More of The More You Spend, The More You Save

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Strikeouts for savings when Mets face Padres starting tomorrow night
Mets Fans Save on Tickets When Mets Pitchers Strike Out Opponents

The New York Mets today announced the launch of "Strikeouts for Savings" when the Mets visit the San Diego Padres for a four-game series starting tomorrow night. For every strikeout Mets pitchers record during the series vs. the Padres, August 15-18, fans will save on future ticket purchases for Mets home games August 24-29 against the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field. For every strikeout the Mets pitching staff records during the four games in San Diego, fans will receive one percent off the purchase price on tickets for the following sections: Baseline Box, Left Field Landing and Promenade Outfield. So if the Mets pitching staff records 20 strikeouts during the four-game series at San Diego, fans would save 20 percent off tickets purchased, 33 strikeouts would result in tickets being discounted 33 percent. The more strikeouts the Mets rack up the greater the savings for the fans. Matt Harvey, who leads the National League with 181 strikeouts, is scheduled to pitch on Sunday in San Diego. The Mets are averaging 7.3 strikeouts per game this season. Tickets for this promotion will go on sale beginning one hour after the conclusion of the game on Sunday, August 18 using the promo code STRIKES at Mets.com/strikeout. Tickets also will be available over the phone Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., or until the end of the fifth inning on home game days, by calling 718-507-TIXX. The offer concludes Thursday, August 29 at 2:00 p.m. All prices will round to the nearest dollar using traditional rounding techniques and ticket, order and delivery fees still apply. SNY will broadcast the games tomorrow and Friday nights (10:10 p.m.) and PIX11 will carry Saturday night's broadcast (8:40 p.m.) and Sunday afternoon (4:10 p.m.) Games Eligible for the Strikeout Offer: Saturday, August 24 vs. Detroit (4:05 p.m.) Sunday, August 25 vs. Detroit (1:10 p.m.) Monday, August 26 vs. Philadelphia (7:10 p.m.) Tuesday, August 27 vs. Philadelphia (7:10 p.m.) Wednesday, August 28 vs. Philadelphia (7:10 p.m.) Thursday, August 29 vs. Philadelphia (1:10 p.m.)

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130814&content_id=56985792&vkey=pr_nym&c_id=nym

[Zvon]

I knew Harvey was pacing himself for something.

Isn't that kinda silly tho? So if our pitchers have a bad series, everybody suffers. ha

[batmagadanleadoff]

The promotion is limited to the following sections:

Baseline Box (Secs. 104-106) Approx. Face Value Price Range (Dynamic Pricing) $50 -$90
Baseline Box (Secs. 130-132) Approx. Face Value Price Range (Dynamic Pricing) $50 -$90
Left Field Landing (Secs. 334-339) Approx. Face Value Price Range (Dynamic Pricing) $25 -$46
Promenade Outfield (Secs. 532-538) Approx. Face Value Price Range (Dynamic Pricing) $15 -$35

It's not as if the Mets are gearing up to offer 25% discounts on the choicier seats.

[metirish]

Fuck of Fred and Jeff. I get my tickets on Stubhub.

[Ceetar]

metirish wrote: Fuck of Fred and Jeff. I get my tickets on Stubhub.

do you? I've found the mets.com deals are usually better than StubHub with fewer fees.

[ashie62]

This promotion smacks of despertion.

[Gwreck]

Ceetar wrote: do you? I've found the mets.com deals are usually better than StubHub with fewer fees.

Depends on the game and the seats you want, really. I don't think I've ever paid "face value" for a ticket on the Excelsior level, even factoring in SH fees. Yet there are often better deals to be found through the Mets on the less desirable sections - like the ones they are offering for this promotion.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Ashie62 wrote: This promotion smacks of despertion.

I think it's creative and fun. Bill Veeck did crazy things all the time and I don't think people thought he was desperate.

[metirish]

Gwreck wrote: Ceetar wrote: do you? I've found the mets.com deals are usually better than StubHub with fewer fees. Depends on the game and the seats you want, really. I don't think I've ever paid "face value" for a ticket on the Excelsior level, even factoring in SH fees. Yet there are often better deals to be found through the Mets on the less desirable sections - like the ones they are offering for this promotion.

Yes, I have done both. I was being a dick......as an example, I bought three tickets to the Futures Game on SH for $21.....I priced tickets in the same area at the ticket window on the day of the game and they were going for $50-$60 each.......of course that's day of game and not mets.com.

a quick(very quick) look for tickets to the Seaver game V the Tigers has mets.com listing cheapest in the promenade at $35, SH at $26.....again, just a quick look.

[Ceetar]

metirish wrote: Gwreck wrote: Ceetar wrote: do you? I've found the mets.com deals are usually better than StubHub with fewer fees. Depends on the game and the seats you want, really. I don't think I've ever paid "face value" for a ticket on the Excelsior level, even factoring in SH fees. Yet there are often better deals to be found through the Mets on the less desirable sections - like the ones they are offering for this promotion. Yes, I have done both. I was being a dick......as an example, I bought three tickets to the Futures Game on SH for $21.....I priced tickets in the same area at the ticket window on the day of the game and they were going for $50-$60 each.......of course that's day of game and not mets.com. a quick(very quick) look for tickets to the Seaver game V the Tigers has mets.com listing cheapest in the promenade at $35, SH at $26.....again, just a quick look.

you can be a dick all you want, I was just legitimately curious. Most of the games I went to this year so far were for free or via a friends unused tickets (or purchased by someone else) so I haven't been paying as close attention. Weekend summer still is in that higher tier so they're expensive via mets.com and probably have high "oops, I forgot I was on vacation that weekend" resale opportunities elsewhere.

[Guest themetfairy]

One of the problems with Mets.com is that you can't choose what section you want. For example, I wanted to buy tickets for a certain section for the Piazza HOF game because I knew that G-Fafif would be there (yes G, I was stalking you ). Mets.com wouldn't let us choose seats in that section, but Stub Hub did.

[G-Fafif]

15% and counting after Wheeler K'd 12 and Germen 3 on 8/16.

I took advantage of a previous offer: 50% off for Baseline Box (106) in gratitude for my having availed myself of the ASG franchise 35 times. Each ticket was $45 + "convenience fee" of $5.50. Putting aside the convenience, I thought "not bad for field level. The Mets-approved price of $90 for the same seat...well, no wonder they were otherwise going empty.

[Ceetar]

I plan to sneak in a game Tuesday. Keep striking out guys for me!