Hear songbirds yet? Feel a touch of pre-spring in the air?
We don't either, but here's a warm fact: Major League Baseball is back in Detroit this month.
Opening Day is four weeks from Monday, and tickets for that game against Kansas City, 80 other home games and 81 road games went on sale at 10 a.m. today.
The opener sold out almost immediately. And for the first half hour or so, fans endured waits online or at (866) 66-TIGER.
We finally left a "virtual waiting room" and found pairs of adjacent infield box seats and terrace section seats tough to snag, even on weekday afternoons. (Cap tip to programmers for using audio of a bat crack and crowd roar to signaling that users can proceed.)
Most seats cost a bit more than in 2013. "Only two low-end sections, the skyline and upper reserved, were spared an increase," writes Tony Paul of The Detroit News. (That link includes old and new prices by seating categories.)
Another change starts Monday, when home game prices may fluctuate based on real or anticipated demand. So you have two days to lock in current costs as you make spring and summer ballpark plans.
Earlier at Deadline Detroit:
Tigers Tickets Will Rise (And Fall, Maybe) Based On Demand, Feb. 21
