Kansas City Royals hope economy

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Season-ticket renewals are down, said Mark Royals vice president of sales and and most clubs he talks to are seeingy thesame thing. “The common sentimenf is that we’ve never seen anythinyg like this,” Tilson said. “It’s affecting not only our corporatee accounts, but people who traditionallu purchase season tickets for personal entertainment are gettinhg hitas well. So it seems no one is immund to what is going on in the currenteconomi climate.” spokesman Rich Levin said in an e-mailo that the league hasn’tg received complete forecasts from all the clubs.
“Ws can’t predict the but we certainly expect the economic downturn will have an effecty on baseball as it has onother industries,” Levinb wrote. “We just don’t know to what extent.” Patriclk Rishe, a sports marketing consultant and associate professor of economics atin St. Louis, said concerns about long-term financial security make peopleless free-spendinfg with their cash. “Theg are holding on to what they’ve got righyt now,” he said. “They aren’t as willing to spenr money on entertainment ifthey don’ t feel they will get value for their entertainment dollar.
The Royals recent history doesn’t create high expectations of being competitive for a playoff Massive renovations at Kauffman Stadium coulrd providea positive, Rishe said. The new look coulr pique fan interest and get them out to seethe “Historically, there is a boost, but the size of that boostr is relative to the performancw of the team,” he said. “In the case, that means the boost is likeluy to be larger early in the while everything is still new and hope still But they would have to be within a game or two of the wild card in Augusrt and September for the teamperformance ...
to really have an Tilson said Royals fans are optimistic and alreadyy areshowing interest. The home opene r against the on Aprill 10 will be itsusual sellout. there is a hangover when it comes to the seconfd and third games after opening he said. “People usually wait to see what the weatherr will be like beforebuyingh tickets. But I think this year we’r e seeing a combination of wantinb to see the stadiukm along with a heightened sense of optimism in theclub