I walk down to the ticket office on Yawkey way. As, I get on those steps, I normally get stopped by people who just want to get rid of there tickets and not looking to make a profit. Don't be afraid to deny them and walk away if you don't get the price you want.
- Submitted by Charlie, Burlington
Wake up at 6 am, take the T to Fenway, and wait in line the day of the game. Hasn't failed me yet!
- Submitted by Alex, Boston
Ebay. Watch what certain tickets are selling for a few days before you buy them. Then you will know which tickets you can get a good deal on.
- Submitted by Eric, Milford
One hour before each game, Gate C opens up selling tickets. Go 40 minutes prior to that and stand in line. The worst seats you will get are the standing room in the new right field seats. Those seats are amazing.
- Submitted by Tom, Easton
I come to Boston twice a year for Sox games. I have found that, although costly, great seats are to be had through scalper/ticket services.
- Submitted by Tom, Denver, Colo.
If you miss out on all the initial sales, Craigslist is a good spot to start. Ebay even has some good deals for seats not on the Green Monster.
- Submitted by Tony, Burlington
You need a team. In Feburary when the tickets go on sale, you need people in line at Fenway, someone on the phone, and a few people on the Internet. It is hard and frustrating, but if you want to see more than one game in the season, that is the best way to do it.
- Submitted by Joan, Hingham
Leave Schenectady at midnight with a case of beer. Drive to friend's apartment in Boston. Drink until T starts running. Take T to Fenway and get in line behind the three guys who beat you to the box office that morning. Buy whatever the box office has available. Go back to friends’ apartment and sleep until game time.
- Submitted by Wood, Schenectady, N.Y.
Get to go by giving it your all. Tickets are at Kenmore Square. Just go and see who is selling them.
- Submitted by Ronnie, Dorchester
I usually go on a whim, which these days means that the game is usually sold out. So...Scalpers...as long as you know going in, which exact section(s), and in which part(s) of the park you want, and the going rate on the street, you're in business.
- Submitted by Jonathan, Cambridge
Use a reliable, local ticket agency. Look for tickets in the grandstand sections. You'll pay double the actual ticket price for these, but they are decent seats. I haven't had any trouble with delivery and have been upgraded to better seats in a few instances.
- Submitted by Bob, Saco, ME
I use Ebay. But when typing in what I'm looking for, I never type the word tickets. I just type "red sox and the date." This sometimes gives me some options that not many have bid on.
- Submitted by Tony, Cutler, ME
Get to Fenway early and ugly to meet the scalpers, never take the first offer given, and always negotiate with the proper Boston phonetics. For example, "You have to be out of your friggin’ mind if you think I would give you my ah' m and a leg for your tickets."
- Submitted by Gregg, Manchester, N.H.
I go to the box office and ask for a single seat. I specify something inside first and third and not behind the net. I succeed about 90% of the time when I'm at Fenway by 6:30 p.m. of game day.
- Submitted by Paul, San Francisco, Calif.
I have used Ebay and Craigslist to score Red Sox tickets at decent prices. Use Craigslist to get tickets for key matchup games (Yankees and interleague). Use Ebay to get Tampa Bay, Toronto and Baltimore games. Sometimes they are cheaper then buying them off the Red Sox website. Also, check the Red Sox Web site once in while. Sometimes tickets (seats together) will open for games that previously had no seats together. But those usually go fast.
- Submitted by Paul, San Francisco, Calif.
I get to the park just as the first inning is ending, and look to buy tickets. Since the game has already started, people who have extra tickets are willing to take less for them. I can often get them for half price.
- Submitted by Jeff, Boston
I use Ace Ticketing Agency when the Yanks roll into town. A bit pricey, but Yanks vs. Sox: Priceless.
- Submitted by Kurt, Hanover
If you're not lucky enough to know any season ticket holders or too nervous to ask one of those "hustlers" on the Mass Pike overpass as you near the park - check with a local bartender, bell captain, or hotel concierge. I was in the hotel industry for 10 years and always found a way to get into any event and at usually face value or cheaper.
- Submitted by Steve, Portsmouth
Slip a twenty under the glass at the ticket window within fivew minutes of the first pitch and say "whaddya got?" The team always holds back extra tickets for last minute VIPS, plus there are tickets returned by writers, players, corporate sponsors, etc. Think of the tip as an investment.
- Submitted by Bob, Andover
Pat's Ticket Center in Waltham. The guys there are great. Great deals the day of the game. Been going there for more than five years.
- Submitted by Bob, Andover
I travel to Boston almost every year to catch a weekend of Sox games. The surest -- and cheapest -- strategy I've devised for getting tickets is to be at Fenway two hours before game time and to get "obstructed view" seats the moment the gates open. The term "obstructed view" makes the seats involved sound worse than they really are. And, on the rare occasions when the seat is truly awful, one is free to walk the concourse behind the grandstand and still have a great view of the game.
- Submitted by Scott, whereabouts unknown
