Is the price of a World Series ticket worth the cost? Houstonians weigh in

HOUSTON - If you're planning to go to the game, tickets to the World Series aren't cheap. How much money will you need to get in the game? Well, just under $700 will get you in the door at Minute Maid Park for Game 6, but that isn't quite enough to buy you a seat. The $675 ticket is for standing room only.

What's keeping you from going to the game? “Prices” is what one guy told me and he’s not the only one.

“$675? That's crazy,” adds Houstonian Nick Muylle.

So, would you rather buy the standing room only tickets or a $629 Open Box 70-inch television? 

”Probably the TV. It lasts longer,” smiles one Houston woman.

Would you buy the tickets or an Emporio Armani suit that’s on sale for $620?  

“I would definitely buy the tickets.  The Astros are phenomenal,” says Houstonian Kelley Hough. 

Do you know how many things you can buy for $700?

The new iPhone 11 is $699. So would you buy the TV, the tickets or the iPhone?

“The iPhone. Why? Because this one’s pretty much on its last leg,” a Houston woman laughs as she shows me her current phone.

A whopping $655 could also get you nine credit hours at Lone Star College. I wonder how many light-rail train rides I could buy. 

Let's see, carry the two, minus one…anywho would you fork over that much for a sporting event? 

“In Wales we would pay that,” says Ian who’s visiting Houston from Wales. Then I asked him in my best British accent.  

So $675 isn't too much for you?  

“Not for a final no,” he answers as I realize I could use that $675 to buy a good a dialect coach, but what about this? You could buy three packs of men's cashmere socks, ornament tree box edition, in the Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog. 

“For that? I don't think I see a reason to get it. I'm sorry,” laughs Houstonian Jose Arroyo. 

Do the socks tempt you at all? 

“Not really,” laughs Muylle.

So what about using the money for a gorgeous Oscar de la Renta evening gown that I found online?  

“Well, then instead of the tickets, the wife comes first,” answers Hough before he sees the $14,000 price tag and hysterically laughs.  “I did not see that actually. I’ll stick with the tickets”.