As I was researching Yankee Stadium’s new liberal bag policy, I stumbled across the Yankees Ticket Exchange Program below.
Now, I’m no lawyer but here’s what I’m getting from reading the policy. Say I had a 15 game pack and I couldn’t make a game. Perhaps because the game from my Saturday plan was played on something called “Monday.”
If I am reading the below correctly, I would be able to exchange my ticket.
Wait, I wouldn’t have to “eat” my ticket or sell it for three bucks on stubhub? I could go to a different game? Amazing.
Of course I know of no such technology in Flushing, only in the Bronx. Here, from the Yankees A-Z Guide:
(Subject to availability. Not available for Premium Ticket Licensees.)
Future Game Exchange Program: The Yankees will permit Ticket Licensees to exchange Tickets for future Games that the Ticket Licensee cannot attend for Tickets for any Game scheduled to be played on Monday through Friday, excluding all Premium Games, subject to availability.
For the 2009 Regular Season, “Premium Games” is defined as the Opening Day game, the Old-Timers’ Day game, and all games played against the Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets.
The Yankees will not exchange Tickets for Games that have already been played (except as outlined below). Tickets that a Ticket Licensee wishes to exchange must be exchanged no less than fourteen (14) days prior to the Game date of the Tickets that are being exchanged (e.g., a Ticket Licensee that is trying to exchange a Ticket for the game scheduled for July 25, 2009 must present that Ticket for exchange on or before July 11, 2009).
Commencing in early March, Tickets may be exchanged at the Yankee Stadium Ticket Office, located adjacent to Gate 4, Monday through Saturday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and Sunday, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Eastern Time. On Game days, Ticket holders can exchange Tickets at Ticket Windows inside the Stadium across from the Home Plate Team Store in the Great Hall until two hours after the scheduled start time for the Game. Complimentary Tickets (COMP) or equivalent tickets bear no cash value and are not exchangeable/redeemable for any benefits that may be offered to holders of tickets with a dollar value. For additional information, please visit the Yankees’ website at www.yankees.com or call the Yankees Ticket Office at (718) 293-6000, Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
All Ticket exchanges are subject to availability. Please note that exchanging a Ticket does not include an exchange of any club memberships or parking passes for the newly selected Game date. Exchanges or such club memberships and/or parking passes shall not be permitted. Mail order Ticket exchanges will not be accepted.
I see nothing similar on the Mets guide, nor do I know of any such program. All I see on the website is this friendly paragraph:
TICKET EXCHANGE AND REFUND POLICY
Tickets are not refundable, and may only be exchangeable in such cases where the ticket becomes a valid rain check, and then subject to the conditions cited on the ticket.
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