Tickets to the Gun Show

All is well with the forehead. Phil's video/post expertly sums up the events of the evening and I will not be returning to The Point again. Ever. I would suggest our faithful readers follow suit. On to more important items...

Baseball is a game of statistics, so here are some. Obviously the Yankees make a lot of money by ripping off their fans with ticket prices, but they are able to do so because they put a quality product on the field. And yes, they are able to put a quality product on the field because they have the revenues to pay ridiculous salaries to baseball's best, but it's not worth it to get into a "what came first, the chicken or the egg?"-type argument with a bunch of Yankee-haters.

What's most amazing to me about the table below is to think about where the other 83.45% of the Pirates gross revenues come from? Are they really selling that many Pirates hats? (Unlikely) Are the Yankees really paying that much in luxury tax? (Likely). That's a breakdown I would like to see.

But for all the crap that Yankees get about their luxury boxes, regional sports network, etc., the overwhelming majority of their revenue comes from fans who attend their games. Maybe the connection between on-field success and attendance is obvious, maybe it's not. But if you're not near the 35% mark on this chart, you are nowhere.

Team	Gross Revenues	Gate Receipts	% Gross Revs from Gate Receipts
NYY	$441.0	$319.0	72.34%
NYM	268.0	164.0	61.19%
BOS	266.0	171.0	64.29%
LAD	247.0	116.0	46.96%
CUBS	246.0	137.0	55.69%
PHILS	233.0	123.0	52.79%
HALOS	217.0	72.0	33.18%
GIANTS	201.0	82.0	40.80%
CARDS	195.0	94.0	48.21%
CHISOX	194.0	68.0	35.05%
M'S	191.0	57.0	29.84%
ASTROS	189.0	70.0	37.04%
TIGERS	188.0	65.0	34.57%
BRAVES	188.0	42.0	22.34%
NATS	184.0	59.0	32.07%
ROCKS	183.0	62.0	33.88%
TEX	180.0	44.0	24.44%
DBACKS	172.0	41.0	23.84%
BREW	171.0	62.0	36.26%
O'S	171.0	45.0	26.32%
TRIBE	170.0	37.0	21.76%
REDS	166.0	38.0	22.89%
JAYS	163.0	37.0	22.70%
TWINS	162.0	50.0	30.86%
PADRES	157.0	42.0	26.75%
RAYS	156.0	34.0	21.79%
KC	155.0	37.0	23.87%
A'S	155.0	32.0	20.65%
PITT	145.0	24.0	16.55%
FLA	144.0	26.0	18.06%