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desertrat23 wrote: ↑02 Sep 2025 22:20 pm

Banner29 wrote: ↑02 Sep 2025 21:23 pm

desertrat23 wrote: ↑02 Sep 2025 21:11 pm

Punkk6 wrote: ↑02 Sep 2025 21:01 pm Why is anybody surprised, bad team that has thrown in the towel.

Don’t think anyone’s surprised, but if they are I hope it’s pleasantly so. Only way DeWitt will learn his lesson.

Unfortunately it isn’t always that easy in the minds of millionaires/billionaires, who often like to find payback for those that have wronged them. No matter how irrational and further damaging it may be.

Very true.

icon wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025 00:49 am

cbcloud wrote: ↑02 Sep 2025 22:35 pm ...Tickets sold is only one part of the total income stream of the organization. The "break-even" point, where income equals expenses is probably a closely-guarded secret. And it varies somewhat from season to season because the income streams and expenses vary also.

The apparent number of empty seats probably does not affect profits as much as it might appear to do. Owning a MLB team is a lucrative business, and the Cardinal organization has been very good to the owners.

Not just empty seats. It's empty parking spaces and empty beer cups and empty hot dog trays, Etc. Ballpark Village is no doubt taking a hit as well.

desertrat23 wrote: ↑02 Sep 2025 20:48 pm Tickets sold. How low can they go?

JuanAgosto wrote: ↑02 Sep 2025 21:06 pm Can they possibly drop below 15,000?

skeezix wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025 08:16 am And yet, a ticket-price-increase is the solution to all of their problems? This


Thete would definitely merit an "F" in Marketing 101.

hotrivets wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025 08:41 am I think those green seats include food. Is it possible nobody wants a free meal and at least some kind of entertainment?

dugoutrex wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025 10:08 am

hotrivets wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025 08:41 am I think those green seats include food. Is it possible nobody wants a free meal and at least some kind of entertainment?

yup - the greens are always packed!

cbcloud wrote: ↑02 Sep 2025 22:35 pm ...Tickets sold is only one part of the total income stream of the organization. The "break-even" point, where income equals expenses is probably a closely-guarded secret. And it varies somewhat from season to season because the income streams and expenses vary also.

The apparent number of empty seats probably does not affect profits as much as it might appear to do. Owning a MLB team is a lucrative business, and the Cardinal organization has been very good to the owners.

rockondlouie wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025 08:48 am Last night was pitiful.

I was there and almost felt like I was watching a covid era game, lots of social distancing.

Hardly any of my customer's are calling for tickets, I'm going to cut down to two (from four) since Dewitt is making it clear this is the kind of team we're going to see for the next couple seasons.

skeezix wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025 08:16 am And yet, a ticket-price-increase is the solution to all of their problems? This would definitely merit an "F" in Marketing 101.

JuanAgosto wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025 11:53 am

rockondlouie wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025 08:48 am Last night was pitiful.

I was there and almost felt like I was watching a covid era game, lots of social distancing.

Hardly any of my customer's are calling for tickets, I'm going to cut down to two (from four) since Dewitt is making it clear this is the kind of team we're going to see for the next couple seasons.

I went to see the Padres when they were in town. Decent crowd for a Thursday night. But a majority of the fans paid very little attention to the game. Lots of movement and phone play. I feel it's become more of a social outing than a baseball crowd.

hotrivets wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025 11:19 am

dugoutrex wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025 10:08 am

hotrivets wrote: ↑03 Sep 2025 08:41 am I think those green seats include food. Is it possible nobody wants a free meal and at least some kind of entertainment?

yup - the greens are always packed!

Lately even a lot of those are empty- especially last night.