ALDS Game 5: The Hot Ticket in Town

If your planning to go to ALDS Game 5, I hope you already bought your tickets. On Ticketmaster the game is already sold out (yes even the insanely overpriced infield field level seats), and on Stubhub the get in the door price is $85 and that's for stand room.

Yesterday as A.J. Burnett shocked the Tigers (and some Yankee fans) with a strong performance, and the bombers bats came alive, the secondary market for game 5 tickets did as well. Yesterday at the start of the game, the prices on Stubhub were close to face value in some spots, and pairs of seats could be found in the Terrace and Main levels straight from Ticketmaster for face value. As game 4 went on, the prices rose, and once the Yankees started to beat up on the Tigers bullpen the ticket prices began to go through the roof and the event quickly sold out on Ticketmaster.

With Ivan Nova on the mound against Doug Fister in a rematch of ALDS Game 1 (the suspended game) the stadium is sure to be loud. During the first game 1, before the rain, the stadium was crazy, and had that great atmosphere of the  old stadium. In game 5 I expect much of the same. About a week ago, their were still Bleacher and Grandstand seats available for game 5 (not shocked since many Yankee fans including myself felt the series wouldn't go 5), I had the chance to pick up a few but passed. I am simply kicking myself now.

World Series Ticket Pre-sale = Epic Fail

Earlier today the Yankees announced that season ticket plan holders had a pre-sale to buy World Series tickets. The problem was not many holders were able to get tickets.

From reading around on different Yankees message boards not many fans had success today finding tickets. I know personally that I went on at 1pm and tried for Grandstand in game 5, and got nothing. At the same time I was on another computer and tried game 3, best available, and got nothing. This was a similar trend for many others who logged on right away and came away empty handed.

The very few fans who were able to score tickets to games 3-5 at Yankee Stadium, got either very expensive field level seats, or seats in the wings of the grandstand. Some didn't even bother searching for pairs or tickets and went straight for single seats.

Of course they're are all different reasons why less fans got seats. One is that Fox and MLB take many tickets away for personal use, add that in with a smaller stadium, and your going to get less supply. The Yankees also guarantee seats for all fans who have full season and 41 game plans for every game throughout the postseason. The Yankees also have tons of fans (and scalpers) who have partial plans, so if 15,000 fans are all trying for a limited supply of tickets, its going to be tough. It also doesn't help that since the American League lost the all star game, there will be one less home game.

The public sale for World Series tickets will be Monday, don't expect much, but its always worth a shot to try.

Still looking for Yankees Postseason tickets ? Keep checking Ticketmaster & Stubhub for a bargain.

The Yankees have clinched a playoff birth and although with the way this team is playing, they may not have the same magical run as last season, you never know what will happen in October. This past week the Yanks released a few tickets to the general public for the ALDS and ALCS. Not many Yankees fans walked away with tickets, but a few were to be had in the Terreace and Field Levels.

So yesterday I was bored and happened to check if the Yankees had released any tickets, well sure enough they have for most of the ALDS and ALCS games. For the most part the tickets were wheelchair accessible, standing room only, cafe seating and even a few field level and main level seats for under $150. Not a bad deal to see a playoff game. The only issue that may come along is that for ALDS game 1 and 2 you can ONLY get print at home tickets, not hard tickets.

If you are someone who doesn't want to stand or is looking for a deal, keep checking Stubhub. So many people this year purchased ticket plans banking on losing a few bucks during the regular season but purchasing Postseason tickets and making a profit. Well as long as you have some knowledge of economics you would know that excess supply equals lower price if the demand is not their. Already prices for the ALDS are much cheaper then they were last season. If the weather is bad on the day of the game you may even be able to find tickets for below face.

If you already have your tickets as the Yankees race for # 28 then your all set. But many fans (who actually want to go to the game and not resell) do not have tickets, so keep checking Ticketmaster which is known to release tickets closer to the event and Stubhub for a chance to experience October baseball in the Bronx.

Yankees Postseason pre-sale results

Ah the temperature is starting to drop, soon the leafs will be changing colors and most importantly Postseason baseball will return in the Bronx. With that Postseason baseball comes Postseason tickets and this morning partial plan holders were able to get first crack at October baseball in the Bronx.

The waits were still long but most fans including myself ended up happy, purchasing tickets to the Yanks in action at home. It was great to see that although the waiting time was long and frustrating that many fans over at NYYFans got tickets (Best Yankees message board in my opinion).

As for myself I was able to get a pair of tickets for ALDS home game 2 in section 414 row 13, and ALCS home game 1 in section 410 row 12. World Series tickets go on sale at a later date.Now lets hope that the Yankees can hold of the Rays and get home field advantage.

If you don't have a plan, it will be tough to grab a ticket from the Yankees but the sale date is set for Monday October 4th at 10:00 AM.