In honor of baseball season starting this week, I wanted to put in my two cents on getting the most out of your MLB {or minor league} experience
Go two hours early and go to batting practice.
Hang out in the outfield and catch home runs. No one has to know if that ball you are carrying around was a foul ball, a home run or just a gift from a cute outfielder.
Cute girl = baseball tossed to her from an outfielder
Kid = baseball tossed to him/her from an outfielder
Boy = nada.
Both teams take batting practice so there are plenty of opportunities to catch a baseball.
I don't think I have ever gone to batting practice and NOT gotten a ball... Just a word to the wise!
Use stub hub to buy your tickets.
Don't go through a scalper at the game. There is a pretty decent chance they could be selling you fakes.
Most of the tickets on stub hub are leftover tickets from the team's website they just can't sell.
Check your favorite baseball team's ticket prices on stubhub right now. I bet you will see $7, $8, $6 .... the most I saw was $14 and that was opening day for Wrigley.
Oddly enough, most expensive ticket I saw was for a minor league game in Charlotte {$25}
$9/beer plus a tip for the beer man you are looking at around $11 per beer.
That is an expensive drunk you are feeding.
Want to pay less?
Put your walkin shoes on and go find the smoke stack billowing grillin booth, they will be the ones selling the 20 foot long hot dogs and top everything with gobs of sauerkraut. Barf.
Yes, they may have sauerkraut strung from the rooftops, but they also have the champagne of beers, Miller High Life.
32 ounces of delicious goodness for $7 (plus no need to leave a tip)
... compare that to 12 oz from the beer man for $11
At the Rangers games they are located right next to the clubhouse apparel store in the outfield.
So you'll know where to find me.
Reasons to sit in the outfield:
1. Catch a home run
2. Best view in the stadium, no matter how high up you sit
3. You do not have to worry about a foul ball flying at your nose
4. The people sitting around you will be your age, young professionals and ready to have a good time
5. You will probably get on television if they show an outfielder. (If you are low enough of course)
What is your favorite thing to do at a baseball game?
