The Boston Red Sox are not raising their ticket prices for the 2009 season:
The Boston Red Sox today announced the team is holding prices at 2008 levels for all existing seats and standing room tickets available to the public at Fenway Park for the 2009 season. The team will also hold prices for all tickets available to the public for 2009 Spring Training games at City of Palms Park in Ft. Myers, FL.
"We have been listening to fans, friends, and family about the challenges they are facing in light of the current adverse economic conditions," said Larry Lucchino, Red Sox President/CEO. "We are also grateful for the unwavering faith and support our fans have shown us year after year and we hope our ownership's decision to hold prices for the upcoming season will in some way help ease the burden on Red Sox Nation."
The move marks the first time in 14 years, since 1995, that the team has held ticket prices across the board.
As
the Boston Globe's Chad Finn points out, 1995 was the first year after the 1994 baseball strike, so you'd have to go back even further to see a move like this that was taken in response to the overall economic situation.
UPDATE:
The current economic climate is even affecting Yankee ticket sales.
ANOTHER UPDATE:
David Pinto offers an intuguing alternative explanation: "
I wonder how much getting a cut of ticket reselling plays into this?"
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