Just sell the goddamn team, Arte.

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, Taylor said:

It would be funnier if he raised beer prices and said professional sports should be a privilege for the elite.

That’s what NFL and NBA is for. Although Arthur Blank is legit in Atlanta. 

[Taylor]

35 minutes ago, Stradling said:

That’s what NFL and NBA is for. Although Arthur Blank is legit in Atlanta. 

With how expensive MLB tickets prices have gotten, it's feeling that way for baseball too.

I miss the days when you could buy good seats for like $15 on gameday.

[Stradling]

7 minutes ago, Taylor said:

With how expensive MLB tickets prices have gotten, it's feeling that way for baseball too.

I miss the days when you could buy good seats for like $15 on gameday.

You can still get a family of four into a game for an affordable price. 

[Dtwncbad]

17 minutes ago, Taylor said:

With how expensive MLB tickets prices have gotten, it's feeling that way for baseball too.

I miss the days when you could buy good seats for like $15 on gameday.

The old business model was none of the home games were on TV as incentive for fans to actually go to games.  They needed fans to go to lots of games.  I used to go to 30 or more games a year.  Fans couldn’t afford to go to that many games if the tickets were expensive.

The new business model is the opposite.  Make the games accessible on TV to get fans engaged in the team (and to sell ads).  An engaged fan that watches lots of games at some point says, “We should go to a game.”  That is now more of a unique event, and they will pay quite a bit more for that unique event.

So you have to pick.  Do you want to have no access to games on TV and be forced to go to games to see the team, or do you want easy access to watch tons of games on TV and have higher ticket prices for the few times you go?

The reality is the prices are much higher now and yet I would say it is so much better for fans now to have the easy access to the games on TV and then just decide how many games you want to experience live as an event (rather than “I HAVE TO go if I just want to see the game.”).

 

Edited September 17, 2023 by Dtwncbad

[Dtwncbad]

1 hour ago, Taylor said:

It would be funnier if he raised beer prices and said professional sports should be a privilege for the elite.

Baseball is an entertainment product.  Like all sports.  Like movies.  Like amusement parks.  Like going out to eat.

I am not sure what you expect.  Yes, it is a privilege for people that have some capacity for discretionary spending.

I suppose you would prefer taxpayer funded pro sports with “access” proved to everyone, maybe with the equivalent of EBT cards to go to the games? 

[T.G.]

50 minutes ago, Taylor said:

With how expensive MLB tickets prices have gotten, it's feeling that way for baseball too.

I miss the days when you could buy good seats for like $15 on gameday.

Everything is more expensive now... groceries, gas, cars, etc.

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 9/15/2023 at 11:50 PM, cals said:

To be fair, he does look like the dad of 90% of the guys in the bleachers at Dodger Stadium.

Arte Modelo, you're saying?

[Taylor]

40 minutes ago, T.G. said:

Everything is more expensive now... groceries, gas, cars, etc.

True, but baseball tickets have been getting less affordable for a long time now.

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, Dtwncbad said:

Baseball is an entertainment product.  Like all sports.  Like movies.  Like amusement parks.  Like going out to eat.

I am not sure what you expect.  Yes, it is a privilege for people that have some capacity for discretionary spending.

I suppose you would prefer taxpayer funded pro sports with “access” proved to everyone, maybe with the equivalent of EBT cards to go to the games? 

You love starting arguments.

[Stradling]

6 minutes ago, Taylor said:

You love starting arguments.

He’s also right. 

[Dtwncbad]

12 minutes ago, Taylor said:

You love starting arguments.

People reminding you of the actual, real world isn’t starting an argument, unless you can’t accept reality.

And we know how that goes.

[cals]

9 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

People reminding you of the actual, real world isn’t starting an argument, unless you can’t accept reality.

And we know how that goes.

And he prefers the company of men.

[Taylor]

I'm glad you guys enjoy things costing more. 

[Taylor]

19 minutes ago, cals said:

And he prefers the company of men.

You don't?

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, T.G. said:

Everything is more expensive now... groceries, gas, cars, etc.

@Dtwncbad and @Stradlingwould like to explain to you how the real world works.

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, Taylor said:

I'm glad you guys enjoy things costing more. 

“Enjoy”

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, Taylor said:

@Dtwncbad and @Stradlingwould like to explain to you how the real world works.

You really are a fucking weirdo. 

[Dtwncbad]

5 minutes ago, Taylor said:

I'm glad you guys enjoy things costing more. 

Isn’t this about when you get back to complaining about greedy billionaires?

[UndertheHalo]

I don’t get this point about how tv is so much better for the fans.  Even if you buy mlb tv you’re locked out of your local team.  How could you possibly interpret that as some benefit for the fan? You’re basically black mailed into paying for 50 channels you don’t want.  Do you think most fans of a team live out of market? 

[HanfordGuy]

1 hour ago, cals said:

And he prefers the company of men.

 

46 minutes ago, Taylor said:

You don't?

[Taylor]

30 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

Isn’t this about when you get back to complaining about greedy billionaires?

Is this an invitation?

[Taylor]

8 minutes ago, HanfordGuy said:

 

cals complains more about women than women complain about other women.

[Taylor]

50 minutes ago, Stradling said:

You really are a fucking weirdo. 

I'm in the drive thru line at INO in Colorado right now. 

[Taylor]

14 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

I don’t get this point about how tv is so much better for the fans.  Even if you buy mlb tv you’re locked out of your local team.  How could you possibly interpret that as some benefit for the fan? You’re basically black mailed into paying for 50 channels you don’t want.  Do you think most fans of a team live out of market? 

You just don't understand how the real world works. When dtwn and Strad were growing up on the 1950s none of the games were televised.

[Taylor]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

I'm in the drive thru line at INO in Colorado right now. 

$15.65 for two burgers, two orders of fries, and a medium drink.

Suck it, Shake Shack.