Do I at least get a free hot dog with that ticket?
February 12th, 2008
Holy ticket prices. Yankee and Mets tickets are seeing a record hike this 2008 season according to the Post. The increases are supposedly due to the fact that it’s both teams last season in their stadiums, as well as to lessen sticker shock for prices next season at the new stadiums. These aren’t minute $5 hikes either; season ticket holders are taking the biggest hit with prices rising 100%.Here’s a breakdown:
Yankees: For season ticket holders, seats behind home plate are now $250, a 100% jump. For others, the same tickets are now $400, an 18% hike. Seats on either side of home plate, one tier up, are now $120, a 40% hike for season ticket holders. For everyone else, they’re now $95, a 29% jump.
Mets: For season ticket holders, seats along the baselines are now $52.81, a 20% increase. For non-season ticket holders, seats behind home plate, one tier up, are now $117, a 42% jump.
My best friend (a die-hard Yankee fan) and I only made it to a few games last season; I told her we had to make it to at least 10 this year. That was before I read this article. I’m not sure my purse can afford the Yankees now.
Apparently this isn’t just a New York thing, either. According to the article, when the Phils played their last season at Veterans Stadium, lower-deck seats jumped from $28 to $40. (Clearly not the same inane prices here, though.)
Looks like I’ll be watching most of the games from my couch this season. Oh crap, I just remembered I only like baseball when I’m actually at the game. Oh well.
How long until football season?
