Why Can’t the Padres Capture Our Imagination (and Money)?
Monday, March 17, 2008by Geoff Young
I'm working on my Padres preview for Hardball Times, and one question that confounds me is this: Why won't San Diego get behind the Padres? I don't have an answer, but I'd love to hear some theories.
While you're thinking about that, here's a nice table for your viewing pleasure:
Padres Winning Percentage and Home Attendance, 2004 - 2007
YearW-LPctAtt/G
Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference.
200487-75.53737,244
200582-80.50635,429
200688-74.54332,837
200789-74.54634,445
This marks the first time the Padres have enjoyed more than two consecutive winning seasons. They also reached the playoffs two straight years (and came within one strike of making it three straight) for the first time in franchise history.
I get that it's popular to bash the club for not being aggressive ...
