For the record, I am one of those fans that said I wouldn’t be able to get out to Shea as often this year because of the prices. I usually go to 5-10 games a year, Opening Day being one of them, but this year that’s just not a possiblit, barring any free tickets coming my way. I simply can’t afford it. That being said, I already have plans for OD: Instead of going to the game, my buddies and I will be watching at home, grilling up burgers and dogs, saving the $15 for parking, if you can get it, the $7.25 for each beer, and $4.50 for each hot dog. It’s not Shea, but it’s a hell of a lot cheaper.

They will keep a segment of seats aside for individual game sales. Besides, there will ALWAYS be seats available through scalpers, stubhub, Mets Ticket marketplace, Craigslist, ebay, etc etc. Most season ticx holders do this as most cnnot go to every game and want to recoup some of their season tix costs. This is especially true on midweek games against so-so opponents and even more so in the Aptil-early June period when kids are still in school.

Now, whether you want to pony up for the cost of those seats….that is a different animal altogether. But there will be setas available. I guarntee there will be seats on StubHub and elsewhere even for the grand opening game at Citi, just like there will be primo seats at Shea of the home opener with Johan this year.

As for the size of Citifield…I too ould prefer a few more seats (like 48,500 or so total), but beserious, most games at Shea have a whole sea of empty seats in the upper deck and many have swaths of empty seats in the mezz too! It looks horrible on TV. Many of those seats are “sold” but not occupied becase tjose who can afford stubhub or scalpers or tix brokers don’t bother with the nosebleeds.

Basically, I will be selling about 50 games next year and expect to make around twice face value for each ticket.
if the tix are $20 each, I sell for $40 and make $2,000 after spending roughly $1,600 for the full season. $400 profit.
if the tix are $40 each, I sell for $80 and make $4,000 after spending roughly $3,200 for the full season. $800 profit.

Plus, I get to attend 30 games including opening day, all the yankee games, and any other big game during the year. Hopefully playoffs too.

I home they charge me as much as possible because it actually makes it cheaper for me.

That’s right, the Baltimore Orioles have a bigger ballpark than the New York Mets.

I searched for Attendance avgs and for 2007 the Mets avg 47,579 at home so I definitely see your concern for getting the tickets. I personally am happy about citifield. I do not completely agree with cutting seats 13,000 BUT I do agree with cutting the seats. Having a packed house day in and day out will add to the atmosphere of going to a game. Go to an early season game when there is nobody pasted 1st base in the upper deck. It is boring and the crowd isn’t a factor. Look at Fenway who has far less seats that is a great atmosphere.

Next year using your numbers 25,000 account holders, and only 20-25K available to the public(even though I think it will be lower, but for the sake of argument) Most account holders are gonna either go, or sell to friends, etc. That only leaves the individual tickets sold, and whatever account tickets are up for sale, WAAAY fewer seats that the 31,000 per game for this year. There are gonna be fewer seats availble for Nats games next year than Yankees games this year.