New York Yankee fans are often heard on WFAN, New York’s sports radio station, complaining about the high price of tickets to see their beloved baseball team. The complaints reached a peak several years ago when the team moved to it’s new stadium. The Yankees increased their ticket prices significantly, especially for those seats closest to the field. While they have brought many of the ticket prices down recently, many fans still feel they are rather pricey. The solution to most of this seems to be Stub Hub.
The name may be familiar to you, but you never actually checked it out. Once you go to the Stub Hub website you will be kicking yourself for not going sooner. Stub Hub is the Official Ticket Reseller of MLB. They are not a site like Craigslist, where you may encounter someone just looking to rip you off. Their Fan Protect Guarantee not only ensures the tickets are valid, but that they will also be delivered to you in time for the game.
Ok, but New York Yankee tickets for 75 cents? Yes, a recent check of the Stub Hub website showed grandstand tickets available for 75 cents and up for an April 12th home game versus the Baltimore Orioles. You may think ok so I can see the Orioles on a Tuesday night, but what about one of the better teams in the American League.
The Stub Hub site, on this same day, had Yankee/Texas Rangers tickets for a Wednesday night game on June 15 available for $9 and up, with more than 10,000 available. Not 75 cents, but still a great price to see the Bronx Bombers take on Josh Hamilton and his Rangers. If that hasn’t caught your attention, how about a chance to see the Boston Red Sox.
Surely Yankee/Red Sox tickets might be available, but their price will be way out of reach, you might be thinking. Not on Stub Hub. Again on this same day, Yankee/Red Sox tickets for a Friday May 13th game were available starting at $41, with more than 8,500 available. A steal for a weekend game against the Yankees arch rival.
You may be wondering how Stub Hub is able to make these tickets available often for less than face value. The secret lies with season ticket holders, mostly. Season ticket holders don’t buy season tickets thinking they will be able to attend every game. They buy them to assure themselves of tickets to the games they really want to see, like against the Red Sox or New York Mets. They buy them so they always have the same seats when they do go to the games. Most importantly, they buy them to insure their chance of getting playoff tickets.
These season ticket holders then use Stub Hub to sell off the tickets they can’t use. They set the price and then have the ability to change it. Since they want to get something for them, the closer to the date of the game usually the lower the price. This is truly the most affordable way to see a Yankee game. Stub Hub even allows you to keep watch on a particular game to look for the best ticket price possible for it.
The Stub Hub site is easy to use, right down to having a picture of the stadium. You can click on certain sections and check the prices there. Again, their Fan Protect Guarantee ensures the tickets are valid and will be delivered to you in time for the game. You can enter a particular date of a game or just scan what’s available for all the games, giving you many options.
New York Yankee tickets are actually affordable, thanks to Stub Hub, and season ticket holders. So if you would really love to see Derek Jeter or Alex Rodriguez in person, and get the best price possible, Stub Hub has your ticket, literally.
