Gothamist: Final Yankee Ticket Prices Skyrocket

jenspellnogood

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:32:12 -0500

shea was still open?

pkreder

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:18:17 -0500

Oh Shea is closing too...

pkreder

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:50:45 -0500

I've got a pair of LF bleachers for the 2nd to last game on Saturday September 20th...how about $1500 for the pair...come on it's the LAST Regular Season Saturday game in the history of the Old Yankee Stadium...and how about $1000 for a pair on Friday night...come on it's the LAST regular season Friday night game EVER at the Old Yankee Stadium...and finally 2 LF bleachers for the LAST EVER Monday night game against the White Sox...we'll say those are $750 for the pair...how else am I gonna pay for tickets next year.

eyekantspel

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:38:27 -0500

I'm not much of a sports fan, and the idea that these folks are paying huge prices for these tickets, or thousands of dollars for used stadium seats, is behavior I don't understand. One the one hand, if you have the money and this is how you want to spend it, that's your right. Still, $10,000?? You could buy a 60" tv to watch the game on, host a party for your friends, donate $5,000 directly to a poor family and REALLY make a difference in their lives, and probably still have over $1,000 to blow on baseball memorabilia or whatever. I'd like to think that even if I had the money that would make this kind of purchase seem trivial, I would still recognize that there are better ways to spend it. As rich as folks like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are, I do respect that they have donated large percentages of their fortunes to trying to do something meaningful to help others, so I guess if they're the ones paying the $10k for tickets, I'll give them a pass. Anyone else, unless you're spending big money to make the world a better place in some way, if you're burning this kind of money on baseball tickets your priorities are pretty screwed up.

unregistered_wiseguy

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:01:20 -0500

"Mets fans are glad Shea's going. They don't need to say goodbye." Until we see next year's ticket prices. Then we'll be sorry Shea is gone.