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The Phillies’ rise to elite status in the majors can be seen in many ways: Five straight National League East championships, NL titles in 2008 and 2009, a World Series title in 2008, the desire of great talents such as Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee to join the team, a $175 million payroll (second-highest in the majors).
Here’s another:
When the books are closed on this regular season next week, the Phillies will end up leading the majors in attendance for the first time ever. They played their final regular-season home game on Thursday night and their 204th straight sellout (dating to 2009) pushed their season attendance to 3,680,718 – an average of 45,441 per game – according to official MLB statistics. With three dates to go, the Yankees are sitting at 3,505,511. The Yankees are averaging 44,942 this season and Yankee Stadium’s seating capacity is under 51,000. Even with the Red Sox in town for the final three games, the Yanks aren’t going to catch the Phillies. (Somewhere, George Steinbrenner is looking to let the air out of Dave Montgomery’s tires.)
Take a bow, Phillies fans. You’re the reason this team has been able to stretch its payroll and add talent like Halladay and Lee.
Now, if this 98-win team would just start playing like one …
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