You've probably heard by now that most season ticket prices are going up in year two at Target Field. The team announced the new season ticket prices yesterday, and while none of the increases are outlandish this does seem to be a good time to examine what spot in the new ballpark offers you the best bang for your buck. Though we have obviously not sat everywhere at the ballpark, here are some of our thoughts: *Best overall value: We're seriously smitten with the Skyline View seats, which fortunately for us is where our season tickets happen to be. We split a pair of season tickets this year with five others; at $12 a game, the seats have been an amazing value. Next year, they'll increase to $13 a game -- still a steal in our mind. It helps, obviously, that we're in the first of five sections of the Skyline Seats (323, as noted by the circle). But someone in 222, just a little closer to the field, will pay $30/game next season. You get the view of the Minneapolis skyline, you get sun and rain protection ... you get it all in 323. But don't sit there. Those are our seats.

*Worst overall value: We sat in the Diamond Box seats for an early-season Twins-Royals game, shelling out $38 apiece to take our dad and brother to a game. The seats were hardly bad, and $38 is hardly a truckload of money, but they were further away from the action than we imagined. It didn't feel like we had made a three-times-the-price-worthy upgrade from 323. Those tickets will be $40 next season, and you probably won't find us there for any games.

*Pleasant surprise: Getting standing room tickets for $22 a game (not available as a season ticket) might seem a little steep when a seat can be had for half that price in Field View, but as a one-time option it's pretty fun to roam and check out the game from different vantage points. If not for standing room, we never would have discovered the "lucky" spot in center field, which ALWAYS fuels Twins rallies.

*We will be interested to see increases in single-game prices. With most season tickets going up $1-3 per game, the Twins should make $3-5 million more on ticket revenue -- helping offset some hefty contracts (Joe Mauer). It will also be interesting to see where ticket prices go in the years ahead. If it gets poured back into payroll, fans are unlikely to complain too much. Hopefully we never see a Pittsburgh Pirates model here.

*Your thoughts on the ticket increases, Target Field values (concessions, too, if you want) in the comments.