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Busch Stadium Seating Chart
My second job is kicking off pretty slowly this year. The past two years, I’ve been able to go to every Cardinals game I’ve been to for free. Heck, I’ve even done well enough so that all the games my parents went to were free as well. This year, that task is going to be harder than ever.
There was no way I was giving up my season tickets this year. With the All Star Game in the STL later this summer, this is really the only way to get a half way affordable ticket to the game. Getting rid of or using all 81 games is going to be more difficult than past seasons. Selling some Cubs games for a profit along with a few Saturday dates will be no problems, but will these 15 games, bring enough profit to cover the costs of 66 other games. If you are going to buy a bleacher seat at Busch Stadium, you will pay $22 for most games, $27 for some Saturday’s and $32 for all Cubs games. I’ll be lucky to get $10 for any ticket that the Cardinals get $22 for. With all the season ticket holders and the ease of selling over the internet, getting Cardinals tickets at a great discount is easy. Here are some options if you are looking for discounted tickets this season.
You can always go through the Cardinals and buy some tickets. Here are the best deals I’ve found. The Pujols packs are the best deals I’ve seen from the Cardinals in many years. Pujols plan #7 has 10 games for the price of 5. For as low as $109 per ticket, you can get 10 outfield reserve tickets for select Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday games thoughout the season. The Cardinals have other Pujols plans that have 7 games for the price of 5. The Family Pack or Promotion Pack are also good deals if you enjoy getting some of the cool freebies like bobbleheads, figurines, calendars, and good kid items like a Ryan Ludwicks bat and the 4th annual Build a Bear giveaway. Pujols packs range from $109 to $709, depending on the section you go for. The Cards have also announced they will be having some half price nights and have $7 kids tickets for many games. This should make things a little easier for fans in these tough economic times.
If you want to get a better deal, you can always go through ebay.com, stubhub.com and craigslist.org. If you keep your eye on tickets, you can get to games for practically nothing. I’ve purchased tickets to weeknight games before for less than $5 through all three of these sights. I’ve also sold weeknight games for as low as $5. Ebay can have some good deals, so just watching the bidding and checking the shipping price are important. Season tickets holders can transfer their tickets via email for $2, so if they are charging much more to electronically transfer tickets via email, they are making a profit. Stubhub adds a 15% convenience fee plus about a $12 – $15 shipping fee, but you can still get a heck of a deal. For the third game of the year against the Pirates, you can get 4 upper deck tickets for around $32 total, including all fees. Much cheaper than the Cards box office price. The site craigslist is where you can sometimes find the best deals. It’s a little riskier however, because the listing is a classified and you really have nothing backing your purchase. I’ve sold hundreds of tickets on craigslist.org and have a good track record, but have heard the stories of people getting ripped off. I personally have not, but you just never know.
I know the Cards are worried about the attendance numbers this year and I know I’m worried about eating a lot of tickets. Hopefully the team gets off to a good start and the econonmy starts to turn the corner. This could be the first year I won’t make enough money selling tickets to cover the cost of the tickets. If I don’t, the All Star game experience will be worth whatever cash has to come out of my pocket to cover my 2009 ticket costs.
Busch Stadium Seating Chart – www.stlcardinals.com
Matt Wilson
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