Entertainment Value

This past Fourth of July weekend saw us going to the Indians game on Friday night and then to Blossom to hear the Cleveland Orchestra.  We went to the Indians to hear a daughter of a friend of ours sing the national anthem.  We spent $56 which included $10 towards dinner to sit in the bleachers.  We spent $5 to park in a downtown garage.  Finally, we spent an additional $5 each for dinner to include beverage meaning the total spent was $71.  All to watch a mediocre team play (we did skip the fireworks which are good).  Contrast that to Blossom where we spent $26 to hear a one of the top 5 orchestras in the country play which included parking and we brought our own food in.  We also got a nice fireworks show.

As money gets tight, we are ever mindful of the value our meager entertainment dollars go for.  I would have rather saved at least half of the money on the Indians and saw either our Class A or Class AA teams play which are not much worse.  Professional baseball and really all of professional sports are is overpriced.  We have stopped going to any Cavs games because to sit in nosebleed seats costs $50 each ticket.  And half the teams in the NBA make the playoffs.  Save your money.