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Tue, Nov 17th 2009 5:18 pm EST
By Alfred Branch Jr.
Perhaps reflecting the positive economic forecasts for next year, or maybe because the team froze prices in 2009, the Boston Red Sox are planning to raise ticket prices in 2010 by as much as $5 for some seats.
On average, prices are rising by about 3.8 percent, and the tickets that are rising by $5 are premium seats in the Field Box, Loge Box and Green Monster sections. Many of those tickets already carry face value prices in excess of $120.
The Red Sox are one of baseball's most popular teams, and considering the small seating capacity of Fenway Park (about 36,000), fans expect to pay more for tickets at face value and on the secondary market. In 2009, Red Sox ticket prices ranged from a low of $12 to a high of $325 at face value. The team has sold out every game at Fenway since mid-May 2003.
The $12 tickets will remain for 2010, and about 63 percent of seats will carry a face value of $52 or less, according to team officials. Attendance in 2009 set a team record at 3,062,699. In addition, tickets for several sections will remain unchanged.
The World Series Champion New York Yankees and the Red Sox were one and two with the highest average ticket prices in 2009, according to Team Marketing Report, at $72.97 and $50.24, respectively.
"We are fortunate that Red Sox Nation invests in this team year after year, and we will remain true to our fundamental pledge to field a team worthy of the fans' support by investing each year in a formidable roster of uniformed personnel at both the Major and Minor League levels," Larry Lucchino, president and CEO of the Red Sox, said in a statement.
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Positive economic forecast? I don't see the economy getting any better any time soon.
Then you're blind. There are quite a lot of indications that the economy is on the rebound, albeit a long one. The monthly jobless increases are 1/3 of what they were at the beginning of the year, the Dow is up almost 50% from where it was in January, and we just had our first quarter of positive GDP growth in over a year. We're not out of the woods yet, but the majority of economic indicators are pointing to us entering the recovery phase very shortly, if we have not done so already.
I'm not blind. The so-called positive GDP growth is nothing more than an accounting trick. Also, a slowing of job losses is not a positive indicator. Think about it, if you are losing 1 million jobs a month in June and that number cuts to 750,000 in July, is that really good news? I think it means there are less people remaining who can still lose a job. There is no such thing as a "jobless recovery." Until businesses begin to rehire, there will be no real growth or stability in this economy.
Right now we are still stuck in a position where millions are without a job. Unemployment is the highest in 30 years and it's probably going even higher. Those without jobs aren't spending money. And many of those with jobs are not spending, due to fears that they too will soon be without a job.
Walmart and other stores are already predicting a rough Christmas season. Why is this? Because PEOPLE ARE NOT SPENDING MONEY.
It's simple economics. This economy is NOT on the uphill swing. If you believe that it is, you are in for a rude awakening in 2010.