Article: Reds, Pirates still a major-league fan's bargain

While Major League Baseball fights to get its players off the juice, its ticket prices remain pumped up. With a payroll edging closer to $190 million, you might expect the Yankees to have the highest average ticket price. George Steinbrenner may be guilty of many things (including illegal campaign contributions to Richard Nixon), but hes innocent of that charge. For the seventh straight year, the Red Sox own baseballs highest priced average ticket, checking in at $40.77 for a seat at Fenway. The Yanks average ticket is $24.86, admittedly a bit of a beanball to the wallet, but still cheaper than the Cubs ($28.45) and the Phillies ($26.08). If those prices make the Alley Cats look like a real ...

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