40 minutes ago, waltwilliams said:

Gotta give it to the Colorado fans, who always show up. The team's headed toward a 115-120 loss season, and they're in 15th place, drawing over 2.2 million fans. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh and its touted "best stadium in baseball" is just above the Sox in 26th place. The Pirates haven't drawn over 2 million fans to incredible PNC Park in 10 years -- proof that stadiums alone don't draw fans, good teams do.

There just is not a lot to do in Denver proper in summer. It's a very sleepy town from what I saw. Chicagoans have a multitude of things and have a competing franchise obviously. I don't think it's hardcore Rockies fans as much as just the reality of entertainment options in the Denver summer season.