Yankees, Mets raise prices. Everyone else doesn’t

The annual Team Marketing Report fan cost index is out and it seems everyone but the two New York teams has made concessions to the economic recession.

According to the TMR, “The Yankees’ average ticket is an eye-popping $72.97, according to TMR calculations, and the Mets’ 36.99. Both increases helped the average ticket go up 5.4 percent in 2009, to $26.74.

The league’s Fan Cost Index is up 3.4 percent to 197.17. The Fan Cost Index (FCI) measures the cost to take a family of four to a sporting event.”

The Dodgers average ticket price of $29.66 is still over the league average of $26.64 but remained unchanged from last season.

The Angeles lowered their average ticket price $20.05 by 3.5 percent and were called “baseball’s best bargain.”

According to the report: “Ten teams show overall average price decreases, and another six have either stayed flat or are up less than 1 percent.

Several teams are offering cheaper concession items, and nearly every team has some kind of value meal proposition. The Cincinnati Reds ($144.76 FCI) has $1 soft drinks and $1 hot dogs.

If you take the Mets and Yankees out of the equation, this year and last year, and the average ticket for the other 28 teams ($23.07) would be up just .09 percent. So the New York teams, who certainly help their peers’ bottom lines with impressive road attendance, are worth about $3.67 to the total average of the league.”