In addition to the Yankees problems on the field lately, momentarily remedied by an 11-0 drumming of the Tigers in Detroit tonight, the organization has been trying to find ways to fill those expensive empty seats behind home plate.
The answer all along was simple. But it was one the Yankees hoped to avoid. Today, they came to their senses and dropped ticket prices.
It pays to be media. I know I wouldn't pay $2,500 for a ticket behind home plate. Before my press days, I remember back in 2002, my senior year in college, I went to see the Yankees play Minnesota at the old Yankee Stadium. I got there at game time with a buddy and scalped a ticket for $50. $50! I remember mulling whether or not it was worth it. $50 bucks is a lot for a college kid. I sat right behind the Yankee dugout. The Yanks lost. Former farmhand Eric Milton tossed a gem. Still, it was worth every penny.
And by today's standards, a steal of a deal.
Nevertheless, good job by the Yanks in lowering those ridiculous prices.
The Yankees have adjusted prices on more than 40 percent of the front-row seats at the new Yankee Stadium and will offer additional free seats to some ticket holders.
The adjustments to the club's pricing policy were outlined in a statement authorized by Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner, and it came as a response to the five-game homestand that saw a number of premium seats unoccupied at the $1.5 billion ballpark.
Visit http://www.yankees.com/ for more on the new ticket prices.
Hey, can we get the media to start working on the Yankees to bring beer prices down?
ReplyDeleteI'll see what I can do. Bronxnet is on it!
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