2025 Game Times

[DocTee]

I live very close to Citi (and even closer to UBS Arena, where tix for this Tuesday night's game are going for $7 on SeatGeek). So I will uber back and forth, thus saving the $40 parking fee (RT is about $25).

I use third party resellers platform to get tix and can usually get decent ones on the day of game for about $40-$60 each. What kills me is concessions, especially beers ($18). But if you can bring food (and I thought that was verbotten) and switch to non-alcoholic beverages, you can do a day at the park with your kids (2) for about $250-300.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I go to a Mets game or three a year when there's not a Covid pandemic going on. I used to go to more games than I do now. I used to have field level full season tickets for many years when they played at Shea. I can afford the prices so I'm very thankful and fortunate for that. And I'm local so I don't have to pay for a hotel and I have the option of taking the train to the game also, to save on gas and parking.

But to be honest about it, going to a baseball game is a ripoff. An outrageous ripoff. And anybody who doesn't think so is in total denial. Ten and fifteen dollar hot dogs. Forty dollar t-shirts. Forty bucks for a fancy sandwich, a side and a beverage.

[Frayed Knot]

A little secret I've learned over the years about ballpark food and merchandise ... you don't have to buy that stuff!!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

The Girl Math solution--buy yourself an excellent sandwich from a good deli and still save $$ vs Citifield. Still get you on the beer tho.