[Prince]

Apparently with the Yankees' new stadium on the way, ticket prices are again on the rise.

A single box-seat ticket will cost you $250. Of course, this must be for a World Series or All-Star game, right? One could only hope. This is the cost for a regular season game. And the $250 price tag is only for those who buy season ticket packages. Otherwise, that ticket has a face price of $325-400. Ouch! I stopped going to Seattle Mariners games a long time ago because I thought $30-something was steep. I realize supply-and-demand and all that jazz, but who the hell has the spare funds for this? According to the article, these prem-o seats are already sold-out. I guess Alex Rodriguez comes at price for all those fans. Jesus!

I might spend $100+ a ticket for a concert to my favorite band that came by once every 5 years, but not for a damn ballgame.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he Yankees increased most of their ticket prices. The most expensive box seats closest to the field went from $150 in 2007 to $250 next year as part of full season-ticket plans. Those are all sold out.

In the unlikely event any of those seats are available for individual games, they would cost $325 in advance and $400 on game days.

[Eli]

I can't stand baseball. It is one dull sport.

I know some people love it but I can't understand why. That and pro basketball another terrible "sport" the few times that I have watched it, it seemed like the players were just half assly going through the motions. It strikes me that most of them just don't care. I like college Bball though and football then comes the NFL.

Rant over.

250 dollars a ticket? that is criminal. The Yankees symbolize everything that is wrong with the sport, they have all the money and get the best players, yeah that is fun to watch.

[hubbertspeak7777777]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Eli', 'I') can't stand baseball. It is one dull sport.

I know some people love it but I can't understand why. That and pro basketball another terrible "sport" the few times that I have watched it, it seemed like the players were just half assly going through the motions. It strikes me that most of them just don't care. I like college Bball though and football then comes the NFL.

Rant over.

250 dollars a ticket? that is criminal. The Yankees symbolize everything that is wrong with the sport, they have all the money and get the best players, yeah that is fun to watch.

[perdition79]

I like baseball, but major league ticket prices are out of control. Even for my town's team, the Devil Rays, the worst team in the league, a night at the ball game for two will set you back about $100. And that's for the cheap seats in the outfield. I now go to the Clearwater Threshers minor league game a few miles away. $8 a seat, lower box right behind home plate. And it's a great field; only nicer minor league field I've been to was in Durham, NC.

[bonehead]

They need the money so they can pay the players their exorbitant salaries.The players take this money and buy human growth hormone with it.

[Ferretlover]

They have to come up with the moola to pay those multi-million dollar salaries to the players.... I heard last week that one just got a contract worth $275 million for a ten year contract.
That's obscene!
(Wonder if the price of steroids and human growth hormones have gone up?....)

[I_Like_Plants]

I think I spent something like $30 to see Man Or Astro-Man? in concert. It was pretty excellent, and I got to talk with them a bit after the show. I think I bought a shitload of swag too, like one each of their vinyls which I tacked up on my wall for decoration.

Very very cool band.

There's no way I'd pay that kind of money for a baseball game.

[Zardoz]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ferretlover', '.')...I heard last week that one just got a contract worth $275 million for a ten year contract.
That's obscene!