Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
July 24, 2006
As Minus on Attendance

Rich Hurd looks at the costs and benefits of the Oakland Athletics closing the upper deck. Attendance is down, but there may be other advantages:

Regardless, Crowley said, the team has gained in other areas. He said he's convinced from the number of critical letters he's received ("Not nearly as many in the past") that folks are having a better time at A's games. Moreover, A's security director David Rinetti said he's convinced from the number of incidents involving unruly fans ("Not one that stands out") the place is more orderly.

"We've been able to focus our efforts in areas we have open," Rinetti said. "It was more difficult to staff that top deck, because of the amount of staffing we had."

Still when big games come up (as the upcoming series with the Red Sox will demonstrate), they can't pack as many people into the stadium, and this is hurting their overall attendance numbers.


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