Recently, I published a little piece on the Angels’ 2016 attendance numbers, expressing bewilderment at their standings compared to the rest of the league. At the time, they were second highest in the AL, coming right behind the New York Yankees, with an average home attendance of 37,948. They’ve since fallen behind the Blue Jays for 3rd highest in the AL, 7th overall. Not too shabby!
That is, until you put the Big A through the eyeball test. There was something very incongruous about these numbers, but as any fan of MLB in the last decade or so knows, these figures are inflated like a Macy’s day balloon.