FTP: Welcome MLS to the Big Leagues
From the Publisher… Welcome to the May TMR Insider. Today we launch our new Fan Cost Index for Major...
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FTP: Stronger Every Day
From the Publisher… Welcome to our June TMR Insider! Lots of fancentric and inclusive articles to read: TK Gore...
Former Editor Takes In Cubs Game, Foam Claw Index Ensues
I went to a Cubs game a week ago Sunday and, as much as it pains me, I paid...
Paying a Premium
The average NBA ticket is up 3.4 percent -- to $54.98 -- according to our Fan Cost Index, but that number doesn’t tell the whole story. As FCI fans know, the average ticket price doesn’t include pricey premium seats, which are obviously the best ones. The NBA is the only FCI that doesn’t provide an average premium ticket price, but that’s a story for another day. For most teams, we...
The Royals Treatment
In 1985, box seats for the "I-70 Showdown" World Series at Royals Stadium cost $40. Plaza reserved seats cost...
Nothing But Net
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think the Philadelphia 76ers, which have lost 111 games the past two seasons and are expected to lose a bunch more in 2014-15, need 47 different seat categories. In every section of the Wells Fargo Center, the Sixers change ticket prices every...
KING JAME$: LeBron’s Impact on Ticket Prices
For the 2002-03 NBA season, the average non-premium season ticket to a very non-premium Cleveland Cavaliers team was $38.52,...
It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
The NHL’s dream Stanley Cup series could end Wednesday evening. As of this writing, the Chicago Blackhawks were fighting...
Talkin’ ‘Bout Values
“There is no such thing as an average ticket.” In my years compiling the Fan Cost Index reports for...
The (Variable) Price of Being a Lions Fan
On the field, the Detroit Lions have been wildly unpredictable the last few years. From mind-numbing personal fouls to...