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re: How does MLB make money if fans don’t really go to the games?
Posted on 4/20/22 at 10:52 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Posted on 4/20/22 at 10:52 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Live and local programming that eats up 162 nights on the schedule is a huge money maker for the RSNs
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Posted on 4/20/22 at 11:31 pm to drizztiger
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MLB is a dying professional sport for the general sports watcher.
I’d go a little further and declare it dead.
And the really sad news is it killed itself.
I used to watch MLB religiously, and I haven’t watched a single game the last 2 years.
Posted on 4/20/22 at 11:59 pm to drizztiger
quote:Still is and always has been the 2nd most watched league in America behind the NFL. If baseball is dying, the NHL and NBA never had a pulse to begin with.
MLB is a dying professional sport for the general sports watcher.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 12:37 am to drizztiger
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MLB is a dying professional sport for the general sports watcher. But they have a lot money backing them in huge markets.
Yet, MLB revenue dwarfs the NBA.
10B>7.4B
"1. National Football League (NFL) — $13 Billion
2. Major League Baseball (MLB) — $10 Billion
3. National Basketball Association (NBA) — $7.4 Billion"
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Posted on 4/21/22 at 7:08 am to SportsGuyNOLA
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I’d go a little further and declare it dead.
And the really sad news is it killed itself.
I used to watch MLB religiously, and I haven’t watched a single game the last 2 years.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 8:05 am to Allthatfades
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Baseball is a local, regional game. People love watching “their” team. Plus it’s popular in huge markets..NY, LA.
Spot on. In the late spring/summer months, the most watched program on most nights in major markets such as LA, NY, Chicago, SF is the local MLB team. That is why local TV is a huge revenue stream. But even the average MLB fan may not tune into the ESPN Sunday night game of the week like you would an NFL game. Most baseball fans watch their team and that’s it. It doesn’t sound like a great business model but apparently the sport is just fine as revenue keeps increasing.
This post was edited on 4/21/22 at 8:08 am
Posted on 4/21/22 at 8:44 am to memphis tiger
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Hell if these leagues were honest they’d probably admit that they’d love to shite fans out of the stadiums for good
Let’s not go that far. They saw their rating plummet with no fans in the stands. It just feels wrong and when it feels wrong, casual fans don’t watch.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 9:11 am to Byrdybyrd05
They ran a bunch of BLM gofundme's
Posted on 4/21/22 at 9:14 am to drizztiger
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MLB is a dying professional sport for the general sports watcher. But they have a lot money backing them in huge markets.
Thanks for speaking for the general sports watcher.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 9:19 am to SportsGuyNOLA
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I’d go a little further and declare it dead
Breaking News: SportsGuyNOLA on tigerdroppings declares baseball dead simply because he hasn't watched a game in the past 2 years. More at 5
Posted on 4/21/22 at 9:22 am to JasonMason
Something I haven't seen mentioned here that helps, is they sell ticket packages to companies who don't always use them so they count as tickets sold but show as empty seats.
I work at a refinery about an hour and half from the stadium (I'm not driving 3 hours roundtrip after work to catch a game), but my employer has a block of 10 seats that are open to anyone who wants them. On average they've said 8 of those seats are open every night. I know we can't be the only job that offers that.
I work at a refinery about an hour and half from the stadium (I'm not driving 3 hours roundtrip after work to catch a game), but my employer has a block of 10 seats that are open to anyone who wants them. On average they've said 8 of those seats are open every night. I know we can't be the only job that offers that.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 9:23 am to SportsGuyNOLA
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I used to watch MLB religiously, and I haven’t watched a single game the last 2 years.
What you personally do has zero effect on how popular the MLB is. I don't watch the NFL but that doesn't change its popularity. I'm not about to watch a random Rays v Angels game on a Sunday night, but I'm also not watching the Lakers vs the Knicks.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 9:23 am to Atari
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Something I haven't seen mentioned here that helps, is they sell ticket packages to companies who don't always use them so they count as tickets sold but show as empty seats.
This is true, but it's also not exclusive to MLB.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 10:17 am to Atari
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but my employer has a block of 10 seats that are open to anyone who wants them. On average they've said 8 of those seats are open every night. I know we can't be the only job that offers that.
Which team? I'm sure some of us can fill them.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 10:19 am to Allthatfades
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Baseball is a local, regional game. People love watching “their” team. Plus it’s popular in huge markets..NY, LA.
Yup
Posted on 4/21/22 at 10:54 am to tunechi
Posted on 4/21/22 at 11:03 am to SteelerBravesDawg
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Tell that to fans in LA, Atlanta, BOS,NY, STL, & SF just to name a few.
I believe saying that in Boston might start a fight.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 6:45 pm to Atari
That is a good point. My dad's employer used to give tickets away too. I doubt all of them were used every game.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 8:36 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Cardinals average over 3 million fans each season, average it at $60 per ticket and that’s $180 Million from ticket sales alone for 81 games prior to merch, vendor sales, broadcasting rights deals.
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