Opening Day Of Baseball, Can You Afford To Go

Well, it's finally here...the opening day of baseball, but can you actually afford to go to a baseball game nowadays? The Mike & Carla Morning Show started talking about baseball this morning and how expensive it is now. Heck, even Spring Training is starting to add up and considered expensive!

If you think about it, there are 2,430 baseball games in a major league season. Every team will host 81 home games . . . so you would think tickets would be pretty cheap right? Guess again! According to a recent article PlayMa.com, the average baseball ticket will cost you about $35, but that's depending on the team.

For example, going to see the Yankees or the Boston Red Sox, the average price goes up to about $60 or more. Arizona or Miami, you might be able to save a few bucks on the average ticket price. And if you take a family of four, things start to add up!

After paying for your tickets and getting through the gate, the average fan will spend about $51 at the ballpark. You start buying food and drinks, beer and other alcoholic beverages,  team merch and more...cha-ching!

Also found out that for no reason at all, 26% of those surveyed just hate the New York Yankees. 11% feel the same way about the Boston Red Sox...yet only 4% are still upset that the Houston Astros cheated when they won the World Series a few years back!

If you're a baseball fan of any level, you can check it all out in the segment from this morning. On the other hand, our Las Vegas Aviators begin the season up in Reno. The Aviators are back in town for their home opener on Tuesday, April 1st at Las Vegas Ballpark. It's all in the scouting report from this morning. So put me coach, I'm ready to play!

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Major League Baseball's opening day will be here sooner than later! For fun, someone created a poll on the best and worst mascots in the Major League!

They're just as beloved or hated by the teams fans! They even have their own Hall of Fame, which was created back in 2005. To date, only seven MLB team mascots have been inducted into it, beating out mascots from all sports! Several other MLB mascots have been nominated since it's creation in 2005.

There are only three MLB teams that don't have one. The L.A. Dodgers, N.Y. Yankee's, and the Anaheim Angels! So what is their job exactly?  To entertainment but really to cater to young children and help market the team.

For this poll, one-thousand people were shown head-to-head mascot matchups. The results were tabulated based on which ones got the best votes across the board.

Coming in dead last, at twenty-seventh place is Swinging Friar from the San Diego Padres! But who topped the list of best and worst? Below are the top five results!

We just don't get this...it's a baseball player with a baseball as it's head! Hmmmmm...don't have a problem with it, we just don't get it. For that reason, it's #5 on the list!

Keep in mind that this team is moving to Las Vegas. Why they have an elephant as their mascot is beyond us...but nonetheless, fans love it. For that reason it's #4 on the list!

You would think being the Minnesota Twins, they would have two mascots for the team. But as it is, they have a BEAR! What the heck...but the Twin fans love it enough to make it #3 on the list!

This one actually makes sense...they are the Cubs, and their mascot is a CUB! Or at least that's what we think they're trying to pass off as a cub! Either way...it's #2 on the list!

You would this is would be the BEST mascot for any team...they are the Tigers and they have a TIGER for a mascot. And the Tiger fans dig it! Congrats Detroit, it's #1!