The high-flying Jays are poised to clinch the American League East Tuesday night, and Canadians think a World Series win is the most likely outcome of this 2015 campaign, according to a new Ipsos poll conducted for Global News.
While nearly half of respondents didn’t care to make any prediction, 45 per cent of those with an opinion predicted the Jays will win the World Series. That marks a huge optimistic upswing, from the 14 per cent who foresaw a fall classic win when asked at the July trade deadline.
Another 23 per cent of fans think the team will win the American League Champion Series (ALCS) but lose the World Series, while nine per cent predict a loss in the ALCS.
A pessimistic six per cent of respondents believe the Jays won’t even make the playoffs this year, even though the team is already mathematically guaranteed a spot.
In fact, with a 91-65 win-loss record and six games remaining, the Jays could set a new franchise best for wins, topping even the 1992 and 1993 championship teams.
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With the team playoff-bound, the poll also asked how much fans are willing to pay for playoff tickets.
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For game 5 – the final game, if necessary – of the American League Division Series, fans would be willing to spend an average of $124 for a seat, and they’d fork out an average $168 for game 5 of the ALCS.
The price goes way up for the hypothetical game 7 of the World Series, for which fans would pay an average of $249 for a seat. At current ticket prices, that will buy you a spot a 200-level outfield seat.
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The poll also address another question of importance to certain fans: are you just jumping on the Jays bandwagon?
A slim majority of respondents said they’re not baseball fans at all. But 12 per cent said they’re die-hard fans, while another 10 per cent admitted they’re just on the 2015 bandwagon. Another 12 per cent said they’ll watch a game now and then, while four per cent said they root for a team besides the Jays.
Of course, with the Jays entering the playoffs, those numbers may change dramatically in the coming weeks.
Exclusive Global News Ipsos polls are protected by copyright. The information and/or data may only be rebroadcast or republished with full and proper credit and attribution to “Global News Ipsos Reid.” This poll was conducted between September 25 and September 28, with a sample of 1,364 Canadians from Ipsos’ online panel and is accurate to within 3.0 percentage points 19 times out of 20.
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