Words from the great beyond? And haves and the have nots…

by caluofmn on Jul 27, 2010 2:08 PM EDT

I think we all love TT more than sliced bread but sometime you need a French roll and for me that’s when I go to the Biz of Baseball site.

http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.php

There currently are some interesting words regarding revenue sharing in baseball. It looks like the teams that are paying out the money are starting to grumble that the teams getting paid are still uncompetitive. Makes me think wonder if salary floor might have a better chance of becoming a reality than a salary cap. There are even some interesting quotes from a Clark C. Griffith of the Twins… (not sure how they got that quote)

If I were a fan of the Royals or Pirates I’d agree with Red Sox and the Yankees, use that money on players and don’t use it to balance the books. But I’m sure the owners are going to use the money to balance the books until they are forced to use it to improve on the field. At least some teams are claiming to be using it on player development and signing prospects.

In other have vs. have not news it looks like MLB might be starting “dynamic pricing” which in my opinion sucks. Out here the Giants are using it and it basically means that ticket prices are determined on a number of different factors. The impact to me has been that if I want to take the family to a game with nice weather, on the weekend and versus a good team… I have to pay through the nose.

Sure some tickets end up costing less but I don’t have a lot of time to go to games on a Monday night and not a lot of desire to see only the Nationals, Pirates, and Astros. Games are expensive enough with out having to wonder if you are going to have to pay more because it’s going to be sunny with a slight breeze by the bay. The price range can be pretty steep; Bleacher seats on the most “desirable” games could run you $40. That’s for sitting on a metal bench with no backrest.

I’m assuming most people here know all about the Biz of Baseball site but for those who don’t I hope you enjoy it. That sounded like I’m somehow connected with the site… which I’m not, I’m just a fan of it.

Win Twins

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Premium pricing is not new

In other have vs. have not news it looks like MLB might be starting "dynamic pricing" which in my opinion sucks. Out here the Giants are using it and it basically means that ticket prices are determined on a number of different factors. The impact to me has been that if I want to take the family to a game with nice weather, on the weekend and versus a good team… I have to pay through the nose.

The Twins have been doing this for a few years. At first, there were simply a few “premium” series throughout the year – generally the Yankees, Red Sox, and most interleague series. This year, they have “Value”, “Select”, and “Premium” tiers, which appear to be dependent on a combination of the opponent, the day of the week, and the time of the game.

I noticed that the link goes to the main Biz of Baseball page, not to the article – here’s the direct link to that.

"There are only two things that are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein

by BeefMaster on Jul 27, 2010 4:11 PM EDT reply actions

Against the Yankees this weekend...

I get that scenario. Team A wants to max the money they get when the Yankees come to town but to do it for every single game sucks to me for the reasons I gave.

Just an opinion and there’s absolutely nothing that can be done about it. It’s just too bad for me b/c it makes it harder to take the family to a game on a sunny warm Sat. afternoon against a good team. It feels like an example of ‘this is only a problem if you don’t have the cash’ and I recognize lots of people don’t.

It’s why AT&T park is filled with young professionals and not young families in my opinion.

thanks for adding the direct link to the story…

by caluofmn on Jul 27, 2010 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions

That makes sense...

But what they need is some sort of “Dismal” Level where the Twins would play a cold, rainy game with nothing on the line against the Royals starting Hochevar or something where they lure you in on a $10 ticket with a $5 food voucher and dibs on any leftover hot dogs.

by bl4ckduck on Jul 28, 2010 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions

So John Hendry is upset that other teams are continuing to suck?

That seems disingenuous to me. Would he really be happier if the Blue Jays were using his money to dominate the American League right now?

Also, how do you ensure that the net effect of revenue-sharing is to increase spending on one particular thing. I mean, clubs spend on many different things; I don’t see how you can say that particular expeditures are or are not expeditures that would not have happened without the revenue sharing cash.

by Luke in MN on Jul 27, 2010 5:08 PM EDT reply actions

Wait

So we’re complaining because some teams should spend more money, but at the same time we don’t want baseball to implement a technique that in creases revenue?

Can’t have your cake and eat it too…

"It happened in the moment, and it happened." - Carlos Gomez

by myjah on Jul 27, 2010 7:14 PM EDT reply actions