Cornell football 2024

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

I love fireworks. It's been a minute since I've seen the homecoming ones but if you get out to a Syracuse Mets or Binghamton rumbleponies game on a Friday or Saturday night you'll see a ridiculous fireworks show and there's no better way to spend a warm evening.

Has anyone reading this ever bought commercial fireworks on the order of what is used (blown away) at the Syracuse Mets or whatever minor league team?  I have often wondered why it is done there as it wouldn't seem to sell many tickets and can't be less than a thousand dollars or so.  I guess those teams have money to burn.  Does Cornell buy a carbon offset when they blow things up like this? ::whistle::

The Lehigh Valley Ironpigs also have weekend fireworks.  It does actually seem to get butts into the seats.  So I'd have to think it's cost effective.

The Tri-City Valley Cats also use fireworks as a draw and I'd love to know their cost for semi-regular fireworks for the season.  I agree that they must think it puts more butts in the seats.  I just don't see it.

Well remember, it's not just the cost of the ticket.  My guess is it's a "bring the family" kind of thing.  And once you have kids at the ball park, you're going to spend money on concessions.  Not to mention one more car paying for parking.  It adds up pretty quickly.