Heartbreak in the Bronx

As a big Yankee fan, I’ve spent the week mourning the end of baseball here in New York. October is becoming an annual disappointment, after the great run through the late 90s. I find it helps to remember all the good times I had at the stadium during the year, and because of some advance planning, I was able to enjoy quite a few games for very little money. Each year, the Yanks offer a series of discount tickets, the best of which is the Fujifilm $5 night. On those days, you can get Tier Box seats, which usually run $40+ for just $5 plus Ticketmaster blood money. (About $9 total.) The trick is, these deals sell out pretty quickly, so you have to be on top of things when they release the schedule in December. This past year, they sold holiday ticket packs of every Fujifilm game, which was even more of a steal since the cut to Ticketmaster was lower. Then, be generous. Offer your extras around to friends for free, especially if they are big fans. I guarantee this generosity will come back around to you, (and the people you take for free will buy you drinks too!)

If the package seems like too many games, wait till individual games go on sale in January, and jump on it. Many of the discount tickets sell out in a day. Demand is liable to be even higher for next year, the last season at old Yankee Stadium… so don’t say I didn’t warn you. Man, just writing this up has me excited already. We’ll get ‘em next year.