San Francisco Giants Face a Tickets Giant, Stephen Strasburg
Thursday, July 8th, 2010Stephen Strasburg’s next projected start is at home against San Francisco on July 9th. His last few “humanizing” starts don’t seem to have diminished Strasburg’s stardom. And if they have, fans in D.C didn’t get the memo. As we’ve mentioned before, Strasburg has a biggest impact on tickets of pitcher in the MLB.
Strasburg’s crazy impact on tickets continues as the San Francisco Giants come to Washington for a series, July 9th – July 11th. Strasburg will likely face Matt Cain. In fact, the ticket differential between Strasburg- and non-Strasburg starts is as large as ever. The average price of July 9th Nats tickets currently stands at $75.87 for the phenom’s next start. Comparing this with average Nationals ticket prices from the other two games in the Nats-Giants series, $28.80, we see a 163% increase in ticket price on the market when Strasburg is expected to pitch. Even after an unspectacular five innings against the Mets on July 3rd where he allowed two earned runs, with five Ks, it is clear that Nats fans want to watch Steven Strasburg significantly more than any of their other starters.
Here’s a look at the price differential for Strasburg’s previous home starts as well as his upcoming start against the Giants:
So although Strasburg’s first home start against the Pirates saw an unprecedented increase in ticket pricing versus other games in that series, this upcoming series against the Giants is nearly as impressive. Even after four home games, when Strasburg pitches, the average ticket price goes up three fold. Guess the “Strasburg Effect” is proving to be a lasting phenomenon.

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