Cardinals ticket sales are down, and they’ve got a million theories why, but none of the ones enumerated in the story match my expectation.
Here are two things that have alienated some of the out-of-town fan base:
A publicly funded stadium. Remember the signs that said “We’ll build a stadium when the Cardinals build highways”? The people who put them in their yards and on their farms do.
The Cardinals bought KTRS and moved their broadcasts to the underpowered AM station and a “network” that leaves the radio coverage spotty in St. Louis, much less within driving range of a weekend in St. Louis.
No, certainly the dive in tourism traffic comes from gas prices and the rumor that every game is a sell-out. Good luck with continuing delusions.
Do the words too freakin’ expensive ring a bell?