ESBP 2: The Washington Story

Last week, in honor of the Baltimore Orioles posting their lowest attendance ever at Camden Yards, I inaugurated my personal economic indicator: Empty Seats at Ball Parks, or ESBP. Unfortunately, the latest example struck a little closer to home.

The Washington Nationals set an unfortunate record of their own on Monday night as only about 20,000 fans showed up to watch their second home game of the season against the Florida Marlins (pictured). 20,000 doesn't sound so bad, you say? Well, 20,000 is the smallest attndance ever for a second game in a brand new stadium in the modern era. I was there, and let me say the crowd seemed even smaller than the official total.

Oh, and the Nats dropped the game 10-7.