Past holders of Shea Stadium 7 Packs/8 Packs received letters in the mail today that 7 packs will not be available at Citi Field next year but *GREAT NEWS* they'll be able to buy a 15 Game pack in a couple weeks.
I have not missed an Opening Day in as long as I can remember. For the past few years, Opening Day sold out so quickly that the only way my friends and I could score tix to the home opener was to buy a 7 or 8 game package that included Opening Day. A few years back it was a pretty good deal, as the package would also include a vs. Yankees game and other choice games. Then they pulled the Yankees games out of the packs but left in other good games. Then they upped the pack to eight games and reduced the quality of the oppponents. Last year's Opener Pack was so pathetic, filled with weeknight games to lousy opponents... Now they've upped the pack to fifteen games! You be the judge:
If you NEED to be at Opening Day, this is your shot: A 15 Game package, starting at $269:
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/ticketing/season_plans.jsp
So, this will in all likelihood be the first year I don't make it to Mets Opening Day. Even if I were willing to spend the $269 there's no way I'd be able to make it to many weeknight games in Queens since I live and work in Central Jersey.
I have not missed an Opening Day in as long as I can remember. For the past few years, Opening Day sold out so quickly that the only way my friends and I could score tix to the home opener was to buy a 7 or 8 game package that included Opening Day. A few years back it was a pretty good deal, as the package would also include a vs. Yankees game and other choice games. Then they pulled the Yankees games out of the packs but left in other good games. Then they upped the pack to eight games and reduced the quality of the oppponents. Last year's Opener Pack was so pathetic, filled with weeknight games to lousy opponents... Now they've upped the pack to fifteen games! You be the judge:
If you NEED to be at Opening Day, this is your shot: A 15 Game package, starting at $269:
| Monday | April 13 | 7:10 p.m. | San Diego Padres |
| Tuesday | April 28 | 7:10 p.m. | Florida Marlins |
| Thursday | May 7 | 7:10 p.m. | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Tuesday | May 12 | 7:10 p.m. | Atlanta Braves |
| Wednesday | May 27 | 7:10 p.m. | Nationals |
| Thursday | June 11 | 7:10 p.m. | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Thursday | June 25 | 1:10 p.m. | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Thursday | July 9 | 7:10 p.m. | Dodgers |
| Tuesday | July 28 | 7:10 p.m. | Colorado Rockies |
| Monday | August 3 | 7:10 p.m. | Diamondbacks |
| Monday | August 17 | 7:10 p.m. | Giants |
| Thursday | August 20 | 7:10 p.m. | Atlanta Braves |
| Monday | August 24 | 1:10 p.m. | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Wednesday | September 9 | 7:10 p.m. | Florida Marlins |
| Tuesday | September 22 | 7:10 p.m. | Atlanta Braves |
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/ticketing/season_plans.jsp
So, this will in all likelihood be the first year I don't make it to Mets Opening Day. Even if I were willing to spend the $269 there's no way I'd be able to make it to many weeknight games in Queens since I live and work in Central Jersey.
2 comments:
Hey Mike,
I also got the "good news" that I am now eligible to buy a Mets 15-pack. The second I heard that the new stadium is smaller than Shea by over 10,000 seats, I knew that it would impact fans like me (I'm also from Central Jersey, so even getting to 7 games per season with 3 young kids was tough).
I hope someone makes an issue of this in the press.
Pat
Hey Pat,
Yeah, and how about that Thursday afternoon game in July? Nice of them to throw that one in there too.
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