Despite the Rays relative success this season, they have an attendance problem, just like their Sunshine State sister squad. 631,939 have passed through the turnstiles at Tropicana Field, or just under 14,700 per contest. For contrast, the Miami Marlins have seen 487,505 darken their doorstep, for an average of just 9,559. This three game series, of course, will be played in Tampa Bay.
Miami’s attendance figure is especially egregious, considering that last seasons’ National League worst figure of 19,543 per game is over double this seasons’ haul
. That figure was also courtesy of the Miami Marlins, despite the best outfield in baseball and a club considered by many “experts” to be “just a starting pitcher or two away from competing.