The real problem with baseball - Page 2

yankeesrule · 10-06-2009, 10:13 PM

you can bash yankee management all you want, however if you check on stubhub and ebay, even the cheap yankee tickets(that cost the original buyer about $15-20 to purchase) are being sold for $80. when teams see the prices in the secondary market, why shouldn't they say to themselves hmmm, maybe we should cut into some of that?

Goody · 10-06-2009, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by yankeesrule

you can bash yankee management all you want, however if you check on stubhub and ebay, even the cheap yankee tickets(that cost the original buyer about $15-20 to purchase) are being sold for $80. when teams see the prices in the secondary market, why shouldn't they say to themselves hmmm, maybe we should cut into some of that?

For the fans.

Tom the Fish · 10-06-2009, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by silvam14

Wow, That's horrible. I live in Boston and haven't been to Fenway in 3 years. It just isn't financially appetizing anymore no matter how much I love the sox

Yeah, I'm amazed at how little of a Red Sox fan I am now. I don't think I would have ever considered moving out of Boston 10 years ago, I was such a huge fan. I haven't followed MLB at all this year. I only found out this weekend the Sox had even made the playoff thanks to a phone call with my mother. The main reason I think I had lost touch was I wasn't going to the games anymore. There's nothing in the world like arriving at a park 2 hours early, watching BP and getting your scorecard ready, and that was priced out of my world. Not to mention the way Fenway Park seemed to get dumbed down. Swet Caroline, multi-colored hats, organ music phased out, the person next to me not knowing Marty Barrett from Marty Felman...

I used to go to 20+ games a year, even as a teen with no money. Even 12 years ago I could go on the day of a game and get a good seat in the grandstand for $25. I will always remember September of 2006, when all these great fans were selling $250 seats on ebay for $20. It worked out in my favor, but still...

Now I'm depressed... At least I got to go to all the Tokyo Games of the WBC this year. Probably the most fun I've had in my life.

Tom

Le Grande Orange · 10-06-2009, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by yankeesrule

you can bash yankee management all you want, however if you check on stubhub and ebay, even the cheap yankee tickets(that cost the original buyer about $15-20 to purchase) are being sold for $80.

Hmmm, wasn't Stubhub bought by MLB?

myasu · 10-07-2009, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom the Fish

Yeah, I'm amazed at how little of a Red Sox fan I am now. I don't think I would have ever considered moving out of Boston 10 years ago, I was such a huge fan. I haven't followed MLB at all this year. I only found out this weekend the Sox had even made the playoff thanks to a phone call with my mother. The main reason I think I had lost touch was I wasn't going to the games anymore. There's nothing in the world like arriving at a park 2 hours early, watching BP and getting your scorecard ready, and that was priced out of my world. Not to mention the way Fenway Park seemed to get dumbed down. Swet Caroline, multi-colored hats, organ music phased out, the person next to me not knowing Marty Barrett from Marty Felman...

I used to go to 20+ games a year, even as a teen with no money. Even 12 years ago I could go on the day of a game and get a good seat in the grandstand for $25. I will always remember September of 2006, when all these great fans were selling $250 seats on ebay for $20. It worked out in my favor, but still...

Now I'm depressed... At least I got to go to all the Tokyo Games of the WBC this year. Probably the most fun I've had in my life.

Tom

Well Tom,

You would never have any problem getting tickets for the games at Jingu stadium!

CBL-Commish · 10-07-2009, 09:23 AM

There's an obvious solution: A lot more teams. If NYC had 4-5 teams, and Boston 2-3 then people who live there would have a lot of reasonably priced choices to see high level baseball.

People might say that real Yankee or Red Sox fans wouldn't switch teams. Well maybe. But their kids might if the choice was between spending 447 weeks of allowance to see the Yanks, or 5 weeks to see the Superbas.

Not much that's wrong with baseball couldn't be fixed with a healthy dose of competition.

Tom the Fish · 10-07-2009, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by CBL-Commish

There's an obvious solution: A lot more teams. If NYC had 4-5 teams, and Boston 2-3 then people who live there would have a lot of reasonably priced choices to see high level baseball.

People might say that real Yankee or Red Sox fans wouldn't switch teams. Well maybe. But their kids might if the choice was between spending 447 weeks of allowance to see the Yanks, or 5 weeks to see the Superbas.

Not much that's wrong with baseball couldn't be fixed with a healthy dose of competition.

Yeah, bring in a NL team so I can watch some strategy every now and then. Moot point now, I guess.

Tom

mlyons · 10-07-2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

Hmmm, wasn't Stubhub bought by MLB?

No, eBay.

mlyons · 10-07-2009, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Goody

For the fans.

How would the fans benefit if ticket brokers get to pay less for the tickets they're going to resell?

silvam14 · 10-07-2009, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom the Fish

Yeah, I'm amazed at how little of a Red Sox fan I am now. I don't think I would have ever considered moving out of Boston 10 years ago, I was such a huge fan. I haven't followed MLB at all this year. I only found out this weekend the Sox had even made the playoff thanks to a phone call with my mother. The main reason I think I had lost touch was I wasn't going to the games anymore. There's nothing in the world like arriving at a park 2 hours early, watching BP and getting your scorecard ready, and that was priced out of my world. Not to mention the way Fenway Park seemed to get dumbed down. Swet Caroline, multi-colored hats, organ music phased out, the person next to me not knowing Marty Barrett from Marty Felman...

I used to go to 20+ games a year, even as a teen with no money. Even 12 years ago I could go on the day of a game and get a good seat in the grandstand for $25. I will always remember September of 2006, when all these great fans were selling $250 seats on ebay for $20. It worked out in my favor, but still...

Now I'm depressed... At least I got to go to all the Tokyo Games of the WBC this year. Probably the most fun I've had in my life.

Tom

That reminds me of 1995 when I was working part time at Star Market. On Sundays, I would get out of work at noon and head right over to fenway and buy tickets at the window for grandstand (Right field, but still) I was able to watch Tim Wakefield's magical run in his first year with the sox. Good times

10-07-2009, 09:23 AM	#26
CBL-Commish All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,999	There's an obvious solution: A lot more teams. If NYC had 4-5 teams, and Boston 2-3 then people who live there would have a lot of reasonably priced choices to see high level baseball. People might say that real Yankee or Red Sox fans wouldn't switch teams. Well maybe. But their kids might if the choice was between spending 447 weeks of allowance to see the Yanks, or 5 weeks to see the Superbas. Not much that's wrong with baseball couldn't be fixed with a healthy dose of competition. __________________ For the best in O's news: Orioles' Hangout.com Last edited by CBL-Commish; 10-07-2009 at 09:25 AM.

10-06-2009, 10:13 PM	#21
yankeesrule All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,367	you can bash yankee management all you want, however if you check on stubhub and ebay, even the cheap yankee tickets(that cost the original buyer about $15-20 to purchase) are being sold for $80. when teams see the prices in the secondary market, why shouldn't they say to themselves hmmm, maybe we should cut into some of that?