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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on May 18, 2021 8:56:36 GMT -5
Apples to anvils.
Compare peers, not MLB to minor league.
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Post by Tom on May 18, 2021 10:13:52 GMT -5
Haven't been to Polar so I can only go by this thread. Concession prices listed here for items I am familiar with are comparable to Fenway circa 2019 (the last time I was there). One could reasonably argue that a Coney Island hot dog is a superior product to a Fenway Frank and is thus a better value Ticket prices listed here are much lower than Fenway
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Post by Tom on May 18, 2021 10:16:49 GMT -5
We need more specifics from ACTP.
The Acme catalog has a surprisingly large assortment of anvils.
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Post by deep Purple on May 18, 2021 12:14:03 GMT -5
They have thousands of spots. So what you have to walk a little bit. HC Fitton concessions are in no position to say anything about anyone else’s. . I went to a game over the weekend. I parked at Union station parking garage. $10 parking and it was about a 5-10 minute walk. Didn't seem like a big deal. Far better than any Pats game I've ever been to.
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Post by trimster on May 18, 2021 13:16:32 GMT -5
If you don't mind walking ten minutes, there is plenty of parking. The entrances to the park off Green St. saves you 5 minutes if you are coming from that side.
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Post by alum on May 18, 2021 14:12:03 GMT -5
In 2019, the Yard Goats averaged 6500 fans in a stadium with an SRO capacity of 6800. They had 51 sellouts in 67 dates. Tickets this year range from $10 to $22 with the vast majority in the $14 to $17 range. There is not a huge amount of foul territory so all of the seats are close to the field. Concessions are about 15% cheaper than what the Woo Sox appear to be charging. Parking is reasonable and you can walk to downtown Hartford in about four minutes.
The atmosphere of a sold out game (post Covid, of course) is a lot of fun. We are going to go to the Yard Goats, and hopefully the Woo Sox this summer. I am guessing that the Woo Sox will experiment and find the sweet spot in pricing. I almost fear that they will find that they can get away with charging a lot and some families will be priced out of even minor league ball.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 18, 2021 15:29:44 GMT -5
The median household income in Worcester is $46,407, or $48,139, depending on the year referenced in the stat series you use. Either value is almost 50 percent less than the national median household income.
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Post by longsuffering on May 18, 2021 16:02:16 GMT -5
In 2019, the Yard Goats averaged 6500 fans in a stadium with an SRO capacity of 6800. They had 51 sellouts in 67 dates. Tickets this year range from $10 to $22 with the vast majority in the $14 to $17 range. There is not a huge amount of foul territory so all of the seats are close to the field. Concessions are about 15% cheaper than what the Woo Sox appear to be charging. Parking is reasonable and you can walk to downtown Hartford in about four minutes. The atmosphere of a sold out game (post Covid, of course) is a lot of fun. We are going to go to the Yard Goats, and hopefully the Woo Sox this summer. I am guessing that the Woo Sox will experiment and find the sweet spot in pricing. I almost fear that they will find that they can get away with charging a lot and some families will be priced out of even minor league ball. The priced out families can go up the street to watch the Bravehearts at Fitton Field. They introduced an all you can eat ticket for $25. this season. I can picture Dad buying that ticket and the rest of the family nibbling off his plates back in the stands.🙂
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Post by timholycross on May 19, 2021 19:07:35 GMT -5
I wonder what attendance will be like at Fenway now that the restrictions are being lifted.
I don't expect sellouts for quite a while. And if the average crowd ends up around 20K, Fenway is a hell of a lot more comfortable.
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Post by newfieguy74 on May 19, 2021 19:46:21 GMT -5
The median household income in Worcester is $46,407, or $48,139, depending on the year referenced in the stat series you use. Either value is almost 50 percent less than the national median household income. I'm guessing it's even lower in Hartford but the Yard Goats attract quite a diverse crowd.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 19, 2021 20:03:04 GMT -5
The median household income in Worcester is $46,407, or $48,139, depending on the year referenced in the stat series you use. Either value is almost 50 percent less than the national median household income. I'm guessing it's even lower in Hartford but the Yard Goats attract quite a diverse crowd. Yes it is. I was really surprised at how low Hartford's is: a little over $36,000 in 2019. Nearly 30 percent of the population considered to be living in poverty. Biloxi MS median household income is about the same as Worcester's, with a slightly lower percentage of the population living in poverty. Likely due to lower cost of living. . Framingham's median household income was $82,700 in 2019.
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Post by Crucis#1 on May 19, 2021 20:13:53 GMT -5
I'm guessing it's even lower in Hartford but the Yard Goats attract quite a diverse crowd. Yes it is. I was really surprised at how low Hartford's is: a little over $36,000 in 2019. Nearly 30 percent of the population considered to be living in poverty. Biloxi MS median household income is about the same as Worcester's, with a slightly lower percentage of the population living in poverty. a due to lower cost of living. . Framingham's median household income was $82,700 in 2019. Hartford itself is a physically small city. Only 17.35 sq miles of land, much of it is dedicated to state and municipal government, hospitals, colleges and other educational facilities and museums. To get a true understanding of the medium households would incorporate the immediate contiguous suburbs, that after WW 2 resisted any plans for consolidation and have remained fiercely independent, even against their own interest for a regional approach for common municipal services. One of the regional entities that have been implemented was the Metropolitan District Commission, which provides water and sewage for 8 towns in the region. More than likely in New England, whenever you sip Niagara Water at Fitton Field, the water is from a plant that uses MDC water. In comparison, Worcester has a total area of 38.6 square miles (100 km2), 37.6 square miles (97 km2) of land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) (roughly 2.59%) of water. Worcester has less land dedicated to State and municipal government facilities, as well as hospitals and museums. The population is significantly higher, as Worcester is the second largest city by population in New England approximately 185,000. Hartford is currently ranked 8th in New England with a population of 122,000. Many who are employed in a less than high paying services sector. In the area immediately contiguous to Dunkin Donuts Park, construction is underway on the first of four parcels next to the Park, and near the XL Center that will have apartments, a least one new hotel, a grocery store, restaurants and other shops for businesses. Very similar to the plans for the Canal District. Parking is close by to Dunkin Donuts Park, with the rates set by the city at $5.00 dollars on baseball event nights. Also, less that a half milestone the south, after 6 PM, there is free parking on the streets in Downtown Hartford, where there is commercial activity and established restaurants.
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Post by bfoley82 on May 19, 2021 20:17:09 GMT -5
In 2019, the Yard Goats averaged 6500 fans in a stadium with an SRO capacity of 6800. They had 51 sellouts in 67 dates. Tickets this year range from $10 to $22 with the vast majority in the $14 to $17 range. There is not a huge amount of foul territory so all of the seats are close to the field. Concessions are about 15% cheaper than what the Woo Sox appear to be charging. Parking is reasonable and you can walk to downtown Hartford in about four minutes. The atmosphere of a sold out game (post Covid, of course) is a lot of fun. We are going to go to the Yard Goats, and hopefully the Woo Sox this summer. I am guessing that the Woo Sox will experiment and find the sweet spot in pricing. I almost fear that they will find that they can get away with charging a lot and some families will be priced out of even minor league ball. I covered a few games in Hartford and absolutely love the park. So much character and different angles. I rather go to Hartford over Worcester myself.
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Post by trimster on May 22, 2021 9:15:29 GMT -5
I can tell you the parking is much better in Hartford also. Parking at the hockey rink lot is 20.00. Next time, I will walk five minutes more and park at union station.
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Post by Crucis#1 on May 22, 2021 9:18:26 GMT -5
Is there Handicap Accessible Parking, that is close to Polar Park? Are they charging a fee?
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Post by longsuffering on May 22, 2021 10:04:17 GMT -5
Is there Handicap Accessible Parking, that is close to Polar Park? Are they charging a fee? They should send the bullpen cart out to get those folks and bring them into the park. "Now appearing number 91, your Grandmother. 91, Grandmother."
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Post by newfieguy74 on May 22, 2021 10:13:01 GMT -5
Then granny should have her own song as the cart comes into the stadium.
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Post by Crucis#1 on May 22, 2021 10:27:39 GMT -5
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Post by timholycross on May 22, 2021 11:24:18 GMT -5
Then granny should have her own song as the cart comes into the stadium. Little Old Lady From Pasadena
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 22, 2021 15:16:33 GMT -5
Then granny should have her own song as the cart comes into the stadium. Little Old Lady From Pasadena For the young 'uns Anyone who has watched a Rose Bowl Parade has seen Colorado Boulevard
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Post by rf1 on May 22, 2021 17:39:23 GMT -5
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Post by Wormtown Railers Fan on May 22, 2021 19:29:18 GMT -5
An objective article from the “Field of Schemes” blog.
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Post by HC92 on May 22, 2021 19:44:07 GMT -5
Wait. The guy who wrote a book on the awfulness of public financing of sports stadiums wrote an article criticizing such a stadium? Shocking.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on May 22, 2021 20:09:32 GMT -5
Rf1: rather than bashing Worc for bending over- which they did, applaud your state for not doing so.
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Post by possum on May 23, 2021 18:20:03 GMT -5
Yeah let's emulate those financial geniuses in RI after all when MA told Schilling to hit the road they gladly jumped in to take the 75 million dollar hit.
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