tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post8769619157020342556..comments2023-08-10T11:13:40.712-04:00Comments on This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes: Yankee Fans Unhappy With Relocation SeatsRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08099918567255772685noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-83948834996195124912009-03-29T11:10:00.000-04:002009-03-29T11:10:00.000-04:00I had all but given up on getting my Sunday plan r...I had all but given up on getting my Sunday plan renewed. (They offered me a 12 game weekday plan instead) I had no choice but to turn it down. My wife & I both work, and we live in Vermont. We got put in the pool and were offered similar seats to what we had last year, which was what we wanted in the 1st place. I guess we are among the lucky few. It will be interesting to see what happens next year. The system needs tweaking and I think there will be some very expensive seats that will go unsold this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-44275546641848696052009-03-03T10:36:00.000-05:002009-03-03T10:36:00.000-05:00I also got screwed. You'd think in this economy th...I also got screwed. You'd think in this economy they'd be nicer about getting sales.<BR/><BR/>Looks like I'll be using Stubhub and TicketStumbler to buy my tickets this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-61199233281847617132009-03-01T18:47:00.000-05:002009-03-01T18:47:00.000-05:00My email to the NY Times todayMr. Sandomir,I read ...My email to the NY Times today<BR/>Mr. Sandomir,<BR/><BR/>I read your article from Feb. 27th with interest.<BR/>I'm one of the disenfranchised Yankee partial plan ticket holders who has decided not to <BR/>renew my ticket plan after 22 years (of interrupted) season ticket ownership,<BR/>I recall in 1988 being a being invited to tour the stadium in January or February to select my seats, I saw many games in the late 80s and early 90s when all the Yankees had were losing seasons. Medical school and residency training interrupted my ownership of tickets as I just couldn't afford them and my schedule didn't permit me the time to attend 15+ games per season.<BR/>But I've held at least 15 games per season since 2002 and was shocked at losing field level seats once my relocation package came in 10 days ago.<BR/>I went from left field field box seats to the last row of the new Grand Stand, a fancy name for the tier, in far right field.<BR/><BR/>My phone call to the ticket office was greeted with a very rude"take it or leave it" attitude, were I was informed that I could opt for the "$350 per seat per game" seating otherwise I could forget it. A later phone call from my "ticket representative", who had no idea I'd been given a brush off earlier in the day, reinforced that I had no options and advised me that I should accept the offered seats so as to "keep your seniority" and maybe I'd have "better luck" the following year.<BR/>I've attended 12 opening days in a row, and 19 out of the last 21, so I'll stubhub seats to see the new stadium, but I probably won't have any real seats to the new stadium this year or next.<BR/><BR/>The Yankees are obviously ignoring their long term fans for folks with, dwindling, corporate accounts. When the reality of this recession hits home later this year and early next you have to wonder how many of these "fans" will be able to afford their seats.<BR/>I don't begrudge the Yankees making money, or even moving me around in the stadium, but how does my "seniority" not safeguard at least "loge" equivalent seating?<BR/>A shame that the Yankees seem to only prize money and not persistence of loyalty.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00431208651082975242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-89936354602653585932009-02-20T00:57:00.000-05:002009-02-20T00:57:00.000-05:00Incidentally, Jay, where did you find somebody sel...Incidentally, Jay, where did you find somebody selling the package you wanted?Total Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10600379905687866803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-40090094134572965602009-02-20T00:56:00.000-05:002009-02-20T00:56:00.000-05:00We got screwed! In the old stadium, we had aisle s...We got screwed! In the old stadium, we had aisle seats in the Tier Reserved section right behind home plate, near the front of the section. We requested the same seats in the new stadium, which were $25 seats, for the 20 game package. What they offered us was back row of the farthest “field level” section out in left field, which are $85 dollar seats (somehow, since that’s basically the worst seat in the house). Basically, bleacher seats, but four times as expensive. So not only do we not get even close to the section we wanted, but they want us to pay over three times as much as we planned to spend for seats we don't even like. What the hell??Total Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10600379905687866803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-73217727054593801422009-02-19T15:08:00.000-05:002009-02-19T15:08:00.000-05:00Derek: thanks for offering that.As I've been hear...Derek: thanks for offering that.<BR/><BR/>As I've been hearing, it seems like full season ticket holders have been treated exceptionally well while partial holders are being left out in the cold.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099918567255772685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-23178231102261876652009-02-19T13:07:00.000-05:002009-02-19T13:07:00.000-05:00For what it's worth, the FLIP side of that coin is...For what it's worth, the FLIP side of that coin is that - as a Full-season ticket holder - I was *EXTREMELY* happy with the process. My seat-neighbor and I have had adjacent ticket-plans for several seasons now, and we were given the option of requesting that we continue to be seated near each other in the new stadium (which they lived up to), offered the ability to prioritize what was important to us (being closer to home plate or being higher/lower rows), etc., etc.<BR/><BR/>In every respect, my neighbor and I commented about how well run the transition was. Sure there were a couple of "ambiguously worded statements", but we were able to get clarity from the folks on the phone and life was good.derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125082926927402935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-28700322126052775122009-02-19T12:35:00.000-05:002009-02-19T12:35:00.000-05:00thanks for sharing my private battle.thanks for sharing my private battle.jay destrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742572180899916120noreply@blogger.com