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Originally Posted by md40022
A lot of interesting points about minor league attendance, but given the info in the original post we are dealing with major league playoff games here...... and if ticket prices weren't adjusted to something too high just before the playoffs, an attendance drop makes no damn sense at all.
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I'm not sure it should make much difference at all, at least, according to real-life MLB attendance figures — the post-season brings people to major league parks.
One example below: the per game average attendance for the 2017 regular season and post-season, and the percentage increase.
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Regular Post
Season Season Increase
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LAN 46,492 54,375 +17.0%
CHN 39,507 42,302 +7.1%
NYA 38,851 48,839 +25.7%
BOS 36,021 37,658 +4.5%
WAS 31,173 43,869 +40.7%
HOU 29,675 43,234 +45.7%
ARI 26,350 48,722 +84.9%
CLE 25,286 37,698 +49.1%
In real life, the Major League Executive Council determines the price of post-season tickets. Furthermore, the players get 50% of the gate receipts from each Wild Card game, 60% of the gate receipts from the first three games of the Division Series, and 60% of the gate receipts from the first four games of the League Championship and World Series.(according to the 2021 Major League Rules).