Favorite American Sports Rivalry

[dead0man]

I hate both teams, but the Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry from the 90s was very intense.  My favorite is Cubs-Cards, but that's so lopsided (actually the regular season numbers are close, Cubs may even have more wins, but post season success has all been in St Louis this century).

Of the ones listed, I guess Yankees-BoSox, but only because it's been shoved down our throats by East Coasty sports talking heads forever.

[dead0man]

It has been many years, though, since I've visited either of those parks.  These days, in the aftermath of the Credit Crunch of '08, perhaps the snobs are the only ones who can afford to see ballgames.

avg ticket prices 2015 by team
top 3
Red Sox-52.34
Yankees-51.55
Cubs-44.81
other playoff teams
Cards-34.20
Astros-31.82
Royals-29.76
MLB average ticket price-28.94
Dodgers-28.61
Mets-25.30
Blue Jays-25.14
Pirates-19.99
bottom 3
Braves-19.14
Diamondbacks-17.98
Padres-16.37

I'm impressed at how cheap the Mets and Dodgers are (of course Dodger fan doesn't show up until the 3rd and inning and is gone by the 8th, so they deserve the discount )  It would be interesting to see the ratio to team salary and ticket prices, but I'm not motivated enough.  But yes Angus, if it costs you 100+ bucks to get you and a buddy through the gate, I'm guessing it's mostly upper class folk going to games.  If I was a New Yorker I'd probably be a Mets fan just because I'm a cheap ass.

[dead0man]

Holy crap!  1500, for a BASEBALL game?!  Looked it up, right behind the visitors dug out.  I sat front row at a Cards game once, but probably 40 feet past the (home) dugout (had to pay attention to the game or else you could get hurt) and once, about 15 rows behind home plate*.  THOSE were nice seats.  Sat right behind 3 players wives.  Both those tickets were free from local doctors.  My mom was an RN and the docs all had season tickets and would hand them out to the nurses when they couldn't go sometimes.


*Rex Hudler was on the team at the time, always a fan favorite.  So I yelled "REX!" at him...he turned and looked right at me...why wouldn't he, I was like 35 feet away or something and yelling his name.....and I froze like a toddler caught with his hand where it shouldn't be.  He turned around, I sat down.  My friend was still laughing about it on the drive home.  Good times.