Yes yes yes, I understand it’s paid attendance.
Well 54,242 people allegedly had tickets for today. A few facts about today:
- a giveaway (Wagner bobblehead)
- a big division game against the Marlins
- a game that’s part of the 7-pack that gets you the final game at Shea
- a Mr. Mets Dash (cancelled after they heard one thunderclap. I can’t kill them for the decision – they don’t need a kid killed by lightning.
So you’d expect a big crowd. A big 54,000 crowd.
But where is everyone? Here’s the crowd during the second inning (above), and then again in the sixth (below).