Other Teams Are Doing It

[G-Fafif]

Lowering key concession prices, that is. Cleveland, anyway.

� $4 beers
� $3 dogs
� $2 soft drink refills
� 15 $1 hot dog nights (less likely to cause a stir than 10 Cent Beer Night did in the same city).

Indians signed also signed Michael Bourn in the offseason.

[Vic Sage]

$1 hot dogs? it might almost be worth the airfare...

[batmagadanleadoff]

"Dad, we should raise the prices of the slop. If everyone
else is lowering their food prices, we'll gain revenue on the
competition. And we need the extra money."

[Ceetar]

just for reference, the Indians lost fans last year at more than 2x the rate of the Mets, ended at 600k less, and had the second worst attendance in the majors, ahead of (by less than 4k) the Rays.

Although I do think some 'dollar dog days' would be a decent idea at Citi. Who runs Progressive Field's concessions? Not Aramark I assume.

[ashie62]

The company servicing the Indians is called Delaware North and does 2 billion a year in revenue.

http://www.delawarenorth.com/default.aspx

[Edgy MD]

Selling a penny's worth of meat for a dollar to a monopolizingly captive marketplace, I would hope they make money hand over fist.

[G-Fafif]

Red Sox are doing it, too. Perhaps the successor to Dave Howard's Ass will follow.

Among the cuts in concessions: A 12-ounce cup of beer drops from $7.50-$8.50 to $5; Fenway franks are buy one, get one free; hot chocolate is nearly half price ($2, compared with $4.25 last season) and kids will eat for free (hot dog, snack and juice carton) as long as they pick up their meal before the third inning. Tickets for all 17 games at Fenway in April are still available online, including the home opener on April 8. Eleven of those games will start before 7 p.m. in another nod to the fans. Night games in April are usually chilly. "We're looking for ways to fill the ballpark, and hopefully this will help," Kennedy told the Globe. "But more importantly, that it be received as a thank you given everything we've been through the last nine, 10 years together. We thought it was an appropriate gesture."

[Ceetar]

we haven't actually heard Mets prices this year yet right? (Not that I'm expected a drop) seemingly no Citi Field food preview either.

I never remember what anything costs year to year, but I do plan on wandering around on Monday looking at the prices/items.

[metirish]

Fred ain't gonna top up those trust funds by cutting prices....

[Guest The Second Spitter]

G-Fafif wrote: � 15 $1 hot dog nights (less likely to cause a stir than 10 Cent Beer Night did in the same city).

i put it to you that it would cause a greater stir within the confines of the bowels of Clevelandites.