No, wait, I apologize. They didn't fix any of that. It was all a dream.
The New York Yankees announced massive price reductions in specific seating areas. Apparently, they were tired of having the same attendance figures as a .500 Triple-A minor league team as opposed to a .500 Major League Team, which according to Forbes was one of the most profitable teams last season. As many sports commentators, fans, and bloggers noted, New Yankee Stadium had all the accoutrements of a ballpark except paying spectators. U.S. Census Data puts the population of New York City at roughly 8.2 million people (data from 2006). Taking into account a percentage of residents as non-Yankees fans, factor in another percentage of residents as non-baseball fans, and we are left with a workable amount of people willing to attend ball games.
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