TheIronSheik
SUPER ELITE UPPER TIER
A couple of years ago, my brother took me to a Reds game and we sat in the Diamond Club seats. We were directly behind home plate and (I believe) in the 5 or 6th row. Best seats I've ever had to any sporting event. I felt like I was on the field with the players. You could hear everything the batter was saying to the umpire. The ticket price was something like $190, if I remember correctly. He got them from his company so we didn't have to pay for them.
When I first saw the price, I thought it was crazy how expensive they were. I mean, I realize tickets are expensive to sports, but for half of that price, we could have still got awesome seats. But when we got there, we found out that we got a meal before the game. It was like a brunch, almost. Prime rib and a ton of awesome stuff to choose from in a little restaurant type area under the stadium. And the food was including in the ticket.
When we finally made it to our seats, we found out that we had a waiter who would give us a menu and go fetch whatever we wanted. And all of that was included in the price of the ticket, too. This included mixed drinks. We gorged ourselves like it was our last meal, eating one of everything and pounding whiskey cocktails the entire game.
By the end, it seemed like the $190 was a bargain. And ever since then, I've kept saying I wanted to go back and do it again. Well, this year I looked online and saw some tickets available for the Phillies. Luckily, before I purchased them, I went to the Phils' website and did a little research. It looks like for the Phils, only the first 3 rows get unlimited food. Then the next 5 or so rows get $30 worth of food credit. After that, you pay for your own stuff. Of course, I can't find any tickets on sale for the first three rows.
Has anyone been to any MLB games in these sections? Is it still worth the steep price for the ticket to sit in this section if you're not getting all of the free perks?
When I first saw the price, I thought it was crazy how expensive they were. I mean, I realize tickets are expensive to sports, but for half of that price, we could have still got awesome seats. But when we got there, we found out that we got a meal before the game. It was like a brunch, almost. Prime rib and a ton of awesome stuff to choose from in a little restaurant type area under the stadium. And the food was including in the ticket.
When we finally made it to our seats, we found out that we had a waiter who would give us a menu and go fetch whatever we wanted. And all of that was included in the price of the ticket, too. This included mixed drinks. We gorged ourselves like it was our last meal, eating one of everything and pounding whiskey cocktails the entire game.
By the end, it seemed like the $190 was a bargain. And ever since then, I've kept saying I wanted to go back and do it again. Well, this year I looked online and saw some tickets available for the Phillies. Luckily, before I purchased them, I went to the Phils' website and did a little research. It looks like for the Phils, only the first 3 rows get unlimited food. Then the next 5 or so rows get $30 worth of food credit. After that, you pay for your own stuff. Of course, I can't find any tickets on sale for the first three rows.
Has anyone been to any MLB games in these sections? Is it still worth the steep price for the ticket to sit in this section if you're not getting all of the free perks?
These seats are like $5k at Yankee Stadium
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