| FAO any baseball fans and/or you’ve just been to NYC to watch a game 09:43 - Nov 15 with 385 views | sundayroast |
Morning,
Off to NYC in April with the family, and looking at various activities to do whilst there. I’d like to watch a sporting event of some kind, and have seen there is a game on whilst we are there.
But I’m wondering if I’ve found a fake website as the tickets range from £18 - £25 and as I know NOTHING is that cheap in the US!
If anyone has any tips/advice on if these prices are correct I’d be very grateful.
Thanks in advance |  | | |  |
| FAO any baseball fans and/or you’ve just been to NYC to watch a game on 10:06 - Nov 15 with 326 views | Sacrebleu |
Saw the Yankees. Paid at the gate. From memory it was about $130 a ticket but thoroughly enjoyed the day.
Son suggests Yankee stadium is a bit of a tourist attraction and thinks the Mets better for a more authentic experience. There again he is blighted by several decades of ITFC support and may need disappointment in his life. |  | | |
| FAO any baseball fans and/or you’ve just been to NYC to watch a game on 12:08 - Nov 15 with 230 views | Illinoisblue |
Yankees or Mets ? April is beginning of season so games won’t be sold out (except for opening day of season which is a big deal) . Those prices sound about right. Add in the booking fees and a hot dog costing $18 and $20 for a beer and it won’t feel so cheap! |  |
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| FAO any baseball fans and/or you’ve just been to NYC to watch a game on 12:45 - Nov 15 with 187 views | Phantasm |
Your mileage may vary so early on in the season, my direct lived experience was from September, but season plan holders will often try and shift tickets on the second hand market for games that they can't attend.
I got club level seats behind home plate for a game and the ticket ran me $100 on the day as the prices fell and it was a buyers' market which included all I could (and did) eat and drink with at-seat service.
Of course you can buy from the teams directly if you want peace of mind but if you're not absolutely set on going then you could wait until closer to the day to see the lay of the land.
If nothing else, for the sake of amusement it's worth checking out the estate just behind the center field gate of Citi Field on Google Maps. Completely unexpected. | | | |
| FAO any baseball fans and/or you’ve just been to NYC to watch a game on 13:48 - Nov 15 with 137 views | football |
We were meant to watch a football game but went to the wrong place - who knew they had two metro stations with the same name.
Not New York but watched the Blue Jays in Toronto and thoroughly enjoyed it. Would love to take in a Yankees fame at some point | | | |
| FAO any baseball fans and/or you’ve just been to NYC to watch a game on 15:53 - Nov 15 with 65 views | stonojnr |
| FAO any baseball fans and/or you’ve just been to NYC to watch a game on 12:45 - Nov 15 by Phantasm |
Your mileage may vary so early on in the season, my direct lived experience was from September, but season plan holders will often try and shift tickets on the second hand market for games that they can't attend.
I got club level seats behind home plate for a game and the ticket ran me $100 on the day as the prices fell and it was a buyers' market which included all I could (and did) eat and drink with at-seat service.
Of course you can buy from the teams directly if you want peace of mind but if you're not absolutely set on going then you could wait until closer to the day to see the lay of the land.
If nothing else, for the sake of amusement it's worth checking out the estate just behind the center field gate of Citi Field on Google Maps. Completely unexpected. |
if you buy from the teams, or really its just MLB with a team facade, direct, its all online mobile app tickets only, not even print at home stuff.
which sounds super...except the Ballpark official app isnt available to download outside of the US.
again not a problem if you have a iphone, as you can switch stores quite easily, as youd expect when youre in the US why cant you just use the US friggin app store!!!
but android its a bit trickier than that as Google for some reason dont like you changing store location, even when you are in the right store territory,
so you can change your location , but there are downsides to it, it takes upto 48hrs, can only be changed once per year and must have valid payment method, which iirc it insisted was a US bank source or at least it was refusing UK bank card details, even though everywhere you go you can literally just pay by UK bank card in the US. there is of course nothing stopping you creating a new google account, setting it as US based,and login to the play store that way, but Id of course not recommend doing that as Mr Googles lawyers tell me thats strictly against their T&Cs... ;)
also to stop fraud and reselling of tickets, your actual ticket doesnt appear on the app till literally the day of the game.
all of which can be jolly stressful if youve spent couple hundred bucks on a ticket and literally have to hope it sorts itself out in time and magically appears.
then of course you get to your seat and find someones sitting there, because all the seats have the same repeating patterns of numbers they just change the bay area you in and its not even like NS1, NS2 etc, there can be the same seat numbers allocated within their version of NS1, which can all be jolly confusing, and have to go find the volunteer greeter who looks at your phone like its some new fangled tech theyve never seen before.
one thing I would recommend is sit as near one of the gangways as possible, as its alot easier to get hold of the wandering drink/food vendors, oh and youll obviously have your passport on you, but be prepared to show it when you buy beer from the vendor stalls, its not challenge 25 or anything like that, they just id everyone for some reason, and theyre also in no hurry to serve people, so youll miss parts of the game if you pop out the back of the stand (hence why being nearer the stand sellers is more advantageous)
anyway have fun :D | | | |
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