Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Incorrect Changes Yesterday
I reported yesterday changes to some ticket plans and trusted a copy sent over to me by an intern, now former intern. It turns out that copy was changed to be a funny joke of some sort. I am not laughing. The correct changes can be found here.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Exciting New Seat Prices
The Yankees have now publicly disclosed my new ticket pricing policy instituted today. In light of unprecedented sales of Legend's Suites and Luxury Boxes, we are slashing prices to show that we truly care about our income-challenged fans.
For the 2009 regular season only, the following price adjustments and benefits are being adopted effective immediately for a few hundred Legends Suite and Delta Sky 360 Suite Licensees.
1. The full season Legends Suite and Ticket Licenses in the first row in Sections 15A- Seats 1 thru 5, 15B - Seats 1 thru 9 except 5, and 25 - All seats except those with a gold crown on the seatback will be reduced from $2,500 to $1,250 per regular season home game played at Yankee Stadium, located at River Ave & E. 161st, Bronx, NY 10451, USA. All fans hereto who hath have purchased such in and as is considered full, defined as a complete 81 game home schedule played at Yankee Stadium, located at River Ave & E. 161st, Bronx, NY 10451, USA., season Suite and Ticket Licenses of aforementioned Sections as listed above will receive, at their choice, a refund of the dollar amount paid in US Dollars that exceeded the variance in price as compared between such time that the License was purchased and today (April 28th, 2009), or a credit to their Yankee Ticket Account which will be applied to next season's regular rates.
2. The full season Legends Suite and Ticket Licenses in the first row in Sections 11, 12, 13, 27B, 28 and 29 will be reduced from $1,000 to $650 per regular season game. All fans who have purchased such full season Suite and Ticket Licenses will receive a credit. No refunds.
3. All fans who purchased full season $2,500 Legends Suite and Ticket Licenses in the first row, in Sections 16 - 24A, will receive an equal number of complimentary Legends Suite Seats in the first row in Sections 16 - 24A for each of the remaining regular season games during the 2009 regular season. The Complimentary tickets can be used to admit a human being, or a crowd-enhancement prop such as a large drum.
In addition, for 2009, so as to encourage fans to purchase full season ticket plans in the Field Level Sections 115 - 125, the Yankees are also adopting a program affecting a few hundred seats. And, for our fans who have already purchased, on a full season basis such Field Level seating priced at $325 Sections 115 - 125, the following program is being adopted effective immediately:
1. All fans who have purchased full season plans priced at $325 per regular season game will receive complimentary regular season tickets within Sections 115 - 125 for remaining regular season games during the 2009 regular season as follows:
1. If you purchased two (2) or three (3) full season tickets you will receive two (2) tickets for every other regular season game, commencing with either the Thursday evening game on April 30, 2009 or the Friday evening game on May 1, 2009 and alternating every other 3 games for the remainder of the season.
2. If you purchased four (4) or five (5) full season tickets you will receive two (2) half-season tickets for every regular season game during the balance of the remainder of 2009 regular season, commencing with the Thursday evening day game on April 30, 2009.
3. If you purchased six (6) regular half-season or seven (7) full season tickets you will receive three (3) regular tickets for every half game during the balance of the full 2009 regular season, commencing with the Thursday evening game on April 8, 2009.
4. If you purchased ten (10) or more full season tickets, or 5 full season tickets and 20 or more half-season tickets, or 8 full season tickets and 3 or more half-season tickets, and 5 or more Saturday plan tickets, you will receive forty (40) tickets for every 3 regular season games during the balance of the 2009 regular season, commencing with the Thursday evening game on April 30, 2009.
For the 2009 regular season only, the following price adjustments and benefits are being adopted effective immediately for a few hundred Legends Suite and Delta Sky 360 Suite Licensees.
1. The full season Legends Suite and Ticket Licenses in the first row in Sections 15A- Seats 1 thru 5, 15B - Seats 1 thru 9 except 5, and 25 - All seats except those with a gold crown on the seatback will be reduced from $2,500 to $1,250 per regular season home game played at Yankee Stadium, located at River Ave & E. 161st, Bronx, NY 10451, USA. All fans hereto who hath have purchased such in and as is considered full, defined as a complete 81 game home schedule played at Yankee Stadium, located at River Ave & E. 161st, Bronx, NY 10451, USA., season Suite and Ticket Licenses of aforementioned Sections as listed above will receive, at their choice, a refund of the dollar amount paid in US Dollars that exceeded the variance in price as compared between such time that the License was purchased and today (April 28th, 2009), or a credit to their Yankee Ticket Account which will be applied to next season's regular rates.
2. The full season Legends Suite and Ticket Licenses in the first row in Sections 11, 12, 13, 27B, 28 and 29 will be reduced from $1,000 to $650 per regular season game. All fans who have purchased such full season Suite and Ticket Licenses will receive a credit. No refunds.
3. All fans who purchased full season $2,500 Legends Suite and Ticket Licenses in the first row, in Sections 16 - 24A, will receive an equal number of complimentary Legends Suite Seats in the first row in Sections 16 - 24A for each of the remaining regular season games during the 2009 regular season. The Complimentary tickets can be used to admit a human being, or a crowd-enhancement prop such as a large drum.
In addition, for 2009, so as to encourage fans to purchase full season ticket plans in the Field Level Sections 115 - 125, the Yankees are also adopting a program affecting a few hundred seats. And, for our fans who have already purchased, on a full season basis such Field Level seating priced at $325 Sections 115 - 125, the following program is being adopted effective immediately:
1. All fans who have purchased full season plans priced at $325 per regular season game will receive complimentary regular season tickets within Sections 115 - 125 for remaining regular season games during the 2009 regular season as follows:
1. If you purchased two (2) or three (3) full season tickets you will receive two (2) tickets for every other regular season game, commencing with either the Thursday evening game on April 30, 2009 or the Friday evening game on May 1, 2009 and alternating every other 3 games for the remainder of the season.
2. If you purchased four (4) or five (5) full season tickets you will receive two (2) half-season tickets for every regular season game during the balance of the remainder of 2009 regular season, commencing with the Thursday evening day game on April 30, 2009.
3. If you purchased six (6) regular half-season or seven (7) full season tickets you will receive three (3) regular tickets for every half game during the balance of the full 2009 regular season, commencing with the Thursday evening game on April 8, 2009.
4. If you purchased ten (10) or more full season tickets, or 5 full season tickets and 20 or more half-season tickets, or 8 full season tickets and 3 or more half-season tickets, and 5 or more Saturday plan tickets, you will receive forty (40) tickets for every 3 regular season games during the balance of the 2009 regular season, commencing with the Thursday evening game on April 30, 2009.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
HD Scoreboard Additions
I am proud to announce that beginning last week the large HD scoreboard in centerfield now displays the player's height, weight, age and birthplace during their first at-bat. Stats of lesser importance such as batting average, home runs, and OPS (outs per series?) have been moved to the left side scoreboard. I did not realize this when we planned to do it, but we are the only stadium in baseball to feature only physical attributes on the main scoreboard. How cool is that?
For those of you who want consistency, during subsequent at-bats, how the player fared during his prior at bats will still be shown on the main scoreboard in bright yellow 6' tall lettering.
For those of you who want consistency, during subsequent at-bats, how the player fared during his prior at bats will still be shown on the main scoreboard in bright yellow 6' tall lettering.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Great Night
What a great night to be part of the Yankees! Tonight's paid attendance was 45,167 bringing in revenues of over $3.4 million. Concession sales were $7.9 million, and security successfully prevented 62 fans (55 kids!) from intruding on the Legends Suites. I couldn't ask for a better day. I did not have a chance to see how the team did but our ace Ching Mang Wing pitched so I have a lot of confidence in the end result.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Art of Peter Max
Of all the new stuff at the new Yankee Stadium this announcement is one I am most excited about. Get this, you are going to be able to buy artwork at the stadium! Starting opening day week, we are opening the "Art of Peter Max" exhibit and store on the field level. I truly believe this is a welcome addition to our offering of fine amenities for our Legends Suites ticket holders and the lesser people that come to the stadium. Here is a photo:
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Blog
Welcome to my blog. Everyone seems to be writing blogs these days but most of the information is untrue. I thought our valued fans would want to hear how it really is straight from the donkeys mouth, so we commissioned a committee and determined a blog written by myself would be a profitable venture for the organization.
You are going to love my new stadium. It is exactly like the old stadium so purists will feel right at home. The seats are blue, the grass is green, the bleachers are there, and there are scoreboards too. Plus there's the frieze (or facade as some of you continue to call it) and monument park is even out there somewhere (I apologize that I do not recall its exact location. I cannot see it from my office, which is on the suite level behind home plate). It is really just like the old place. Even better, 100% of the tickets are priced under $3000 so Yankee baseball will continue to be an affordable experience for our high-class fans for years to come.
New this year are Architecturally Shadowed seats. These seats, which go for only $12, are located in the bleacher section closest to the Mohegan Sun sports bar. They challenge the fan to use their imagination in guessing what is occurring on the opposite side of the field! We thought this would add to the excitement of watching a Yankees game and we are proud to do this for our most basic fans. These seats will also have exclusive up-front views of our 46" Sony LCD flat panel TVs in the bleachers, showing the live YES broadcast! This will allow you to see if what you guessed is happening is in fact happening live on the field.
Thank you for reading. More updates will follow.
You are going to love my new stadium. It is exactly like the old stadium so purists will feel right at home. The seats are blue, the grass is green, the bleachers are there, and there are scoreboards too. Plus there's the frieze (or facade as some of you continue to call it) and monument park is even out there somewhere (I apologize that I do not recall its exact location. I cannot see it from my office, which is on the suite level behind home plate). It is really just like the old place. Even better, 100% of the tickets are priced under $3000 so Yankee baseball will continue to be an affordable experience for our high-class fans for years to come.
New this year are Architecturally Shadowed seats. These seats, which go for only $12, are located in the bleacher section closest to the Mohegan Sun sports bar. They challenge the fan to use their imagination in guessing what is occurring on the opposite side of the field! We thought this would add to the excitement of watching a Yankees game and we are proud to do this for our most basic fans. These seats will also have exclusive up-front views of our 46" Sony LCD flat panel TVs in the bleachers, showing the live YES broadcast! This will allow you to see if what you guessed is happening is in fact happening live on the field.
Thank you for reading. More updates will follow.
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