The Price of Admission
What’s the “price” of admission for the Tampa Bay Rays' Opening Day game? Well, if you’re a little bit lucky, it’s free. Reigning Cy Young award winner and Rays ace David Price is in the process of giving away 100 free tickets to opening day in Tampa Bay where the Rays will take on the Baltimore Orioles. Price tweeted out yesterday that he has 100 “not for resale” tickets to Opening Day that he will be giving away to fans in the Tampa area through the weekend.
I get 100 tickets to opening day!! If you live in the Tampa area be ready cause I'm giving all these away!! #k-9 twitter.com/DAVIDprice14/s…
— David Price (@DAVIDprice14) March 27, 2013
They're just waiting to be given away!! twitter.com/DAVIDprice14/s…
— David Price (@DAVIDprice14) March 27, 2013
No one was quite sure of just how to get their hands on these bad boys with the only real criteria being one of his Twitter followers. But today Price's creativity was on full display as he created a scavenger hunt on Twitter for the first fans to receive the tickets.
First to figure out where I'm eating breakfast right now gets tickets!!! Eating at "multiple fingers"
— David Price (@DAVIDprice14) March 28, 2013
First to figure out where I'm eating breakfast right now gets tickets!!! Eating at "multiple fingers"
— David Price (@DAVIDprice14) March 28, 2013
Just gave away the first two tickets!!!! Yes...I am eating breakfast in Tampa...possibly at multiple fingers...?
— David Price (@DAVIDprice14) March 28, 2013
You have 5 tickets to opening day at will call...don't be late!! RT @angeleyz65: @davidprice14 Here are my kiddos!!! twitter.com/Angeleyz65/sta…
— David Price (@DAVIDprice14) March 28, 2013
youre all set...tickets will be in your name at will call RT @stevelambe13: @davidprice14 2 tickets would be great
— David Price (@DAVIDprice14) March 28, 2013
This also isn’t the first time Price has done something like this, as he is a fan favorite in Tampa Bay and generally a well-liked guy around the league. I think stuff like this is awesome and baseball is fortunate to have players who are willing to give back to fans and promote themselves, the league and their teams through giveaways, interactions and social media. Price will get the ball for the Rays on Opening Day so it’s only fitting that he’s giving away tickets to one of his starts.