Yankee Stadium [II]

[GordonGecko]

2009 YANKEE STADIUM SEATING / TICKET PRICING

The New York Yankees are scheduled to open the new Yankee Stadium in late March or early April 2009. Although prices for most sections haven't been generally disclosed (or possibly established), this thread will be available to post any information we can get our hands on regarding pricing and relocation.

This is the general section chart currently available:

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and Premium seating chart with prices:

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[Wall-E]

You can tell from these pictures the Yankees had now clue how big the main level was going to wind up being.

[Twenty Seven]

Let us know when you have the pricing plans for the riffraff.

[tugger]

I certainly hope that $1,000-$2,500 front-row seat comes with a bag to wear on your head. What sort of d-bag would pay that for a ballgame?

[Manhattan]

I certainly hope that $1,000-$2,500 front-row seat comes with a bag to wear on your head. What sort of d-bag would pay that for a ballgame?

I am excited to my 1st Yankees game at New Yankee Stadium. I also am nevrous to go to New Yankee Stadium. I won't wear a bag on my head at New Yankee Stadium. I am a member of the New York Yankees fan club. And I will save up my money for a ballgame at New Yankee Stadium.

[nymdan]

According to this article, the Yankees will reveal the complete pricing structure for the new stadium at the end of this month.

[peterrod16]

According to this article, the Yankees will reveal the complete pricing structure for the new stadium at the end of this month.

Trost said the Yankees will keep their lowest priced seats in the upper deck at $20 and bleacher seats at $12, and that 25,000 seats will not increase in price.


So, bleacher pricing is still $12 for STH section 235-239 and 201-204
Grandstand Reserve will be $20 STH sections 426-434 A&B(third base to left field) and 414-405(first base to right field)
I can only guess the Grandstand MVP seats must receive a price increase.
my guess the STH price goes from $25 to $30.
Does anyone have a breakdown of the quantity of seats in each section?

[tfc3rid]

I am very curious to see what it will be considering what the Mets are charging for seats in the Excelsior Level... I wonder if the Yankees will see the love Mets fans have for the prices and make them somewhat 'reasonable'...

[GordonGecko]

Just put in my weekly call to pester the Yankees ticket office and my relocation package will definitely be sent "within the month". I wonder if within the month means the same as within the next couple weeks 4 weeks ago?? Haha. The guy says nothing has been sent to anyone yet, now that I believe. I think I should now expect my relocation package sometime between March 15 and March 27 of 2009 (if I'm lucky)

[Tino24]

I certainly hope that $1,000-$2,500 front-row seat comes with a bag to wear on your head. What sort of d-bag would pay that for a ballgame?

if i could afford it i would

[KCGHOST]

Man, if you want to sit in the front row you had better be ready to pony up. Yikes!!

[SparkyL]

Here's some more depressing info from another forum. The stadium may be new and improved but the customer service is still the same - lousy!

"I spoke to someone in the Yankees Premium ticket department yesterday and they told me the relocation guide along with my contract for the 2009 season would be going out in early September. Apparently, there were some inter-office issues going on that held up production. Sound like a bunch of b-s to me. I guess the customer service gets sacrificed so we can get the players we need. "

http://forums.nyyfans.com/showthread...108493&page=16

[GordonGecko]

Sparky, someone on that board brought up a really great point I hadn't thought about before. Most companies set limits on the value of gifts their employees can accept to avoid conflicts of interest. The new prices are so high that clients will not be able to accept the tickets! So who are corporate season ticket holders going to bring to the game, their mothers?? This is going to be a HUGE problem for the Yankees, they are so screwed on lower level ST renewals....

[David Atkatz]

Sparky, someone on that board brought up a really great point I hadn't thought about before. Most companies set limits on the value of gifts their employees can accept to avoid conflicts of interest. The new prices are so high that clients will not be able to accept the tickets! So who are corporate season ticket holders going to bring to the game, their mothers?? This is going to be a HUGE problem for the Yankees, they are so screwed on lower level ST renewals....

Hmmm... I guess sometimes greed doesn't work.

[Fuzzy]

Sparky, someone on that board brought up a really great point I hadn't thought about before. Most companies set limits on the value of gifts their employees can accept to avoid conflicts of interest. The new prices are so high that clients will not be able to accept the tickets! So who are corporate season ticket holders going to bring to the game, their mothers?? This is going to be a HUGE problem for the Yankees, they are so screwed on lower level ST renewals....

that is a good point but i heard that all of the 2500 $ tix were gone already

so if the corporates who buy them cant use them like u say they cant do u think the yankees will suffer ramifications

i mean yeah the yankees have their money for 09 but will the corporates who buy them 2500 $ tix not renew when its time or will the yankees have to lower prices for those seats or what

[GordonGecko]

that is a good point but i heard that all of the 2500 $ tix were gone already

so if the corporates who buy them cant use them like u say they cant do u think the yankees will suffer ramifications

i mean yeah the yankees have their money for 09 but will the corporates who buy them 2500 $ tix not renew when its time or will the yankees have to lower prices for those seats or what

That first row is celebrity-ville. It'll be full of movie stars, recording artists, CEO's, etc.. It's the rest of those rows I wonder about. In terms of renewals, the Yankees require you to sign a 3-year contract, so they have a lock on you for two season beyond '09.

[JLevin]

Didn't I start this forum about a week ago? Thanks for jacking it Gordo!

[GordonGecko]

Didn't I start this forum about a week ago? Thanks for jacking it Gordo!

If you did I'm sorry I didn't see it. I started this one after the Citi Field Pricing thread started with all the great info and was looking for a place to share inside info on 2009 seating for Yankee Stadium too

[BeatEmBucs]

Damn, that $2500 a game is good for the World Series and Red Sox games, but you definitely won't get your $2500 worth for that mid-June game against the Royals.

[jimmyjimjimz]

I will sit in front row $2500 seat at new Yankee Stadium opening day baseball 2009. I will also buy bag to put on Manhattan's head just in case he forgets to bring. I will also sit in front row last regular season 2008 old Yankee Stadium game.

ok, besides the fact that I'm hungover, just doing this is giving me a headache. How the hell does that Manhattan character do it? Is he a real person, or is he one of those robots like they have on AIM?

[LIMETS]

Sparky, someone on that board brought up a really great point I hadn't thought about before. Most companies set limits on the value of gifts their employees can accept to avoid conflicts of interest. The new prices are so high that clients will not be able to accept the tickets! So who are corporate season ticket holders going to bring to the game, their mothers?? This is going to be a HUGE problem for the Yankees, they are so screwed on lower level ST renewals....

This is a real issue. First you need to understand that there is a difference between a gift and taking someone to the ball game. If the business associate is taken to the game, then it is considered entertainment and not a gift. This is treated the same as taking a business associate to lunch. By the way, entertainment expenses are 50% deductible to the company. If the employee gives the tickets to the business associate and does not attend the game with the business associate, then it is a gift and the deduction to the company is limited to, I think, $25. That is why many companies have required their employees not to give the tickets to business associates but has required them to take the business associates to the entertainment event. In addition, many employers have established guidelines on the maximum value of a gift that their employees can accept. This is to avoid the appearance of conflicts of interest.

One other aspect that most people don't realize, is the income tax effect of giving those unused tickets to employees. In the past, baseball tickets had a nominal cost and basically there is a diminimus rule in the tax code that says small gifts to employees are not taxable income. With the explosive rise in the cost of the tickets, the IRS considers the old practice of giving unused tickets to employees as compensation and this cost value should be added to the employees w-2.

[Manhattan]

This is a real issue. First you need to understand that there is a difference between a gift and taking someone to the ball game. If the business associate is taken to the game, then it is considered entertainment and not a gift. This is treated the same as taking a business associate to lunch. By the way, entertainment expenses are 50% deductible to the company. If the employee gives the tickets to the business associate and does not attend the game with the business associate, then it is a gift and the deduction to the company is limited to, I think, $25. That is why many companies have required their employees not to give the tickets to business associates but has required them to take the business associates to the entertainment event. In addition, many employers have established guidelines on the maximum value of a gift that their employees can accept. This is to avoid the appearance of conflicts of interest.

One other aspect that most people don't realize, is the income tax effect of giving those unused tickets to employees. In the past, baseball tickets had a nominal cost and basically there is a diminimus rule in the tax code that says small gifts to employees are not taxable income. With the explosive rise in the cost of the tickets, the IRS considers the old practice of giving unused tickets to employees as compensation and this cost value should be added to the employees w-2.

I will read every post about 2009 Yankee Stadium Seating/Ticket Pricing.

[Fuzzy]

I will read every post about 2009 Yankee Stadium Seating/Ticket Pricing.

u better do that because there will be a quiz

and if u fail everyone will point at u and laff

they will go ha ha ha

and hee hee hee

and ronnie woo woo will also laff at u

but ronnie woo woo will not go ha ha ha or hee hee hee

ronnie woo woo will go woo woo woo

and he will point at u u u

so that is my motivational speech to u

[Perseus71]

Hi Guys!
It seems like only yesterday we were on this board waiting for our Yankee rep to call us about the 2008 season tickets... That took forever!!

I spoke to my rep on Friday and she told me to expect the relocation package in the next few weeks. She said everything should be covered in there. I have tickets in the main box area by the right field foul pole(c plan) and she told me I probably won't be in the main box area on the seat relocations.

I'm a little bummed, but I figured this might happen with a new stadium and all.

So if you call up for Premium tickets are they offering the smaller plans with these premium seats too?

[JLevin]

Just called and spoke to Joe Schmoe over in the ticket office. They informed me that they will be sending out relocation info by the end of the month... for whatever good that does.