[jas3]

The Yankees are privately owned and can (and should) charge whatever the market will bear.

Yeah? Who paid for the stadium? If the Yankees paid for it 100%, then I agree with you. If the taxpayers chipped in, you're wrong.

Taxpayers paying for sports stadium does not transfer ownership of private sporting teams to the fans, nor does it require that the Yankee's owners charge less than the maximum price that the public is willing to pay.

So, you may not like being socked twice for a new stadium and for expensive tickets, but you are going to have to learn to live with it.

jas3

[ShadowAce]

Not I. I don’t live in NY, much less in NYC.

[ShadowAce]

All your points are correct. The only gripe I truly have is with the city leaders who would give a team such a deal without negotiating ticket prices in that deal.

It's a business/negotiating omission. And that's why I will never again:

1. Buy a ticket to a big-league sports game
2. Watch a Pay-Per-View sporting event
3. Subscribe to MLB TV on cable
4. Vote for any kind of sports-related tax abatement
5. Pay anything to mlb.com to watch a sports game

I will watch them on free TV. That's it.