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Anonymous
>Were the teams as successful as they are now?
No.
>And if not did they have lots of fans?
Hierarchy then was SAWKS, then Celts, then a gap, then the Pats and the Bruins.
As for the SAWKS, you can check out the attendance figures here:
http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/1990-99attendance.htm http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/2000-03attendance.htm
As you can see it's been steady, usually around 2.5 million a year, increasing to 3 million recently with the seating additions and WS wins.
Seattle over the same time period has ranged from 1.1 million to 3.5 million just after Safeco opened and the team was still competitive. Now it seems to be down to the 2.5 million level, which is outstanding for a dogshit team.
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