Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

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Apple

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Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

Put me down for blaming the agents.. But who knows maybe I'm wrong, if I am tell me why please.
 
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PO69

EOG Master
Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

How about the fans? If we stopped buying tickets, then maybe they would have to start doing something different to get you to the park
 
texansfan

texansfan

EOG Master
Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

Maybe the questions should be who should be blamed the most. The fans are going to always buy tickets. The leagues go on strike, raise prices, athlete's get arrested, tickets still sell. The agents are in business to make money for their clients. The players are going to get as much as they can from the owners.

I believe the owners need to shoulder the biggest amount of blame. The owners are the ones writing the checks. It seems as though there's always an owner or two who always try to buy the best team out there.
 
Journeyman

Journeyman

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Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

This will make me sound freakin ancient but....I remember when the best seats at Memorial Stadium were 5 bucks (the blue tickets).

There use to be Junior Oriole club you could go to like 10 games for 13 dollars.

'Baseball bargain night' was another Memorial Stadium special, upper reserve seats were $1.50
 
texansfan

texansfan

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Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

Here ya go JMAN. At the Astro's games you can still get a ticket for a $1 for a kid. I can remember having season tickets to the Oilers in the early 90's. I had two seats on the lower level, around the 25 yard line, and recall the tickets were about $25 each. Not bad by today's prices.

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%"><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle colSpan=5>2008 ASTROS INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKET PRICES</TD></TR><TR class=primaryBg><TD width=21> </TD><TD width=10> </TD><TD class=white align=middle> Location (sections)</TD><TD class=white align=middle>Individual Pricing</TD><TD class=white align=middle>Red Sox/Yankees Premium Pricing </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=2 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR class=secondaryBg><TD width=300 colSpan=5 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"> Lower Level</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=2 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#0075be></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle> Dugout Boxes (112-126)</TD><TD align=middle>$50</TD><TD align=middle>$75</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#006c51></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle> Field Boxes (105-111, 127-134)</TD><TD align=middle>$39</TD><TD align=middle>$50</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#fbb007></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle> Crawford Boxes (100-104)</TD><TD align=middle>$34</TD><TD align=middle>$50</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#72bce5></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle> Bullpen Boxes (150-156)</TD><TD align=middle>$26</TD><TD align=middle>$36</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=2 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR class=secondaryBg><TD width=300 colSpan=5 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"> Second Level</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=2 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#b96a9e></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle> Club I (211-229)</TD><TD align=middle>$52</TD><TD align=middle>$75</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#e4c7db></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle> Club II (205-210, 230-236)</TD><TD align=middle>$44</TD><TD align=middle>$70</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#f3552b></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle> Mezzanine (250-258)</TD><TD align=middle>$20</TD><TD align=middle>$30</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=2 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR class=secondaryBg><TD width=300 colSpan=5 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"> Third Level</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=2 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#f1677a></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle> Terrace Deck (305-338)</TD><TD align=middle>$22</TD><TD align=middle>$32</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#45a24d></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle>View Deck I (413-425)</TD><TD align=middle>$15</TD><TD align=middle>$25</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#45a24d></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle> View Deck II (409-411, 427-431)</TD><TD align=middle>$12</TD><TD align=middle>$22</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#fe9e6e></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle> Outfield Deck - adults (405-408, 432-438)</TD><TD align=middle>$7</TD><TD align=middle>$17</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#fe9e6e></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle> Outfield Deck - children (ages 3-14) </TD><TD align=middle>$1</TD><TD align=middle>not available for Yankees or Red Sox games </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
 
Journeyman

Journeyman

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Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

texansfan said:
Here ya go JMAN. At the Astro's games you can still get a ticket for a $1 for a kid. I can remember having season tickets to the Oilers in the early 90's. I had two seats on the lower level, around the 25 yard line, and recall the tickets were about $25 each. Not bad by today's prices.

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%"><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle colSpan=5>2008 ASTROS INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKET PRICES</TD></TR><TR class=primaryBg><TD width=21></TD><TD width=10> </TD><TD class=white align=middle>Location (sections)</TD><TD class=white align=middle>Individual Pricing</TD><TD class=white align=middle>Red Sox/Yankees Premium Pricing </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=2 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR class=secondaryBg><TD width=300 colSpan=5 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif">Lower Level</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=2 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#0075be></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle>Dugout Boxes (112-126)</TD><TD align=middle>$50</TD><TD align=middle>$75</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#006c51></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle>Field Boxes (105-111, 127-134)</TD><TD align=middle>$39</TD><TD align=middle>$50</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#fbb007></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle>Crawford Boxes (100-104)</TD><TD align=middle>$34</TD><TD align=middle>$50</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#72bce5></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle>Bullpen Boxes (150-156)</TD><TD align=middle>$26</TD><TD align=middle>$36</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=2 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR class=secondaryBg><TD width=300 colSpan=5 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif">Second Level</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=2 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#b96a9e></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle>Club I (211-229)</TD><TD align=middle>$52</TD><TD align=middle>$75</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#e4c7db></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle>Club II (205-210, 230-236)</TD><TD align=middle>$44</TD><TD align=middle>$70</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#f3552b></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle>Mezzanine (250-258)</TD><TD align=middle>$20</TD><TD align=middle>$30</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=2 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR class=secondaryBg><TD width=300 colSpan=5 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif">Third Level</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=2 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#f1677a></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle>Terrace Deck (305-338)</TD><TD align=middle>$22</TD><TD align=middle>$32</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#45a24d></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle>View Deck I (413-425)</TD><TD align=middle>$15</TD><TD align=middle>$25</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#45a24d></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle>View Deck II (409-411, 427-431)</TD><TD align=middle>$12</TD><TD align=middle>$22</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#fe9e6e></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle>Outfield Deck - adults (405-408, 432-438)</TD><TD align=middle>$7</TD><TD align=middle>$17</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5 height=1 border="0" img src="/images/trans.gif"></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#fe9e6e></TD><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff> </TD><TD align=middle>Outfield Deck - children (ages 3-14) </TD><TD align=middle>$1</TD><TD align=middle>not available for Yankees or Red Sox games </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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wow a buck? :pop:

something else that I find annopying but understand the reasons behind it...they now sell select team tickets for more money...if NY or Bos come to town the price is higher, just crazy how lopsided MLB is....don't get me started.

what a joke...no WS victory by NY or BOS should go down without an asterisk next to it , post 1995.

:rolleyes:
 
texansfan

texansfan

EOG Master
Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

I thought it was the Astro's who were raising the prices for those two series but I was advised it was done by MLB. Kinda shitty if you ask me. As usual though, both of those series were sold out before the season started.
 
Jimmy Hoffa

Jimmy Hoffa

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Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

Players drove the salaries after winning free agency. Affordibility for the average fan changed on that day.

I can remember back to 50 cent kids tickets in the Dodger Stadium bleachers. But now Devil is going to come in saying that he remembers when the Giants used to pay fans 4 bucks to watch the games at the polo grounds...
 
Journeyman

Journeyman

EOG Master
Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

LMAO .

"But now Devil is going to come in saying that he remembers when the Giants used to pay fans 4 bucks to watch the games at the polo grounds..."
 
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IGAMBLER

EOG Addicted
Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

The suckers and hero-worshippers who call themselves fans, because they never get tired of handing out the cash to their favorite team. Example: Fortunes being charged in Dallas just for the right to buy season tickets?
 
texansfan

texansfan

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Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

I said:
The suckers and hero-worshippers who call themselves fans, because they never get tired of handing out the cash to their favorite team. Example: Fortunes being charged in Dallas just for the right to buy season tickets?
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That PSL crap has been going on for years now. People don't care though. What I always hated about having NFL season tickets was they made you buy tickets for the pre-season games.
 
P

PO69

EOG Master
Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

No one is to blame. The prices are not high at all as long as we have sellouts
 
The Devil

The Devil

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Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

Increased Met Ticket Prices Lead to Woeful Bricks

<SMALL class=date>28 12 2007 </SMALL>
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Hitting The Bricks
Hot Clicks reader CJ Maldonado sent us the following e-mail: ?The Mets are selling personal bricks to be laid down at the ?Hall of Fame? walk at the new stadium. In response to the Mets collapse, increase in ticket prices, the fact that there will be less seats in the new stadium, my middle class income, and the rent I pay to live in a closet, this brick should be the first to be put down at the new stadium.
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The brick:
 
The Seer

The Seer

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Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

The consumers. Aftger one strike, a picther who was paid $3,000,000 gladly accepted $300,000.

Do a Deep Space Nine. People stopped attending overpriced baseball games.
 
THE HITMAN

THE HITMAN

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Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

The fans, without a question. They pay it, right? As a side note, I have stopped going to games, haven't been there live in 3-4 years. And I have a lot to choose from here, being just a few miles and minutes away from the Marlins, Heat & Dolphins. Tell them to keep the $30 parking, $6 cold hot dogs & $7 warm beers, too.
I can afford to go........it's just my personal statement. I don't miss it anywhere near as much as I thought I would, don't miss it practically at all.
 
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JohnnyLaw

EOG Member
Re: Who is to blame for high ticket prices?

Baseball ticket prices are cheap when compared to NFL ticket prices.

It is supply and demand, as long as people attend games prices will stay at current levels or a little higher. If people stop attending prices will drop.

Check out on what prices are on Stubhub for the last game at Yankee Stadium - people will pay ridiculous amounts of money to see a game they want.
 
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