I'm a fan of baseball also... and yes, Mark McGuire. (Once had front row seats about 75 feet behind first base... I spent the whole time watching him. I couldn't tell you what the score was, but from watching him, it was obvious that game he decided to retire... I was depressed all week after that.)
Anyway, this year I won't be going to any baseball games. See, here in St. Louis, the Cardinal's owners are demanding a new ballpark or they will leave. They even had plans drawn up which add zero new seats, add zero features for anything other than baseball... but prices for tickets will increase anywhere from $10 to $30 MORE each ticket. Oh and the owners want the city to pay for the ballpark... entirely. (BUT!!! They promise to have a few cheapy seats, though they refuse to cough up numbers... I suspect three seats in outfield.)
But this is not an economy to demand ballparks, especially since Busch isn't terribly bad. It's not perfect, but hell, they bought it for $1.00 years ago from A-B, whatcha expect? Sheesh...
Anyway, in protest, they raised ticket prices this year anywhere from $3.00 to $12.00 per ticket. I like the expensive seats since they are closer, but at $54+ per ticket... I'll stay at home.
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Date: 2002-12-22 10:30 pm (UTC)Anyway, this year I won't be going to any baseball games. See, here in St. Louis, the Cardinal's owners are demanding a new ballpark or they will leave. They even had plans drawn up which add zero new seats, add zero features for anything other than baseball... but prices for tickets will increase anywhere from $10 to $30 MORE each ticket. Oh and the owners want the city to pay for the ballpark... entirely. (BUT!!! They promise to have a few cheapy seats, though they refuse to cough up numbers... I suspect three seats in outfield.)
But this is not an economy to demand ballparks, especially since Busch isn't terribly bad. It's not perfect, but hell, they bought it for $1.00 years ago from A-B, whatcha expect? Sheesh...
Anyway, in protest, they raised ticket prices this year anywhere from $3.00 to $12.00 per ticket. I like the expensive seats since they are closer, but at $54+ per ticket... I'll stay at home.