Attendance

msstate7 said:
In avg, we are 11th. In % of capacity, we are 10th. I think % of capacity is the number that should be used when discussing our attendance.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance

Radio said expect 3 monster crowds this weekend going by sold tickets. I had planned on being there this weekend, but it fell through. Can't wait to get there sometime this summer
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I think that is too simplistic. Some seats are worth 3-4X value. It should be revenue generated from seats sold.

For example, is it better to have 4 $100 seats sold or 20 $10 seats sold? The answer seems obvious, but it might not be. Strictly from a revenue perspective of money generated from seats sold, then the 4 $100 seats is better than the 20 $10 seats. BUT, then you have to take into consideration money spent on concessions, parking, merch, etc.
 
Horsehide Harry said:
I think that is too simplistic. Some seats are worth 3-4X value. It should be revenue generated from seats sold.

For example, is it better to have 4 $100 seats sold or 20 $10 seats sold? The answer seems obvious, but it might not be. Strictly from a revenue perspective of money generated from seats sold, then the 4 $100 seats is better than the 20 $10 seats. BUT, then you have to take into consideration money spent on concessions, parking, merch, etc.
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Well where would we get that type of info to keep up attendance throughout the season?

Even breaking down like you said, you could make a case the 20 $10 could be more valuable. Let's say the avg attendee spends $15...

20 x $10 + (20 x $15)= $500
4 x $100 + (4 x $15) = $460
 
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BeanieAntics said:
So, assuming that we stay flat or gain a little in attendence, what could we expect payroll to be for next year? The past few years we have bounced around 110-120 million. So could we possibly see a bump up to 130? Potentially higher, given the free agent market? Very good news moving forward whatever the number ends up being. If we are winning, Suntrust will be packed.
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Hard to say, but I’m guessing they projected much more than 2.5M in 2017 when they had an opening day payroll of $125M. They likely projected less than 2.5M this year when they had a $110M+ opening day payroll.

If attendance is flat at 2.5M this year, they should be projecting 2.5M+ in 2019. In that scenario, I’d peg payroll right around the $120M+ mark they had in 2017.

The real issue is how they are going to handle their issue with the debt. It really is a shame they got into a new stadium to increase revenue, but took on so much debt they can’t increase payroll accordingly.

It was adorable listening to folks tell me I was wrong about payroll for months though.
 
Enscheff said:
The real issue is how they are going to handle their issue with the debt. It really is a shame they got into a new stadium to increase revenue, but took on so much debt they can’t increase payroll accordingly.
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It’s absolutely disgusting the messaging they sent to the fans when that stadium was announced. First they signed all those extensions with players we assumed would be around for a long time which gave the impression that those extensions were possible due to the increased revenue streams. I refuse to believe that the debt obligation aspect caught them off guard. They knew this would suppress payroll, but they continued to stoke fan expectations nonetheless.

The only parties that benefitted from Boondoggle Field was Brave and Liberty executives. Cobb County and Braves fans were sold a false bill of goods.
 
Enscheff said:
It’s unfortunate the Braves decided to get shelled 2 nights in a row right as excitement was growing.
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I said the same thing in the game thread. The hype was up there... sell out games... braves get throttled... non-die hards say screw this, and don't show up next time
 
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