It was this great (and very witty) post about the sale of ticket prices, which everyone is writing about these days. But my post included a joke about the fact that if I am going to pay $2500 for a ticket to see the friggin Yankees, Derek Jeter better take me out after AND let me wear his bathrobe the next morning (Sorry, hub - Derek Jeter still happens to be really hot)
Anyway, it all started with my story of going to Cafe Pesto in Hawaii and spotting a calzone on the menu for $17. (Trust me, this will come full circle) Now I know it was Hawaii, but this was Hilo(*) not Maui(****) and for me, this was the tipping point. 14 bucks for a calzone? Okay. 17 bucks? That is way too expensive for basically cheese and dough in a funky little half moon shape. I ended up getting a pizza for like 12 bucks and it was tres delicious. But this is beside the point.
Suddenly, anything and everything overpriced is now referred to as the $17 calzone. A donut at Beverly Hills' Fratelli's for $2.50 each? - $17 calzone. Range Rover lease for $850.00 a month - $17.00 calzone. Good tickets to a nice ballpark? - $17 calzone.
The fact that New York is charging what it is for tickets to the new (publicly financed, thank you) stadium is atrocious. The fact that someone is paying it is even worse, but I won't go there. My original post had hyperlinks a-go-go, but now I will just suffice to say that ballparks are charging way too much for tickets, and it is showing. Nobody wants to pay for the $17.00 calzone. Me included. We usually go to ten or more games a year, but this year who knows. Add into the equation of the overpriced beers, food and parking(Yes, Dodgers Stadium, I am pointing in your direction) and you have a very expensive day.
This is my post for the day.
