This season the Bruins have reached the Finals for the first time since 1990 and the 1220% Finals premium for this series proves that Boston fans are ready for a Stanley Cup title. From another perspective, fan frustration from 38-year drought has increased the series premium at a rate of 32% per annum (or an alarming 58% annually since their last finals appearance). Almost 40 years in the making, this premium trumps the 418% Finals premium for the Celtics/Lakers series last year. In recent years, the city of Boston has been no stranger to Championship teams and the city’s notoriously rabid fans have been more than willing to pay a steep premium to see their teams compete for titles. The Patriots had their improbable march to Super Bowl XXXVI in their first of 3 titles; the Red Sox finally “reversed the curse” with their scintillating playoff run in 2004 and added another World Championship in ‘07 for good measure. However, the Boston franchises with a prouder tradition of championships–the Celtics & Bruins–had fallen on hard times until Danny Ainge assembled “The Big Three” and the Celtics took the 2008 NBA title–their 17th. The Bruins themselves own 5 Stanley Cups, but its been since ‘71-’72 (38 years!) since Bobby Orr and Co. hoisted the Cup in Boston.

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With a hit yesterday Derek Jeter is now just 19 hits shy of 3000. Now, with the TiqIQ Jeter 3000 tracker, you can track pricing and trends for all Yankees games, along with Jeter’s progression to his milestone. This progression tracker include a  projection date for when we believe Jeter will pick up the hit. After his 1-for-3 in Oakland yesterday afternoon, we  now project him to reach the milestone on June 18th in Chicago. Prices are down 6% in last week for that game and start @ $74ea. For tickets to that game, as well as all the rest that the Jeter tracker offers, click here.

Since it’s inception, baseball purists and progressives have debated the merits of interleague play. Despite a strong and vocal group of naysayers, the consensus is that interleague has successfully built the sports’ visibility and driven gate receipts.

A closer look at pricing data from the 14th campaign, however, suggests that interest in interleague is lacking. Of the 14 series starting Friday, only three are driving a price premium—which means they’re selling above the home teams season average. Those series are the Cardinals @ Royals (+13%), the Mets @ Yankees (+12%) and the As @ Giants (+8). Every other series is selling for less than the home teams’ regular season average, including the Rangers @ Phillies (-19%), the Indians @ Reds (-30%) as well as the WhiteSox @ Dodgers (-40%). In a season where overall MLB attendance is down almost 2%, it’s no great shock that you can get into any Astros-Blue Jays games for less than you’ll pay for a beer and a dog.

Notwithstanding the above, it would be natural to think that the Cubs @ RedSox would be a different story. The Cubs have not played at Fenway since the 1918 World Series. Since then a lot has happened, from Goats to the Babe to Buckner and Bartman. Despite the rich historical context, Sox fans are paying 5% less than the season average of $149. Certainly, if Red Sox Nation were still living under the curse of the Bambino, the price picture would be a very different. Rather than a shrug of indifference, Bostonian would be clamoring for one the 37,456 chances to witness an exorcism 93 years in the making. As it is, though, the Red Sox have two World Series comfortably tucked away, the Cubs are 17-23, and we’re still in May.

As for MLB, Interleague play is here to stay. Nonetheless, the first round of this years games demonstrates that for a generation of fans who are too young to remember anything but interleague, it takes more than novelty to drive real demand for seats.

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Since its introduction in 1997, fans league-wide have debated the pros and cons of annual interleague play. While the average baseball fan might revel in the previously unseen matchup between classic franchises, the purists might dismiss the whole thing as a gimmicky money-making ploy set up by the owners and baseball. Either way, interleague play enters its 15th season and this weekend’s matchups bring some interesting data into the conversation.

The top 4 matchups, based on the series premium over the home team’s regular season price, are Cards vs Royals, Mets vs Yankees, A’s Giants, & Cubs vs. Red Sox (in that order). At a 38% premium, the I-70 rematch of the ‘85 Royals/Cards World Series takes the top spot for the weekend followed by the Subway Series in New York with a 22% premium, and the Bay Area series comes in at a close 3rd with a 21% premium. However, the lone non-regional series in the graphic, with the Cubs coming into Fenway for a matchup between two of the MLB most storied franchises is up just 9% in the midst of a Sox torrid hot streak. So, even after 15 years, the jury on interleague play is still out and the debate is sure to continue.

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Tonight’s Sharks/Red Wings Game 7 represents the fifth NHL series to go the distance so far this playoff season; and it appears it’s the game 7 fans are most excited about. While only the 3rd highest in terms of price ($268/ticket), it is the highest premium compared to the regular season average price at HP Pavilion ($80), at 235%, narrowly beating out Montreal/Boston Quarterfinals game 7. Based on the data, it looks like fans in Silicon Valley are willing to pay more than they’re used to to see if the Sharks can overcome their perennial playoff doldrums, hold off a surging Red Wings team, and get to Western Conference Finals for the 3rd time in franchise history.

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Tonight, the Phillies begin a huge early-season road trip starting with three games against the 2nd place Marlins and then three more against the 3rd place Braves. It’s still early, but with holding just a 2 game lead on Florida and 3.5 lead on Atlanta, it’s a pretty big week for all teams involved.

The trip is filled with excellent pitching matchups, but the highlight is sure to be Tuesday night’s showdown between reigning Cy Young award winner, Roy Halladay, and Marlins ace, Josh Johnson. Both pitchers have started the year off in All-Star fashion; Johnson is 2nd in the NL with a sparkling 1.68 ERA, and Halladay is tied for the league lead with 5 wins and is 5th in the league with a 2.19 ERA.

At an average of $71 each, ticket prices, as you might expect, are higher for this game than any of the other five listed in the chart – 39% higher than the other two games in Florida and 6% higher than the three games in Atlanta.

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