SSH question

[PlayerHader]

What is the price for your tickets compared to what the seat would cost as as single game ticket for a fan? I'm thinking about possibly getting a 20 game pack, but I'm up in the Wausau area and wouldn't be able to use more than half probably. Lots of fans up here, though, so I could probably get rid of them if the cost is reasonable.

[KeithStone53151]

What is the price for your tickets compared to what the seat would cost as as single game ticket for a fan? I'm thinking about possibly getting a 20 game pack, but I'm up in the Wausau area and wouldn't be able to use more than half probably. Lots of fans up here, though, so I could probably get rid of them if the cost is reasonable.

 

Last year I paid $35/ticket for loge infield, the single game price varies with their dynamic pricing but loge infield is usually 40-60 on non-cub game days. I can tell you you'll have significant trouble getting rid of any weekday games at cost, SH prices get super low for those games.

 

People going to only 5-10 games are usually better off trying to capitalize on the deal games, unless they specifically want cubs tickets or want postseason priority. The amount of promotions available to cheapen ticket prices is significant, and it is probably far more expensive to just get 20 games and sell 10 then it is to go to 5-10 games on discount days...or to just go on stubhub on low demand days and snag tickets for half of face value.

[Patrick425]

https://www.mlb.com/brewers/tickets/season-tickets/holders#seating

 

Scroll down the page a bit (or click on seating and pricing at the top under the SSH information) and it gives all the SSH prices for the regular season along with the percentage discount.

[MrTPlush]

Those prices aren't accurate for new SSH. For example new holders would have to pay $320 per seat in the TR...not $300 when it comes to a 20 game plan.

[PlayerHader]

All helpful information. Thanks, folks.

[Baldkin]

Those prices aren't accurate for new SSH. For example new holders would have to pay $320 per seat in the TR...not $300 when it comes to a 20 game plan.

 

The fixed plans get a bigger discount than the fan's choice. That is displayed on the chart.

 

Edit: Also, the %Saved number is a complete misnomer as it is the "maximum amount saved based on Demand based pricing" So, basically, the demand based pricing kicks in 5 times a season and the ticket costs go up, that's how they get that number.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

As an SSH there are only two reasons to do it:

 

You're a king if they make the playoffs, and if you value non-game stuff, like meeting players, some cool events, etc.

 

If your goal is making it to reg season games it is almost never a good bargain.

[hawing]

As an SSH there are only two reasons to do it:

 

You're a king if they make the playoffs, and if you value non-game stuff, like meeting players, some cool events, etc.

 

If your goal is making it to reg season games it is almost never a good bargain.

Also if you value having the same seats every time. For some parts of the ballpark it's not super difficult to get the same seats for regular games, but for others your best bet is to lock in a preset plan.

 

If you don't expect to make all 20 games in a package, remember that you can trade unused tickets ahead. There are years when we've done that with multiple pairs and used them on a single game for a bigger group.

 

And I'm going to verify the "king if they make the playoffs" part. I really, really, really liked our postseason seats this go-round. That was the result of 20+ years of having one or two 20-packs.

[MrTPlush]

Knowing how they treat SSH when it comes to their strip I don't think I would ever buy one. I mean what is the point? With a 20 pack you will never have trouble getting WS tickets through a presale. Sounds like most people are ticked with their location.

[PlayerHader]

As an SSH there are only two reasons to do it:

 

You're a king if they make the playoffs, and if you value non-game stuff, like meeting players, some cool events, etc.

 

If your goal is making it to reg season games it is almost never a good bargain.

Also if you value having the same seats every time. For some parts of the ballpark it's not super difficult to get the same seats for regular games, but for others your best bet is to lock in a preset plan.

 

If you don't expect to make all 20 games in a package, remember that you can trade unused tickets ahead. There are years when we've done that with multiple pairs and used them on a single game for a bigger group.

 

And I'm going to verify the "king if they make the playoffs" part. I really, really, really liked our postseason seats this go-round. That was the result of 20+ years of having one or two 20-packs.

 

That's interesting. We do a family trip to Miller Park for 2 games each summer. I could end up turning my 20 game pack into tickets for 2 games?

[hawing]

Maybe. You can't exchange for absolutely any game. The options are mostly Monday-Thursday games. The Brewers supply a list of eligible games with your season tickets. So if you want to bring 20 people to a Saturday game or all-fan giveaway on a Sunday...it won't work.

The other thing is the tickets you exchange can't be for an earlier game in the season. You can't turn in all of your September tickets for a July game, for example.

 

If your group could all come on a Monday - Thursday game, relatively late in the season, with no huge draw like a Cubs opponent or a giveaway...then I suppose you could.

 

When we've done it, it's been with a smaller group (like adding four exchanged tickets to our regular tickets for a game, thus accommodating six people total).

[PlayerHader]

Make sense.

 

Thanks.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Knowing how they treat SSH when it comes to their strip I don't think I would ever buy one. I mean what is the point? With a 20 pack you will never have trouble getting WS tickets through a presale. Sounds like most people are ticked with their location.

 

That strip is your only guarantee. That's the point. The presale can be taken away at any moment, like it was for the WS, or the number of tickets reduced to 2. If they continue making the playoffs, I'd bet there are changes to those presales, i.e. limits on tickets or number of games.

 

Strip saved me because I had World Series tickets after they locked me out of the WS pre-sale. I had a connection with a code, otherwise I would have been 100% screwed without it.

 

And even if they don't change it, the strip was very valuable to me. I sold every ticket in it at a gain and it allowed me to buy much better seats at the pre-sale.

 

But again, that strip is the only time they guarantee you access to every playoff game. If they are good for 3-4 years, that's going to be much more valuable than it is today.

[jerichoholicninja]

Does every team handle postseason tickets this way? I've read through the various playoff ticket threads and I have no clue how anything works. Seems like there are way too many complicated layers with pre-sales, and codes, and ticket stripes, and what not.

[Patrick425]

Knowing how they treat SSH when it comes to their strip I don't think I would ever buy one. I mean what is the point? With a 20 pack you will never have trouble getting WS tickets through a presale. Sounds like most people are ticked with their location.

 

Our 20 game pack is in section 217. The postseason strip we got were in section 220. So, same general area in front of the press box, but just to the 3rd base side of home plate instead of the 1st base side. I wasn't upset. Again, longevity comes into play as well. We have been SSH for 25 straight years. What's odd is that 2 times ago when they did post season tickets and the Brewers did not make it (not last year, but the time before that - 2015? 2014?), we would have been basically in our exact seats. I think last year we would have been a section over and a row or two closer. It almost seems like they are trying to give "better" seats because our normal seats are row 10 and the strip they gave us was row 7, but on the opposite side of home plate. I much rather sit in row 10 in any section from 216-221. It's the last row. Easy in, easy out, and no one sitting behind you.

[MrTPlush]

Does every team handle postseason tickets this way? I've read through the various playoff ticket threads and I have no clue how anything works. Seems like there are way too many complicated layers with pre-sales, and codes, and ticket stripes, and what not.

 

The Brewers seemed to do a lot of "experiments" this year and I am not sure they really thought about them as long as they should have. Overall it seemed pretty solid.

[Dragonbait]

This year our playoff seats were on the 3rd base side (341). Our SSH plan has us sitting on 1st base side. (fan's choice so not always same seat)

The only reason we pick 1st base side for our SSH seats is my in-laws are order and don't want to sit in the sun during those hot summer days. For the playoffs, in Oct. We didnt care.

[hawing]

Our 20 game pack is in section 217. The postseason strip we got were in section 220. So, same general area in front of the press box, but just to the 3rd base side of home plate instead of the 1st base side. I wasn't upset. Again, longevity comes into play as well. We have been SSH for 25 straight years. What's odd is that 2 times ago when they did post season tickets and the Brewers did not make it (not last year, but the time before that - 2015? 2014?), we would have been basically in our exact seats. I think last year we would have been a section over and a row or two closer. It almost seems like they are trying to give "better" seats because our normal seats are row 10 and the strip they gave us was row 7, but on the opposite side of home plate. I much rather sit in row 10 in any section from 216-221. It's the last row. Easy in, easy out, and no one sitting behind you.

One of our 20-packs is also in 217 (not the same package as Patrick425's, otherwise we'd see each other all the time). For the just-completed postseason, we were moved to 218, row 10, and it was glorious. Middle of the row, but since it was the back row we could just climb over to get in and out as needed. We were in front of the radio booth, so there were no SRO fans behind us (instead, photographers, MLB security and at least one "FBI Bomb Tech" - at least that's what his hoodie read).

 

In 2017 and 2014 we would have sat in different parts of 217. In 2011 we were in 222. Those years (and this) were all four-seat blocks because they consider our two 20-packs to be four total seats. We sold the other seats at face value to friends and family.

 

In 2008 (the first year we had two 20-packs) they handled it differently and seated one of our pairs in the terrace box - but really nicely centralized at 421 or so - and one pair in like 211.

[Patrick425]

For the just-completed postseason, we were moved to 218, row 10, and it was glorious. Middle of the row, but since it was the back row we could just climb over to get in and out as needed. We were in front of the radio booth, so there were no SRO fans behind us

 

Yes, this is pretty much the exact situation we have with our normal season seats. Middle of the last row in front of the press box. Easy to climb in and out of seats and the people who sit in our row that don't want to climb either exit left of us or right of us since we are in the middle, so usually not bothered by that as well. They are generally pretty strict throughout the year about allowing any "loitering" in that area. They might let someone stand there for a few outs but then will eventually ask them if they have seats in the area and if they don't they ask them to move along.

 

We kind of lucked into those seats. We had season seats at County stadium and either we missed communication about picking seats for Miller Park or they didn't send it to us for some reason. So when I called the ticket office they said there were limited seats left in the section we wanted. All that was left was the last row. We took them and could not be happier. Would never change them.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Does every team handle postseason tickets this way? I've read through the various playoff ticket threads and I have no clue how anything works. Seems like there are way too many complicated layers with pre-sales, and codes, and ticket stripes, and what not.

 

The Brewers seemed to do a lot of "experiments" this year and I am not sure they really thought about them as long as they should have. Overall it seemed pretty solid.

 

It may seem confusing but it was very easy and tbh, a great plan if you had a cheaper package of reg. season seats.

 

You are offered the strip in August and told that is the only guarantee of seats. Whether you buy it or not, you get the presales, which are not necessarily guaranteed. The codes only came into play for the World Series.

 

The pre-sales are awesome, depending on your vantage point, because they allowed you to buy a pair of seats in the terrace for $640 for 20 games, get every SSH perk, and then sit in the diamond box for the playoff if you so desired. I can see that irking people who hold expensive seats, but selfishly speaking, it was incredible and the deal of a lifetime. I was terrace seat holder that sat club and infield box all playoffs.

 

Had they made it to the WS, I was sitting 120 Row 5 on Saturday. It was hard to believe.