@MHealeySports has been tweeting some fascinating old Mets articles. Here’s a fun one from 1996 (back when Khan had us all distracted with the Eugenics Wars.) I love the quote from Dave…seems he has been using the value line since the 20th Centiry. The bold is mine.
Despite a lackluster 71-91 season, the Mets will raise most of their ticket prices at Shea Stadium in 1997.
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‘‘We’ve rescaled our ticket pricing to better reflect the value of each seat,” said Dave Howard, Mets vice president. In a letter to season ticket-holders, Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, the Mets’ owners, said that ”developing a championship team” required that ”we take steps to price our tickets more competitively.”
via The Mets Will Raise Most Ticket Prices – New York Times.
Do note that Saint Doubleday is mentioned as part of the increase.