Wherever Earvin Johnson decides to show up, the impact is felt immediately. Now, after resurrecting the Lakers, growing his business into a $700 million dollar conglomerate, and revitalizing a handful of inner city communities, Johnson is bringing his “magic” to Chavez Ravine. For...

Baseball fans on the Beltway are celebrating like never before! Both the Baltimore Orioles & Washington Nationals have surprised the baseball world and are headed to the playoffs. The ticket market is obviously taking notice, especially in Baltimore. This season, prices for Orioles tickets...

After the Cardinals epochal wild card World Series last year and the excitement this year created by the addition of second wild card, even baseball purists have to give the wild card some credit. The ticket market is certainly taking notice, with prices up year over year in cities like...

Bobbleheads are consistently some of the hottest giveaways of the MLB season. Whether it be of a current star player, a team legend, or notable announcer or coach, fans young and old enjoy these characteristic collectibles. The Dodgers are one of the teams that have really embraced the...

27 years ago, the Royals were on top of the baseball world. They made the postseason in 7 of the previous 10 seasons, and had just won their first World Series title in franchise history. Since then, however, Royals baseball has seen its share of some rough times, with many seasons ending...

With interleague play coming to an end for the 2012 season, we wanted to see how much each division is paying to see games against teams in the opposing league’s counterpart (AL East vs NL East, AL Central vs. NL Central and AL West vs. NL West). As you can see in the image above, the AL...

Last Friday night, Johan Santana threw the 1st no hitter in the 50 year history of the New York Mets. While fans in attendance will never forget the history they witnessed, fans that didn’t make it to Citi are now paying up for piece of history, even if it comes second-hand. With any...

It’s April and baseball season is upon us. With the beginning of the season comes the hope of fans that this year will be the year their team puts it all together and wins it all. Opening is the day on the calendar that all fans circle, with the hopes that it is the beginning of...

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When it comes to winning, Texans have always prided themselves on being just a little bigger and better than everyone else. Over the last year, Texas sports has been just that, with three finals appearances and one title as evidence of their dominance. At TiqIQ, we’re always interested...

With the Rangers’ pursuit of #1 and the Cardinals in pursuit of #11, a lot is at stake, and as always, it’s expensive to see the Fall Classic in perso. The good news for buyers is that it’s not as expensive as last year. Overall, the Rangers fans seem to want it a bit more, as...

Monday night, Jim Thome became only the 8th player in MLB history to hit 600 home runs. With Thome entering the elite company of only 7 others, we decided to take a look at how ticket prices for his chase compared with the last player to reach the milestone, Alex Rodriguez’s in 2010. To...

With a career HR/ABs of 15.5 at Comerica Park, it isn’t expected that Thome will get 600 in Detroit. Anyone who has followed baseball over the last 15 years knows that Thome is as capable as anyone of launching two in a game, let alone a series. If it is happens in Rock City,...

With the Pirates in 1st place this late in the season for the first time since since July 17, 1997, fans in Pittsburgh are clearly excited about their Bucs. As you can see above, ticket prices are starting to reflect the Pirates play on the field. If the Pirates can continue to surprise...

If you believe the ESPN verdict, last night’s Home Run Derby was unequivocally ‘The Best Ever.’ While there are likely good arguments to the contrary (Josh Hamilton), based on pure competitive drama–Yankees/RedSox, Walk-off, come-from-behind, win– the 2011...

With three left to 3,000, Yankees fans and baseball fans alike are focused on Derek Jeter and the four-game series that opens tonight in the Bronx. As Jeter tries to create history in the house that George built, the market is betting heavily he’ll do it tomorrow night. Prices for Yankees...

For weeks, Yankees fans have been hoping that Derek Jeter would reach his historic 3,000th hit at home. Barring a 4-hit night tonight against the Indians, Yankees fans will get their wish. After tonight’s game the Yankees’ are back in the Bronx for a four-game series with...

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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...

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...

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...

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The Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants open up baseball’s 106th World Series tonight. While odds makers have the series in a dead heat, at the box office, the Giants have already clinched. 1 While the average price at both venues constitutes a down payment, San Franciscans are...

The Texas Rangers and New York Yankees square off tonight for game 6 of the American League Championship Series. As always, we decided to look at the ticket market to see what prices and trends say about the prospects for the game. As you can see from the chart above, prices for...

After Roy Halladay’s no-hitter on Wednesday–only the second ever in baseball’s 118 years of post season history–a used ticket from that historic game sold on eBay for $73, only 44% below the actual price of tickets to the game itself. As of today, there are over 200...

As the Tampa Bay Rays march toward the best record in baseball and their second post-season appearance, fans have not followed them through he gates. The first-place Rays rank 22nd is attendance, ahead of only cellar-dwellers like the Nationals, Orioles, Indians and Pirates. After only 12,000...

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Tonight begins a pretty exciting weekend for the White Sox. Not only are welcoming the Yankees to town for the first and only time this season, but Sunday is Frank Thomas Night. 1 In 16 seasons with the White Sox, the future Hall of Famer hit .307/.427/.568 with 448 HR and 1465 RBI. He also...

With The Takeover 2 scheduled for Saturday, Phils fans were already planning to give the DC-economy a jolt of brotherly love. Now that Roy Oswalt is making his Phillies debut tonight, Phils fans are moving the trip up a day. Since the trade was announced, prices for the game are up 56%, and...

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As a Red Sox, Manny Ramirez logged over 1,000 games ‘just being Manny’.  Along the way, he also helped deliver two World Series rings and many memorable, as well as a few forgettable, moments. Now, three and a half years later, Manny’s back under the Monster, parking his...

For the first time since last November, the Yankees and Phillies will square off in a World Series rematch at Yankee Stadium. Here’s are the pitching matchups: 1 - Game 1: CC Sabathia vs. Roy Hallday - Game 2: A.J. Burnett vs. Jamie Moyer - Game 3: Andy Pettitte vs. Kyle Kendrick 1 On top of...

After one of the most impressive debuts in recent memory, the baseball world is ablaze with Strasburg-mania, bringing back wistful 80’s memories of Fernando and the last pitcher-induced mania to sweep the country. Next stop on the tour: Cleveland. 1 The Indians, who are averaging a...

We’re 1/3 through the baseball season and the AL Central is looking like a two-team race between the Tigers and Twins. As of mid-June, Minnesota leads the division by 3.5 games, and these two division rivals are set to meet again in Detroit starting on July 9th. 1 However, for what is...

Fans in Florida were treated to a little baseball history last week when Roy Halladay hurled the 20th perfect game in MLB history in Sun Life Stadium, against the Marlins. For the lucky 25,086 fans who decided to pony up and see the game, the average price was $43. For the rematch of that game...

As minor-league batters are quickly finding out, Stephen Strasburg is the real deal. He’s dominated in his eight starts and has drawn record crowds along the way. 1 Many believe that Strasburg will make his first major league start on June 4th against the Reds. While still speculation at...

On the heels of the Red Sox first visit to the Bronx, the Rays series was arguably the biggest early-season test for the defending World Series Champs. However, to Yankees fans, this was just another series, as the paid below the season average to see the battle for first place, and almost...

Here’s a look at the prices of upcoming games at Citizens Bank Park against the Phillies biggest rivals: 111 111 If you’re looking to get the lead out, be prepared to pay up. On the other hand, if you’re just interested in good, affordable baseball, the Phils/Braves is the best...

With the Pirates coming to Chicago for a three-game weekend series against the Cubs, TiqIQ breaks down ticket prices for all the three games. PUT_CHARACTERS_HERE While the prices for this series are pretty high, if you’re looking for a deal, check out tickets in TiqZone Upper Deck Reserved,...

Just as we’re recovering from the trillion dollar bailout last year, it seems that there is another crisis in our nation’s Capital. Greece? Fannie May? How about Nats ticket prices? PUT_CHARACTERS_HERE According to TiqIQ, there was a 70% price drop from the Nationals opening day to...

While opening day, with all its ritualized rites of spring and untainted hopes of postseason glory, is undeniably special, is it really worth paying a 104% premium for a what is otherwise a meaningless game in April? Yankees fans apparently thought so, paying a hefty premium compared to other...