Today at 10am (thru Thursday March 1st at 11:59pm) head on over to Mets.com/blogs and avail yourself of the special Bloggers Single Game Presale.
The presale code: HODGES
Thanks to our pals at the Mets for the code hookup and I’m thrilled to share it with you….AND YOU HAD BETTER SELL OUT BANNER DAY!!!!!!!
The Mets remind you that:
Note: Tickets are available online only, but if you have any questions regarding the presale please call our Ticket Services team for assistance at (718) 507-TIXX.
For complete ticketing information, see the ticketing section of Mets.com.
*A limited number of tickets for Opening Day (April 5 vs. Braves) and the Subway Series (June 22, 23 & 24) games will be available in this Presale. Each ticket purchaser is limited to a maximum of eight tickets per game, subject to availability.
So good hunting, get Banner Day tickets and I hope your ticket purchasing provides you happiness and you get what you want
Promenade outfield was sold out for the subway series game on Friday night at 10:04am. This was complete baloney. Do you guys see some of the prices they want for these games? I love John Franco and banner day as much as any other 30something met fan but $40 for promenade is ridiculous. I have a feeling they’ll be selling these a lot cheaper before the games. It’s like they don’t want people to go to these games.
The Mets are going to shoot themselves in the foot with this dynamic pricing. Isn’t the idea to GET people to the ballgames? Prices will fluctuate depending on market conditions, including the weather. Which means that they’re going to gouge you if it’s a nice summer weekend – aka the perfect day to get to the ballpark. if the weather sucks, ticket prices will drop.
You’ll have fans that will pay in advance for a weekend game in the summer that will end up paying more now because they want to lock in that game and not try to “time” the market Then they’ll get really pissed off if the weather is so-so, but not bad enough to call the game. That ticket they paid $40 for in advance (like the price you’ll have to pay for now at banner day in the promenade reserved) you may be able to get for $12 in the promenade outfield (because you can get a full season ticket in that section for that amount) and just move to a different section.
This is not the time to alienate the fan base. Note to the Wilpons – you’re not the Yankees. This is coming across like you’re trying to squeeze every nickel you can get. Don’t make buying tickets to your favorite team a hassle where you feel resentment that you’re getting cheated. They’ll stop coming. It’s been happening the last few years at Citi. Let’s not forget the past ghost towns at Shea. The airlines use dynamic pricing, but that’s also a mode of transportation to GET from point A to point B when your only other option is to get there slower.
The Yankees keep their ticket prices steady. Unless it’s one of their discount ticket nights (which frankly, they offer at lower prices than the Mets do for their “value” games), you’re paying the same for games against the Sox as you will against the Mariners. So what happens? The fans will buy tickets to two or three games instead of just that one you’re gouging them for. They’ll buy Yankees hats. Their kids will grow up Yankees fans and where will your fan base go then? We’ve already lost a generation of young Mets fans in this what will be the 17th Full Year of the Jeter Era.
Set the ticket prices. Price them fairly. Take the guessing game out of it. Stop treating the ticket market like the stock market (leave that to the secondary market). Stop pissing off the fan base – because that’s what you’re doing.