Seems like the Mets are beating the Yankees in the luxury suites sold standings. Via Bloomberg -

The New York Yankees have seven luxury suites priced at $600,000 a season left for sale at their new stadium and the club isn’t concerned that the economic crisis will hamper its ability to sell them, chief operating officer Lonn Trost said.

The $1.3 billion ballpark has 47 luxury suites, though the Yankees aren’t selling all of them. Some will be held for corporate sponsors, Trost said today.

Suites priced at $850,000 to $650,000 are already sold out and for a minimum of five years, Trost said. He declined to comment on how many suites in total were sold.

The New York Mets, who are also moving into a new stadium next season, sold out their 49 luxury boxes for as much as $500,000. The Major League Baseball team also said it hasn’t experienced any slowdown from the financial crisis.

The Yankees sent out 35,000 surveys to season-ticket holders gauging interest in purchasing seats at the new ballpark and received 30,000 positive responses, Trost said. Fans will be asked for deposits within the next 30 days and full payment is due before the beginning of the season in April.

So, 14% of current Yankees season ticket holders don’t want to come back in 2009? I wonder if the Yankees see that as bad news – or no news at all?