![]() They will gladly sell you tickets for games they aren’t attending in order to make back some of the insane amount of money they spent on them in the first place. Friend of a friend of a friend? Doesn’t matter. Rule #4: Want to avoid Stubhub fees? Find a season ticket holder in your social circle and buy tickets from them. Could you have saved money by planning a bit in advance? Probably, but usually not enough for it to make much difference. Most of the time, they are sold by season ticket holders and unless its a premium game, are usually reasonably priced. Rule #3: Sold out never really means sold out (almost never). It’s also not nearly as crowded and makes for a pleasant day. Rule #2: If you can swing it, go to a mid-week game, day game if possible. This is how we got tickets to see the Giants and Phillies last season–by standing in line at Fan Fest in February. Rule #1: If it’s Opening Day, a Dodger series, an Inter-League game, or Philly is in town, expect to spend money or stand in ridiculous long lines. ![]() Advice on Buying SF Giants Tickets (or any MLB team) So I thought I’d share some of my experience on getting tickets for Giants games. I appreciate that he is a planner, but as I mentioned in that article about Fan Fest, you can always get tickets, sold-out or not. The one who stood in line our entire day at Fan Fest last year to get tickets for a couple of games. However, I have the luxury of marrying a planner. In fact, if it were 100% up to me, most of the games I attend would be like that. What is harder is planning the times when I really need a Giants baseball fix, a spur of the moment, “Let’s go to the game this weekend” kind of thing. Those games aren’t so hard to plan in advance. I like to see a Dodger game if possible, I like to see an Inter-League game, I like to see my Pirates play, and just generally look for what will likely be a good match-up. When I look at the season-long schedule there are generally some that stand out to me. With Spring Training and Opening Day just around the corner, I’ve started considering which San Francisco Giants games I’d like to attend this season.
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