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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hundreds of dollars to go to a ball game? Where did you sit? $125 sweaters? Where are you shopping?[/quote]

I’m more curious what ball game YOU’RE going to? If you have a family of four, it’s hundreds of dollars. We go to a professional sports game every few years - usually baseball because it’s cheapest. We are able to get $60 tickets.  That’s $240 plus fees which make it about $300. Parking is usually $30. Food is another $100.

So $430 total. That’s baseball. Which is way cheaper than football or basketball [/quote]

PP here ( I didn’t post at 11:18). First of all, you didn’t say “hundreds of dollars for 4 people”, but let’s look at it per person. You “are able to get” tickets for $15 plus $2 in fees to today’s Nationals game. $17 a ticket. That saves you more than $160 right there. If you want to eat during the game, take in your own food.

We are going to a Baltimore game next week and our ticket total is $47 for two of us.

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You are not allowed to take in your own food at most professional sporting events.  They search bags (require plastic bags)---you cannot hide stuff

But yes you can attend for more affordable than $160/person
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I’ve been to many MLB ballparks and they all allow outside food and water. [/quote]

I think Nats Park still allows food and one bottle of water per person (2 if it’s very hot). Pre covid I literally would walk in with a cooler bag full of food. I had my DS’s birthday there at a 4pm game after school and walked in with a dozen Georgetown cupcakes, a Papa John’s pizza, paper plates and napkins. They didn’t bat an eye.

Last season you could bring in food but it has to be carried in your hand or in a clear stadium plastic bag. I brought in sushi, spaghetti and a sub to games last year.

Cheap seats are hard there unless you have those standing ones which I cannot do. Also parking has gotten awful since Covid because they redeveloped over those surface lots and built huge apartment buildings, eliminating HUNDREDS of spaces. Taking the metro to the game isn’t too bad but it’s awful to get home with kids. And metro isn’t cheap. Them the breaks. [/quote]

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