I went to the Redskins/Jets game yesterday at Giants Stadium with Sue's Dad. We had a good time - we picked up my co-worker Dina and her husband and we all hung out before the game. The game didn't start well - the Jets ran the opening kickoff back for a TD - but it got better from there and the Redskins eventually found a way to win in Overtime.
While we were at the game, I couldn't help but wonder how a family of 4 can afford to go to a game. The ticket prices were $70 each, parking is anywhere from $15-25, drinks are anywhere from $4-7.50 and it goes on and on from there. It would easily be a $400 day to take 2 kids to the game. And depending on the age of the kids, they would probably be just as happy or happier to spend the day at the park. At what point will professional teams just completely outprice the average family? I think that day will unfortunately be coming sooner rather than later.
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It's almost entertaining to see how the Jets will lose each week. The pattern usually goes something like this: by the end of the first half I find myself thinking that the Jets might actually win one, but by the end of the third quarter I sense their imminent collapse, and in the middle of the fourth the Jets confirm my suspicions. Against the Redskins, at least, the Jets prolonged this tired drama into a few seconds of overtime before they blew it.
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