Well it looks like my Home town team is all but cooked. The York Revolution not only got swept by the hated Lancaster Barnstormers, meaning that our Mayor has to pay up on some crazy bet, but we are also dropping in the overall standings. The Atlantic League employs a two half system which means; if a team sucks balls in the first half (as York did) they get a chance to chase a playoff bid in the second half. The Rev's got off to a hot start in the second half and were in first place until just a few days ago. Now they are 3.5 games back of Somerset, having lost 7 of their last 10 while the Patriots have won 8 of 10.
The team has cooled, but oddly enough the interest from fans seems to have heated up. In the beginning it was common place to only see two thousand people at a game, but now even Monday and Tuesday night games are around 5k. That may have been due to the winning, or it may have something to do with the fact that the stadium was getting closer to being done. Sadly, Friday night's game may see a drop off, since York High is playing a football game that night about 1000 feet away from the outfield fence. This being York County Pennsylvania, the Friday night football is certain to draw better then the professional Baseball.
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