{"id":79,"date":"2009-04-08T05:57:16","date_gmt":"2009-04-08T05:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/diacritical\/wp\/2009\/04\/arts_sports_and_ticket_prices\/"},"modified":"2009-04-08T05:57:16","modified_gmt":"2009-04-08T05:57:16","slug":"arts_sports_and_ticket_prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/diacritical\/2009\/04\/arts_sports_and_ticket_prices.html","title":{"rendered":"Arts, Sports, And Ticket Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium is lavish in every way<\/a>: <\/p>\n

\n

Each locker is equipped
\nwith a computer that will deliver scheduling and practice notes
\nas well as an Internet connection. Players will enjoy a chef to cook them breakfast along with
\nworld-class whirlpools and training equipment. \n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Not least of all the ticket prices:<\/p>\n

Premium Legends Suites seats, those closest to home plate,
\nwere priced from $500-$2,500 as part of season-ticket packages
\nwhen the team began selling them in 2008. Some of the seats
\nremain available for single games, with the price rising to
\n$2,625, according to the team’s Web site. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Makes even these high-end opera tickets<\/a> seem cheap by comparison, no?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium is lavish in every way: Each locker is equipped with a computer that will deliver scheduling and practice notes as well as an Internet connection. Players will enjoy a chef to cook them breakfast along with world-class whirlpools and training equipment.  Not least of all the ticket prices: Premium […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-79","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized","7":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4ePZm-1h","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":127,"url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/diacritical\/2009\/08\/air_hassle.html","url_meta":{"origin":79,"position":0},"title":"The Upgrades That Make You Feel Worse","author":"Douglas McLennan","date":"August 27, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been on a lot of airplanes recently. 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