Stephen Strasburg continues to amaze every time he steps on the mound. His numbers stack up with all the top pitchers in the league and he will only continue to get better. Order a Stephen Strasburg replica jersey today and start supporting this great young rookie

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There is no doubt that a great pitcher can draw a crowd. When a top level pitcher is pitching you almost always see an attendance spike. Roy Halladay, Ubaldo Jimenez, Felix Hernandez, CC Sabathia, Tim Lincecum… they always pack the fans in.

Stephen Strasburg is the same. When he pitches fans are coming out in droves to catch a glimpse of this phenom.  They want to say they were there when this outstanding pitcher was a rookie and want stories to tell their grandkids.  Let’s look at some numbers:

Average attendance for the Washington Nationals when Strasburg doesn’t start:  21,734

Average attendance for the Washington Nationals when Strasburg starts: 37,298

That is an increase of 15,564 fans whenever Stephen Strasburg is on the mound. With an average Fan Cost Index (price of a ticket, beer, softdrink, hotdog, parking, programs, and caps) of around $53.75 that means every time Stephen Strasburg pitches he generates an extra $836,565 in gross revenue for the Washington Nationals.

It isn’t just at home where we see this Stephen Strasburg effect.  The Florida Marlins average around 17,000 fans per game. When Stephen Strasburg pitched there: Over 27,000 fans. The Atlanta Braves average around 30,500 fans a game. For a Stephen Strasburg game they drew nearly 42,900. The Cleveland Indians? Average attendance of just 16,636. When Stephen Strasburg pitched his second major league game he drew almost double that at 32,876.

All in all Stephen Strasburg has drawn 116,460 fans above the average draw in the stadiums he has started in. If you figure out that based on the MLB average Fan Cost Index you are looking at around $5,676,842 that Stephen Strasburg has pumped into MLB and the clubs. Not too bad for only 8 starts.

Just wanted to post a quick update showing some of the latest Stephen Strasburg jerseys that are available. Along with the Stephen Strasburg Authentic jerseys you can now buy the replica jerseys and player t-shirts which have been very popular

Stephen Strasburg continues to spit out some good innings for the Nationals. His ERA is still only at 2.45 and he has 53 strikeouts and only 10 walks given up in his 6 starts. Stephen Strasburg’s WHIP is only a miniscule 1.06 which ranks him among the best in the game.

Check out the newest selection of Stephen Strasburg jerseys, shirts, autographed items, hats, and more below from MLB.com

Stephen Strasburg jerseys have been flying off the shelves!

When you start talking about Authentic MLB jerseys you are looking at $259.99 or so. Even thought Strasburg has been stellar in his first few games that can be a pretty hefty investment. You don’t want to spend that much money on a jersey when you aren’t totally sure (although you would probably be pretty safe with Strasburgh) that a player will be around, be healthy, and be a great player for years.

Another good option, however, is the Stephen Strasburg Replica Jersey. The replica jerseys are only $99.99 which is much more reasonable and they are very similar to the authentic jerseys. So check out the Stephen Strasburg Replica jersey if you want a more economical option to own a Strasburg jersey.

Stephen Strasburg Replica Jersey: $99.99

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Also be sure to check out all the authentic jerseys and t-shirts available below:

	Washington Nationals Authentic Stephen Strasburg Jersey – White Home Jersey – $259.99
	Washington Nationals Authentic Stephen Strasburg Jersey – Red Alternate Jersey – $259.99
	Washington Nationals Authentic Stephen Strasburg Jersey – Blue Alternate Jersey – $259.99
	Washington Nationals Stephen Strasburg Red Player Name and Number T-shirt – $22.99
	Washington Nationals Stephen Strasburg Blue Player Name and Number T-shirt – $22.99
	Washington Nationals Welcome Stephen Strasburg T-shirt – $19.99
	Washington Nationals Stephen Strasburg Blue Youth T-shirt – $19.99
	Washington Nationals Stephen Strasburg Red Youth T-shirt – $19.99
	Washington Nationals Stephen Strasburg Player T-shirt by Nike – $19.99
	Washington Nationals Stephen Strasburg Red Ladies T-shirt – $19.99
	Highland Mint Washington Nationals Stephen Strasburg Debut 24KT Gold Coin Photo Mint – $89.99

Cleveland was a HUGE beneficiary of the Stephen Strasburg Effect. Hosting the second game of Strasburg’s rookie season they had almost double their average attendnace. They were seeing around 16,600 per game and in this game they had an attendance of 32,876.

Remember this is the Cleveland team that sold out 455 straight games from June, 1995 through April, 2001. The bump of 16,000 fans was a huge jump for the Indians who have been struggling to draw fans for the past few years. With a Fan Cost Index (ticket, beer, soda, parking, souviners, etc) of around $45 that is around $720,000 in additional revenue generated by Stephen Strasburg.

We will see if Strasburg can keep it up and keep generating this kind of revenue at the visiting ballparks.

Just for fun I decided to throw this together this morning. I figured it would just be a nice little video based off Google’s Super Bowl commercial. Hope you enjoy it!

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Stephen Strasburg has taken the league by storm. It isn’t just Nationals fans that are snapping up these Stephen Strasburg jerseys and shirt. The whole nation is amazed by the dazzling debut and they are buying jerseys in numbers not regularly seen by rookies.

Lets take a quick look at some of the Stephen Strasburg gear that is available right now at shop.mlb.com

	Washington Nationals Authentic Stephen Strasburg Jersey – White Home Jersey – $259.99
	Washington Nationals Authentic Stephen Strasburg Jersey – Red Alternate Jersey – $259.99
	Washington Nationals Authentic Stephen Strasburg Jersey – Blue Alternate Jersey – $259.99
	Washington Nationals Stephen Strasburg Red Player Name and Number T-shirt – $22.99
	Washington Nationals Stephen Strasburg Blue Player Name and Number T-shirt – $22.99
	Washington Nationals Welcome Stephen Strasburg T-shirt – $19.99
	Washington Nationals Stephen Strasburg Blue Youth T-shirt – $19.99
	Washington Nationals Stephen Strasburg Red Youth T-shirt – $19.99
	Washington Nationals Stephen Strasburg Player T-shirt by Nike – $19.99
	Washington Nationals Stephen Strasburg Red Ladies T-shirt – $19.99
	Highland Mint Washington Nationals Stephen Strasburg Debut 24KT Gold Coin Photo Mint – $89.99
Also at Fansedge.com they have the Stephen Strasburg Replica Jersey for only $99.99 Order your Stephen Strasburg Replica Jersey today

Yesterday we looked at how Stephen Strasburg will help the Nationals with ticket sales and all the other stuff that goes with but let’s take a look at the TV ratings for the local MLB affiliate in the DC area, MASN.

Just a couple years ago the games were only watched at about 8,000 households in the DC area. On Tuesday there were more than 165,000 local households watching the game. That is a 7.1 rating.  Amazing.

For comparison the Yankees averaged about 4.5 last April and May for their games on the Yes Network. MLB as a whole had a 3.2 rating for their local affilaites during that same time period. 

It wasn’t just a local phenomenon either. The MLB network drew a .6 overnight rating which was the highest in the network’s history.  There are a lot of different people who are gonna be able to cash in on the Strasburg Effect. Kinda makes you realize why these companies pay millions for the TV rights for different sports.

Let’s talk about the Strasburg Effect. By this I mean the economic impact Stephen Strasburg will have on the Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball. 

Stephen Strasburg signed the biggest deal ever for a #1 pick at $15.1 million over 4 years and the Washington Nationals need to make that up somehow. By putting butts in the seats he should start to reap dividends for the Nationals right away.  Let’s break down his first game a bit:

- The average attendance for the Washington Nationals: 22,229.  The attendance in Stephen Strasburg’s Debut: 40,315.  A sellout. I think that is only the third sellout in Nationals history. The average ticket to a Nationals game is $20.88 so if you figure that Strasburg added around 18,000 new fans to the ballpark that is an extra $375,840.  At that rate it would only take 40 Stephen Strasburg home starts to make up that $15.1 million based just on ticket sales.

- If we factor the cost of what it actually takes to go see a baseball game (food, parking, souvenirs, etc) it is even a bit more amazing. Including all that stuff you are looking at around $42 per game. At that rate it will only take 20 home games for him to generate the revenue to pay his contract.

- Now we can talk about merchandise. Already Stephen Strasburg jerseys are selling like hotcakes. Shirts, hats, and anything else his name can be slapped on is in high demand and it should stay that way. Not to mention all the knockoff shirts being hawked around the stadium.  Hundreds of thousands or even millions more dollars here.

- On eBay right now there are 3,389 items up for sale. From baseball cards to autographed baseballs many people are already cashing in.

- MLB currently has game used items from Stephen Strasburg’s debut. There is an autographed lineup card ($760 at the time of writing), the game used rosin bag ($285), an autographed jersey ($980), and numerous baseballs and other items. These auctions go for another week so the prices should end up in the thousands of dollars. You can see all the items at the MLB Auctions site.

And there will be many, many more ways Strasburg will have an economic impact on the Nats and MLB in general. Be looking for other posts in this category.

And yeah, I know my numbers are way to simplistic to really mean that in 20 games the Nats will have paid off his contract but I would guess that the return on investment for the Nationals will be HUGE. Strasburg is a cash cow and they will ride him as hard as they can.