GRAPH: The Miami Marlins Have The Highest Beer Prices In Baseball, Further Proving That Organization Sucks
You have to pay for a new stadium somehow, I guess. Oh no, wait, taxpayers do that against their will (though that’s not exactly exclusive to the Marlins). Maybe the hiked beer prices are just what’s paying for that Lisa Frank nightmare statue adorning the centerfield wall at Marlins Park.
Regardless, the fact that the perpetually not good at baseball Miami Marlins sell the most expensive beer in baseball is madness. MADNESS. The Marlins come in a full $2 more expensive than the New York Yankees. The team already has problems drawing fans, what with the Miami populace’s general “meh” attitude toward their teams — it seems safe to assume that concession stand employees often outnumber actual fans at Florida Panthers games — along with the Marlins being one of the more poorly, or at least infuriatingly, run teams in the game. At the very least reward the astoundingly loyal fans who actually attend Marlins games, as well as the people who were given tickets for free by their place of employment, with decently priced beer.
Here’s the full chart of beer prices for the MLB, which lists the price of the smallest available draft beer at each stadium.
Find more statistics at Statista
It’s always bothered me as a St. Louisan that Cardinals game beer prices weren’t among the cheapest in baseball, considering the Anheuser-Busch brewery is quite literally just down the road. The Miller and Coors home stadiums should also probably rank lower, but I guess the three parks have the brand loyalty from their attendees to charge whatever they feel like. Wrigley Field beer prices being near the top isn’t a huge surprise. Cubs fans show up so bombed to home games that they’re drunk enough to pay those prices. Also, watching the Cubs makes you need a beer badly enough to rationalize paying any price. Here’s $100, JUST MAKE ME FORGET!
All that really matters in this graph, though, is that Marlins price. I guess every Marlins fan feels like this unlucky guy when paying for a beer:
Just a hard shot to the dick. At least they’ve all celebrated two World Series wins.
[via Statista]
Wrigley sells 312 for $8.50. Cubs also suck.
11 years ago at 5:38 pmThe problem with Wrigley is that thousands of people live, or know somebody who lives within a mile of Wrigley, so tons of people just crush beers at a house before walking over, so they have to overcharge for beers in the park to make up for it. Plus, someone has to pay for the upcoming renovations.
11 years ago at 5:45 pmI actually think that’s what makes Wrigley awesome. Ballparks built into neighborhoods are always more fun than ballparks built into a sea of parking lots. I’m a Mets fan, and as a ballpark alone, Citi Field absolutely destroys New Yankee Stadium. But I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a blast to hit up one of the many neighborhood bars surrounding Yankee when we play the now annual Subway Series at their house. All Citi Field has is a shitty chain bar McFadden’s attached to the ballpark.
11 years ago at 7:45 pmLiving in NYC I can’t say I exactly agree that “Citi Field destroys New Yankee Stadium”. Citi Field isn’t a bad ball park, but the crowd always sucks there, they never seem into the actual game, let alone I’ve never seen it fill up half of its capacity. Yankee stadium is always packed and the fans get rowdy as hell. I’m not a fan of either team, but watching any game I’d rather enjoy Yankee’s Stadium than Citi Field.
11 years ago at 7:39 amThe crowd at Citi Field is as live as a cemetery. Also the Mets blow
11 years ago at 10:41 amFucking cubans.
11 years ago at 5:57 pmIt doesn’t help that their stadium is right in the middle of the god damn ghetto!
11 years ago at 6:03 pmI’d like to see a chart that also shows how much hot piece would charge to drink the beer out of her buttcrack.
11 years ago at 6:09 pmIve got a blank check hot piece name your price.
11 years ago at 10:55 pmGotta love the Nats charging $9.75 for a bud light
11 years ago at 10:39 amI would pay it if Lois makes me take Meg again. Damn cockblock.
11 years ago at 6:10 pmI really want to like you but you’re off to a horrible start
11 years ago at 6:18 pmI still hate the Yankees more
11 years ago at 6:44 pmLooks like I’m going to Cleveland to see a game.
11 years ago at 7:08 pmHey, fuck you.
11 years ago at 9:05 pmAll of the prices on that graph are way to high
11 years ago at 9:40 pm$6 in Milwaukee……what the shit.
11 years ago at 10:56 pmThat’s because they allow people to tailgate in the parking lot before the game.
11 years ago at 6:17 pm