CHEAP YANKEES TICKETS NEWS

The World Series heads back to New Yankees Stadium for game six versus the Philadelphia Phillies.  Looks to be over 10,000 tickets available on the reseller sites, so if you wait long enough you can get cheap tickets for tonight’s game.

With a win last night over the Los Angles Angels of Anaheim, the Yankees have secured their first spot in a World Series since 2003.  The Yankees will play the Philadelphia Phillies who won the World Series last year.  World Series tickets for games 1,2,6,7 were put onsale by the Yankees last weekend.

The New York Yankees will play game 5 of the ALCS and if they win they are in the World Series. Tickets to game 5 are already high with a “get-in” to see the game running around $200 per ticket.  The Yankees will put a few tickets for the World Series on sale Wednesday, October 21.

The Yankees have clinched their ticket to the post season the same day Playoff tickets went on sale for  the ALDS and ALCS.

The Yankees announced via press release that 2009 postseason ticket pricing for playoff games at Yankee Stadium will not be sharply increase the cost of attending the playoff game this year.

The press release touted that prices for “the vast majority” of postseason tickets will in fact be less than those for equivalent seating for the ‘07 playoffs at the old Yankee Stadium, according to a news release.

American League Division Series tickets for full-season ticket licensees (not including suites) will cost the same as regular-season tickets, and full-season ticket licensees of $325 Field Level seats will only pay $275 for the ALDS.

In ‘07, the club charged 30-130 percent more for seats in the ALDS compared to the regular season.

For full-season ticket licensees, prices will range from $5-$275 per ticket for the ALDS, $10-$350 for the AL Championship Series and $50-$425 for the World Series.

Full-season suite licensees in the Legends Suite, Delta Sky360 Suite and Jim Beam Suite — all of whom have already paid their suite license fees — will pay $65-$275 per suite ticket for the ALDS, $115-$350 for the ALCS and $150-$425 for the World Series.

For each postseason game, the first opportunity to purchase tickets is provided to season-ticket holders, which represents more than 37,000 fans. The Yankee Stadium capacity is 50,235, excluding standing room.

In addition, Major League Baseball directs clubs to dedicate approximately 5,500 tickets per ALDS game, 7,000 per ALCS game and 9,500 per World Series game for players of the participating clubs and to accommodate the media.

Non-suite tickets for public sale will range from $5-$375 for the ALDS, $10-$400 for the ALCS and $50-$425 for the World Series. A handling fee will be added in all cases.

A public-sale date has not been announced.

You can find a few 7 or 10 dollar Yankees tickets on Stubhub but you can barely see the ball park.  The Yankees are seven games over the Red Sox, The more the Yankees win, the more the seats go up in value.  Everyday more tickets  go up in value.  They way the Yankees have clobbered the Red Sox, Buy tickets before its too late.

The Yankees lost the first eight games versus the Red Sox in 2009 but the Yankees have reversed the trend by now defeating the Red Sox 20-11 and have won the past five meetings.  The Red Sox and Yankees will complete their three game series tomorrow.  They Yankees now have an almost insurmountable seven and a  half game lead over the Red Sox in the American League East division.

The New York Yankees and New York Mets continue their interleague Subway Series beginning tonight in what will be the first of a three game series at New Yankees Stadium.  The teams begin play tonight with first pitch at 7:05 p.m. tonight, first pitch at 4:10 on Saturday and 1:05 on Sunday.  The Yankees and the Mets will meet again at Citi Field June 26th-28th.  The Yankees are still sore from being swept by the Boston Red Sox three games straight at Fenway Park.  It will be very interesting how many of the high priced seats located near homeplate are empty as well as how many home runs both teams hit.

Peter Gammons calls the New Yankees Stadium the biggest joke in baseball.  I mean come on, everyone who wants to see a game at the new stadium can get reasonably priced tickets, there are bargains galore tobe had as long as you are willing to go mid-week and see the Yankees play a team other than the Mets, Red Sox or Phillies.  If the Yankees continue theor massive current win streak, the ticket prices will go up.

The New York Yankees have just announced that the team will lower the pricing of some premium season tickets by up to 50% offering refunds and free tickets to some customers who purchased $2500 Legends premium tickets and $1000 infield tickets.  The Yankees hope this will help to solve the problems with empty premium seats.