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Red Sox ticket prices raised

Submitted by oak

I guess John Henry needs a little more cash to put some gas in his little dinghy at Rowe's Wharf...

Upper bleachers, standing room, Conigliaro’s Corner: no change in price.

Lower bleachers: increase from $23 to $26

Outfield grandstand: increase from $23 to $26

Infield grandstand, right field box, right field roof box: increase from $45 to $50

Left field pavilion box seats (new): $75

This is really ridiculous. The tickets are already pricey enough, not to mention impossible to get. This just means the scalpers will be able to charge that much more.

While they're at it, maybe they could look into raising the price of a beer in Fenway a few bucks. I don't feel like I'm getting gouged enough when I go to a game. Thanks guys!

Readers have left 6 comments.

1. jah

They're not pulling in enough dough already???

2. ManicMania

Since I strongly believe in the concept of capitalism, I think this is fine. Things will always cost what they are supposed to as long as you don't regulate it. The market will control that. If it's too expensive, the stadium will not fill up, and if it's too cheap, the tickets will sell out too quickly.

In fact, since the tickets are so hard to come by, maybe these tickets are still too cheap.

3. Smidgen

By that theory, the price increase will come out of the pockets of the scalpers, because the prices set forth by the scalpers is the REAL price determined on the streets..."market price", if you will.

I hate scalpers, so maybe this is a good thing.

4. oak

Hey, you're right. Only those families that can afford to spend a couple hundred bucks for a night at the ballpark should be able to go, because it's just too popular. That's fair. The rest of can watch on TV, if we pay for NESN.

I don't want to turn this into an argument over economics, but I think you'll find plenty of people around here in the People's Republic of Massachusetts that disagree with you.

5. Boscorelli

My opinion? Just make every ticket an official auction by the RedSox. That'll control the price appropriately...and capitalistically.

Yes, I feel bad for the folks who can't afford $300, but that's the only way to keep money out of the scalpers' dirty hands.

Oh, no one asked for my opinion? Fine.

6. Kumarlicious

People who can't afford RS can go to Pawtucket Pawsox or Nashua Pride. I am actually not kidding. Their ball games are great. So fun. No problems parking, no lines at the food stands. Kids playing baseball outside the stadium. Just pure American past time.