Tag: Attendance
Dodgers reduce ticket prices on 96% of seats for 2012
After a disappointing season attendance-wise, the LA Dodgers are lowering ticket prices on nearly all of their seats for the 2012 season.
Pittsburgh Penguins: King of NHL TV ratings.
On the ice? Four times as nice. For the fourth consecutive season, the Pittsburgh Penguins ranked 1st in the NHL’s local TV ratings, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times. The Penguins averaged an 8.68 rating on FSN Pittsburgh up until April 1st, when FSN Pittsburgh changed its name to ROOT Sports, due to the network [...]
MLB Attendance Stuck in Downward Spiral
Last season marked the third consecutive year Major League baseball has suffered a decline in overall attendance. The problem? Major League Baseball’s intentional blind eye.
BCS: Bigotry, Corruption, and Scandal
In the same way the National Championship matchup is a result of the BCS, so is the system itself: Bigotry, Corruption, and Scandal. BCS Executives and Bowl Directors make up the narcissistic clan praising the system paying their six-figure salary, while neglecting the wishes of college football fans, disregarding the financial burden placed on teams, and rationalizing stagnant popularity.
So is “attendance” the chicken and “winning” the egg? Or vice versa?
Teams that win fill stadiums. Teams that lose don’t. This holds true for teams across all sports. . . except for maybe the Chicago Cubs. But a recent study reveals that increased attendance can actually lead to more wins. It took a Ph.D. student from NYU’s Stern School of Business to discover that a 48% [...]
Professional Football in Florida…not a big draw?
What’s going on with professional football in Florida? This NFL season has seen gimmicks, black-outs, and low attendance
