Mets attendance

[Edgy MD]

I'm just looking at the game itself relative to the balance sheets.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: I'm just looking at the game itself relative to the balance sheets.

other than the ticket/stadium related stuff, I think all All-Star Profits benefit MLB Pension fund.

[Gwreck]

Ceetar wrote: at the very least they get the ticket sales from selling a game out at World Series prices including all the luxury suites. That's probably well over $5million just from ticket sales.

Nope.

From the Major Leage Constitution, Article X, Section 2:

All-Star Game receipts from the sale of tickets (net of applicable local taxes) shall be transmitted by the host Club to the Major League Central Fund without deduction for expenses, but the host Club may retain revenues received from related activities until the final accounting and settlement. The net proceeds of each such game and related activities after the payment of expenses shall be deposited in the Major League Central Fund and shall be credited to the Major League Clubs equally.

[Ceetar]

uh oh, could they actually _lose_ money from the game? heh.

They'll probably still get the parking, unless that counts a related expense? or do they mean like fanfests?

[Gwreck]

They essentially get 1/30th of everything. The MLB central fund receives money from a whole host of sources including, most significantly, national TV rights money. After paying certain expenses and keeping a strategic reserve, the Central Fund makes annual payments of equal amounts to each team.

[Fman99]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Nice. Did you take the traditional needle or did you let K-Rod punch you in the face?

BOC

[Guest jwmann2]

Under 2 million is not a hard stretch. The Reds did it in 2007 and the Royals seem to do it every year. Then again, I doubt the Mets could fall under that playing in New York.

[Ceetar]

jwmann2 wrote: Under 2 million is not a hard stretch. The Reds did it in 2007 and the Royals seem to do it every year. Then again, I doubt the Mets could fall under that playing in New York.

A lot will have to do with where they are in July once the weather gets warm.

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: Michael Kay balls-out predicting 55-60 wins for the Mets.

If that's true, do you realize how much money it cost me?
I bet a MFY fan that Kay had no balls.*

Later

* Not borrowed from Animal House. Paraphrased from Ghostbusters.

[ashie62]

Guessing the Mets Vegas o/a will be 69 1/2

[Ceetar]

Ashie62 wrote: Guessing the Mets Vegas o/a will be 69 1/2

Could be. Easy money. Odds to win WS at 60:1 on "bodog"

[Edgy MD]

Prediction	Votes	Open Predictions	Current Projection
Under 2 million	8	metirish
~2.1 million	5
~2.2 million	4	S&P: ">2,300,000"	2,182,221
~2.3 million	1	LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
~2.4 million	2	MFS62
~2.5 million	0
~2.6 million	0
~2.7 million	2	Edgy DC
~2.8 million	0
~2.9 million	0
~3.0 million	0
Over 3.0 million	1	Fman 99

I figure that we could re-check after every homestand.

[Edgy MD]

Current attendance, as per baseball-reference: 2,141,049.

If that's accurate through 77 dates, the total through 81 projects to 2,252,272.

Seventeen of our voters came in below that and six above it. Congratulations to our lone 2.3 million voter. You (if projections hold) will have come closest.