Tonight's ticket prices are not merely the most expensive in World Series history-they're the most expensive Game 7 tickets in all sports history. Both figures are more than twice as expensive as the next priciest World Series game played over the past seven years: Ticket prices for Game 2 in the 2010 World Series, pitting the San Francisco Giants versus the Texas Rangers, were listed at an average of $1,787 and sold at an average of $1,147. TicketIQ, a ticket resale and research site that's been carefully tracking World Series prices, says that right after the Cubs won Game 6, the average asking price for a Game 7 ticket was $4,700, and the average sales price was $2,919. But to get more than one together will require $2,548.25 per ticket."
To get two seats together, however, will start at $1,934," reported early on Wednesday."Bleacher seats are starting at $2,107.16. "Tickets to get a seat in Progressive Field will start at $1,863.80 per person in the upper deck. If you want an actual seat during the game, expect to pay at least double that. Cleveland Indians: A Money-Focused Look at the World Series At last check on ticket resale sites like StubHub and Vivid Seats, the cheapest individual tickets-for standing room only admission-for tonight's game at Progressive Field were starting at roughly $750 to $850. Even after last-minute price drops, however, both the asking and actual sales prices were by far the highest ever for World Series games.įor that matter, the baseball gods appear to be on the side of all kinds of the forces making money on the World Series, what with the Cubs winning the last two games to force a Game 7 tonight in Cleveland. Ticket prices on the secondary market for the games in Cubs-crazed Chicago have been listed at an average of over $6,000 in the lead up to the series.Īs the first pitch of each game at Chicago's Wrigley Field drew nearer, prices declined, with average list prices dipping to a bit over $5,000 and average sales prices ranging from $2,300 to $3,000, according to TicketIQ. And sure enough, they've been insane on a historic level. The series features the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians, two championship-deprived franchises that haven't won Major League Baseball titles since 19, respectively.īased on how long fans have waited for their teams to win it all, we also had a pretty good idea that World Series ticket prices would be insane.
But that mindset still doesn’t lessen the insanity of taking a nap during a Game 7.We knew going in that this year's World Series would be historic. Lindor is gone and there is no need to waste energy being mad about what happened in the past.
The best thing for fans in Cleveland to do is try to move on. A true star, Lindor, was traded to New York and he has now made several comments and admissions to alter his perception in Cleveland. This was a turning point for both franchises and Indians fans are now dealing with a World Series drought that has lasted since 1948. Did his team not have anyone keeping everyone focused on the moment at hand? Lindor was admittedly young during this but it is hard to imagine anyone being able to sleep during such a pivotal moment on the game’s highest stage. Heyward gave a speech and Lindor took a nap. If I was older, we would have won that game. “So I went down to the weight room and I just laid down for a nap. I said, ‘Oh, s-,’ ” Lindor says, referring to the protective sheeting to shield players’ lockers from the anticipated champagne celebration. “I went to the locker room and I saw the plastic and Indians fans are not going to like what Lindor had to say in the interview with Tom Verducci. Francisco Lindor makes a stunning admission about the infamous delay A new Sports Illustrated profile on Lindor explains how he did the exact opposite. The story goes that Cubs veteran Jason Heyward gave a speech that helped inspire his team once the delay was over. The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians were both seeking to end painfully long title droughts and the game ended up going into a brief rain delay before extra innings began. Game 7 of the 2016 World Series was one of the most memorable games in MLB history. By Steven Kubitza 1 year ago Follow Tweetįrancisco Lindor made an admission about the 2016 World Series that will frustrate plenty of fans in Cleveland.