Monday, March 10, 2008

All You Can Eat at the Ballpark

A number of Major League Baseball teams are offering selected stadium sections that include the right to gorge yourselves on a variety of ballpark refreshments (USA Today article here). As one example, seats in the right field bleachers at Dodger Stadium include all-you-can-eat Dodger dogs, nachos, peanuts, popcorn, soft drinks, and water at a per-ticket cost of $35 in advance (tickets were previously priced at $6 in advance).

The big concerns with offers like this are adverse selection and moral hazard problems (for a reminder, see this prior post: Here, Piggy, Piggy). For an interesting read on one fan's experience at Dodger Stadium, see this article from Slate. Best quote of the article (after the article's author stopped on the way home to buy seltzer):

This irony was further compounded when I got out of the car, bent over a parking pylon, and upchucked a cupful of partially digested jalapeƱos and nacho cheese. And then I did it again, followed by a magnificent spray of liquid vomit.

Nice!

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