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Extra Extra! Yankees’ Ticket Prices Continue to »
The 'Dog Days of Summer' are coming to a close and not surprisingly, October is on the horizon again for the 2010 New York Yankees. With strong and reliable pitching, the emergence of Robinson Cano, Nick Swisher, and Brett Gardner, and the consistency of Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter, the Yankees have put themselves in the driver's seat in both [...]
Top 10 MLB Ticket Prices: Yankees Regain Lead Over »
At SeatGeek.com recently launched pages that analyze average MLB ticket prices in the secondary ticket market on a weekly basis and provide a ranking of all 30 teams, with the ability to drill down by team (i.e. for Yankees ticket prices here). To complement these highly quantitative pages, we will be doing a weekly blog post to [...]
Red Sox vs. Yankees: Big Series for Sox at Yankee »
With the news that Kevin Youkilis is out for the season for the Boston Red Sox, baseball pundits have deemed this series a do or die series for the Sox against the rival New York Yankees this weekend. As the four game series at Yankee Stadium commences, Boston is six games back of the first place Yankees, 5.5 games behind [...]
Alex Rodriguez: Fans Wasted $1.2 Million To Not »
In case you were buried under a rock for the past few weeks, Alex Rodriguez had been one home run away from becoming the seventh player in MLB history to hit 600 career home runs for what felt like forever. It had been 46 at-bats, and twelve games, but A-Rod finally hit 600, on August 4th versus the Blue Jays. His home run [...]
Alex Rodriguez Hits His Career 600th Home »
Alex Rodriguez took a 2-0 pitch in the first inning of the August 4th game versus the Toronto Blue Jays, and drove it out to Monument Park in center field of Yankee Stadium for his 17th home run of the season. Oh yea, it was also his 600th career home run! After 46 homer-less at-bats in between 599 and 600, A-Rod becomes the seventh member [...]
Alex Rodriguez, Stuck at 599, Goes for 600 at Yankee »
The New York Yankees and Alex Rodriguez wrapped up their road trip Sunday with a disappointing loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Equally as disappointing (especially for Rays fans looking to cash in on catching A-Rod’s 600th home run ball) was that A-Rod was not in the starting lineup and struck out in his only [...]
Predicting Where Alex Rodriguez Will Hit 600th HR in »
Overview Alex Rodriguez is still one home run away from 600 career home runs and we have the updated landing spot prediction for Tropicana Field! While he was three home runs away from joining the 600 Home Run Club, SeatGeek teamed with Hit Tracker and released a report in which the most likely section in Yankee Stadium where [...]
When Will Alex Rodriguez Hit Career Home Run Number »
By now, the biggest question surrounding Alex Rodriguez’s 600th home run may not be where/what section in the stadium, but when. Two long weeks ago, here at SeatGeek, we released our initial report on where Alex Rodriguez’s 600th home run may land at Yankee Stadium. There was a substantial likelihood that A-Rod would [...]
Where Will Alex Rodriguez’s Milestone 600th Home »
Alex Rodriguez is currently three home runs from becoming the seventh member of the elite 600 Home Run Club. Given the magnitude of the home run and the value of the ball, we at SeatGeek (http://SeatGeek.com) became particularly interested in where A-Rod's 600th ball will land. We teamed up with Hit Tracker (http://HitTrackerOnline.com), a [...]
Alex Rodriguez’s 600th Home Run Preview »
Background With Alex Rodriguez only three home runs away from number 600, we at SeatGeek have taken a particular interest in predicting where the ball may land. The home run ball may be worth upwards of $100,000, and makes an invaluable souvenir for any Yankee fan who catches it. Given the desire for the ball, we have reached out to our friends [...]