FWIW (and I don't mean to come off as defensive as I probably am), the Phillies did not surpass the National's attendance number for last year until 2004, when they jumped 12,000/game when CBP opened. For comparison sake, Nationals Park opened last year and attendance went from 24,000/game to 29,000/game (Phillies went from 28000 to 40000 when CBP opened). The Phillies went 86-76 the year CBP opened, the Nationals were 60-102 the year Nationals Park opened.
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