The Los Angeles Dodger Screw a Fan - 43 years means nothing
Baseball is business. It's no more a sport than a concert and it shows. As much as we want to yearn for the simpler times when a ballplayer was more like us, those times are over. What's worse is that the folks who own the teams don't want anything but the money.
A great example of this is the Los Angeles Dodgers and their handling of Irving Zeiger.
Irving has owned season tickets for 43 years. He's relished his time at the ballpark and enjoys the team whether or not they're winning. And in Los Angeles it's been a long time since they've really won.
His tickets are special to him because he sits above the Dodger dugout. He shares the seats with family and friends and loves the attachment he has to them.
During renovation in the offseason the Dodgers moved the dugout closed to the field and added a few rows of seats. This meant that there were four new rows closer to the field above the dugout. They called Irving and told him he could keep his first row seats for $120,000. Yes. $120,000.
He declined their offer.
