Here are your 2010 ticket prices. I’ve done my best to screengrab, but it’s probably easier if you visit the official Mets site...but before you leave, keep reading. Click on any of the graphics in this post and they will be readable size.
I haven’t had a chance to go through it yet…I had Promenade Reserved and see no changes.
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There’s also a letter that went out to season ticket holders which I haven’t had the chance to grab the text from yet – but:
Payment is due by December 4th.
Underlined in bold it says “Accounts that have not made any payment as described will be cancelled after December 4.”
There is an option to make a partial payment on the 4th, and then two additional payments.
If you squint you’ll be able to see which games are Titanium, which are tin, or whatever the heck the color scheme is. (Please stop.)
The only Platinum games are opening day and the Yankees series. Some of the Gold choices seem odd – are you psyched to see the Astros on August 27th?
I’ll dig through this a little more when I have time. In the meanwhile…discuss! Thanks to Peter for the hookup.
This next section lists some of the benefits which includes “ticket resale through Stubhub”, your own personal ticket rep and “savings” on the McCartney DVD. Really.
Hello empty seats!
You know what this team just did? They ensured that I have NO desire to go back to that joke of a stadium. First they lie about price reductions, then I will pay the same amount for the same obstructed views… oh, but that's right Mr. Howard, I have "character" because I'm a Mets fan. I'm happy to know that you guys made money on Madoff and are still gouging the real fans.
I can't wait to go see Pelfrey, Ollie, and Maine. I can't wait to see future star Daniel Murphy. I can't wait to go see perennial all-stars Wright, Beltran and Reyes choke in big spots. I can't wait to walk thru those hallowed halls and relive all the team's history as a scavenger hunt with those gorgeous sepia posters that are so prominently placed. But hey, who am I to complain…at least I can get a ShakeShack burger or a taco. Or if I really want to splurge I can go to the Acela club. Mr. Howard, you have the best food court in NY…CONGRATULATIONS.
Have these wankers come up with plans yet? And will the plans actually involve only games that they're named after (i.e., a Saturday Plan that has all 13 Saturday games and no weekday games?)
Whatever, my ticket partner and I have agreed: We will not renew our Saturday Upper OF Plan unless (it's a "nosebleed seat," not a "Promenade" anything) unless they put us in the Upper infield behinf home plate at OF prices and move us way down from rows 15, 16, or 17, at a max price of $260/seat, including fees. If not, they can shove the tix up their respective arseholes, which Dave Howard may enjoy.
I encourage ALL people who receive invoices to return them to the Mets and request a salesperson call them, a la what Devils, Nets, and Islanders fans do to get their 40% discounts. Then negotiate. Don't give them what they want. If they won't field a hardball team, don't pay them their hardball prices.
I honestly don't think you'll need to request a salesman calling you. The cancellations are going to flood in so quick, they will have to call you. We could probably start a good pool here betting on when the first canceled invoice receives a call begging them to renew.
Scott, I hate to say it, but after hearing so many fawning remarks about hideous Wilpon's Folly on that looney-bin of a "flagship" station, WFAN, or fans who think you can get Puljos for Murphy and Niese: NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE STUPIDITY OF MANY METS FANS.
Yeah, in fact, salesmen were on the march in March 2009 because only 17,000 season tix and plans were sold for our glorious inaugural season. The Mets also tried to get their old ticket freelancers (the folks who sold the old Mezz and Loge backrows, sold to them by the Mets for $2 ((no refund)) with a suggested sales price of $5 to infinity) to contact all their old customers and try to hustle them into buying season tix and plans.
This offseason, the fans have to influence the Mets—and the only power we have are our wallets!
They have to know that seats at NFL prices are unacceptable and partial-view seats should sell for $5 max.
The sad thing is that I consider about 75% seats at Wilpon's Folly to be partial view…
oh boy! oh boy! oh boy! oh boy! Mets tickets! Wait a second. Why am I coming back in 2010?
I need to spend some time reading this. Fortunately, I don't actually have any plans in my name, so deadlines are meaningless to me. Will tickets be cheaper in 2010? Oh well, I don't buy into it after 2009.
But KJS makes a good point – are there mini plans yet? I have a feeling the Mets are scamming us fans once again.
MAKE A STATEMENT. DON'T JUST NOT RENEW. CALL YOUR METS TICKET MANAGER, CURSE THEM OUT (MAYBE BE NICE ABOUT IT SINCE THEY'RE JUST A MESSENGER), BUT MAKE SURE THE TICKET OFFICE GETS THE MESSAGE DIRECTLY FROM SEASON TICKET HOLDERS RATHER THAN HAVING THEM TRY TO INFER IT FROM ALL THE DROPOFFS.
Remember, the secondary market won't have many tickets in 2010 if us suckers aren't buying directly from the Mets in the primary market.