Dude, It Was Only A Dollar

I bought a dollar ticket yesterday and for the first time since the 2001 World Series, got my money's worth at Chase Field. I highly recommend it to fans on a budget who are willing to arrive by about 5PM for a 6:40 start to ensure ticket availability. The $1 window is located on the opposite side of the stadium from the main box office, adjacent to the right-center entrance off Jefferson and 7th Street.

The often broiled, snaky queue actually forms in the shade this time of year(for evening games), and because everyone's buying a fixed price ticket without fussing about location, the lengthy line shrinks rather quickly. Of course, after you've snatched your stub and any promotional giveaway, for goodness sakes dont proceed to your assigned seat. The park is near empty at this hour and most ushers are disinterested in checking tickets until 45 minutes or so prior to first pitch, so camp out wherever you want on the lower level. Even if the ticketholder commandeers "your" seat, there's usually plenty of empties nearby from which to choose. 

I watched the game from the fifth row just beyond third base in seats listing at $30 that are probably worth about $12.  And as the guy in the McDonalds commercial says,

"Dude, it was only a dollar".