At Minute Maid Park there’s not a bad seat in the house, not even in the upper decks. The Houston Astros offer tickets for as low as $15 on the weekends and as low as $10 during the week. Sure, you aren’t sitting with millionaires and former presidents, but you still get to enjoy a hot dog and a beer while witnessing nine innings unfold — and the people-watching is even better among the hoi polloi. If you’re not enjoying yourself in the cheap seats, chances are you just aren’t that good at having fun.
This article appears in Oct 6-12, 2016.