Four days after Evading beat World seriesTwo days before his victory in the presidential elections, Donald Trump was the guest in a sports podcast.
He said that the major sports league championships in America were filling its most loyal customers.
Trump said at “Let’s go!” Podcast. “They are not really. They make it impossible.”
The Dodgers are the greatest show in baseball, with International tourism gravity Above the squad. They pack the largest stadium in the major championships Every night.
If the tickets to sporting events are very expensive for ordinary fans – and 86 % of sports enthusiasts say they are, according to IPSOS poll It was released last month – then Dodger Stadium is a flash point in the discussion about whether the difference should follow every dollar they can or sacrifice some dollars so that they can take care of a new generation of fans better.
Pespall, after all, is described as the last great sport in America at reasonable prices.
Fans are likely to develop a lifetime baseball if they are Attending a game as a childAccording to the research mentioned by the Commissioner’s office. Can a four -dollar family carrying hundreds of dollars to enjoy a day on the field?
“This is the inability to get this incredible family family experience if you will only go to green,” said Andy Dulic, who runs marketing teams in all sports league tournaments in North America. “This is where you build your fans in the future.”
In an interview with the Times, Commissioner Rob Manfred challenged the idea that baseball tickets have become expensive. The 30 Grand League team sold a joint 71 million tickets Last year, the number of attendees increased last year every year since the epidemic.
“If we have a problem with the ability to withstand costs, I think you will see this in terms of these numbers,” said Manfred. “These numbers tell you the opposite.”
According to the league, tickets were $ 20 or 70 % less available from MLB games last season. There is no Dodgers game this season currently on sale at this price.
Fans lined up to buy food in a privilege before the match earlier this month at Dodger Stadium.
(Kevork Djangsezian / For the Times)
“If you want to sit next to Mary Hart“I think it’s really important to think about this from the arrival perspective,” said Manfred.
Many studies are used on fan costs average re -sale ticket, but a Ticket This month used the cheapest price of tickets on official sales sites, as samples were taken from it in a variety of dates this season.
The estimated price of a four-year-old family was to watch a game at the Dodger Stadium this season-four of these cheap tickets, parking lots, four hot dogs, two beer, and two soft drinks-399.68 dollars. Average league, according to that study: $ 208.
Ticket prices can rise and decrease daily, based on supply and demand. On the day before the opening match of Dodgers’ Home, the Times examined the prices of each game on Dodgers.
The cheapest ticket throughout the season, only available for a match on Wednesday afternoon against Miami Marilynz, before leaving the school: $ 38. For four seats on that day, parking, four hot dogs, and four soda, the price will be 249.96 dollars.
In Los Angeles Province, the average family income is 101,800 dollars, according to Elie Shawen, the assistant director of the neighborhood data for social change at the USC Lusk Center. If both parents are working, and if they offer the costs of housing, food, child care, health care and transportation, the remaining amount per month will be $ 530.
“I don’t know if you can spend half your estimated income on the baseball game,” Shwin said.
Dodgers Stan Castin, with Shuhai Utani, said after his victory in the World Championship against Yanxiz, that the team and sponsors of companies are working to provide free and discount tickets. However, a group of the cheapest prices available for each game ranged between $ 38 to $ 156.
(Wali Skallig / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers President Stan Castin said the team Corporate sponsors Work to provide free and discount tickets. Dodgers said it distributed 64,000 tickets last year through the Commission Society Initiative, which the league described as a program “provides $ 2.5 million in ticket distributions to prepare it in the league.”
“We have achieved a lot of success in maintaining our fans’ base and until we started developing the base of our youth. We are very proud of that, and we are working hard in it,” said Castin.
In 2015, the average ticket price in Dodgers was $ 29, according to the collective marketing report. After a decade – after winning the world series twice and Signed Shohei Ohtani Since the crown jewel of a stars menu-a group of the cheapest prices available for each game ranged between $ 38 to $ 156.
“You cannot get it from all ways, right?” Manfred said. “The evaders’ commitment to a tremendous financial commitment in terms of players, and they must manage a company that supports this tremendous financial commitment.”
Despite Manfred’s belief that MLB has no problem with the ability to bear the costs, he asked a survey on the league site last week, fans of whether they agreed strongly, or they agreed to some extent, or somewhat agreed, or he did not agree strongly on this statement: “attending the Besspol game in the main league.”
If local fans look at the high prices of dodgers, Manfred suggested where they can find an effective alternative to cost.
“One of the leaders regarding thinking about the ability to withstand costs was the other Los Angeles team,” said Manfred.
Soon after Arti Moreno bought the angels in 2003 – and as the team left the World championship for the World Series – the team presented tickets for $ 3 for children and adolescents one night per week. Angels now offer a file $ 44 family package – Four tickets, four hot dogs and four drinks – in more than half of their home games. It is also distinguished “Young angels” Children’s Club, with a $ 20 membership, includes four games tickets.
ARTE Moreno, who has owned angels since 2003, is the ability to withstand the costs in the baseball game: “We want everyone to reach the stadium. We have worked hard to keep tickets low and make families come.”
(Ashley Landes / Associated Press)
Parking is $ 20 at the Angel Stadium and $ 40 at Dodger Stadium.
“I really think there should be the ability to afford,” Mourino said. “We want everyone to reach the stadium. We have worked hard to keep tickets low and make families come.”
The angels have last appeared in the qualifiers 11 years ago, The longest drought after the season In disciplines. Moreno did not say the idea that prices may rise if the team returned to the competition, but it did not guarantee it either.
“If the demand exceeds the supply, the prices rise,” he said. “However, for us, you have 45,000 seats.”
New York Yanxiz has sold more tickets than any team alongside evaders in both the past three seasons. Yanxz sale 10 dollars tickets For each game: Sometimes a few dozen, sometimes a few hundred, sometimes a few thousand, based on the total demand for each game. As part of the companies promoting, they also sell tickets less than $ 10 or 50 % for a few games.
Maintain the league Fan value pageAs the vast majority of the teams display a variety of ticket discounts, concession deals and family packages. Dodgers in this page is characterized by its promotional schedule, which was highlighted by the absolute BobbleHead dolls that they Pay ticket prices at all.
In this podcast in November, Trump said he knows how to treat high ticket prices.
“I think there are things to do,” Trump said.
Manfred refused to comment on whether he had heard from Trump or whether he would work with him on this issue.
I asked the Times of the White House press office about the ideas that Trump had to reduce ticket prices and what is the timetable that he might have to follow any of these measures. White House spokeswoman Liz Huston fill in six sports phrases in a 48-word statement-“ascend to the painting” and “home economy” domestic-they did not provide a response to the questions.
Trump did not say he would make evaders at reasonable prices again. In Los Angeles, some fans grabbed their team during the lean years – the years of Fox and Mekurt, as we call them – just to be priced when the team returned to glory.
On the podcast, without referring to any specific team, Trump said that the middle -class fans are “your largest sports fans.”
Trump said: “They are closed from seeing a team they grew up with and they love,” Trump said.
