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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Which ones?  Because the ones I go to at most allow 1 sealed bottle of water per patron.  Food is NOT allowed
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Baltimore, Washington, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Tampa, Toronto…

Which have you gone to that didn’t allow it? Here is a list that’s a couple of years old, but it probably hasn’t changed much:
https://www.thetakeout.com/which-baseball-stadiums-let-you-bring-your-own-food-1848769186/

Google it and you’ll find discussions:

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-policy-for-bringing-outside-food-to-a-Major-League-Baseball-game

Nationals Park for example:

Outside Food and Beverage
Single-serving food items may be brought into the Nationals Park, as long as they are contained in one of the approved bags under the Nationals current bag policy, or carried in your hands so the food items can be safely screened by security. Metal or glass containers of any kind (except for clear, factory-sealed or empty, plastic water bottles, no larger than one liter, juice boxes, insulin containers, and baby food) are prohibited at Nationals Park. Only one water bottle per person will be permitted

https://www.mlb.com/nationals/ballpark/information/guide#o-content

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