It remains to be seen whether fewer fans show up this season at Marlins Park if the team struggles, as most expect.
But, whether or not that proves to be the case, official crowd figures announced by the team are expected to plummet significantly — or at least come closer to reality.
The reason: a Marlins spokesman said Thursday that the Marlins will only count actual tickets sold in their attendance calculations.
The Marlins ranked 27th in the Majors last season with a total home attendance of 1.6 million. That averages out to about 20,000 a game, which was rarely the case based on visual evidence.