I just saw that the Washington Nationals have sent an offer to Cliff Lee. 7 years, who knows how many millions…
My thought, and I believe many are with me on this.. where is Washington getting the cash to pay these guys?
They signed Stephen Strasburg to a $15.1 Million contract last summer. Although they lost him to a Tommy John surgery.. he won’t be back in the bigs for a little while.
They just inked Jayson Werth to a massive $127 million deal.
Where is the money coming from? Does anyone out there know?
Will hot dogs now cost $15 and beer $25 a cup?
Really? I know they want to be competative and give something back to their fans but really… Has George Steinbrenner’s spirit taken over the ownership of the Nationals?
Looking at our, being the Lehigh Valley Ironpig’s, ticket prices… we have it good.
Yesterday I was parusing around the International League website and noticed that the AAA All Star game in 2011 will be held in Salt Lake City, home of the Bees. The Bees are the AAA affiliate of the Anaheim Angels.
Ticket costs for 2011, per the Bee’s website are as follows:
Diamond Seats – $24
Home Plate Seats – $16
Box Seats – $15
Terrace Seats – $14
Reserved Seats – $12
Now those don’t sound too bad… comparitive to the Ironpigs ticket range of $6 to $14 they look like a lot. But then… that terrible “But then”
Added below ticket prices is this statement:
Additional $1.00 per ticket on Fireworks Nights. Additional $2.00 per ticket for 4th of July and 24th of July games. Ticket prices include a facility fee. Group prices not available on July 4th, and 24th. Additional $1 per ticket for 10-Game Fireworks Game Mini Plan
Fireworks night costs an extra dollar. We get them for free! Thank you to the sponsors!
July 4th and 24th the games cost an extra $2 per ticket and ALL tickets include a $1 facility fee. Interesting. Wonder why they don’t include that in the advertised price. Perhaps facility fee is a fancy way to say Tax.
For those who may still be griping about the cost to an Ironpig’s game.. know that we are very lucky.
Who to thank for that? Well that’s a good thought, but mainly we need to thank the owners for keeping it reasonable and also those great sponsors who, by purchasing advertising, give away days and sponsoring events and activities that keep our costs the same over 4 years. (There has been only one cost increase in tickets in that time. Sections 101 and 102 had been $7.50 a seat in 2008 and were raised to $9 in 2009)
Not bad considering the rising cost of everything else.
Maybe the Nationals have found the secret to success that the Ironpigs organization has been thriving on.
Thoughts / Comments?
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Well, I went to a Nats game at Nationals Park last summer, and it wasn’t cheap. It’s a gorgeous park though, and the atmosphere was great with Strasburg on the mound beating the eventual champion Giants. My son and I had a great time.
Part of the reason I went, though, was that tickets were very easy to come by. They were selling less than my lowly Pirates at that point. Perhaps with the new talent they’ll do better and that will help pay the bills.
And, you remember, our free fireworks are going to be “quieter” this year: Dan in right field with a sparkler. 😉
Anyone want to take an early stab at an opening-day Pigs roster?
Ha! You really think they’d trust me with a sparkler? 🙂
I’M bored–any ideas what i should do the next 121 days???????