Yanks Fail To Pull A Fast One On New Yorkers
Oh New York sports, when will you ever learn?
There seems to be a growing trend in New York sports as the teams have been shooting themselves in the leg both literally and figuratively.
It was just recently announced that the new Yankees Stadium will be slashing their ludicrously high ticket prices to moderately ridiculously high ticket prices. The reasoning? The common New Yorker isn’t dumb enough to pay them and therefore isn’t filling the seats.
First off, I still don’t understand why new Yankees Stadium was built. When I think of classic ballparks with legendary status, I think of Wrigley, Fenway, and of course Yankees Stadium. Apparently there just wasn’t enough box seats to rape people’s wallets with in the old one and that incoming cash flow is vital to keeping the game’s most storied franchise operating. I mean, come on, A-Rod’s diamond-stud, gold-plated steroid syringe isn’t going to pay for itself.
I buy why Citi Field had to be built for the Mets. Shea Stadium was a dump. At least their stadium was built with a sponsorship, as opposed to public funds like Yankees Stadium, right?
Wait, you mean the Citi Group received millions of our tax dollars in federal bailout yet still kept their $400+ million contract with the Mets? Oh well then nevermind.
Anyway, the Yankees haven’t exactly been off to a hot start this season. How many games have we seen with crooked numbers, giving up double-digit runs? How well has the ridiculously high payroll been panning out for the club? You think the fans are going to file into that stadium with a team playing so poorly? Think again.
The Yankees set these high prices on their $1+ billion stadium with a right-field porch that belongs on a little league field. It isn’t uncommon to find seats for the moderate price of $1,500 or even $2,500.
Sounds reasonable, right?
The Yankees set these prices because they think they’re God’s gift to baseball. They think because they’re the Yankees, people will pay those prices.
The Mets are facing a similar situation, but not to such an extent. The Mets’ reasonably priced seats (some less than $25, some more) sell out quickly and there’s far less of them than the expensive ones.
The Yanks just announced that ticket prices will now be slashed by upwards of 50 percent. Yet those who have already bought seats at such high prices won’t get a refund. Instead they’d be compensated with more seats.
So let me get this straight: The plan is to give more seats to people who probably won’t fill them, therefore leaving them empty?
Brilliant. Watch me as I clap sarcastically. I can only imagine how those who have bought tickets are feeling as they flip through the phone books, looking for a good lawyer to file a lawsuit.
This Yankees are learning a valuable lesson the hard way: You don’t screw with New Yorkers and try to rip them off.
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