Alright, so I decided I wanted to get my hands on some New York Mets preseason tickets this year. You know, catch a game before the real madness starts, maybe see some of the new guys, that sort of thing. Plus, sometimes you can snag decent seats without selling a kidney.
First thing I did was just hop on my trusty old computer. Fired it up, waited for it to do its thing – you know how it is. Then I opened up my web browser. My go-to move is usually just to type what I’m looking for straight into the search bar. So, I typed in something like “New York Mets preseason tickets” or “Mets spring training tickets,” something along those lines. Hit enter and waited for the magic to happen.
A bunch of results popped up, obviously. I tend to look for the official MLB site or the Mets’ own website first. Figured that’s usually the safest bet, less chance of getting irgendein (any kind of) runaround. Found what looked like the official page for tickets. Clicked on that. Navigating those sites can sometimes be a bit of a maze, but this time it wasn’t too bad. They had a section for single game tickets, and preseason was listed there.
Then came the part of actually picking a game. Preseason has a bunch of them, different dates, different opponents. I had a rough idea of when I wanted to go, so I filtered by date. Then I had to look at the seating chart. This is always the tricky part for me. You’re trying to balance a good view with a price that doesn’t make your eyes water. I spent a bit of time clicking on different sections, seeing what was available. Some seats were already gone, of course. Others were a bit more than I wanted to spend for a preseason game.
I zoomed in, zoomed out, tried to picture myself sitting there. You know, “Is this under an overhang? Will the sun be in my eyes?” All those little things. After a fair bit of back-and-forth in my own head, and maybe a little bit of muttering at the screen, I finally settled on a couple of seats. They seemed like a decent compromise – not right behind home plate, but not out in the boonies either.
Once I selected the seats, it was on to the checkout process. Had to either log in to my account or create one. I think I already had one from ages ago, so I tried to remember my password. That’s always a fun game, isn’t it? Got through that, then it was the usual stuff: confirm the tickets, enter payment information. Double-checked my card number, expiry date, the whole shebang. Clicked the “buy” button and held my breath for a second.
Success! The confirmation page popped up. Then I got an email pretty quickly with the details and the tickets themselves. They’re all digital these days, mobile entry. So, I made sure I downloaded them to my phone right away. Don’t want to be fumbling for them at the gate. Took a screenshot too, just in case. Old habits.
So yeah, that was pretty much it. Tickets secured. Now I just gotta wait for game day. Always feels good to have that locked in. Looking forward to hearing the crack of the bat, even if it’s just preseason. It’s a sign that spring is really here, and baseball is back. Can’t complain about that.
