First spring training
Is it highly recommended to buy tickets first? Or is it safe to leave it up buying at the gate?I'm going down for a week and want to see alot of stadiums, but I don't want to get hosed for all those...
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It probably depends which parks you are going to. Any idea what area you are heading to check out the games?
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Why are people so obsessed with avoiding the Ticketmaster fees?Let me tell you the story of a fan who wrote me last week, mad as hell that he didn't get tickets to the Yankees. He decided to be cute:...
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Kevin is right about the ticket office/Ticketmaster fees. It is better to get in the ballpark, especially since demand has increased so much in the past few years. The Cactus League has only a few...
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Re: Ticketmaster, not only does this apply to spring training games, but if your team is lucky enough to make the post season, going through Ticketmaster is a required evil. Marlins fans learned this...
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Ah, but local fans do have first crack at buying the tickets: they can put down a deposit on season tickets. Otherwise, I don't know that home fans really deserve more of a break than other fans. A...
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>Why are people so obsessed with avoiding the Ticketmaster fees?Simple economics. I'd rather spend money on beer and peanuts.I ended up getting the tickets ahead of time, 5$ extra per made Sinjinn...
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so you'll pay $6-$8 for a beer at the ballpark and object to a ticket fee? Paying $6 for a beer offends me, not ticketing fees. To each their own.
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i couldn't agree more. i also hate to pay those ticketmaster prices, but when i saw that the cubs games i wanted to go to were just about sold out, i jumped on them. i would rather pay the extra 20...
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I'm going down to visit my parents in Jupiter in March. At the same time I'll be down there the Sox will be playing the Orioles in Ft. Lauderdale. There isn't even a SRO ticket to be had for that...
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I've heard demand for tickets for the O's training in Fort Lauderdale has been pretty heavy this season. It makes me a bit nervous, seeing that the O's are my team and I live nearby...previously I had...
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No, ticket sales for the Orioles have not been heavy. I did a roundup of the hot spring-training tickets for newsletter subscribers, and the Orioles were not among the "hot" teams. Everyone is selling...
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I have a question regarding what will be taking place when I'm in Tampa to see Legends field. I can go there on Feb. 20th when position players report. But it says the first full workout is not until...
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Quote:Would it be worth it to go there to see if anything is happening?Probably not. But you never know. If anything is happening it would be spur of the moment and casual.--Kevin
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I could have sworn I had read somewhere (I believe it was in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, but I'm not certain), that there was an increase in demand for the O's spring training this year. Not along...
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Quote:Regardless of whether or not this is true, if the Sosa deal goes through as planned, I think demand for the O's at Fort Lauderdale is going to increase signficantly, so now might be a good time...
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Call me parochial, but I'm just not a NL guy. I'll catch the Marlins or Cards at Roger Dean, mostly just to get out to a game. (After all, we did sign away one of the Cards' best players!! )
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I have attended spring training in Fla. for several years and have never had trouble getting tickets. Yes, even at Legends field. I always get my tickets the day of the game and I have never been...
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The last game I attended at Legends last spring had no tix available -- even the scalpers were out. There were a lot of people like you wandering around that ground-level area near the ticket office...
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Count yourselves lucky folks im in the uk and a $18 ticket set me back $26 after fees!
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