Easily the best decade of Boston sports - Page 2

**BCWWF** · 01-06-2010, 03:39 PM

Although it's hard to tell is The Mackem is being tongue-in-cheek, I disagree in general. I think this next decade is going to be heavily dictated by money. I don't envision a strong decade for the mid-market cities at all.

**Emperor Smeat** · 01-06-2010, 05:46 PM

The 1st decade was already influenced a lot by money in the NCAA and MLB sports compared to the 1990s and 1980s since all the big market or name teams spent huge.

The others might be a bit harder since they work under salary caps and floors so your bound to have the big markets stay competitive while allowing the smaller markets some time to fame.

I do agree that if the owners were cheap in small markets, they probably going to stay cheap this decade to bring in more money as tickets and popularity go up.

**BCWWF** · 01-06-2010, 08:46 PM

One thing that interests me is whether sports will max out anytime soon. Even taking a family of four to a baseball game now is almost too expensive for an average family. When you consider tickets, parking and concessions, it is hundreds of dollars for a family of four. NFL is even worse. I remember a few years ago my friend's dad's company got us tickets to a Vikings vs Rams preseason NFL game, and I was shocked that the face value listed on the tickets was $108 each. Seriously?

Beyond that, I fear that the true fan experience will continue to fade as sports becomes more and more commercial. The NFL is essentially forcing all of their teams to build new, massive, shining stadiums. These are phasing out the common fans who create the atmosphere. The reason teams make so much more money in new stadiums is because they add more club-level seats and other higher priced seats.

01-06-2010, 03:39 PM	#41
BCWWF The People's Member Posts: 18,092	Although it's hard to tell is The Mackem is being tongue-in-cheek, I disagree in general. I think this next decade is going to be heavily dictated by money. I don't envision a strong decade for the mid-market cities at all.

01-06-2010, 05:46 PM	#42
Emperor Smeat Former TPWW Royalty Posts: 66,657	The 1st decade was already influenced a lot by money in the NCAA and MLB sports compared to the 1990s and 1980s since all the big market or name teams spent huge. The others might be a bit harder since they work under salary caps and floors so your bound to have the big markets stay competitive while allowing the smaller markets some time to fame. I do agree that if the owners were cheap in small markets, they probably going to stay cheap this decade to bring in more money as tickets and popularity go up.

01-06-2010, 08:46 PM	#43
BCWWF The People's Member Posts: 18,092	One thing that interests me is whether sports will max out anytime soon. Even taking a family of four to a baseball game now is almost too expensive for an average family. When you consider tickets, parking and concessions, it is hundreds of dollars for a family of four. NFL is even worse. I remember a few years ago my friend's dad's company got us tickets to a Vikings vs Rams preseason NFL game, and I was shocked that the face value listed on the tickets was $108 each. Seriously? Beyond that, I fear that the true fan experience will continue to fade as sports becomes more and more commercial. The NFL is essentially forcing all of their teams to build new, massive, shining stadiums. These are phasing out the common fans who create the atmosphere. The reason teams make so much more money in new stadiums is because they add more club-level seats and other higher priced seats.