While discussing the fact that Red Sox tickets go on sale this week with Nay, Shzaam (who is doing great, btw), and Mama T, Nay mentioned that with the rising cost of tickets that it's almost impossible for a family to attend a game at Fenway. The Red Sox have sold the most expensive tickets in baseball for the past few seasons, with this year's average seat hovering in the $50-range. While tickets in other ball parks are cheaper (and easier) to come by, as a whole watching professional sports live in-person is an expensive endeavor overall.
A lot of my friends are still single and of the ones that are married only a handful have children, none of which are old enough to go to Fenway Park. While certainly not a tiny expense, dropping $100-$150 to see the Sox isn't a budget-breaking activity for most of us childless folks. However, add a family of five into that mix and it's called a car payment. You've gotta wonder if the Sox actually want families to go to the game of if they're merely targeting affluent professionals who have enough disposable income to drop $70 on a ticket and $8 on a beer.
Surely there are plenty of family friendly options, including the Pawtucket Red Sox and Lowell Spinners. However, I for one am not rushing out to drop a couple of Franklins on a Sox four-pack. Incidentally Mama T, who used to drive up from the Cape to wait in line for tickets to go on sale on Yawkey Way isn't falling for it either, despite the fact that she currently lives within spitting distance of the park.
I firmly believe that everyone at some point in their lives should have the opportunity to take in the sites and sounds of one of America's most historical ballparks. But I've been there and done that and see no reason to park my ass in a small fold-out seat, especially when it's so much more fun for me to watch the game with my friends at a bar. With tickets almost impossible to come by, I don't anticipate even having the opportunity to watch the Sox play ball at home. This current seaon Fenway and I will be continuing our complicated relationship via HDTV.
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You know, (when I was able to snag the Herald from you, of course) I recall reading a series of articles a few years ago when the Red Sox wanted to rebuild Fenway. One of the chief arguments against the plan was that it would force the team to raise ticket prices out of the reach of a regular working family. This was obviously before the idea that the Red Sox could actually win one World Series, let alone two was a pipe dream. How ironic.
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