-=> Quoting Terry May to George Harper <=-
 TM> On 14 Jun 97, George Harper was hit by a Mark Wohlers fastball, and
 TM> then said: 
 GH> The bottom line is - as you say - the money that increased attendnce
 GH> generates and that increased attendance will stay as long as the quality
 GH> of play doesn't suffer.   I sincerely expect to see NO vacant seats in
 GH> Denver's Coors Field when Ken Griffey Jr anmd Randy Johnson come to 
own,
 GH>  in late August.  That mea MEGAbucks to the owners...
 TM> Of course, Coors Field sells out every game, anyway. 
very true...but he seats aren't totally filled...the average actual 
gate count is probably 2 to 5 thousand less than ticket sales.  But 
what I was getting at is the probability that we will have SRO attendance
at the games if Randy Johnson is scheduled to pitch...(I've heard rumors 
that he won't...can't handle having to bat and run the bases...
 TM> ... Atlanta Braves - Five straight division titles!
Thanks to the highest payroll in baseball...apparently Ted Turner heard that
the mid-century Yankees were accused of buying the pennants, and thought it 
sounded like a good idea.
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