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http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=BASEBALL14&v=SCG&p=EMLB2014686

.. ouch! .. gouging sucks, say soooooooooo many ..

Is baseball losing the public relation battle over ticket pricing for MLB opener



It’s going to be one of the great sporting events in Australia. A major league baseball game in Sydney will attract worldwide attention of course but after the intial excitement came the stark realisation that, like the Olympics, there will be no cheap seats. Suddenly the baseball enthusiast was wiping the fairy dust from their eyes and calculating the actual cost of seeing this sporting spectacle and so the social media reaction to MLB in Sydney 2014 began.

Here is a selection of comments and tweets from this week.

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Aueagle.

I’m stunned at the price of these tickets… It’s awesome to see MLB coming to Australia, but I can’t imagine non-baseball tragics wanting to pay upwards of $500 to experience one game of baseball!!!

I paid $10 to sit in the right field bleachers at Yankee Stadium and watch Roger Clemens pitch… I paid $30 to sit 10 rows back from the dugouts at Jacobs Field (Cleveland) and Comerica Park (Detroit)… I paid $60 to sit 6 rows behind home plate at Old Tiger Stadium… How in the world can it be the CHEAPEST ticket at the SCG is $69????

I’m not blaming the ABF or MLB (although they may well be to blame)… this type of ticket gouging happens at every event in Australia… this takes the cake though!!!

I just did a quick google search of prices to compare… I could FLY FROM MELBOURNE TO LOS ANGELES and watch the Dodgers for two games IN LOS ANGELES, SITTING BEHIND THE DUGOUTS, rent a car, and stay in MODERATE ACCOMMODATION for around $1,500.

Or I could fly from Melbourne to Sydney and watch the Dodgers play two games at the SCG, sitting behind the dugouts, rent a car, and stay in moderate accommodation for around $1,300!!!!

Outrageous!!!!

Am I alone in thinking the ticket prices will keep most people from actually attending? Is there a strong enough baseball following… Or is it just so d**n exciting that the MLB will play in Australia… that this will be a success both in spite of, and, I guess, in justification of, the high cost of the tickets???

Justin
@Chelski_JT
@ChrisTweetsGood im a scg member and its a disgrace i have to pay $300 to $500 to sit in my own reserve for the MLB
9 HOURS AGOREPLYRETWEETFAVORITE

mjainoz
@mjainoz
“@scg: @barryofarrell confirms rip-off pricing for @mlb g @dodgers and @dbacks @scg #loveourscg” ? Not.
11 HOURS AGOREPLYRETWEETFAVORITE

Ben Cuzzupe
@BenCuzzupe
@bernietb Nope. Absolute madness. MLB shooting themselves in the foot. Look at the rise of the A-League, starts with low ticket pricing.
18 HOURS AGOREPLYRETWEETFAVORITE
many more .. http://thebaseballdigest.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/is-baseball-losing-the-public-relation-battle-over-ticket-pricing-for-mlb-opener/

i'm astounded at the prices .. it's crazy, and it will be very interesting to see
the attendance figure, at those prices it will be good if a few kids get there .. :(

Australian A League .. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague

anyway .. Kershaw to start for Dodgers in Sydney

Ben Horne Date March 10, 2014

Major League Baseball's historic season-opener in Sydney has got its draw card, with Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw to start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 22.

As the Sydney Cricket Ground was being transformed into a baseball diamond, the Dodgers were seriously considering leaving the highest-paid pitcher of all time at home to rest after he battled through a high workrate last season.

However, in a major boost to the spectacle and credibility of the sold-out event, the superstar will make the trip and throw on opening night.

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly announced that Kershaw and fellow left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu would be his starters for the Saturday and Sunday series in Sydney.

Kershaw is a two-time National League Cy Young award-winning pitcher and last month signed a record seven-year deal with the Dodgers worth a monster $US215 million.

Ryu signed a six-year $US36 million deal with the Dodgers last season and during last year's playoffs became the first South Korean to start in a MLB post-season.

Kershaw's stablemate at the Dodgers, Zack Greinke came out last month and said he had "absolutely zero excitement" for coming to Australia.

Speculation that Kershaw was to be rested only added to a perception that the Dodgers weren't overly thrilled to be interrupting their pre-season for a trip down under.

There were concerns in the US that the 17-hour journey to Sydney and the tight turnaround before the teams flew home would be a strain on players, but it seems both the Dodgers and Diamondbacks are intent on sending their strongest line-ups.

Despite his negative comments, Greinke was a likely starter for LA until he injured his calf during a pre-season match.

However, the Dodgers are adamant Kershaw would have made the trip regardless of Greinke's unavailability.

Mattingly says Kershaw's workload will still be managed carefully through the first month of the season.

Kerhsaw has struggled so far in spring training, but it was the same last year before he came out for the season-opener and pitched a shut-out against San Francisco.

Patrick Corbin and Trevor Cahill will start on the mound for the Diamondbacks in the two matches.

© 2014 AAP

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