bushwick_bill
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Right. Just goes to show that fans are as good as the product they're provided with. I'm happy as hell to see that the fans are stepping up and buying into the product, but it's not like the "Spend Some, Get Some," crowd hasn't been repeating over and over that they'd show up if they were provided with a good product.
Now, the problem is that if they're going to keep fans coming in...the product's going to have to show up and play good baseball. Either way...good for the front office and good for the fans. I'm personally pretty doubtful that these signings translate into any better than a .500 team, but you can't say they didn't put in their best effort to turn it around.
They got a coach with a great reputation, a few players that can actually hit with power and get on base, a guy that'll remind the fans of Kenny Lofton, and a nice pitching prospect. Can't ask for anything more from a small market team in a single office season.
I still completely expect a ton of games where you might only see 5K fans show up to the park early in the year...