Baseball-holics anonymous

Which teams typically have the highest ticket prices?

Cubs, Dodgers, Guardians, Red Sox, Yankees?

Anecdotally, I would not include Chicago in the top 5 most expensive average cost to attend a MLB game.

I wonder what the facts are though.

If only there was some way to quickly research such mattersā€¦ :male_detective:

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O.K., I could not resist. According to one source:

ā€œWhen it comes to ticket prices alone, the Boston Red Sox topped the list with an average cost of $61.71. But as many baseball fans will tell you, simply sitting in the stadium isnā€™t the full experience: You have to indulge in at least one trip to the concession stand. With that in mind, Time2play also factored in the average price of two beers and a hot dogā€”plus parkingā€”for a more comprehensive financial picture of a trip to the ballpark.ā€

And the winner (loser) isā€¦Wrigley Field and the Chicago Cubs. :man_facepalming:

Been there once. Hated the fans. Will never go back.

As always, YMMV, but please donā€™t try and convince me I imagined it.

Thatā€™s a shame. Never had a bad experience at either Chicago ballparkā€¦unless you count having beer dumped on me from the upper deck at the old Comisky Park when I was a youngster.

Bad architectural design if you ask me.

:wink:

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It was probably a factor of it being a Cardinals game, but there were two other guys from the west coast in our section that were visiting as part of a ā€œsee all the ballparksā€ goal that we chatted with that were equally unimpressed.

Iā€™ve had bad nights at other stadiums too; I admit to anti-Cub bias willingly, so donā€™t consider me a neutral observer.

The food at The Cell is unmatched anywhere, and Iā€™ve been to my share of parks.

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The one and only Wrigley game I attended is permanently burned into my memory data set as magical. It was a day game, I was a kid.

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Eighth shutout of the year.

One in every series.

Heck of a team.
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Cubs did not lose today!

ā€˜Course they didnā€™t play either.

:wink:

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I think Iā€™m due to visit Wrigley field as it has been too long. My wife is all in on this one.

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Cubbies put a Five-Spot on the board in the first against the ā€˜Stros.

Good start!

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3-21. 8 shoutouts. One shutout every series.

3 Wā€™s!!

Some kind of a record?

3-22.

Sing the song!

Cubs 3, Astros 1

:broom: :broom: :broom:

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That the recordā€¦or did they disappoint you again this afternoon?

Thatā€™s their record. I was updating it each additional loss.

Sorry. Iā€™ll stop. Itā€™s pretty bleak.

Commiserate with us as much as needed.

Thatā€™s what this ā€œsupport groupā€ is all about.

:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Last night I watched the replay of 16 May Athletics @ Astros.

For some odd reason, I suddenly grew a severe dislike for umps announcing rulings via microphone to the ball parkā€™s PA system.

Hopefully, it was an anomaly for me.

I guess visiting Wrigley Field is just what the Pirates needed to turn their season around.

SMH