The Yankees had 49,688 people at Game 1 of the ALCS, which was probably exaggerated. The stadium seats 52,325. So it wasn't a sellout, by almost 3000 people.
Why tickets remained the morning of the game was a question no one could answer. It was the Yankees’ first ALCS home game since 2004. In the country’s biggest city.Not on a school or work night. Showcasing perhaps the best Yankees team this decade.
And guess what, they probably won't sell out again tonight either.
There are still lots of tickets. Not just ones from scalpers or secondary-market sources, either. Tickets on the Yankees’ official site, sold through its official gouger (Ticketmaster), from the cheap seats to the stupidly expensive.
So what's the problem? Well, some people blamed the cold weather, I'll blame the fact that even this stadium's cheap seats are way too expensive. Plus the stadium sucks. It may have cost $1.5 billion, but it's sterile as hell.
But any time the Yankees are embarrassed, like having their $161 million pitcher throwing a playoff game in front of empty seats by home plate, I like it.
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