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Taking Attendance: A Cubs Cautionary Tale
For the last seven years, since the 2003 Cubs came within five outs of the... well, you know... the Cubs have simply assumed that they could just swing open the gates for each home game and every seat would be filled. Not only that, but a huge, 100,000+ name waiting list for season tickets has...
Cubs Season Ticket Renewals Out; Some Prices Up, Others Down
The Cubs have begun emailing their season ticket renewal forms; many prices have remained the same from last year, some have been reduced. For example, last year a "platinum" game in the bleachers cost $60. For 2010, that price has been reduced to $54 -- but the number of "platinum" games has been...
Tampa Bay Rays Announce 2010 Ticket Prices
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Tuesday Rockpile: Frozen Rockies fail to thaw
Ryan Spilborghs called it one of the five worst weather experiences of his career, which is not surprising considering Fairbanks, Alaska was warmer than Chicago yesterday. One team looked right at home playing in the frigid brutal weather Monday, and it was not the team that resides a mile high by...
Do Angels Ticket Specials Anger Season Seat Fans?
Some caveats to Game Telecast-promoted Angels ticket specials apply - because they are on the internet, there are per-ticket convenience charges and a service charge for the whole order. Sometimes there are minimums of 4 tickets. So they just are never really as cheap as they imply, but they are a...
Are Baseball Teams Headed For Financial Ruin?
This flew under our radar, probably because we're obviously not in the habit of discussing pro basketball here, but a couple of weeks ago the NBA opened a line of credit totalling $200 million for teams to tap if they felt it necessary. The LA Times article says "12 teams that have expressed...
Economy Hits White Sox' Sponsorships
We've often referenced the economy when talking about the upcoming baseball season, but we haven't really had any specifics cite. Today we have two separate articles filled with specifics. First, the LA Times writes about sponsorships at the Sox new spring training facility, a move which cost...
Cubs Ticket Prices Likely To Remain The Same In 2009
So says Cubs Chairman Crane Kenney: "We'll certainly want to keep a good number of our seats flat in ticket prices," Kenney said. "We'll look throughout the inventory to see whether there is the ability to increase the price in certain areas, but this is a tough economy for our consumers, as...
No One Likes to See Prices Go Up, But...
Raise ticket prices? In this economy? Are the Detroit Tigers out of their minds? Okay, that's being a bit harsh. And oversimplifying the matter. Most of the seats (70%) at Comerica Park won't see a price increase. And those tickets that do get bumped up will only do so for a certain number of...
Red Sox Freeze Ticket Prices
The Red Sox announced today that ticket prices for 2009 would be frozen at their 2008 levels. According to the press release, this is the first time in 14 years that ticket prices have not been raised. From the article: "John Henry, Tom Werner, and our ownership always try to look at our...
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