I went Monday night and it's not that the ballpark is losing its allure or that AC isn't the big deal they thought it might be. It's a team that's 30 games out, has traded its biggest names, and has Covid problems. The folks that were there weren't there for the game. They were there for boomsticks, trying to start the wave, and taking selfies. Want a crowd? Put the product on the field and people will show up to watch the game.
In Texas, baseball is amusement. The Cowboys are religion. They will fill AT&T for 8 games even if they lose all of them. The Rangers do not have that leeway. Watching the fans in the suites behind home plate last night eating and talking and paying absolutely no attention to the game says it all.
I went Monday night and it's not that the ballpark is losing its allure or that AC isn't the big deal they thought it might be. It's a team that's 30 games out, has traded its biggest names, and has Covid problems. The folks that were there weren't there for the game. They were there for boomsticks, trying to start the wave, and taking selfies. Want a crowd? Put the product on the field and people will show up to watch the game.
In Texas, baseball is amusement. The Cowboys are religion. They will fill AT&T for 8 games even if they lose all of them. The Rangers do not have that leeway. Watching the fans in the suites behind home plate last night eating and talking and paying absolutely no attention to the game says it all.