Joe Frisaro on Attendance

"Without question, the "apathy" view is out there. It is perpetuated often by the media. Fans will either follow the team or not, and it is certainly their right. I just try to report on what actually is happening, and issues like "respect" are pretty much out of my control. It's a given that attendance will be low until the season ticket base rises substantially. You can't expect respectable crowds with less than 5,000 season tickets. So, in my opinion, that's a story that should be written and discussed early on, but then let go. How often does it have to be beaten about that there are low crowds, when from the get-go you knew there would be small crowds? It's always a fallback story and issue. Before the season even started, the team had projections about where attendance would be. For the most part, their target number will be reached." (MLB)