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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:06 AM Original message |
Yankees, Mets misread what market will bear |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. New ballpark might be too rich for its own good |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I was surprised to see so many empty seats |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Sad and yet a little gratifying |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Even the people who can afford them don't want to sit in the high dollar section. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Underscores how out-of-touch some of the wealthy elite in the country |
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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
5. i think that's hillarious |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. The ESPN announcers even commented on this Saturday |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 04:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Very true. Folks on corporate tickets don't give a damn about the home team or either team. |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
8. Steinbrenners=Morons |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
9. Evidently, the lower level at Yankee stadium is really empty. nt |
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MrPerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. It could be that the players smell bad. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
11. The Giants have finally lowed some prices in the upper |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
12. Back in the 1960s, I would often set in the $1.00 center field seats for Braves games. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. In Skydome, when it was new, I'd bike down to the stadium and sit in a $4 seat. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I just noticed I misspelled "sit". |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. That's okay, 'set' is southern for 'sit' anyway. Cheers! |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. In Toronto's Skydome, the city mandated that there had to be some inexpensive seats. |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. You can still get $9 seats ($2 on Tuesdays) at "Rogers Centre" 3rd deck behind the plate |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Are they allowed to drink beer yet? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Hi LisaM, haven't seen you around in a while. nt |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. I don't know anything about that |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Good to know for when I'm there in May! |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I don't think it was permanent, but I guess it came after a bunch of warnings |
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