What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.
The press release from the Mets contained some information related to benefits for season ticket holders (in experience ‘season ticket’ means a full season not a partial plan).
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On Tuesday morning I recieved email from two readers Peter and Robert. They both sent me this link which as I type this at 8:08pm Tuesday has reverted to the 2010 prices.
I stand by what I posted this morning. The images I posted were from a screengrab taken around 9am Tuesday.
I did notice when I was poking around the site that some of the links were still specific to 2010.
I’m also seeing now that the links which specified the games for the four tiers Marquee, Premium, Classic and Value have been removed. From memory the Marquee games were Opening Day plus the Yankees series. Value was weekdays (but included the Giants) and the other two were mix and match of various things.
Looks like Peter, Robert and The Mets Police caught an errant link, which explains why we haven’t yet gotten the David Howard “better prices” spin announcement yet. The prices may actually be better, but I’m so confused by all the price points that 12 hours later I am still unable to comment meaningfully.
Expect a proper announcement from the Mets shortly….I mean, it’s out there fellas.
Thanks to Adam Rubin for the link and mention on ESPN New York.
The Mets just sent out this email about the first new hire in the new Sandy Alderson regime.
What do you guys think?
METS NAME J.P. RICCIARDI SPECIAL ASSISTANT
TO GENERAL MANAGER SANDY ALDERSON
FLUSHING, N.Y., November 2, 2010 – The New York Mets today announced that J.P. (John Paul) Ricciardi has been named Special Assistant to General Manager Sandy Alderson. From November 14, 2001 through 2009, he was the Senior Vice President, Baseball Operations and General Manager for the Toronto Blue Jays. Ricciardi spent last season as a baseball analyst for ESPN.
“J.P. brings a wealth of knowledge and a breadth of experience to the organization,” said Alderson. “I worked with him for over a decade in Oakland and I know first hand he’s a superb talent evaluator. He’ll be a tremendous resource in a variety of areas.”
In his new role, Ricciardi will assist Alderson in all aspects of the baseball department.
The 51-year-old worked for the Oakland Athletics for 16 years (1986-2001), including 12 years (1986-1997) when Alderson was the team’s General Manager.
“I couldn’t be more excited about being reunited with Sandy,” said Ricciardi. “We enjoyed tremendous success together in Oakland and it’s my goal to help duplicate that here with the Mets. As a former Met farm hand, it’s a double homecoming for me.”
Ricciardi played two seasons in the Mets minor league system after signing as a non-drafted free agent. In 1980, he was a teammate of current Oakland GM Billy Beane in the New York-Penn League with Little Falls and in 1981 he played for Shelby (A) of the South Atlantic League.
Dan, who knows a little about statistics, sent this over. Unofficial and I haven’t fact-checked but it comes with this snazzy graph.
A few quick numbers for you
70 different ticket prices
17 different tiers (not including Platinums)
Differences in pricing (except for Prom Res):
Premium 14% lower than Marquee (22%)
Classic 17% lower than Premium (29%)
Value 20% lower than Classic (40%)
Or looking at it the other way
Classic 25% higher than Value (67%)
Premium 20% higher than Classic (40%)
Marquee 17% higher than Premium (29%)
I went back and looked…last year I posted about the 2010 prices on November 11th, so the timing is similar. I was wondering they accelerated the announcement to get in under the cover of Sandy…the beat reporters will be distracted by Sandy reporting for work….but I’m probably over-thinking it.
It seems that for a schmoe like me the seats will cost about the same…I can’t be bothered to see how many Titanium Games there were last year, but from memory I often had $25 or $35 on my seats.
As I mentioned yesterday I bet the weekend plans will be that 10+5 crap which is disappointing.
I’m waiting for the Dave Howard Mathematics on this one which will explain how prices were reduced.
Overall, I’m underwhelmed and the 8 zillion (actually 70) different prices seems silly.
I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments!
