After week 23 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 23 164 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 15,133 7 14,807 14,857 151 2006 11,814 -21.93% 10 15,065 1.74% 15,139 1.89% 153 2007 17,413 47.39% 7 16,126 7.04% 16,019 5.82% 151 2008 19,222 10.39% 6 16,393 1.65% 16,966 […]

After week 22 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 22 155 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 15,573 4 14,897 14,844 144 2006 13,932 -10.54% 6 15,263 2.46% 15,361 3.48% 143 2007 16,209 16.34% 6 16,022 4.97% 16,005 4.19% 144 2008 15,294 -5.64% 9 16,423 2.50% 16,875 […]

One of the factors used in gauging the popularity of a sporting league and/or a sports team is attendance. While I have heard some, not all, MLS fans complain about poor attendance for MLS matches, I have never really taken the time to sit down and compare MLS attendance with attendance in other US sports […]