New York Mets To Cut Ticket Prices in 2010

The New York Mets have officially announced that they will cut season ticket prices at Citi Field for the 2010 season.

The average ticket price on a full-season basis will drop by more than 10 percent, with reductions in select locations of more than 20 percent. Every season-ticket holder will see a decrease in their invoice next season.

Stop the presses, the Mets have actually made a smart PR move.

Mets Executive VP, Dave Howard gave the reason for the decreased ticket sales.

“The Mets are sensitive to the economic realities facing our fans, and we have lowered our ticket prices in response to these challenging conditions.

“This move underscores our appreciation of our fans’ ongoing loyalty and support. We are committed to delivering exceptional service and value to our customers at Citi Field in 2010.”

This was a move the Mets had to make, and not just because of the economy. I feel the economy had little to do with this move, but it’s a great and logical excuse.

Unless I missed something, the economy was in the crapper last year and the Mets had no problems charging fans a premium for tickets.

The reason the Mets had to make this move is because the product they put on the field this year was so disgusting and hideous that they had to make up for it somehow.

You can’t charge a premium for tickets after you put out the product you did the year before. You just can’t. Even the Mets are smart enough to realize this.

Mets fans are angry and embarrassed about this season, and quite frankly they should be. It’s one thing to lose if you are not good enough. I think Mets fans would have accepted that based on the ridiculous amount of injuries they have suffered this year.

What Mets fans and the majority of baseball fans, for that matter, can’t tolerate is the poor baserunning, the overall lack of fundamentals, and the clown show that surrounded this team all year.

This move also tells me they aren’t going to make a big splash in the offseason. They might sign a player or two because they have to. But I don’t see them going over the $149 million Opening Day payroll they had in 2009.

The Mets did the right thing by cutting ticket prices in 2010. It just had more to do with the play on the field rather than the economy.