Friday, April 3, 2009

As if you didn't already know this

Not new news here, but the average (non-premium, whatever that means) ticket prices are in:

  • According to Team Marketing Report, the Yankees' average, non-premium ticket for 2009 is $72.97 and their Fan Cost Index to take a family of four to a game is $410.88.
  • The Red Sox had topped the ticket cost list since 1996 and the FCI standings since 2001. For 2009, their average ticket is $50.24 and their FCI is $326.45.
  • TMR said the Mets' non-premium tickets average $36.99 and their FCI is $258.97.
That's just silly. On average, it will cost 45% more to see a game at Yankee Stadium than in Fenway. Let that roll around in your head for a bit. While you do that, I will continue to curse Randy Levine.

2 comments:

Alex K said...

That's only if you are one of the lucky ones to get a ticket first hand for Fenway or Yankee Stadium. Does anyone know what the second market averages are? I think that would be much more telling since that is the only way a lot of perople will get to go to games at either park.

lar said...

Here's the link to the actual report (pdf). I'm especially happy to see the Brewers in the top 5 most affordable. The difference in cost between the top 3 or 4 and the bottom 3 or 4 is pretty staggering.