Author Topic: Savannah Bananas (Read 8375 times)

imref · « **Reply #75 on:** April 24, 2025, 02:02:27 pm »

I’ve got a slot at 10 on Tuesday. It’s complicated because they want to keep prices low and eliminate scalping. They leave a ton of money on the table.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #76 on:** April 24, 2025, 03:19:43 pm »

Like buying a car in the USSR

Copecwby20 · « **Reply #77 on:** April 24, 2025, 04:08:10 pm »

I tried for Nashville and Atlanta and didn't get pulled for either.

My sister said the bleacher seats were selling for $200 out in the San Francisco area of California.

imref · « **Reply #78 on:** April 24, 2025, 04:26:32 pm »

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on April 24, 2025, 03:19:43 pm

Like buying a car in the USSR

huh?

Their entire vision is a fan-first experience. So they try and do away with the things that annoy fans the most about baseball. Ticket prices and resale fees are pretty high on that list.

In Savannah they used to include food with tickets.

imref · « **Reply #79 on:** April 24, 2025, 04:30:23 pm »

Quote from: Copecwby20 on April 24, 2025, 04:08:10 pm

I tried for Nashville and Atlanta and didn't get pulled for either.

My sister said the bleacher seats were selling for $200 out in the San Francisco area of California.

The Bananas will cancel tickets they see being sold at high mark-up on third party sites. They run their own resale platform. I have seen folks get away with selling tickets at face value on 3rd party sites, but you won't get your bar code until the day before the game so you only have a limited time to sell.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #80 on:** April 24, 2025, 04:34:15 pm »

Cap the price of something that is in demand and has a finite supply and people have to pay more with their time. Maybe I should have said Soviet groceries. Or Fugazi tickets.

imref · « **Reply #81 on:** April 24, 2025, 04:41:30 pm »

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on April 24, 2025, 04:34:15 pm

Cap the price of something that is in demand and has a finite supply and people have to pay more with their time. Maybe I should have said Soviet groceries. Or Fugazi tickets.

The could probably sell out at 2 or 3x the cost. So time versus money.

I've spent a grand total of about 15 minutes registering for the lottery and confirming my identity. Last year I bought tickets in about 15 minutes.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #82 on:** April 24, 2025, 04:52:04 pm »

At the risk of outing myself as an ancient geezer, I remember the good old days of people literally camping out overnight to buy tickets to jurassic rock shows. But the people who regularly did that had an almost asymptotic time:money substitution curve

imref · « **Reply #83 on:** April 24, 2025, 06:15:32 pm »

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on April 24, 2025, 04:52:04 pm

At the risk of outing myself as an ancient geezer, I remember the good old days of people literally camping out overnight to buy tickets to jurassic rock shows. But the people who regularly did that had an almost asymptotic time:money substitution curve

yep. I spent many a night in the 80s camping out at the local record store that had a ticket shop.

wj73 · « **Reply #84 on:** April 24, 2025, 07:11:40 pm »

Quote from: Count Walewski on April 24, 2025, 01:22:10 pm

My time slot is 11:00 AM on Tuesday, April 29. I can buy up to 5 tickets then, if any are still available. They have divided Nats Park up into 5 "zones" and you buy 1-5 tickets in a zone. Then you don't learn your actual seat assignments until a week before the game. Tickets range from $40 (uppermost parts of the upper deck) to $175 (PNC Diamond Club) each.

I have bought MLB Playoff tickets at two different ballparks during deep playoff runs and getting Bananas tickets is way more complicated than that.

I’m right behind you with the 11:30am slot. Hope there are some decent tix left!

imref · « **Reply #85 on:** April 24, 2025, 07:24:16 pm »

My wife and son won’t be using their 11am slots. I suspect a lot of families had everyone register after the difficulty getting tickets last year.

imref · « **Reply #86 on:** April 24, 2025, 09:23:32 pm »

Just remember, if you can’t get tickets then call Mike Damone.

Count Walewski · « **Reply #87 on:** April 25, 2025, 09:42:13 am »

Might this be a preview of getting World Cup tickets in 2026? My understand is that since Europeans find scalping to be "icky" and have strong norms against it, FIFA severely restricts the secondary market.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #88 on:** April 25, 2025, 10:32:36 am »

I bought a Calgary Flames/Chicago Blackhawks ticket at the Saddledome on the secondary market and the Ticketbastard fees came to like $2. It'll probably be cheaper to catch a WC game in Toronto.

imref · « **Reply #89 on:** April 26, 2025, 03:53:38 pm »

Bananas play tonight at 7 PM at Clemson's football stadium. They sold out more than 81,000 seats, biggest crowd for them so far.

imref · « **Reply #90 on:** April 29, 2025, 10:15:41 am »

Got my tickets. When I logged in all that I could choose from were premium seats, and 100's on the RF side at two pricing tiers (132-137 for $60, and 138-143 (under the scoreboard) for $40.

I bought five tickets in 132-137. You don't find out your actual tickets until before game time.

wj73 · « **Reply #91 on:** April 29, 2025, 11:51:18 am »

Did not buy tickets. By the time I logged in, all that were left were Diamond Club, and outfield 100’s. I didn’t want to spend the $$ for Diamond Club, and the outfield seats did not look appealing. Maybe next year.

I was in group 5 of 10. I suspect the folks in the later groups aren’t going to have much to pick from at any price point.

Count Walewski · « **Reply #92 on:** April 29, 2025, 04:46:43 pm »

Quote from: wj73 on April 29, 2025, 11:51:18 am

Did not buy tickets. By the time I logged in, all that were left were Diamond Club, and outfield 100’s. I didn’t want to spend the $$ for Diamond Club, and the outfield seats did not look appealing. Maybe next year.

Same for me, I was in Group 4 and it was either Diamond Club or Outfield seats. I opted for the outfield seats since there's no guarantee that I'll get another chance to see the Bananas. I'll be there for the Friday night game, in Section 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, or 107.

imref · « **Reply #93 on:** April 29, 2025, 06:14:30 pm »

both games sold out. Last year they made a SRO tickets available a week or so in advance. They also allow resale, at face value, on their website.

wj73 · « **Reply #94 on:** April 30, 2025, 01:55:29 pm »

Quote from: Count Walewski on April 29, 2025, 04:46:43 pm

Same for me, I was in Group 4 and it was either Diamond Club or Outfield seats. I opted for the outfield seats since there's no guarantee that I'll get another chance to see the Bananas. I'll be there for the Friday night game, in Section 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, or 107.

We were in 108 last year, just a bit further in from where you’ll be. A lot of the antics seemed to occur at home and the infield sidelines. We found ourselves looking at the video board a lot to catch what was going on. Hopefully now that they’ve had a year of playing in large ballparks, they may expand the antics and tricks so that folks in the far seats can experience more. That said, you may want to bring binoculars, especially if you end up in seats closer to centerfield where it’s difficult to see the scoreboard.

But wherever you’re sitting, it’s definitely something to see. Have fun!

Count Walewski · « **Reply #95 on:** May 09, 2025, 06:59:20 pm »

Wait how is parking going to work for the Banana games at Nats Park? Will the Nationals lots be open?

imref · « **Reply #96 on:** May 09, 2025, 07:09:50 pm »

Quote from: Count Walewski on May 09, 2025, 06:59:20 pm

Wait how is parking going to work for the Banana games at Nats Park? Will the Nationals lots be open?

https://www.mlb.com/nationals/tickets/specials/savannah-bananas