AIG execs spent $440,000 on a spa retreat a week after getting an $85 billion taxpayer bailout. I am sure they can find a way to spend more of "their" money. BTW, I just picked up a ticket for the Sat game in Section 111 50 yd line from TM.
Ha they took the free pickles away at a place I eat out. I think that is a very telling statement of the present situation. The place is the Pathmark of Texas in case you were going to say it is some mom/pop store
Whats amazing is that all the sit down lunch spots Downtown are hurting...And the pizza places have lines out the door at lunchtime...2 slices and a coke for $4.50. It's really a telling sign of the times. I'm almost giddy with anticipation of failure for this first Coaches Club auction..!
Yes that would also be a telling sign when the cheaper "chicken" places get more play then the higher priced places
Just found this story this morning...Pretty unbelievable given the current economy. I'm sure Woody is reading this, and jumping up and down. I'm still hoping this auction fails, but this isn't giving me much hope. Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Mets sold out the luxury suites in their new stadium for as much as $500,000 a year, avoiding the financial crisis, said Dave Howard, the team's executive vice president for business operations. Mets season-ticket holders also are renewing at ``extremely high'' rates -- even with price increases -- for the team's first season at Citi Field next year, Howard said. ``We haven't seen the effects of the economic situation, but certainly we are mindful of the economy and especially in our community and market place,'' Howard said in an interview. ``We have a unique historical situation that maybe gives us a little bit of an advantage to withstand some of the challenges that the economy is presenting.'' The Major League Baseball club is moving to the $800 million ballpark next season after spending 44 years at Shea Stadium. The stadium, with Citigroup Inc. paying $20 million a year for naming rights, includes premium club seats, four restaurants, bars and lounges, and food catered by New York restaurateur Danny Meyer.
And our boy Woody has not been outdone...Here is an article printed 10mins after the Mets. Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- New York Jets owner Woody Johnson says fans won't pass up the chance to buy personal seat licenses for the team's new stadium even as the global credit crisis threatens the economy. The National Football League team and the New York Giants announced months ago that they will sell the licenses, which require fans to pay a one-time fee for the right to buy season tickets, to help finance the $1.6 billion stadium scheduled to open in 2010. ``People who buy PSLs and suites are looking over the long term,'' Johnson said in an interview with Bloomberg's ``On The Ball'' radio program that will be broadcast this weekend. ``I know they realize, because I've been talking to a lot of them, that this is kind of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to buy something that hasn't been available ever.'' While the sport isn't immune to declines in the economy as corporate partners and fans trim budgets, it tends to maintain its popularity in difficult times, Johnson said. ``I don't think you want to be presumptuous and say anything's recession-proof,'' Johnson said. ``But I think people would be apt to keep those tickets probably longer than other things.'' On Oct. 19, the Jets begin auctioning 2,000 licenses for club seats, which include access to the field area behind the team's bench, using the online ticket marketplace StubHub.com. Fans will buy the right to purchase $700 tickets in the Jets' ``Coaches Club,'' which includes a private bar, food service, parking and access to tickets for other stadium events. The team will also charge between $4,000 and $25,000 for other seat licenses at the stadium. The team will not require licenses for about 27,000 upper-deck seats.
I am in no way justifying this...I'm just posting the arrogance of Woody, and that fact that he is appearing on the surface to have zero fears whatsoever about this. The article actually angered me...
Here's an interesting scenario for you that could dampen the auction even further... Suppose (and I'm not wishing this) the Jets LOSE the next two games before the auction on the 19th? Losing to two teams that were supposed to be "in the bag." Now they're 2-4, with the stock market nearing 8,000, GM stock at $6 (comparable to price-adjusted 1953 levels) and local NY businesses just screaming for relief. Here comes Woody on auction day: "Okay, everyone, we know you want these PSLs. Do I hear $20,000? What's that Champ? You're bidding $200? WTF?"
just a little fyi, the mets may not have the sunday home package again.my friend who is a sunday season ticket holder who already forked up $1,100 for playoff tickets said he may have to buy tickets to tix individually b/c the mets see it easier to sell out weekend games without these specials packages.and of course his money is not refundedable just transferred to next season tickets
I`m in the uppers too. I`m in the first row and I`ve been a ticket holder for about 20 years. I think I`ll be bumped out of my first row seats. I guess it doesn`t matter though. If anyone has noticed yet, the first row in the UD of the new Giants Stadium is higher up than the last row in the UD of the old Giants Stadium. Binoculars will be needed. Maybe a telescope would be better. I can only hope that the Jets and Giants BOTH get fucked by the economy and NO ONE buys those expensive seats. It would be so awesome to see empty seats in the lower tiers while the entire UD will be packed. :lol: What would truly be awesome is having both Jets and Giants games blacked out because they didn`t sell out. It would teach those greedy bastards a huge lesson in "Real" life and the way 99% of the people live it.
Here is the best explanation possible for the "blackout rule": For a home game to be aired locally, the game must be sold out 72 hours in advance of kickoff. If the game is not a sellout by the 72-hour cutoff, any station with a signal penetrating a 75-mile radius from the game site will be blacked out and the carrying network will air an alternate game.
I think I've heard of networks buying up seats to prevent blackouts. It would be funny to see Fox or CBS buy up $20k PSLs to prevent blackouts
