It is true that baseball attendance has declined slightly. I attribute that to higher ticket prices and the recession. I think some of the clubs have not given their fans fair pricing, and I do mean the Yankees. They make so much off of the television rights that they can afford to be nicer, not just to A-Rod, but to me!
When I can see them in Oakland for $55 in seats behind home plate, but must pay over $400 for the same seats in New York, well, I will watch them on television.
It's cold in Oakland at night!
BTW- It's now 47 at bats w/o a HR for A-Rod.