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Originally Posted by CommishJoe
A lot of people point to the product on the field and complain that's the problem with baseball. Teams like the Pirates will never win while teams like the Yankees & Red Sox always seem to be in it. To me, that's not the biggest problem with baseball. This is...
New York Yankees slash premium prices by up to $1,250 - MLB - SI.com
Every price they mentioned in that article is priced for the rich and famous. I saw my first game at Yankee Stadium in 1975. If I was a kid growing up in NY now, I doubt I'd ever get a chance to see them in Yankee stadium with the prices listed there. The "real" fans of the game are forgotten. |
This is happening in all sports. Here in Toronto my son has been to two NHL games and maybe 10-15 Raptors games. Baseball is still affordable here, however I don't know if we will have Baseball in 10 years. To me there is an entire generation of kids for whom sports is an abstract pursuit that is not based on live attendance. Couple that with a drop in real income for many people, professional sports may be in for a huge collapse in the future. Where are the fans going to come from? My kids won't be in the market.
Twenty years ago my wife and I shared in two sets of Leafs season tickets. We would go to 15-20 games per year. It was affordable. It's not even close to that now and our salaries have quadrupled.
