Went to games at Dodger Stadium when it was new. $1 to get into the nosebleed section behind home plate. You didn’t even get a ticket, just a token to put in the turnstile. Rain check? It’s L.A.—it never rains in the summer. This year went to a game at Busch Stadium. Tickets were free, but it still cost about $100 for parking, sodas, hot dogs, etc. I see families and wonder how they can afford it. Takes a lot of the fun out of it.
I would go to watch the Senators in DC when my dad could afford the $2 for nosebleed seats.
The first year the Nationals brought baseball back to DC they played at RFK and I paid scalpers prices for the home opener. Wanted to take my kids to see the bigs. First base line, three rows back. Wished my dad was still with us.
My middle boy took it all in and said, “Dad, wouldn’t it be cool to sit way up there?”