Three years ago, Nielsen put the average age of a World Series viewer at 54.4 and noted that audience age was trending upward. And if these prices are still too high, some Cubs fans should bring back a familiar mantra that's been part of the "lovable losers" for more than a century - wait 'till next year. Follow him on Twitter at @ThePlayoffGuru. That "Fox" umbrella covers Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2 as well. With help from SeatGeek, here are the 25 most-expensive World Series games of the last five years: It's still hard to believe the Red Sox sandwiched this one among three losing seasons. Remaining ticket inventory on Internet sites was even heftier: an average of $2,186 apiece, according to TiqIQ.com, more than $300 apiece higher than a few hours earlier – although that number is likely juiced by those listing tickets for Godfather-offer prices. Tickets could be had for less than $1,000 and in many cases it would cost a Cubs fan less to buy a ticket and make the five-hour trek from Chicago to Cleveland (including a night's hotel stay) than trying to get into Wrigley Field this weekend. While just about every youth sport is struggling, the loss of city ballfields and urban baseball programs has made baseball tough to access. How about the most expensive tickets in the history of the World Series? Even a StubHub spokesperson notes that's likely inflated, as " StubHub was a very young company with not nearly as much inventory or sales" at the time. Data from local and national ticket brokers and analysts agree: Game 6 of the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals, set for an 8:07 p.m. Judging by more recent data, they haven't been nearly that high since. The World Series hasn't drawn an audience that large since 2002 and hasn't averaged and audience that big since 1992. In fact, the most expensive World Series game of the last half decade still fells $600 per ticket short of Game 1 in 2004. For the first two games of the series at Fenway Park (Boston went on to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals in four games), the asking price on a nascent StubHub was $3,500 and tickets were sold for an average of $1,500. The prospect of a winner-take-all Game 7 could make Game 6 look cheap. Between the city's connection to these Red Sox and the ability to clinch at home, the prospect of witnessing Boston's third championship in a decade has fueled a fiendish market. How about the most expensive tickets in the history of the World Series? "The city of Boston would absolutely go berserk," Red Sox outfielder Daniel Nava said. That's up from the average 13.8 million who watched the Royals lose to the San Francisco Giants in 2014 and far better than the average 12.7 million who tuned in to television's least-watched World Series of all time in 2012. … And that's accounting for inflation -- and it's not even close. That was, however, still more than 2013 Red Sox World Series tickets, as that fan base presumably had become jaded as Boston was making its third Fall Classic appearance in 10 years (and winning all three). Not even for the Cubs, win or lose this year. Editors' pick: Originally published Oct. 21. Jesse Lawrence, founder and CEO of TicketIQ, which works with more than 50 sports teams to help them analyze and sell their tickets directly to fans, said the outrageous prices are the result of a fan base hungry to see its team's first World Series appearance since 1945, and if the Cubs win, it would finally break the club's 108-year title drought. Yet, the prices for the first two games of the World Series in Cleveland were considerably lower, despite the Indians having their own title drought since 1948. With help from SeatGeek, here … In 2010, the average price to get into San Francisco's AT&T Park was $1,150, as the Giants were looking for their first Fall Classic victory since moving to the Bay Area in 1958. Receive full access to our market insights, commentary, newsletters, breaking news alerts, and more. Everything you need to know about sports betting starts here. SeatGeek analyst Connor Gregoire said fans have spent as much as $12,000 on dugout box seats. By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's Terms and Privacy Policy. Demand for potential Games 6 and 7 is still much lower at the moment, as tickets are selling for around $1,500, about half of what it would cost in Chicago. © 2020 TheStreet, Inc. All rights reserved. That's a lot of cash to pay for an audience that's aging out of the sport. Two years ago, Nielsen found that 76% of Major League Baseball viewers are 35 or older -- with 50% of the total audience older than 55. [Yahoo Sports Shop: Gear up for the World Series with official team gear], "The Red Sox have a chance to win a World Series in front of their home crowd for the first time since 1918," said Jim Holzman, president of Boston-based Ace Ticket. Though known as an intimate neighborhood ballpark, the "Friendly Confines" is in fact the 13th largest stadium among Major League Baseball's 30 ballparks, with a capacity of 42,495.