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Tickets, page 2
by derek montgomery
Fuhrmann says the best thing anyone can do to find affordable ticket prices is to conduct research. Often times, fans can find deals right around the corner. Young professionals can save money and remain loyal fans simply by doing their homework.
Mike Haas, a lifelong Brewers fan and diehard baseball advocate says the best deals are often found in smaller venues like Northwoods League games.
“You don’t have to pay $6 for a beer, and they always have plenty of games and activities going on between innings,” Haas says. “The ticket prices and food prices at a [La Crosse] Loggers game don’t really compare to a Brewers game. The Loggers concessions and tickets are much cheaper than a Brewer game. Obviously it is nice to eat a brat at Miller Park, but you can’t really beat prices like $20 all-you-can-eat food and all-you-can-drink beer and half-price beers during the beer batter inning. It’s just a great deal.”
The savings between Northwoods League games and Brewers games are obvious. Single game tickets at Wisconsin Woodchucks games top out at $6 while the most expensive tickets at Miller Park approach $100. While it’s possible to find tickets for a Brewers game for less than $5, the seats offer obstructed views or are so far back from the action, the players resemble Lego men.
Additionally, if you’re driving to a Brewers game and want the cheap ticket, you’ll have to shell out more than the cost of the ticket in parking. If you don’t want to wait around for two hours in traffic after the game, it’s double the cost of that cheap ticket for the preferred parking section.
Haas added that the Loggers’ other Northwoods games give fans a chance to see future major leaguers up close for a reasonable price.
“Yes, ticket prices do play a big role in the amount of Brewers games I would go to and yes, there are cheap tickets at Brewer games,” Haas said. “But unless it is a special occasion game or a meaningful game, it is better to watch it on TV than sit in the top row. At Loggers games you can watch, for the most part, good baseball up close and for a low cost.”
While market dynamics may dictate higher prices for professional sports, there are certain times of the year that often yield the best chances for great deals. Tickets for preseason Green Bay Packers games often sell for much less than a regular season or playoff ticket would. For half as much as a regular season ticket, Packer fans can enjoy the same crowd atmosphere as they would in a late-season game against the Vikings.
For example, a scrimmage scheduled at the last minute between the Buffalo Bills and the Packers before the start of the 2005 season sold out in less than a day and brought in more than 60,000 fans to Lambeau Field.
When it comes to Brewers games, free tickets can be found while topping off the gas tank. Beyond Petroleum gas stations offer deals to loyal customers who purchase gas by recording the amount of money spent on gas by the consumer and rewarding them with free Brewers tickets over time. Gas is a necessity, so baseball fans would be smart to take advantage of this deal. The deals don’t end here, either.
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| cheap seats: Young professionals looking to get tickets for a football game can usually find student tickets for half the price of regularly priced seats. UW-Madison student tickets for the 2005 season were only $109. photo: derek montgomery |
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curb magazine 2005: balance for wisconsin's young professionals
