Finally able to make a Yankee game while in town for business. Any tips on getting tickets (without getting ripped off)? It will be a Thursday night game (non-Red Sox); do these typically sell out?

Also, how safe is the commute from Times Square to the Bronx via subway? Any travel tips by those who live in NYC or have attended Yankee games previously?

Thanks for the help.

Finally able to make a Yankee game while in town for business. Any tips on getting tickets (without getting ripped off)? It will be a Thursday night game (non-Red Sox); do these typically sell out?It depends on the team. So far, the Yankees have sold 4 million tickets this year. That's essentially a sell-out of 72 of the 81 home games. Look at the Yankee website and go to the schedule to find your game. If you see a green T, you can buy tickets. Otherwise, there's stub hub.

Also, how safe is the commute from Times Square to the Bronx via subway? Any travel tips by those who live in NYC or have attended Yankee games previously?Perfectly safe but you can't take a direct train from Times Square. To make it easy for yourself, just walk one block east to 6th Avenue (and 42nd St) and take the D train to 145th St and then depart the train, walk across the platform, and wait for the B. You could also take the B from 6th Avenue, but that will be a long ride. Yet if it's hot outside, a cool air conditioned ride on the B is something I've done and have rather liked. The trains will be crowded so the earlier you can leave for the stadium, the better. If you can arrive when the gates open (2 hours in advance of the game), you can go on the tour of Monument Park.

Any other Yankee stadium question you have, please feel free to ask. And Welcome to Flyertalk! :)

If you can buy your tickets online, or at the box office, do so right away.
Do not buy from scalpers outside the park. It's illegal.

The ride on the subway is no problem. It will be crowded, and safe, both ways.

My advice: start eating NYC street food as soon as possible. This way, you're stomach will be able to handle the ballpark food. :D

Welcome to Flyertalk mjr1975.

Edit, I see our resident Yankee fan has chimed in as I was posting. Why'd I even bother. :p

Do not buy from scalpers outside the park. It's illegal.

If I understand things correctly, this law has been recently changed. I believe as long as the scalper is not within 1500ft of the stadium, it's perfectly legal to resell tickets for any price.

I read something yesterday about an agreement between mlb and stubhub. The Yankees definitely have not liked people getting tickets that way in the past. It looks like they're going to have to accept it going forward. I'm not sure if that's in effect yet, though.

Buy online from the mlb site if there are tickets available for the game you want to go to.

I have bought BOS/YAK tickets before from scalper without any problems. They walk around the stadium very low key.....The main thing to do is to go out there early...DON'T buy them from a guy that has a fist full of (lots of tickets) tickets...buy them from the person that has one or two....Enjoy the game. :):)

From Times Square, I think the easiest way to get to the stadium would be to take the S shuttle from Times Square to Grand Central, then switch to the 4 train to 161st St/Yankee Stadium. I think it's about 5 stops from Grand Central. On game day, you'll have plenty of company.

Who are these Yankees of which you all speak? Are they some sort of sports team? Must not be a very important one, I've certainly not heard of them.

Perfectly safe but you can't take a direct train from Times Square. To make it easy for yourself, just walk one block east to 6th Avenue (and 42nd St) and take the D train to 145th St and then depart the train, walk across the platform, and wait for the B. You could also take the B from 6th Avenue, but that will be a long ride. Yet if it's hot outside, a cool air conditioned ride on the B is something I've done and have rather liked. The trains will be crowded so the earlier you can leave for the stadium, the better. If you can arrive when the gates open (2 hours in advance of the game), you can go on the tour of Monument Park.

www.stubhub.com can sometimes be reasonable. $200 gets you pretty solid seats.

Analise, would you really do that as opposed to taking the shuttle and then a 4/5?

Analise, would you really do that as opposed to taking the shuttle and then a 4/5?

The 4/5 might be slightly quicker. But the B/D trains are significantly wider, making it less likely that you'll be squeezed to death.

I take the 4 train from 42nd street from Grand Central every Sunday. 7 times out of 10, I get a seat. It does get a little crowded, the further uptown the train gets. Thursday night might be different. The trip is shorter than the ones on the West side trains, especially if you get an express.

If you want to splurge, there's also a ferry (http://www.nyyankeeclipper.com/) to every game.

I felt obliged to write a "mini-trip report" of my experience at The Stadium.
I was able to pick up game day tickets (8/17) at the Yankee Clubhouse on 49th Street. Ticket price a little more than I would typically spend for a game in my area (Go Rangers!! :D) - but I figured what the heck as I did not know when or if I would get a chance to come back.

Taking the advice of the posters to my original request, I departed the Sheraton NY hotel around 415pm (not knowing what kind of delays and/or walk may be involved) I wanted to give myself the most time possible to enjoy the experience. I passed on the D train as it was completely full, noone got off and several piled into the already jammed cars. The B train arrived a few minutes later and was nearly empty - ;). We made our way to 161st Street and exited the station and realized I had no idea which way the stadium was. Before too many of you think, "what an idiot" I should point out that many others seemed a bit confused. They really ought to put a sign up ... Yankee Stadium ----> .

I made my way to the center field gates just in time for some rain ... GREAT! I was only in town for Friday night and any postponment was not going to work too well for me. I did a little reverse rain dance and hoped that the weather would turn in my favor. It rained for about 30 minutes - stopping just in time for the gates to open around 5pm. I took the advice to go early and visit Monument Park. I was certainly glad I did. I am by no means a baseball junkie, but I can certainly appreciate the tradition and greatness of those honored there.

Tour over - I set out to find my seat. Lower level, box 312 Row E Seat 3. A quick observation; the seating at Yankee Stadium is too confusing. Hopefully the new stadium will be simpler. I found my seat ok, but several folks seemed to have some difficulty deciphering the seating matrix.

Around 6pm or so, as the players are on the field (no BP tonight), the rain really starts to come down. Now I am really starting to get nervous, it lasts 20 minutes or so with one more brief shower coming closer to the scheduled gametime of 705pm. Eventually, the rain subsides and no more weather seems likely, tarp is removed and field is readied for play.

I won't bore any of you with game details (you can visit ESPN.com for that), but I do have some observations from my night.

1) Yankee fans (at least those seated in my section) are not as great as I have always been led to believe. Here in Texas, the NE sport fan is revered as being so passionate and into the game. I did not really see that in my section. Not a indictment of all Yankee fans, just an observation from last night.
2) The food was terrible and so overpriced. I have a hard enough time justifying a $5 beer - my heart skipped a beat when I saw the $8 beers. Hotdog was good - do they have regular yellow mustard anywhere in the stadium? I also got a pretzel which was no good. Too hard.
3) I thought it was odd that the concessionaires in the stands basically carried cardboard boxes in which the products came.
4) Limits to alcohol consumption were basically non-existant. A guy in front of me fell twice on his way to the RR and still was able to come back with a beer.
5) PA announcer was difficult to hear.
6) I have seen the Yankees play at least 5 times here in Arlington, but seeing them decked out in the pinstripes is something else. Just thinking of all the greats who have worn those uniforms.

Overall, I enjoyed my first (and could be last) trip to the stadium. The trip home was quick as several of the stops we made on the way up were skipped. I saved my ticket for a souvenir and was a little upset with myself as I neglected to get a program for a keepsake.

Thanks for letting me share and for the help in getting me there.

Analise, would you really do that as opposed to taking the shuttle and then a 4/5?Absolutely.

I passed on the D train as it was completely full, noone got off and several piled into the already jammed cars. The B train arrived a few minutes later and was nearly emptyPerfect!

I took the advice to go early and visit Monument Park. I was certainly glad I did. I am by no means a baseball junkie, but I can certainly appreciate the tradition and greatness of those honored there.I'm so glad it worked out for you.

Here in Texas, the NE sport fan is revered as being so passionate and into the game. I did not really see that in my section. Not a indictment of all Yankee fans, just an observation from last night.You've got corporate seats around you. That's why. The upper deck has more "passion".

2) The food was terrible and so overpriced. I have a hard enough time justifying a $5 beer - my heart skipped a beat when I saw the $8 beers. Hotdog was good - do they have regular yellow mustard anywhere in the stadium? I also got a pretzel which was no good. Too hard.It's a New York thing which is absolutely ridiculous. The concessions at the stadium, Shea and the Garden are the absolute worst. We fans won't put up with it. We bring in food from a local bodega and that works great.
4) Limits to alcohol consumption were basically non-existant. A guy in front of me fell twice on his way to the RR and still was able to come back with a beer.It ain't Fenway. ;) Beer sales stop at the end of the 7th inning.
6) I have seen the Yankees play at least 5 times here in Arlington, but seeing them decked out in the pinstripes is something else. Just thinking of all the greats who have worn those uniforms.It's awe inspiring. :)
Thanks for letting me share and for the help in getting me there.Thank you for taking the time to share your observations. ^

Analise, re: your signature: It is high. It is far. It is GONE !!!!!
"We play today; we win today. Das it." The We play today; we win today part should be amended to exclude any games played in Anaheim

Analise, re: your signature: It is high. It is far. It is GONE !!!!!
"We play today; we win today. Das it." The We play today; we win today part should be amended to exclude any games played in AnaheimNot at all. Mariano said it right. Let's see how the series goes.

Not at all. Mariano said it right. Let's see how the series goes.

I hope Mariano is correct. I just don't have a good feeling when "we" are playing the Angels.