private equity has ruined basically everything
Comment on The prices of these NFL games…nope.
RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Private equity has ruined nearly all sports. The only solution is to go see the lowest levels of the sport, before this sort of insane money has entered the conversation.
desmosthenes@lemmy.world 5 days ago
runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
For sure. I tell anyone that will listen not to use Healthy Paws for their pet insurance. Ever since they were bought by private equity, things have been a steady flow downhill. The most recent bullshit they pulled is dropping all pets over 10 years old down to 70% reimbursement and doubling the deductible from $250 to $500.
And I can’t just change insurance because pet insurance companies are still allowed to deny claims based on pre-existing conditions. I’ve moved my younger healthy dog to a privately owned company, and hopefully they won’t go to shit.
Fuck you, Chubb, may you all rot in hell.
binarytobis@lemmy.world 5 days ago
My work is hosting an employee event at a MLB game. I don’t care about baseball at all, so I was understandably pissed after the MLB and Ticketmaster apps thoroughly violated my privacy and made me give every bit of my information up, couldn’t even use a burner email because my work helpfully gave them my real one. Parking is apparently a nightmare so they suggested getting a 90 minute bus chain there.
Anyway it turns out we can’t even see the game. It’s some sort of little patio restaurant just outside the stadium that shows the game on TVs. I’m pissed.
pdxfed@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Lol what? Go all the way there but don’t go to the game? Your HR/manager are 🤡.
Source: am HR
jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
this is more based on there being insane demand and somewhat limited supply
Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 5 days ago
It’s funny, my kids much prefer the AA baseball games over the indoor, air conditioned major league ones.
And it’s a whole lot more affordable: we can get into the park for about $30.
KC_Royalz@lemmy.world 5 days ago
MLB still hasn’t hit NFL prices yet. Last time I went to the royals with wife and kid 1st base line about 11th row. I think it was about $140-$160 for all 3 of us.
Football and college football have become ridiculously overpriced. Same with concerts. I haven’t been to a Nebraska home game for about 4 years now. Usually went to two a year. They need to end the home streak. It’s been artificially pumped for years. And from I’ve seen some tickets are still available through the university which never happens
With all these companies throwing so much ad revenue into these games I have to wonder if it’s also cause for product inflation.
socsa@piefed.social 5 days ago
MLB literally has 10x the number of games in a season. NFL tickets are expensive because each team only plays 8 home games.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 5 days ago
I think luckily it’s because most games still have plenty of open seats, and it’s pretty clear that for the most part people only go when it’s easy to get in. I also think cheaper seats subsidize the real money - food and drink. They know a 30 dollar ticket is cheap, but they also know for that family of for for $140 you might spend an additional 150 just on food that is worth maybe 20 bucks. Many will eat ahead of time or do what they can, but I see lines hours long waiting in line for that $15 dollar hotdog.
Today@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I love the fun stuff that occurs at these - the mascot races, T-shirt guns, etc. That’s the shit you can’t get from watching it on TV!
Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 5 days ago
My local High-A team had a ballpark pass. $200 for 4 tickets to every home game. Best money i ever spent.
pdxfed@lemmy.world 5 days ago
The people are much cooler, atmosphere chiller, less corporate food/drink options, and damned if half the stadiums are better than the disgusting piss pits large stadiums are.