Absurdly high ticket prices could keep Yankees fans out of World Series home games

For those of you Yankees fans who waited on the secondary market in order to see what World Series ticket prices looked like after the Mets were officially eliminated (certainly not me, probably other people did this), the news unfortunately remained grim.

15 years away from the big dance is a long time for any fanbase -- 16 of the 30 MLB teams made the World Series between the Yankees' two most recent appearances, and all of them are currently crying about their personal drought. And yet Yankee fans are the only impatient ones. Gotcha.

Distance makes the heart grow fonder, though, and the demand for New Yorkers to support their team in-person this week has gone through the roof. Considering Yankee Stadium can't expand to include more bodies (would be cool, though, plus a retractable roof might help), that has resulted in World Series ticket prices on the secondary market going absolutely bonkers.

You want to attend Game 3, the Yankees' first home game? Seat Geek's get-in price (with fees) for a single ticket is $1,590. You want to sit down? Well, that'll cost you even more -- it's $1,703 if you want to avoid a standing-room only pass.

Maybe, uh ... head up to the Bronx, kill some time at the bars, and see if the prices ever dip ... under $1,000? Maybe even fly to Los Angeles? Game 1 at Dodger Stadium is $1,100. If you start driving now, you can make it by Friday. Gas money might make the cost roughly equal, but hey, the memory would last a lifetime! Unless the Yankees lose. In that case, immediately erase that cursed memory.

Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series ticket prices in the Bronx are absurd

Who knows if prices would've climbed even higher for a Subway Series showdown, but at least there would've been many other potential options within the boundaries of New York City proper. Anyway, the Mets are gone now, and we'll never know. Remember the Mets?

First pitch of each and every game in this series will be 8:08 PM EST, and while we can't publicly endorse lurking outside the stadium Monday through Wednesday just to hear the roar of the crowd and feel like you're a part of it, we also can't not endorse that.