If I take my assignment you will LITERALLY be sitting right in front of me. I'm seats 5 & 6 (in row 4).Originally Posted by Kooos
Section 517, Row 12 (3&4)
If I take my assignment you will LITERALLY be sitting right in front of me. I'm seats 5 & 6 (in row 4).
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Quite a group that Section 524!!!
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You'll both be in perfect "missile" range of Saltzy too. Heh.
On the subject of seat location, I had 2 seats in sec 25 row D and 2 in sec 11row E this year and I actually preferred the view from 25, although I rarely ever sat in my assigned seats. I'm not crazy about behind the plate views because of the depth perception issues. It's obviously a personal preference thing. As to resale though I think that most people would take sec 524, row 1 or 2 over Sec 514 row 16 or 17 in a heartbeat.
Section 524, Row 3
Try not to spill a beer on my head.
Section 524, Row 3
You'll both be in perfect "missile" range of Saltzy too. Heh.
On the subject of seat location, I had 2 seats in sec 25 row D and 2 in sec 11row E this year and I actually preferred the view from 25, although I rarely ever sat in my assigned seats. I'm not crazy about behind the plate views because of the depth perception issues. It's obviously a personal preference thing. As to resale though I think that most people would take sec 524, row 1 or 2 over Sec 514 row 16 or 17 in a heartbeat.
So do I, every flyball looks like a HR to me.
That said.....I think even-with-the-bag is probably the best positioning. But 524 looks to be just beyond the infield, and as Saltzy mentioned, the entire section is angled more towards the pitchers mound than 522 or 523.
Section 517, Row 12 (3&4)
I'm sure I'm going to take flak for this, but I don't drink beer. In fact, I barely drink at all. I truly SUFFER through some of the tough losses.Try not to spill a beer on my head.
I see your points and all are valid. Two questions I have are 1, have you sat in both locations for any length of time and 2, in resale, do you think people start looking at seats behind Home plate first and then work there way towards the outfield if they do not find anything in there price range? I feel they do, and people who have reasonably priced seats behind home plate will sell first and more often. Not sure the $6 a seat they will save will be the deal maker and believe some people will find reasonable seats behind home plate and not even search other areas of the park.
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and even worse, you remember them better! I shudder to think of all the bad losses that I've probably forgotten as a result of beer inflicted brain cell death.
On the opposite side, think of all the money you save at the games! It's better than Geico!
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I only DRINK DRINK for the high stress games. Normally Im a 2-3 beer a game guy I guess, and even then those are only the games Im in a drinkin mood...
What I WILL need to determine is the best place to go to engage in, um, "Option #2"...the one where people 10'-15' feet away know that you're 'engaging' in something....
In 10 years I never got nabbed in Shea(well, OK, I actually did once in the 2006 playoffs but I PLEADED to not throw me out and he was a merciful soul, THANK GOD)....Im guessing my tried and true 'bathroom stall' trick will have to work....
Dont worry Tom. Im very sly. Always chew gum, and never discuss it. Outside of the 3 orders of shake shack(at once) the kiddies wont suspect a thing....
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If I can't score tickets from the Mets to the home opener in April, I would be interested in buying a singleton ticket from one of you guys if you should have one available. I realize that the market for these could be anywhere between $150-$500 for promenade, so I'll be very willing to pay above face a price that's fair for both of us. Yeah I know I'm 6 months early, but I have no idea what I'll be able to get from the Mets for next year so I just thought I'd put that out there
Section 517, Row 12 (3&4)
I know there's already been some debate here about resale prices next year, but honestly I'm looking to break even on games I can't attend. If I end up moving to PL infield, I'd have no problem charging right around face value. If StubHub ends up being the only way to go, I'll have to bump the prices up a little bit to try and recoup the money I'd otherwise lose, but I really am not planning to try and hold anyone over a barrel.
Did we every officially nail down the tiered pricing structure next year? We know the average ticket prices based on the full ST holders but will a game against Pittsburgh on a weeknight in PL OF cost $15 and the same seats against the Phillies the following week cost $24? That's how it worked (kinda) at Shea, right?
You will be fine, I think the Fans are now in a position of strength not the Mets. 2 years of blowing chances with teams that had a legit chance at playoff births can come back to haunt them. We saw people giving away seats against the cubs in the final week of a pennant race. Even if you do not have a plan next year you will be able to get good seats reasonably in the secondary market. I am pretty sure I will be at home opener, but might be better to wait for a day game (I have a 5 year old). If thats the case and I can sell 2 to someone else, (I have 3 seats) we may be able to work something out.
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Just watch the outfielder's first few steps (or lack thereof) on a flyball and you'll know 99% of the time whether a flyball is a HR or not.
Personally, I prefer seats closer to home plate but that really is just my subjective preference. For example, from behind home plate, you can see whether pitchers are working the inside corner vs the outside corner; whether the umpire is giving one corner and not the other; the selection and break of pitches. If you're someone who likes the chessmatch between pitchers and hitters, then you'll probably prefer a view point closer to behind home plate.
In any event, it will be interesting to see what the actual views from each of the sections are as opposed to what we think the views will be based on seats3d data which only give you a rough idea of what the views will be like.
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I think there will be a lot of opportunity to get a good deal on seats next year, but I think the home opener will be a completely different animal. Everyone'll want to be able to say they were at the first game, including myself. But, I think a lot of ticket holders will get greedy like they did for the Final Game at Yankee Stadium. People held out for thousands and when nobody paid those prices, everyone sold them at the same time for whatever they could get and prices fell 50%+ in the 2-3 weeks before the event.
Also since it's a night game I expect some fireworks, but anyone could see that from outside the Stadium if they wanted to
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Speaking of fireworks...
On Sunday's game... I tried to stay for the entire ceremony-- I was so upset... I ended up leaving as the players started touching HP. Now, I regret leaving early... but I did take an incredible picture from the parking lot of Shea with the fireworks shooting over it- If you guys would like, I'll post it on here. Or email it to any of you.
Tricia
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Anyone read Simmons' Manny Article...?
BOY, I wish I knew what kinda nut jobs hes referring to here...
The relationship between a fan and his baseball team is unlike anything else. If you love a team -- if you truly love it -- then that team infiltrates your daily life for six straight months (seven if you're lucky). You wake up, you shower, you eat, you work, you eat, you watch your baseball team, you sleep. When the Mets collapsed for the third straight season last week, my devastated friends who follow them all said the same thing: it wasn't losing again as much as reflecting on those 162 games and the hundreds of hours wasted along the way. They felt betrayed. Only baseball does that to you. It's a game of routine, of watching one at-bat after another, hoping something different happens, of relishing the little things that happen along the way. You don't know your favorite players personally, but you feel like you do."
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I'd love to see it...
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i just checked the twins website and they have their pricing for STH and partial planners set-up already.
http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/min/b...bp_seating.jsp
I wish the mets ticket office would stop manipulating their fan base to buy full tickets because citi field holds 10,000 less fans than shea. Sometimes i wish my mets were in last place to force ownership to lower ticket prices.
Side note Saltzy i got two tickets for the devils vs flyers preseason game saturday for $130 or $65 per person on stubhub in section 19 Club seats. Buffet food and parking are included with the tickets. The mets would charge $900 for something like that
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Shea Goodbye: Shea Stadium at the conclusion of the ceremony on 9/28/08.
Last edited by Dishy24; 10-02-2008 at 11:41 AM.
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Shea Stadium 9/28/08
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Yay!!! Good job!!
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Those prices are excellent! Incredible what they think they can get away with here...
Section 517, Row 12 (3&4)
Have you heard anything about your Citi tickets yet? I would be surprised if you weren't called today. Maybe you should call them before they call your house and your girlfriend answers.
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I saw those prices a few weeks ago. At Target Field seats right behind the dugout (even row 1 if you can get them) will be sixty bucks
Anyone ever heard of/used livestub before? I'm looking for a good alternative to stubhub. These guys seem different because in addition to the Stubhub model, they also allow you to arrange to meet in person with someone to sell/buy for no fee
Last edited by GordonGecko; 10-02-2008 at 12:06 PM.
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15 game PRP has begun relocation if anyone was curious.
Friend of mine was given 523...was moved to 524 (seriously what's the difference to save $500 per ticket). Row 10.
Looks like 524 is going to be a wild mess.
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