South Florida baseball fans filled loanDepot park for several games in the Caribbean Series. But history tells us they won't be back when the hometown team takes the field next month.
That’s hard to answer definitively, Bob, because of the way the prices fluctuate by day of the week, start time and match-up for the WBC, the CS and the Marlins.
For the CS, they promoted that tickets started at $10. But $10 tickets were not available for all games.
That price variance is particularly evident with Marlins games. The cheapest Opening Day ticket available is $26 (home run porch, since they’re not selling Vista Level or down the lines on the Legends Level…if they’re still using those names). That exact same seat that’s $26 on Opening Day is $18 the next night then $23, $21 and $10 for the 3 games after that depending on the day of week, the start time and the opponent. So they have 5 different prices for the exact same seat for the first 5 games of the season. That same seat is $17 when the Phillies are in on a Saturday in May and $23 the next Saturday with the Mets in town.
Are Marlins tickets priced too high? Probably. I have a family of 5. I know all too well what it costs to take my family to a sporting event—tickets, parking, concessions.
They’ve tried various deals on different days of the week, but discounting tickets too often could tick off season ticket holders, who paid full price months earlier.
Here’s what I think they should try: Spending what it would take to put a really good team on the field.
The point of what I wrote is that South Florida baseball fans have proven they will go to loanDepot park to watch teams they care about. The Marlins need to make people care. Announcing new assistant general managers isn’t what makes fans care.
That’s hard to answer definitively, Bob, because of the way the prices fluctuate by day of the week, start time and match-up for the WBC, the CS and the Marlins.
For the CS, they promoted that tickets started at $10. But $10 tickets were not available for all games.
That price variance is particularly evident with Marlins games. The cheapest Opening Day ticket available is $26 (home run porch, since they’re not selling Vista Level or down the lines on the Legends Level…if they’re still using those names). That exact same seat that’s $26 on Opening Day is $18 the next night then $23, $21 and $10 for the 3 games after that depending on the day of week, the start time and the opponent. So they have 5 different prices for the exact same seat for the first 5 games of the season. That same seat is $17 when the Phillies are in on a Saturday in May and $23 the next Saturday with the Mets in town.
Are Marlins tickets priced too high? Probably. I have a family of 5. I know all too well what it costs to take my family to a sporting event—tickets, parking, concessions.
They’ve tried various deals on different days of the week, but discounting tickets too often could tick off season ticket holders, who paid full price months earlier.
Here’s what I think they should try: Spending what it would take to put a really good team on the field.
The point of what I wrote is that South Florida baseball fans have proven they will go to loanDepot park to watch teams they care about. The Marlins need to make people care. Announcing new assistant general managers isn’t what makes fans care.
Glenn, is there a major difference in the cost of a regular season ticket vs the Caribbean and WBC? I know that being in
the hunt for the playoffs is the major factor
regarding fan support but was curious about ticket costs.