So this is how the McPerfect Storm has manifested itself.
As the Dodgers' payroll department grinds toward a deadline to see if there's anything left to cut end-of-the-month checks, a not-so-quirky thing is happening at Dodger Stadium.
Fans don't appear to be buying in.
The Dodgers may be averaging a respectable 36,360 a game after 25 home dates, but it's only ninth-best in all of baseball, and they're the only team in the top 10 that isn't filling at least 75 percent of the stadium each night. In a 56,000-seat facility, they're filling it at only about a 65 percent rate.
Compared to the 2010 season, the Dodgers' official attendance deficit thus far is more than 7,100 paid per game - the greatest drop for any of the 30 big-league teams (12 of which have actually seen increases).
The Dodgers have dragged the overall MLB attendance average to where it would actually be about break even from a year ago rather than down by about 200 fans per game across the board through May 23.
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