Baseball has been an American pastime since its modernization in the 1840s. Its rules harken to a day where life wasn't quite as complicated: "The ball must be pitched and not thrown for the bat." As if such a rule would be necessary in today's competitive world.
While not a part of American baseball since the beginning, the World Series is now in its 104th year since 1903. (If you're thinking the math doesn't add up, you're right: There was no World Series following the inaugural year, and again no World Series in 1994.)
So how popular is the World Series? Attendance averaged above 43,000 for last year's series. That's compared to the 7,455 people that watched game eight of the 1903 World Series. Yeah, that’s right, game eight.
If you want a ticket for one of this year's games, you might want to have your wallet (and several others) at the ready. Even though the face value of the tickets this year is between $50 and $425, expect to pay an average of $698 to $977 on the secondary market--and those aren't the good seats. The most expensive (so far) has sold for $9,999. Compare that with the price for a ticket to the infamous "Black Sox" World Series ticket, which had a face value of $1.10 (although it recently sold for $3,231.00 at auction.)
So if you manage to get there and you're hungry, you're hopefully also thirstin' to spend some more money: You're gonna have to shell out $9 for cheesecake on a stick, or if you want a meal, you can spend $44 on a ribeye.
But remember, if you're at the new Yankee Stadium and need to fight your way to the bathroom, try to make your way to the $500 and above club level bathrooms: They're equipped with high-def TV's in the mirrors. Ain't baseball grand?
--Brandon
Post new comment