I'm gonna get you sucka!
Posted on 01/11/2007 11:20:08 AM PST by BurbankKarl
You won't be able to buy a ticket for under $10 on game day at Dodger Stadium next season, but you will be able to pay $40 for a bleacher seat and an endless supply of Dodger Dogs.
The Dodgers are converting the right-field pavilion into an all-you-can-eat section. They also are raising the price of the cheapest game-day ticket, in the top deck, from $6 to $10, matching the price in the left-field pavilion.
A ticket to the right-field pavilion — at $35 in advance and $40 on game day — will entitle fans to an endless supply of ballpark staples, including hot dogs, peanuts and soda but excluding beer, which hasn't been sold in the pavilion for years. The Dodgers tested the concept several times last season.
"The fans really liked it," spokeswoman Camille Johnston said. "We know it's a good option for groups."
Fans spend an average of $12.30 on food and drink per game, a major league executive said. The all-in-one package affords fans the opportunity to "spend a few extra dollars and have everything taken care of," said David Carter, executive director of the USC Sports Business Institute. "Most people probably believe they're into a ballgame for $40, even if they're just in general admission."
The Dodgers raised other game-day prices by $3 to $25 per ticket, with increases ranging from 11% to 36%.
With the right-field pavilion no longer an option, the number of seats with a game-day price no higher than $10 fell from about 9,500 to about 6,200.
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We're hoping that the Phillies go one better and open an "all-you-can-drink" section, much like the Eagles have (sarc).
How many bleacher seats can a person eat anyway?
I'm gonna get you sucka!
The seats will probably taste better than the food.
"Please tell me I can wear my Orioles cap there too!"
The legislature must act quickly. This is a public health issues affecting tens of thousands of people everyday across this country. We must take action to protect the common good. (That is the argument put forth for enacting bans right?)
And here I thought Hillary was talking about raising taxes when she said she would take things away for the common good!
Not a good deal at all. I'd be lucky to wolf down 2 dogs, a bag of nuts and a couple of sodas. That comes out to about $18 worth of food. No thanks...I'd rather sit where they sell beer. To break even, you'd have to order $34 worth of food and drink, which probably equates to about 6000 calories. Perhaps it would be a great deal for Rosie O'Donnell.
How much are the "Dodger Dogs" anyway? $30 worth of hotdogs sounds like the special down at Barf-A-Rama...
They'll start calling the bleacher seats the belcher seats.
Dodger Dogs
The best hot dog in the Major Leagues, this footlong, 100% pork (no fillers or by-products) hot dog, made by Farmer John, can be enjoyed grilled or steamed every summer at Dodger Stadium.
By far the most popular hot dog in bseball, a staggering 2.2 million Dodger Dogs are sold every summer at Los Angeles Dodgers home games. Among Major League teams, the Cleveland Indians are a distant second place, with 1.5 million hot dogs sold each season at Jacobs Field.
The Dodger Dog is 12 inches long and weighs in at 76 grams.
Thanks for the info. They may be great, but I know I've made myself sick on far less than $30 worth of 'dogs at the Cleveland Stadium (the old one, before "The Jake").
I havent been to a Dodger game since the murder....I used to go to 20 games a year...but that was with the old owners.
Yeah, the only time I go to Jacobs Field is when I get access to our corporate loge. I can see the same game on TV, after all, no need to go to all that expense and time for the ambiance alone...
No beer at a ball game?!?!?
It's not my fathers' world....(-sigh-)
Too many mexican gunfights in the pavillion...you can get it in the rest of the stadium, or the parking lot for that matter
ping
Great. Endless Dodger Dogs that the fans can throw at the players.
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