ajz20
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Also wanted to point out that without a salary cap ticket prices are not going to decline anytime soon. Some markets can deal with those prices much better then others. There are some hardcore fan bases in New York Boston, Chicago and St. Louis and a few other other places but a decent amount of the ticket buyer in the year 2020 is probably more of a casual baseball fan than 30 to 40 years ago. A family of four can Also easily get their baseball fix by going to a minor league game too.I mean you arent wrong with overall prices compared to how much regular people earn nowadays. The problem is when you pay players millions upon millions you have to be able to earn that back and then some as an owner. Only way to fix this issue is stop showing up/stop buying tickets in general, but that will never happen so in no way will the prices ever go down until then. It's a sad world in a sense when it's a mini vacation price for some to go to a local sporting event.
Some franchises are also more fan friendly and creative about getting people to go to games in April and early May before the weather turns for the best.
For me with my time, I just can’t follow or invest the time in a 162 game season like I did in my twenties either. Whole lot going on with why there are plenty of empty seats in stadiums across the country. It is not just a cle issue.