| 11 March 2010
It seems that the folks in the ticket office are burning the midnight oil, trying to get ready for the 2010 season. Yankees.com was just updated to announce the 2010 Yankees season ticket licensee pre-on-sale. The date is March 15 at 12 PM eastern time:
According to that info, all ticket plans will have their presale at the same time, different from previous seasons when there was a tiered system with full season and 41-game plan holders getting first dibs. This year is shaping up to be a free-for-all, with everyone going after the same limited supply of tickets. The Yankees always hold a certain number of tickets for the general public on-sale (date of that sale still not announced), so expect a lot of frustration on Monday.
Also of note is the 12 pm start-time for the sale. The Yankees usually have the sale at 10 am which is a tough time for the business crowd. The 12 pm start allows fans to schedule their lunch breaks, guaranteeing even more of a logjam for the premium games.
Finally, the announcement specifically states that "as a 2010 New York Yankees Season Ticket Licensee, [we] will have an opportunity to purchase Tickets to designated individual 2010 Games." It is very interesting that the verbiage doesn't say that there will be tickets for all games. Perhaps they don't have enough inventory of premium games to offer during the presale? Will opening day tickets even be available? We'll have to wait until Monday to find out, but let us know what you think in the comments.
