How to stay a Yanks fan financially.

Having been born and raised in NY, I proudly say that I am a NYY fan brought up to hate the Mets. Herein lies my dilemna.

The Yankees were given a New York City park to build their new stadium. In other words, expensive/protected land owned by the city. Then they built the stadium using municipal bonds, i.e. public money. To top it all off, they raised prices something like 76%. To buy an average ticket in the 2nd tier will now cost about $72. If you are a big spender, a sky box costs $800,000 or the price of a home. The whole reason the new stadium was built was to add these sky boxes. To access many of the exclusive clubs/bars, you must either join or buy a ticket for over $125. Then throw in the owners retarded son who has never held a job given free reign over the whole thing. Finally, this is the worst recession in 40 years and most fans, let alone corporate box buyers, cant afford it.

I am going to a game in late April just to see it, but cant imagine going to 10 or so games a year like I used to.

My alternative was to become a Mets fan. Problem is, their new stadium is just as bad if not worse in some cases. Also, the Mets suck. :p

The solution is to buy Yankees tickets when they play in Baltimore. The price to drive to Balmore, tickets, hotel, bars, food, etc.. actually is cheaper when you have 4 or more people. Plus, the stadium is great and the urban renewal around Camden and Ravens is way better than the Bronx.


http://www.ticketnews.com/Some-New-Y...r-says04903017

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseba...,2498471.story