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| Price of Sox-cess: Costliest tickets will go even higher |
| 2004-11-20 |
| Death, taxes and now yearly Red Sox ticket hikes may be the only certainties in life. Wall Street financier and chief Sox owner John Henry yesterday confirmed what many Sox fans already suspected - the price of admission to hallowed Fenway Park will go up again next season. Henry offered few details, other than acknowledging that any increase - in keeping with the new ownership group's emphasis on a fan-friendly approach - likely would be limited to the single digits. But with the team grappling with how to pay for all its stars, many now free agents, and in the wake of an historic World Series win, don't expect a price reduction, Henry said. ``They are not going down,'' Henry said. ``We had a big payroll last year. We will have a big payroll this year.'' Forced to make do operating out of baseball's smallest and oldest ballpark, Sox average ticket prices top the league at $40.77. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #8 Yes, Grubb was FSU, and a good guy. Played prior to the FSU wall. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-20 5:16:42 PM |
| #7 BTW - he'd do OK with the Yanks, but I think George is dicking with the Sox mgmt's heads, IMHO |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-20 3:33:45 PM |
| #6 I remember John Grubb from the Pads old (yellow/brown hot dog uniforms) days...Randy Jones -era, no? FSU? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-20 3:32:07 PM |
| #5 Oh, BTW, I used to warmer up John Grubb, when I was a mere child. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-20 3:18:07 PM |
| #4 Frank you think Pedro still up to Win 15 games next year? I sense a collapse. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-20 3:15:56 PM |
| #3 I'm curious, regardless of price, isn't Fenway sold out all the time? For a causal visitor (me) paying 150 does not seem out of the question. Live and learn macrkel snappers . We be on you soon. -----Ther Masses |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-20 3:15:05 PM |
| #2 News today is that Steinbrenner's offered Pedro a 4-yr $50 Mil contract. Expect those prices to escalate if the BoSox have to get into a bidding war with the Yanks |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-20 10:01:43 AM |
| #1 $40.77 = £21.92 at todays rates. You'll not be able to get into any of the premiership grounds for that much. Methinks the Sox fans doth protest too much! :) |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2004-11-20 5:42:42 AM |