Jerry_Manuel
11-17-2001, 02:44 PM
I loved the section in bold.
From The Trib:
The Cubs are raising ticket prices—again.
In a letter sent to season ticket-holders this week, the Cubs announced a price hike that will boost the cost of almost every seat at Wrigley Field.
Bleacher tickets will rise from $20 to $24, terrace and upper-deck boxes go from $23 to $26 and some club boxes will surge from $30 to $36.
The Cubs also raised prices after the 2000 season. Before then bleacher tickets cost $15 and club boxes went for $25. That's a 60 percent increase for the bleachers and a 44 percent increase for the club boxes over two seasons.
In the letter announcing the new prices, the Cubs said that despite drawing 2.8 million fans this past season, the team finished 13th out of 30 major-league teams in overall attendance. It also said that the team's average ticket price ranked 11th "despite our small seating capacity."
It certainly won't rank 11th next year.
"We have decided to rescale our ticket prices to more accurately reflect demand and proximity consistent with other stadiums," director of ticket operations Frank Maloney wrote in the letter.
The Cubs included maps and pricing plans of eight other ballparks, including Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park and Pacific Bell Park.
Most bleacher seats at Pac Bell sell for $10, but the Giants' new ballpark is inundated with advertising. Top box seats at Yankee Stadium go from $37 to $65, but bleacher tickets cost only $8.
Fenway Park, with baseball's smallest capacity of 33,991, charges $18 and $20 for bleacher seats. Wrigley Field holds 39,059.
The least expensive seats remain upper-deck reserved, which will increase to $12 from $10.
As was the case in previous years, the Cubs will offer half-price tickets on seven "value dates." Those are weekday (excluding Friday) afternoon games from April 9 to May 23.
From The Trib:
The Cubs are raising ticket prices—again.
In a letter sent to season ticket-holders this week, the Cubs announced a price hike that will boost the cost of almost every seat at Wrigley Field.
Bleacher tickets will rise from $20 to $24, terrace and upper-deck boxes go from $23 to $26 and some club boxes will surge from $30 to $36.
The Cubs also raised prices after the 2000 season. Before then bleacher tickets cost $15 and club boxes went for $25. That's a 60 percent increase for the bleachers and a 44 percent increase for the club boxes over two seasons.
In the letter announcing the new prices, the Cubs said that despite drawing 2.8 million fans this past season, the team finished 13th out of 30 major-league teams in overall attendance. It also said that the team's average ticket price ranked 11th "despite our small seating capacity."
It certainly won't rank 11th next year.
"We have decided to rescale our ticket prices to more accurately reflect demand and proximity consistent with other stadiums," director of ticket operations Frank Maloney wrote in the letter.
The Cubs included maps and pricing plans of eight other ballparks, including Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park and Pacific Bell Park.
Most bleacher seats at Pac Bell sell for $10, but the Giants' new ballpark is inundated with advertising. Top box seats at Yankee Stadium go from $37 to $65, but bleacher tickets cost only $8.
Fenway Park, with baseball's smallest capacity of 33,991, charges $18 and $20 for bleacher seats. Wrigley Field holds 39,059.
The least expensive seats remain upper-deck reserved, which will increase to $12 from $10.
As was the case in previous years, the Cubs will offer half-price tickets on seven "value dates." Those are weekday (excluding Friday) afternoon games from April 9 to May 23.