Nationals Reduce Or Freeze Most Ticket Prices For '10 Season
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Nationals Lowering The Cost Of About 2,000
Outfield Seats At Nationals Park For '10 Season |
The Nationals for the '10 season are "lowering the cost of roughly 2,000 outfield seats and leaving all other prices virtually identical" to this season at Nationals Park, according to Chico Harlan of the WASHINGTON POST. An additional 1,000 upper-level outfield seats "have been reduced strictly under the half- and partial-season ticket plans," and season tickets for the left field box have been reduced from $25 to $20 per game for next season. The "other noteworthy change at the 41,888-seat ballpark will affect the priciest sections -- including the presidents seats, located just behind home plate." The presidents seats will remain $300, but there "won't be as many of them," as the team "will carve what it calls a home plate box section ($150) into two portions of the presidents seats." The Nationals "will follow a similar plan" for the $150 diamond seats, "creating in the farthest corners of that section the home plate reserved seats" for $75. Full-season ticket prices for all other sections "remain the same." Nationals President Stan Kasten said of the changes, "In this past year, we've had to deal with not just a 100-loss team, but also the turmoil in the market because of the economy. That won't always be the case, and our decisions year-to-year will always involve how the economy is doing as well as how our product is doing." Harlan noted the Nationals have averaged 22,566 fans through 74 home dates this year, down from 29,005 fans per game in '08 (WASHINGTON POST, 9/26). Kasten said of converting the presidents and diamond seats, "We thought there was demand for expanded seating down here without all the amenities. We thought we could do that and help utilize the space. We'll see. If this isn't the right mix, we can always adjust. We're starting with a small number. If there is a demand, we'll try right away to meet it" (WASHINGTON TIMES, 9/26).
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