Seattle Sounders set MLS record, average 44,038 fans per game

With the regular season over, Major League Soccer released its annual attendance report. To no avail, the Seattle Sounders once again topped this year’s regular season average attendance. This is the fifth straight year that Seattle has claimed a new benchmark. This year, the Sounders averaged 44,038 fans at CentruyLink Field.

The Key to the Business of Minor League Baseball

In a country that frowns upon monopolistic practices, one could question that professional sports leagues operate as monopolies. Despite the fact that rivalry leagues never seem to last financially, minor league baseball has not only maintained their status, but also increased their profit during a tough economic time.  The question is how? Minor league baseball teams have a different approach to their business compared to the major league.

Attendance and TV Ratings Bombing for the Bronx Bombers

Lyle Overbay. Vernon Wells. Travis Hafner. Chris Stewart. Jayson Nix. Alberto Gonzalez.

No, those guys are not the 2013 Miami Marlins. They are actually the 2013 New York Yankees.

Yes, the George Steinbrenner, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, multi-billion dollar Yankees.