Before everyone accuses me of jumping the gun to next year, let me explain the situation. As a die hard Cal Ripken fan, I plan to be in attendance next year in Cooperstown (assuming that Cal makes it in lol).
I contacted the HOF today regarding tickets to the induction ceremony next year which has free seating on a first come first serve basis however I was looking at reserved seating which is only available at the very highest two membership levels. The membership dept. told me that they have had such an overwhelming flood of calls already about next year and reserved seating that they are not exactly sure what they are going to do. They told me that after the current ceremonies in two weeks leading up to the actual vote in January next year when the inductees are announced they expect this to get out of hand. In talking with a number of people the crowd next year is expected to be off the chart in terms of past attendance.
The membership dept. at the HOF said that at this point, the only way to guarentee reserved seating is to sign up for a two year or beyond membership at the Presidents Circle level (a cost of $850.00 for two years) or the Benefactor Level (anyone have $1750 for two years?). The membership dept. said they would recommend doing this quick however as at some point the many people who are apparently planning a one year upgrade to ensure reserved seating are probably going to be out of luck as they will have to cut off membership sooner than later.
If anyone is planning on heading to Cooperstown for induction weekend next year you might want to think about dropping the $850.00 for the reserved seating unless you plan on staking out a spot at the induction site sometime in early spring next year.
Thanks
Brett Herman
brettherman2131@hotmail.com
I contacted the HOF today regarding tickets to the induction ceremony next year which has free seating on a first come first serve basis however I was looking at reserved seating which is only available at the very highest two membership levels. The membership dept. told me that they have had such an overwhelming flood of calls already about next year and reserved seating that they are not exactly sure what they are going to do. They told me that after the current ceremonies in two weeks leading up to the actual vote in January next year when the inductees are announced they expect this to get out of hand. In talking with a number of people the crowd next year is expected to be off the chart in terms of past attendance.
The membership dept. at the HOF said that at this point, the only way to guarentee reserved seating is to sign up for a two year or beyond membership at the Presidents Circle level (a cost of $850.00 for two years) or the Benefactor Level (anyone have $1750 for two years?). The membership dept. said they would recommend doing this quick however as at some point the many people who are apparently planning a one year upgrade to ensure reserved seating are probably going to be out of luck as they will have to cut off membership sooner than later.
If anyone is planning on heading to Cooperstown for induction weekend next year you might want to think about dropping the $850.00 for the reserved seating unless you plan on staking out a spot at the induction site sometime in early spring next year.
Thanks
Brett Herman
brettherman2131@hotmail.com
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