Box seats or Skybox??

TGwynn19 · 03-21-2004, 11:06 AM

I am fortunate that working at a golf course affords me many opportunites for free spring training tickets. One game I was given free tickets to the Red Sox and Dodgers. We sat in the first row right behind first base. It was great. I got to yell at Shawn Green 'two hands while learning' when he flubbed a throw from second. You could hear some conversations going on in the dugout. And two youngsters got a foul ball tossed to them from Joey Amalfitano.

Then on St. Patrick's Day I got free tickets to the Twins and Marlins in the skybox in Hammond Stadium. Full buffet spread in the back of the skybox and a fridge that was restocked with soda and beer every other inning. Excellent view of the entire field.

If you could attend your favorite team's home game for free which opition would you choose??

Skip · 03-21-2004, 11:11 AM

Easy choice for me - box seats. I've been in luxury boxes before at the Georgia Dome (for basketball) and Churchhill Downs and had a great time each time. For an indoor sport like basketball, I'd probably prefer the luxury boxes most of the time. Horse racing is more of an event than a sport so it's sort of an apples and oranges comparison (sounds like the old 'problem with baseball' lament exaggerated - 2 minutes of action, 30 minutes of standing around).

Anyway, for baseball give me seats by the field in the sunshine.

Crash Course · 03-21-2004, 11:24 AM

Everyone that I know, personally, who once sat in a luxury box, says the same thing - once you do it, you're spoiled for life - - and nothing can come close to doing that again.

I have never sat in a luxury box. I have had seats, at Yankee Staduim, directly behind home plate, 5 rows from the field. So, I can only speak from experience on one side of the equation.

That all said, for me, it depends on who I am with and the game. If I am at the game with my wife, and it's extreme weather out - like 30 degrees or 100 degrees, and I could choose, I would take the luxury box. If I'm with my buddies, I'll take the box seats. If it's a game against a weak and dull opponent, I'll take the luxury box. If it's the 7th game of the WS, give me the box seats.

There's just not a simple answer to this for me.

Skip · 03-21-2004, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Crash Course

If I am at the game with my wife, and it's extreme weather out - like 30 degrees or 100 degrees, and I could choose, I would take the luxury box.

I think everyone would choose the box if the weather outside was poor. We should really throw that factor out of the question if this mini-survey is to be meaningful, don't you think? For me, if the weather is nice, I want to be outside - even if it were Milwaukee playing the Pirates in Pittsburgh's old ashtray.

Crash Course · 03-21-2004, 04:21 PM

Doesn't really apply to me - I like it when it's 100 degrees, and, if with my buds, would elect to sit outside in the sun.

hopbitters · 03-22-2004, 10:02 AM

I've watched a game from a luxury suite at Yankee Stadium. It's pretty much a small hotel room, sans bed, with stocked fridge, tv, hot or cold buffet, and drums full of snackables (not sure if those are part of the suite or something the owner got on his own). The porch with the seats gives a wonderful view of the game and you can stand up and turn around to watch the replay inside if anything good happens. It is definitely worth experiencing, but it's very isolated at the same time. You're not really out with any of the other fans, even the ones in adjacent suites. You're a long way from the field as well. It's a very comfortable way to be "at" the ballgame, but it's nothing like being down close to the field. Unless the conditions are poor (Clemens' 300th, e.g.), I'd take the box seats. If you've never been, though, the suites are worth a shot...once.

captain_napalm · 03-21-2004, 11:31 AM

I have never sat in a skybox, but I would think that sitting in one would be similar to watching the game @ home.

I wouldn't mind giving a skybox/luxury box a try, anyone care to help a fellow netshriner out?

As for the question, I'd say I'd have to go with the box seats. The closer I am to the field, the better

gyb13 · 03-21-2004, 02:31 PM

i agree with crash on this one - depends on the situation

03-21-2004, 11:06 AM	#1
TGwynn19 Guest Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 2,087	Box seats or Skybox?? I am fortunate that working at a golf course affords me many opportunites for free spring training tickets. One game I was given free tickets to the Red Sox and Dodgers. We sat in the first row right behind first base. It was great. I got to yell at Shawn Green 'two hands while learning' when he flubbed a throw from second. You could hear some conversations going on in the dugout. And two youngsters got a foul ball tossed to them from Joey Amalfitano. Then on St. Patrick's Day I got free tickets to the Twins and Marlins in the skybox in Hammond Stadium. Full buffet spread in the back of the skybox and a fridge that was restocked with soda and beer every other inning. Excellent view of the entire field. If you could attend your favorite team's home game for free which opition would you choose??

03-21-2004, 11:24 AM	#3
Crash Course NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 10,067	Everyone that I know, personally, who once sat in a luxury box, says the same thing - once you do it, you're spoiled for life - - and nothing can come close to doing that again. I have never sat in a luxury box. I have had seats, at Yankee Staduim, directly behind home plate, 5 rows from the field. So, I can only speak from experience on one side of the equation. That all said, for me, it depends on who I am with and the game. If I am at the game with my wife, and it's extreme weather out - like 30 degrees or 100 degrees, and I could choose, I would take the luxury box. If I'm with my buddies, I'll take the box seats. If it's a game against a weak and dull opponent, I'll take the luxury box. If it's the 7th game of the WS, give me the box seats. There's just not a simple answer to this for me. __________________ Steve, Forum Admin Hit Grass, Win Salad Man, this is baseball. You gotta stop thinking. Just have fun. - Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, in The Sandlot I've been going to games since August 8, 1973....and on August 22, 2004, finally, a foul ball came my way. I had to reach for it, and it deflected off the tip of my right index finger. Shoot, if I was only 4 inches taller! Have you read The Baseball Same Game?

03-21-2004, 04:21 PM	#5
Crash Course NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 10,067	Doesn't really apply to me - I like it when it's 100 degrees, and, if with my buds, would elect to sit outside in the sun. __________________ Steve, Forum Admin Hit Grass, Win Salad Man, this is baseball. You gotta stop thinking. Just have fun. - Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, in The Sandlot I've been going to games since August 8, 1973....and on August 22, 2004, finally, a foul ball came my way. I had to reach for it, and it deflected off the tip of my right index finger. Shoot, if I was only 4 inches taller! Have you read The Baseball Same Game?

03-22-2004, 10:02 AM	#6
hopbitters Inducted Into The NetShrine Assembly of Fame Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: downstate AZ Posts: 656	I've watched a game from a luxury suite at Yankee Stadium. It's pretty much a small hotel room, sans bed, with stocked fridge, tv, hot or cold buffet, and drums full of snackables (not sure if those are part of the suite or something the owner got on his own). The porch with the seats gives a wonderful view of the game and you can stand up and turn around to watch the replay inside if anything good happens. It is definitely worth experiencing, but it's very isolated at the same time. You're not really out with any of the other fans, even the ones in adjacent suites. You're a long way from the field as well. It's a very comfortable way to be "at" the ballgame, but it's nothing like being down close to the field. Unless the conditions are poor (Clemens' 300th, e.g.), I'd take the box seats. If you've never been, though, the suites are worth a shot...once. __________________ all bleeding eventually stops

03-21-2004, 11:31 AM	#7
captain_napalm NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: ny Posts: 1,611	I would have to say box seats. I have never sat in a skybox, but I would think that sitting in one would be similar to watching the game @ home. I wouldn't mind giving a skybox/luxury box a try, anyone care to help a fellow netshriner out? As for the question, I'd say I'd have to go with the box seats. The closer I am to the field, the better __________________ "Cheating is baseball's oldest profession. No other game is so rich in skullduggery, so suited to it or so proud of it." - Thomas Boswell

03-21-2004, 11:11 AM	#2
Skip NetShrine Vagabond Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Louisville Posts: 7,866	Easy choice for me - box seats. I've been in luxury boxes before at the Georgia Dome (for basketball) and Churchhill Downs and had a great time each time. For an indoor sport like basketball, I'd probably prefer the luxury boxes most of the time. Horse racing is more of an event than a sport so it's sort of an apples and oranges comparison (sounds like the old 'problem with baseball' lament exaggerated - 2 minutes of action, 30 minutes of standing around). Anyway, for baseball give me seats by the field in the sunshine.

03-21-2004, 02:31 PM	#8
gyb13 NS Omnipresent Brasilian Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Crazy George's playground Posts: 10,903	i agree with crash on this one - depends on the situation __________________ Gustavo NDF Moderator Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

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