A's ticket rep called me

Being in sales myself I did not want to waste his time so I told
him I was not going to any more games and told him he was free to spend
some time listening to reasons. He offered to "pass it on to management"
so here they are:

The closing of the upper deck to create artificial demand for higher
priced tickets (really helped attendance ,right?).

The overly loud music during batting practice makes conversation
difficult.

So many Saturday night games to avoid the Fox blackout.

Sunday afternoon game can be moved to night on short notice for ESPN.
Last year I went back east. I had tickets for a Sunday afternoon Mets
game. On Monday it was moved to a night game and you could only exchange
tickets at the park before Thursday night.

No replays of close calls show on the big screen (although the
monitors on the overhang on field level show them( because the umpires
union will not allow it.

Wolfe was the one who suggested an extension for the idiot.

> George Grapman wrote:
> Being in sales myself I did not want to waste his time so I told him
> I was not going to any more games and told him he was free to spend
> some time listening to reasons. He offered to "pass it on to
> management" so here they are:
>
> The closing of the upper deck to create artificial demand for higher
> priced tickets (really helped attendance ,right?).

HUGE failure, IMHO. Attendance was supposed to go up, because of the
"increased demend". It didn't. Though I have read theories that they
still made more money because the tickets they did sell were more
expensive tickets.

> The overly loud music during batting practice makes conversation
> difficult.

HATE that. Absolutely hate it. I used to love going to a game early,
sitting and relaxing while watching batting practice, reading the
progra, or just people watching. Now, they feel the need to entertain
everybody. Sometimes I wish baseball would become UNPOPULAR and UNCOOL
just so all the short-attention-span non-fans would quit being catered
to. For me, the game would be much more enjoyable.

> So many Saturday night games to avoid the Fox blackout.

Blame MLB, not the A's.

> Sunday afternoon game can be moved to night on short notice for ESPN.
> Last year I went back east. I had tickets for a Sunday afternoon Mets
> game. On Monday it was moved to a night game and you could only
> exchange tickets at the park before Thursday night.

Again, blame MLB, not the A's. They agree to allowing networks to call
the shots.

> No replays of close calls show on the big screen (although the
> monitors on the overhang on field level show them( because the
> umpires union will not allow it.

One of the main reason I almost prefer games on tv anymore. If it's a
close play, and we have the technology to show it, I want to see it.
Period.

> Wolfe was the one who suggested an extension for the idiot.

Really? Strike 1 for Mr Wolfe.