The Nest

In a move that can only be described as smart, the Red Sox announced they would not be raising ticket prices for the 2009 season.

Red Sox Tom Werner, Red Sox’s chairman:

“As stewards of this great franchise, John, Larry and I hold our positions as a kind of a public trust, and from that perspective, a freeze in ticket prices for the 2009 season is both fair and appropriate for the times and economic conditions,”

Willing to eat the extra income a raise in prices would bring in order to foster goodwill among your supporters is another in a laundry list of brilliant ideas the front office has hatched these past few seasons.

I will admit that when I first heard they were putting seats on top of the Green Monster, I hated the idea. Well after a few seasons of watching homeruns pinball amongst the crowd sitting in those seats, I couldn’t imagine Fenway without them. The EMC Club is another. It’s a climate controlled area overlooking both the field and the cityscape with restaurants and bars for the upscale crowd.

This latest brainstorm is a bit easier to get my head around and I’m sure Red Sox Nation will agree. With the economy the way it is, Tom (Werner) and John (Henry) know keeping prices fixed at 2008 levels will probably encourage those who were sitting on the fence and having to weigh their entertainment dollar options. Again, I say brilliant. It’s actually an investment in the future – give up the buck today to reap more in the future, once the economy turns around.

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