Opening Day

by Schifftis on Mar 14, 2006 2:51 PM EST

I was shutout of opening day tickets, and have been looking online to see what is avaliable. I was wondering what people would be willing to pay for 2 Mezz tickets to see the 06 Mets open the season.

I have posted a Poll Question on this topic, let me know what you think. Also, anyone know of better sites to get tickets through than craigslist or ebay?

Poll

How much would you be willing to pay for 2 Mezz Tickets to Opening Day?

$40 - I am not paying more than face value

7 votes

$100 - a small price to pay for the chance to see Delgado

10 votes

$150 - I make a good living

2 votes

$200 - I really want to be there

0 votes

$1000 - I don't care how much they are, I am going to be at Shea that day

0 votes

19 votes | Poll has closed

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I avoided the line for single-game ticket sales by ordering a Pedro Pack six pack. Six games, including Opening Day, for around $20 per game to sit in the Upper Deck. $114 total, plus a few fees for ordering online (although you might avoid fees by calling the ticket office directly).

Games also included are Hispanic Night, Merengue Night, and two Pedro-themed promotions.

Although the opener is "sold out," six packs are still available:

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nym/ticketing/sixpacks.jsp

If you just want Opening Day tickets, you can try Stubhub.com, although I doubt it will be any cheaper than Craigslist or eBay.

by kingcritical on Mar 14, 2006 4:28 PM EST reply actions

also...

The Pedro Pack also includes the Friday night game against the Yankees, which is definitely worth the money.

And all of the games (with the exception of Opening Day) are on Friday nights. Opponents are Washington, Yankees, San Francisco, Florida, Houston, Philadelphia.

by kingcritical on Mar 14, 2006 5:16 PM EST up reply actions

Already have a 6 pack

The last few years I have picked up the 6 pack that included Opening Day, but this year I went in on seats with my Uncle and he couldn't do Opening Day, so we picked up a different pack (I think the All Star).

I will have to look into Stubhub.

by Schifftis on Mar 15, 2006 8:27 AM EST up reply actions

don't miss merengue night!

It was really fun and I'm about the whitest guy ever.

The atmosphere was incredible. It was like the Beatles had just arrived in America when they announced whoever the headline reggaeton guy was.

by hotspur on Mar 16, 2006 2:54 PM EST up reply actions

next year is now

For ticket sales, at least. Opening Day this year has been much harder to get tickets for than previous years. One way of getting a better chance is through the Group Sales office -- if you coordinate a large group that comes to Shea at least once a year, you can get a (very slight) bit of preferential treatment when they're handing out the opening day tickets. Also, there are always a few more available even when it's nominally sold out, so try calling every few days and asking if anything new has showed up.

by anonymous on Mar 14, 2006 4:56 PM EST reply actions