Lanny got some amazing perks as a season ticket holder. Fucking amazing but also a little weird. I went to the play version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with him and got to meet the actress who played Nurse Ratched backstage. (It was Portland's own, Gretchen Corbett, she played Jim's attorney on the Rockford Files.) Went to a wine tasting with him and got a set of really nice wine glasses. Got to sit with Shonz and Rice at a Beaver's baseball game. And while those were great and fun, they had nothing to do with Blazer basketball and provided zero value to fans, IMO.
I too miss Lanny around here. I know you two were very close. Thanks for the perspective. Alot of that makes sense and helps me to better understand the other side and instill more flexibility I'm my expectations. Just stop yelling at me!!! Or are you paid to do that as well? Really though. Many things you mentioned, I had not thought about.
I think you can get a single ticket for a little less than a grand for the season. Not good seats though. Corner nosebleed.
My grandfather had season tickets for years and years when i was young. At some point he got a custom leather Blazers jacket with his name on it. If you recall meeting my father, he was wearing at the meet Schonz event we went to. I miss him as well…
I have bowled with Batum, Sergio, and Raef. Went to a few different events in the suite level. Different years got money for food and clothing. I get right of first refusal for most events at Moda. Plenty more but you get the idea. The perks change but think they have stayed at a high level in the nearly 20 years I have been a season ticket holder. My situation is that I find parking in the garage too time consuming and have turned down free passes. I do not buy the food unless it is with the funny money they give me. There are definitely better seats that I would love to get but the ones I have great sale value. Makes going to 20 games a year sensible for me to attend. For those that are not season ticket holders, I do want to clarify that there is a difference in the season ticket discount and the loyalty program. Obviously, if you are buying the entire season then the price per ticket is less. That is the season ticket discount. The loyalty program was used to keep people from not renewing in bad years. The longer you maintained your account, the bigger the discount. It tops out at 20% at 20 years. They stopped this program but grandfathered in all that signed up previously.
Since the loyalty program is no longer going, the only advantage of getting seats now would be location. The perks are nice but it is very important not to get stuck with tickets. As with anything, everyone has variables that should be considered before making a choice. For me, I go to nearly half the games, have the loyalty discount, great seats since I got them when they were bad, and love the perks. I have also found a workable parking situation and have no problem eating before I go. For others, they may only want to go to a few games a year, no loyalty discount, have a lower priority number when renewing seats (and not as good a view), could care less about the perks, want to park in the garage, are not comfortable selling lots of ticktets, and want to eat at every game. In that situation, I would say buy individually or not at all.
Even Shakespeare's tragedies were great plays. I can handle losing, I want effort and improvement. Why I stopped going to A's games but will go see independent league team.
Anyone interested in splitting my two-seat half-season ticket with me for next year? It would be 10 games each. Amazing lower bowl seats, and we would get my 15% loyalty discount too. If interested, DM me, and quick! The deadline is next Friday and I am leaning towards finally giving the whole package up, which would be a shame. These tix, in this location, at this price, won't ever be seen again.
I don't live in Portland, so I couldn't do it... But I'm curious - what does something like that run?
Id potentially be interested, but would have to check with my rep if i can make the swap from my tickets to these tickets. Any chance you keep them one more year and we can work it out over the course of the summer and fall? The timeline would force me to make a hasty decision I'm not comfortable with at this moment. I have a feeling she will say i would lose the grandfathered rights and have to pay full, current price. But I'm going to ask to clarify. Also, Is half a season of games spread out throughout the season, or is it the first half or second half of the schedule only? Do you get a choice of which games, if spread throughout, or do they make that choice for you?
