Opinion: Cost of a baseball game?

[nebula]

OK, is there someone who knows more of this? Please evaluate and respond, OK?

This is something that was sent to me via e-mail:

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Baseball the cost of the game

I'm not much of a follower of pro ball so my figures are probably off but should be good enough to get people thinking.

There are nine players on the field who lets say average $100,000.00 per game = $900,000.00

There are I'm quite sure eight backup players lets say @ $50,000.00 per game = $400,000.00

There are at least five more pitchers in reserve at lease $100,000.00 per game = $500,000.00

There are at least four coaches who must make around $50.000.00 per game = $200.000.00

Thats...........................................................................

............................................... $2,000,000.00

There are two teams...........................................................................

..................... $4,000,000.00

I'm not even going to count the grounds keepers

I guess the average Ball park seats about 55,000 at lets say an average of $25.00 per - thats $1,375,000

Guess who is paying for the ball game to take place..........

Even if the average person droppes $20.00 on drinks and food that's still just another ........ $1,100,000.00

Total...........................................................................

.....................................................................$2,475,000.00

So how much does a ball game cost you every time you go to the store???????

[Hunterpoet]

Hi Neb,

Are you suggesting that pro sports teams are subsidized by the government?????

What about rent collected from news groups, monies paid to owners for advertising, rent money collected from vendors. I'm sure theirs more, but can't think of any.

[nebula]

I'm not suggesting anything -

Like I said, I got this in the e-mail and was wondering if the numbers were right? The cost was on target?

But I asked the originator of the message what he was suggesting, and he was thinking (look at the last line) that the rest of the cost is being covered by you the consumer via the sponsors and advertisers.

[kat8585]

I don't go to baseball games or know anything about it, but isn't $25 for a seat avarage wwaayyyyy to low?

[~pearl]

I don't go to baseball games or know anything about it, but isn't $25 for a seat avarage wwaayyyyy to low?

Depends on your seats. Our family 2 adults 2 children, can go to a Mariners game for a 100 dollar bill. Thats not including fuel

I think the teams depend alot on advertising, and when the game is televised nationally those spots can be worth upwards of $250,000.

[Qun Mang]

Of course even Little League has to pay royalties just to use the major league team names on their uniforms...

Major League Baseball Tells Little Leaguers: We Own Uniform Rights

[followerofjesus]

you can still get outfield seats for 6.oo. The chepaest tickets are still baseball.