Let's be real, even when the Phillies weren't horrible, the Vet would draw 30K on average in a good year. So new stadium and championship caliber team have combined for all of these sellouts. In 1993 they led wire to wire and drew a little over 3M, which is still less per game than they draw now. CBP is the hip place to be. I'm a lifer, who has a complicated relationship with the team over the years, sort of like an old married couple who argue a lot. I started following the team as a kid just before they won it in 1980...and then saw 20+ years of mostly bad baseball before this most recent era. And I sort of hate the bandwagoners. But at the same time I know there aren't enough lifers out there to fill CBP 81 times a year, so we need the bandwagoners to have this payroll. So I've made peace with it I guess. It's still annoying though to be at a game and listen to the people around you discuss their family, their job, etc....everything but the game.