Party like it's 1923: Yankee bleacher tickets for 25 cents
Filed under: Bargains, Extracurriculars
It's news that brings any baseball fan out of the off-season doldrums: Bleacher tickets to the first two games at the new Yankee Stadium will only cost a quarter, the Yankees announced Tuesday, and grandstand tickets will be $1.10.
The "Turn Back the Clock" promotion matches the prices for the opener of the original Yankee Stadium against Boston on April 18, 1923, when Babe Ruth hit a third-inning home run off Howard Ehmke.
But don't get too excited. While it is the opening of the stadium, they're exhibition games (against the Chicago Cubs, a good team worthy of seeing) and for the general public to get the tickets you have to wait for season-ticket holders and even partial season-ticket holders to get the discounted tickets. The exhibition games are April 3 and 4.
Field level seats at the 52,325-seat ballpark will cost $45-$50, main level $20-$45 and terrace level $20-$35. Full season-ticket holders will get the seats for free, and partial season-ticket holders will be given a pre-sale.
After season-ticket holders get their free tickets, "The balance of tickets will be sold first to our partial-plan holders, then to the general public, at vastly reduced rates compared to the regular season," Yankees chief operating officer Lonn Trost said on the Yankees Web site. "Using such a pricing model for these games allows us to thank our fans for their continued loyalty and introduce them to baseball's new grand cathedral."
Tickets will not be higher than $50 for each game. Remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public at a date that hasn't been determined yet. The club recommends going to www.yankees.com for more details and purchase instructions.
The regular-season opener is April 16 against Cleveland. Tickets cost up to $2,500 a game during the regular season.
Aaron Crowe is an unemployed journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read about his job hunt at www.talesofanunemployeddad.blogspot.com
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1-01-2009 @ 8:35AM
Rollando said...
Always a catch to it, no? Too bad it is for a exhibition game instead of a regular season game. Oh well, beggars can't be choosey.
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1-01-2009 @ 8:35AM
Rollando said...
Does this include a rollback of prices for food and drinks? If they really wanna make it authentic, they should sell pop and hot dogs as well as other foods sold during the games the same price as it was back then.
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1-01-2009 @ 9:32AM
gus said...
I don't think they will sell Hot Dogs and Beer for same price as 1923
They will lose a fortune. They should have couple of games during the season available for all kids for a quarter
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1-01-2009 @ 11:23AM
scottyg said...
F*** the Yankees!!!
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1-01-2009 @ 11:46AM
fgc said...
boston fan
1-01-2009 @ 5:32PM
Ed said...
I agree! The Yankees once again have fucked up parity in baseball by throwing money around.
1-01-2009 @ 12:06PM
BOB WILDER said...
NOW WHO HAS THE HIGHEST PRICED TICKETS IN BASEBALL? NOT BOSTON !!!!!! $2500 TO SEE THE DAMN YANKEES LOSE !!!!! WOW!!!!! IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT!!! GO RED SOX !!!!!
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1-01-2009 @ 12:35PM
Gerald Rinella said...
I love the Yankees but I can't afford them. Between travel expenses, parking, food and the cost of the ticket, the national pasttime has become a rich man's game.
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1-01-2009 @ 1:01PM
Matt said...
The Yanks can't even buy a world series!!!!!!!!!!
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1-01-2009 @ 1:27PM
pr said...
the yankees will not be winners in 2009 tampa bay and the phillies again
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1-01-2009 @ 1:39PM
jj said...
yankees still suck..GO MARLINS
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1-01-2009 @ 2:55PM
eric said...
yankees suck ass never fucking would they win a world series! GO BOSTON!!!!!!!!!Yankees suck COCK!
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1-01-2009 @ 5:36PM
chuckie said...
You express yourself well, Eric. Typical Red Sox fan?
1-01-2009 @ 3:29PM
fred said...
The roll-back price is good ideal, but giving first priority to the season ticket holders is stupidity by the the Yankee corporation. They already have the season ticket holders wrapped. They should use this promotion to bring in new fans and offer first choice to schools in the area to get the younger fans that can't afford or get a regular priced ticket. HELLO, commend sense!!! Also, would be good community relations, something the Yankee corporation say they do, but rarely show it.
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1-01-2009 @ 4:38PM
MARTE said...
too bad that the non ticket holders have to wait till ticket holders get the tickets first.also all u yankee haters back off b/c yanks going to win
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1-01-2009 @ 5:01PM
MARTE said...
such a yankee hater. =-\
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1-01-2009 @ 5:27PM
brit said...
okk..just bc you people are red sox fans...dont mean anything.thats why the yankees have won how many world series?!?yeaaa....bc thee SUCKK rightt?!?i dont think soo!!yankees kick ass!!and derek jeters hot!
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1-01-2009 @ 5:42PM
Offra Whiteyfree said...
I hates it when the Yankess don't hires all blacks....oh well, maybe I go to the game cause I do hates the Ress socks too!!!!!! They have wayaaaa too many white players......
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1-01-2009 @ 5:57PM
Gary said...
You couldn't pay me to watch them stinkin' Yankees.
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1-01-2009 @ 9:50PM
Jordan said...
Well,last time i checked,didn't the Yankees have more recorded series wins than the Red Sox?More wins in the past twenty years than the Red Sox had in the past century? As for the Marlin fan..what planet are you from?
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