Yankee Diddle Dandy
How can New Yorkers afford to attend Yankees matches?
In addition to watching the game, in true New York style, every opportunity is offered to lighten your wallet. Here is the full shopping list:
- Tickets $180
- Programme $10
- 2 Baseball caps $30
- 2 T-shirts $50
- 2 beers $22
- Hamburger $7.50
- Chicken tenders $11
- Fries $8
- Subway fares $4.50
- Watching the Tampa Bay Rays get wallpapered – priceless
That’s a whopping $323 for a 2 person visit. So far this season, the Yankees are 50-22 for their home games, impressive record by any standard. However, I am going to do the math for you – that is $11,628 per fan on average and we are not even into the post season playoffs yet. With the Bronx Bombers looking good for a shot at the World Series, and the average New York family income at $53,000 before tax, it’s a good job you can get a Yankees Bank Loan via the Bank of America sponsorship deal!
PS – I am especially astonished by the $11 (£7) beer, I used to think $7 was expensive. Although, at the ripe old age of 45, I liked being asked for ID.
PPS – Having moaned a bucketful at the prices, I really enjoyed the game and could easily get addicted to baseball. Shame the TV coverage is so poor in the UK.
September 14th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Hi Al
I was at Yankee stadium in ’06 and fleeced in the same manner. The following evening I went to the US Open tennis to see Agassi play a night game on Arthur Ashe court……Yankee Stadium is small beers in comparison!!.
Hope you had a good trip. Did the Yankees win ?
All the best
Pete
September 14th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Hi Pete – long time no speak! I’ve missed the old shoeshop joke too….
Yankees beat the Rays 4-2. The day before in a double header they had beaten them 4-1 and 11-1 but I think we got the better game. Certainly an exciting climax.
As to fleecing, fans of US owned premiership sides can look forwards to big price increases I reckon.
Al
September 14th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
I can’t help but point out that based on your method of calculation there is an additional cost you’ve neglected to incorporate – storage space for the 144 baseball caps and T-shirts you’ve purchased.
September 15th, 2009 at 1:18 am
What you only had one hamburger !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 16th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Ciaran – get serious! In this throwaway society I used a working assumption that a T-shirt lasts one wash, and an average person loses one cap per week.
Gee – corrrrrrrrrrect! But I actually had four beers – served in (and to) a mug.