Comments on: Low Cost Weekend Ideas: Go To A Major League Ballgame

By: Marie

Marie — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:01:28 +0000

I guess everyone thinks of “cheap” differently. A $1.00 redbox movie-that’s cheap. A major league ballgame? Don’t think so!MAYBE a minor league game is affordable.

By: Don't Mess With Taxes

Don't Mess With Taxes — Tue, 02 May 2006 22:37:40 +0000

Keep pinching those pennies!

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By: jim

jim — Tue, 02 May 2006 17:40:16 +0000

Yes, moving up is one of the side perks as long as you don’t get militant ushers (the ones at Camden can be a little too much, Peter Angelos is too much of a tightass I think). One additional tip is don’t go into a completely empty section, the usher might be nice but he doesn’t want to clean up after you.

By: Penny Nickel

Penny Nickel — Tue, 02 May 2006 16:27:09 +0000

MLB games are one of our favorite forms of entertainment, both at home in Chicago and on most of our vacations. We almost never buy food at the ballpark, though– and I can’t remember a stadium that’s ever had a problem with us bringing stuff in.

Another good thing to remember is that in many ballparks, you can buy the cheap tickets but then move on up to unoccupied seats closer in. Some ushers are more picky than others, but you can usually at least relocate from your nosebleed seats to the front of the upper deck– and there are definitely times (generally at low attendance games and ballparks) when I’ve ended up in the premium seats close to the field for the price of my $5-$10 tickets! The exception would be if your cheap seats are in the bleachers, which are sometimes separated from the rest of the park.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 01 May 2006 16:08:52 +0000

We went to the Cubs game this Saturday – it’s one of our favorite low-key, cheap dates – even with the tickets, its fun and still less expensive than going to dinner! Plus, gotta love those Chicago style hot dogs…

By: Tim MMF

Tim MMF — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 00:28:13 +0000

LOL, I don’t think that qualifies as being cheap! Maybe a little league game that you walk to, with your own lunch in tow.

By: LAMoneyGuy

LAMoneyGuy — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:08:38 +0000

If there are minor league or college games locally, they are usually much cheaper and much more likely to allow outside food.