The
Tribune reports that the Cubs intend to raise ticket prices by an average of 10
percent for next season. Including tax,
the highest ticket will go for $118. And
let’s not forget flexible pricing. The
team will up the number of games when they charge extra because of the
competition.
This
year, with the team coming off a 73-89 record in 2014, the Cubs had the
third-highest average ticket prices in MLB.
What does that mean? First, Cub
fans don’t care about cost. Second, all
clubs wish they were the Cubs. Third,
the nature of rooting for a baseball team is undergoing a sea change. Into my thirties, I could deal with periodic
unemployment—so much for the benefits of a higher education in liberal arts—and
still afford to see twenty or more games a year; I saw the game up close. And I still do, on television in the comfort
of an air-conditioned living room with 100 other channels a click away as soon
as the Ken Harrelson becomes too much to bear…
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