2026 Playoff predictions, roster/rotation configuration etc.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

The attendance isn't in question, the secondary market is. It's not anywhere near what it used to be. The World Series will get there, and probably an LCS Game 7. The secondary market relies on the 'fad' crowd and those who wouldn't normally consider attending. I don't have any doubt they will fill the stadium for every home game. But the casuals aren't going to have their interest piqued until something new is on the line.

They have sort of stagnated around 2.5 million since Covid. They've seen a little spike the last year or so. You can almost draw a straight line to Miz, whose home starts are a dramatic attendance surge. After his first start in front of 27k, the next two were 40k+.

But it wouldn't really shock me if you were able to find NLDS tickets under face value in certain sections, if they aren't playing the Cubs.

[MoreTrife]

23 hours ago, brooks_quichenick said:

I got a presale offer that started today, and for the NLDS games it was by far the most limited inventory I've seen for playoff ticket presales in the last 5 years or so.

Can I ask what kind of ticket holder you are? I still haven't gotten anything. 

[jay87shot]

I think Garrett Stallings has a pretty good chance to make the playoff roster and if he puts together another couple scoreless outing I would be ok with him starting a bullpen style game 3 or 4 over Drohan, Gasser, Harrison.