Reds have lots of fans

Alan Draper

Sports Editor

October 19 2010 1 min read

Their TV ratings are huge. They draw from such a large geographical area that attendance will always be an issue, but TV numbers can bridge the gap

No surprise that baseball-mad cities Philadelphia, St. Louis and Minneapolis-St. Paul would top the rankings. But it is surprising to see Cincinnati and Tampa-St. Petersburg among the top five. Those two teams had higher TV ratings than four playoff teams (Yankees, Rangers, Braves, Giants), all of whom had higher attendance this season than the Rays and Reds.

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