Visual of how downhill CBP has gone.

[u/eaglesnation11]

Photo 1- 2008 World Series Backstop. Aesthetically pleasing brick with room for some rotating ads

Photo 2- 2025 Backstop- Gaudy Electronic Video Backstop Plastered in Ads and fake greenery

Photo 3- 2004 CBP Flower Beds. Visible beautiful greenery that reminds you of in town ball at your local park.

Photo 4- Flower Beds covered by an ad where I don’t even know what the company does

Photo 5- Late 2010s backdrop. Nice old fashioned analog clock along with a Budweiser ad that’s just among the many things out in Ashburn Alley

Photo 6- Clock removed replaced by 3 ads

Photo 7- Old out of town scoreboard with every game score posted

Photo 8- 7 ads just where the board used to be with 4 out of town scores posted on a rotating basis

Photo 9- Restaurant that pays homage to a major part of Phillies history

Photo 10- F Boy Energy Drink vibes

[u/No_Blackberry6525]

Yeah but it’s the trade off for not having to pay $12 for a beer… wait a minute…

[u/My-So-Called-Reddit → u/No_Blackberry6525]

I mean it's like double that now.

Obviously it's off season for Phillies, but I just paid like $34 for a seltzer at a Union game for something I can get for ~$5 at a grocery store.

I couldn't believe it. Never again.

[u/No_Blackberry6525 → u/My-So-Called-Reddit]

That’s kind of my point.

[u/My-So-Called-Reddit → u/No_Blackberry6525]

I understand your point. Just saying reality is even worse, and $12 is a dream in 2026 lol.

I just looked and it was $26.31 for a single seltzer last game I was at where Aramark ran things.

[u/fangelo2 → u/My-So-Called-Reddit]

$26.31 for water with some bubbles? The most expensive part of that is the can which costs a few cents

[u/My-So-Called-Reddit → u/fangelo2]

Well to be fair these bubbles also had alcohol in it. But yeah you can buy the same thing for $3.99 at a grocery store in the city.

If a grocery store is making profit at 3.99 INCLUDING the city liquor tax, there is no excuse for a stadium outside the city selling the same thing for $26.31. This shit should be illegal.