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  1. 05-07-06 12:12 PM #1
    bigboydan
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    Default Day - Night Double Headers

    i think they really suck

    just another way for the owners to make more money

    why should the Sox or Yankees have 1 sellout in a day if they can have 2

    id like to see them done away with and just play the games back to back

    maybe even a 1/2 hour or hour delay for the players to go take a crap or something

    but no need to make all the fans leave
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  2. 05-07-06 01:20 PM #2
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    I like them...but i watch games on TV more or less so it really does not affect me.
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    I just don't like the idea of charging the fan twice...not like they won't make enough in concessions with people being at the park all day...
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    what IS the going rate to see a ball game btw? just curious.
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  5. 05-07-06 08:51 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by ourbet
    what IS the going rate to see a ball game btw? just curious.
    Here is a previous thread that had some discussion about ticket prices.
    The cultural impact of baseball...

    This link was also in that thread, but I will post it here to.
    http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5493070
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    Thanks onlòóker, this article (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5493070) from your post makes very interesting reading.

    IMHO it's not as expensive as I thought it would be but as pags11 rightly states, I'll bet they make 'an arm and a leg' on the concessions.
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  7. 05-07-06 11:35 PM #7
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    your right bud. concessions and parking will cost you alot more than the tickets will.

    parking is roughly $12-$50 bucks all pending where you park at, and beer will cost you roughly $7 bucks
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  8. 05-07-06 11:43 PM #8
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    They were scheduled as two separate games to start with. Two sets of tickets already sold (assuming that at least a few had been purchased for the game the first time around.) They're not adding a game, just choosing not to willingly eliminate a home game. Not so brazen, IMO.
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    The team is going for the cash by having these day-night doubleheaders. As a guy who likes cash myself, I find it hard to begrudge them. It's nice to be warm and fuzzy and give stuff away but a ball team is a business. If the market will bear it, a business is going to try to maximize profit.
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  10. 05-08-06 08:30 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Winston Smith
    They were scheduled as two separate games to start with. Two sets of tickets already sold (assuming that at least a few had been purchased for the game the first time around.) They're not adding a game, just choosing not to willingly eliminate a home game. Not so brazen, IMO.
    Exactly. They are not doing anything wrong here. Just a full day of baseball for the die hard fans.

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