2011 Ticket Pricing

[Gwreck]

Information regarding 2011 ticket prices was apparently revealed (prematurely?) and then removed from the Mets website today.

The key information:

1. Rather than having Platinum (4), Gold (21), Silver (25), Bronze (21) and Value (10) price levels,
the Mets now have: Marquee (4), Premium (22), Classic (25) and Value (30).

Analysis: They basically eliminated the bronze tier and made them all value. The breakdown is as you'd expect: value games are weeknights, premium games are summer weekends, etc.

2. Almost all seats have a price reduction

I'll leave it to the Dave Howard spin-machine to sell you on percentages but in almost every category there was a reduction.

3. The only price increases were in the cheap seats for premium games.

Example: Promenade Reserved Infield was $35 for "Platinum" and $30 for "Gold" last year.
2011, it will be $45 for "Marquee" and $35 for "Premium."
Similar increases were found in the Promenade Reserved category.

Also, the cheapest tickets in the park increased $1 for value games over last year.

4. The Mets are offering season ticket holders a 10% discount off the single-game price.

No word if a discount will be offered to partial-season plan holders.

[Ceetar]

on a clarity level, it may look confusing but the seating and pricing page now describes which sections and rows each tier applies to.

$1 more expensive for the cheapest seat, but there are more of them at that value price.

Looks like a lot more tickets dropped into "sorta kinda affordable for the average guy/family" level.

More reasonably priced tickets for some of the field level stuff.

(Yankees seem to have raised prices, if you were curious)

[Gwreck]

They have a long, long way to go re: clarity.

In 2010, there were 41 seating categories with 5 different prices for each.
For 2011, they're down to 35 seating categories with 4 different prices for each.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Season Ticket Holders to Receive 10% Discount Off of Lower 2011 Prices, Increased Exclusive Benefits and Services, Unique Experiences FLUSHING, N.Y., November 3, 2010 - The New York Mets today announced a restructured ticket pricing program for 2011 that includes a reduction of ticket prices by an average of more than 14% from last season. In addition, season ticket, ticket plan and group ticket customers receive an additional 10% discount. Within the 14%-plus average price decrease, the Mets have made a full range of market-based adjustments to Citi Field's 41,800 seats: * Ticket prices for 62% of the ballpark have been reduced * More than half of all seats have double-digit price reductions * 18% of the seats have been cut by 20% or more * 8% of seats have price decreases of 30% or more * Several seat categories have modest increases that average approximately 5% Season Ticket Holders will begin receiving their invoices - which reflect their additional 10% discounts - by next week. Season Ticket Holders also will have access to once-in-a-lifetime opportunities through the new "Amazin' Mets Perks" (AMP) program of unique benefits and experiences. Season Ticket Holders who pay in full by December 15 will automatically be eligible for the "30-Day Amazin' Mets Perks" Daily Awards. Hundreds of winners will be chosen overall, with awards starting on November 21 and continuing daily to December 20. The Mets have revised their variable pricing plan to four tiers named as followed: Marquee (four games), Premium (22), Classic (25) and Value (30). The Mets have increased the number of tickets that cost $15 or less by 45% to 384,000 from 264,206 last season. Almost 2 million tickets, or 61% of total capacity, cost $50 or less, up from 54% in 2010. Single game tickets start at $12. "The Mets are committed to providing quality and value to our fans," said Dave Howard, Executive Vice President, Business Operations. "We reduced ticket prices for 2011 based on fan feedback and marketplace information. We introduced Season Ticket Holder discounts and the 'Amazin' Mets Perks' program as a way to thank and reward them for their loyalty and commitment."

[Ceetar]

PAY IN FULL TO RENEW YOUR SEASON TICKETS BY DECEMBER 15, 2010 AND AUTOMATICALLY
RECEIVE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING �AMAZIN� METS PERKS� (AMP):


� Attend one MVP Event with Ownership, GM, Manager or Players
(one person per seat in your account)

� Take Batting Practice on the Field at Citi Field
(one person per account; designated non-game days)

� Bring Your Glove and Watch Batting Practice on the Field from the
Left Center Field Warning Track at Citi Field (one person per seat in your account)

� Be Automatically Eligible for One of the 30-Day Amazin� Mets Perks Daily Awards.
AMP recipients will be chosen each day from November 21 through December 20, 2010.
The sooner you renew, the sooner you are eligible for daily awards
(beginning on the day your payment is received)




the 30 Daily awards: (lottery style apparently?)

1. MR. MET APPEARANCE - Mr. Met will attend your local event, like a child�s birthday party, school visit or
Mr. Met will bring along �goodie bags� for up to 20 people.

2. ANNOUNCE THE STARTING LINE-UPS - Your group will have a behind-the-scenes look at the scoreboard
control room while watching you announce the starting line-ups over the public address system at Citi Field for
PERKS
PERKS
a 2011 Mets home game.

3. HOME PLATE UMPIRES� CONFERENCE - Your child will bring the Mets line-up card out to home plate for
the umpires� conference before a 2011 Mets home game.

4. WELCOME HOME DINNER - You and a guest will attend the 2011 Welcome Home Dinner as VIP guests
of the Mets. Includes priority placement for post-dinner player autographs.

AMAZIN�
AMAZIN�
METS
METS
PERKS
6. SNY STUDIO VISIT - Visit the SNY studios for a VIP meet-and-greet with on-air talent of the Mets pre-game
PERKS

5. PEPSI PARTY PATROL - Be an honorary member of the Pepsi Party Patrol for a 2011 Mets home game.
Take the field and help launch t-shirts into the crowd during the fifth inning break.

show during a 2011 Mets road game.

7. PLAY CATCH - Play catch on the field with your child before a 2011 Mets home game.

8. SEAVER WINE TASTING - Attend an exclusive wine-tasting event at Citi Field hosted by Hall of Famer and
Napa Valley vineyard owner Tom Seaver.

AMAZIN�
AMAZIN�
METS
METSWatch a 2011 Mets home game from a VIP catered box on the
9. VIP PRESS LEVEL VISIT WITH METS GM -
PERKS
press level with Sandy Alderson.PERKS
The GM will visit you and your group early in the game.

10. JUNIOR METS REPORTER - As a junior Mets reporter, your child will interview a player before a 2011 Mets
home game. The interview will be shown on the Citi Vision board during the game and a DVD copy will be
produced for you as a keepsake.

11. HONORARY BAT BOY/GIRL - Your child will be an Honorary Bat Boy/Girl for a 2011 Mets home game.
He or she will be on the field during batting practice, meet players, and take the game ball and rosin bag to the
pitcher�s mound before the game.

12. JERSEY OFF A PLAYER�S BACK - You and your guests will be escorted to the Mets press conference
room following a 2011 Mets home game and receive a jersey that a player wore for that day�s game.

13. MEET THE NEW METS MANAGER - Talk baseball with the manager in his office, visit the dugout, and
watch batting practice before a 2011 Mets home game.

14. FIRST PITCH - Throw out an Honorary First Pitch before a 2011 Mets home game. An ultimate fantasy
experience usually reserved for Presidents, dignitaries and other VIPs.

AMAZIN� 30 DAYS OF
AMAZIN�
METS
METS
DAILY AWARDS
PERKS
PERKS

15. MEET MR. MET - A behind-the-scenes meeting with Mr. Met before a 2011 Mets home game. Go into the
restricted-access tunnel to meet Mr. Met outside his dressing room. Mr. Met will greet and escort your group onto
the field for a photo opportunity with the Mets official photographer.

16. SPRING TRAINING TRIP - Enjoy a trip for two to Port St. Lucie for 2011 Mets Spring Training! Accommodations
include roundtrip flight, two-night hotel stay and premium seating for two games at Digital Domain Park.

AMAZIN�
AMAZIN�
17. ROAD GAME TRIP - Enjoy a trip for two to a 2011 Mets road game. Accommodations include roundtrip
METS
METS level box tickets.
transportation, two-night hotel stay and two field
PERKS
PERKS

18. SUITE PARTY - You and 16 guests will enjoy a 2011 Mets home game from a luxury suite with a $750 food
and beverage credit (alcoholic beverages not included).

19. PERSONALIZED AUTOGRAPHED BAT - Receive a one-of-a-kind piece of baseball memorabilia from a
current Mets player of your choice.

20. PRESS CONFERENCE - Attend an official Mets pre-game or post-game press conference, an exclusive
behind-the-scenes access experience.

AMAZIN�
AMAZIN�
METS
SPREE - Treat
21. TEAM STORE SHOPPING METS yourself and loved ones to a $500 shopping spree with an Amazin�
selection of apparel, souvenirs PERKSfrom the Mets Team Store.
and merchandise
PERKS

22. PERSONALIZED AUTOGRAPHED JERSEY - Receive a one-of-a-kind piece of baseball memorabilia from
a current Mets player of your choice.

23. PLAYER MEET-AND-GREET - Have a pre-game meet-and-greet with a current Mets player with a photo
opportunity and a chance for items to be autographed.

AMAZIN�
AMAZIN�
METS
METS
24. PLAYER FIELDING SESSION - Receive one-on-one fielding instruction from a current Mets player.
PERKS
PERKS

25. INDOOR BATTING PRACTICE - Receive batting tips from a current Mets coach in a 30-minute group hitting
session in the Citi Field indoor batting cages.

26. BULLPEN PITCHING SESSION - Receive pitching tips from a current Mets coach in a 30-minute group
pitching session from the Citi Field bullpen mound.

27. HIGH FIVE PLAYERS - Cheer on the Mets players up close and personal on the field and give them high fives
as they leave the dugout to take the field before a 2011 Mets home game.

28. TAKE THE FIELD - Take the field and meet a Mets player at his position at the start of a 2011 Mets home game.

29. VIP PRESS LEVEL VISIT WITH METS ALUMNI - View a 2011 Mets home game from a VIP catered box on
the press level with a former Mets player. The Mets alumnus will visit you and your group during the game.

30. AUTOGRAPHED MAGNUM OF TOM SEAVER�S WINE - Receive a magnum of the highly acclaimed
GTS Cabernet Sauvignon from Tom Seaver�s GTS Vineyards located on, appropriately, Diamond Mountain in
Napa Valley, California.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Wow.

Wealthy people gets some cool stuffs.

/Donning my balaclava and lighting the wick on my ouzo bottle

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm trying to decide if rich chumps announcing the starting lineup crosses a line.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: I'm trying to decide if rich chumps announcing the starting lineup crosses a line.

Probably, but it's better than when Fox has some random backup infielder do it.

[metirish]

Season ticket holders is still where it's at, FU Mr. walk up fan.

[Guest themetfairy]

metirish wrote: Season ticket holders is still where it's at, FU Mr. walk up fan.

FU Mr. Partial Plan Holder also.

[Ceetar]

themetfairy wrote: metirish wrote: Season ticket holders is still where it's at, FU Mr. walk up fan. FU Mr. Partial Plan Holder also.

Well, they haven't announced anything in that regard yet, so we'll see. I hope they realize (and judging by the way they've conducted business in the past they do) that partial plans is really where they can hope to make some money. Probably they're trying to get season tickets first, logically, and the perks for 12/15 help them analyze how many seats they need/want to make into partial plan seats, and hopefully they'll offer perks in some regard.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Ceetar wrote: themetfairy wrote: metirish wrote: Season ticket holders is still where it's at, FU Mr. walk up fan. FU Mr. Partial Plan Holder also. Well, they haven't announced anything in that regard yet, so we'll see. I hope they realize (and judging by the way they've conducted business in the past they do) that partial plans is really where they can hope to make some money. Probably they're trying to get season tickets first, logically, and the perks for 12/15 help them analyze how many seats they need/want to make into partial plan seats, and hopefully they'll offer perks in some regard.

In the 1990's I had a conversation with someone in the Mets offices who told me that the organization especially hated the partial plans in the field boxes and wished that there was a way to revoke all of those partial plans without creating a PR nightmare.

[Ceetar]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Ceetar wrote: themetfairy wrote: metirish wrote: Season ticket holders is still where it's at, FU Mr. walk up fan. FU Mr. Partial Plan Holder also. Well, they haven't announced anything in that regard yet, so we'll see. I hope they realize (and judging by the way they've conducted business in the past they do) that partial plans is really where they can hope to make some money. Probably they're trying to get season tickets first, logically, and the perks for 12/15 help them analyze how many seats they need/want to make into partial plan seats, and hopefully they'll offer perks in some regard. In the 1990's I had a conversation with someone in the Mets offices who told me that the organization especially hated the partial plans in the field boxes and wished that there was a way to revoke all of those partial plans without creating a PR nightmare.

I don't doubt it, even if it was a long long time ago, but with the way ticket prices and payrolls have skyrocketed since then, and the state of the economy..partial plans are the limits of peoples budgets..at best. I remember hearing rumors that the Mets didn't want to have partial plans in Citi Field at all.

[Guest Edgy DC]

There is a way: sell out the stadium on season plans. They're working on it.

[Gwreck]

It's impossible to sell the entire stadium out on season plans, because a large allocation of seats is claimed by MLB for the World Series. That number is a closely-guarded secret but I believe it's close to 10,000.

However, it is certainly possible to sell out of full-season equivalents (either season tickets, or combined partial-season plans). While the Mets haven't ever done this, many teams do: Cubs, Red Sox, Phillies, etc. and the Mets certainly were hoping to when they moved to Citi Field. The season and partial-season ticket base was at an all time high in 2008.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: There is a way: sell out the stadium on season plans. They're working on it.

I dunno, didn't the Yankees attempt it and fail?

[Guest Edgy DC]

I don't suggest it as an easy solution, but to mock the notion of eliminating partial plans.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: I don't suggest it as an easy solution, but to mock the notion of eliminating partial plans.

Well, they could turn the Promenade into a giant Shake Shack and reduce capacity to 25k. That'd help too :-D

[ashie62]

The ticket prices are too damn high.

[Guest themetfairy]

Ashie62 wrote: The ticket prices are too damn high.

ROFL - true dat!

[Ceetar]

themetfairy wrote: metirish wrote: Season ticket holders is still where it's at, FU Mr. walk up fan. FU Mr. Partial Plan Holder also.

Actually, 10% off for you too.

[Guest themetfairy]

Ceetar wrote: themetfairy wrote: metirish wrote: Season ticket holders is still where it's at, FU Mr. walk up fan. FU Mr. Partial Plan Holder also. Actually, 10% off for you too.

Good to know - thanks Ceetar!