Yeah, right.

The A's actually had the nerve to send out their 2009 season ticket
renewal information yesterday.

As if I am going to pony up for season tickets when the damn owner
can't even pony up to give his team a chance at the playoffs.

Forget it, Lew.

The A's need to give me a reason to spend money on them. The days of
blind faith in your team are over, especially today in an economy that
is tenuous at best. When the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit
Red Wings don't even have a waiting list for season tickets, you know
times have changed.

So why should I give you my money, Mr. Wolff? I'd like a detailed
response to my inquiry, as a "shareholder" in your organization/
business. If I don't give you my money -- and other like-minded fans
do the same -- how will you fund your team? Out of your own, plenty-
deep pockets?

Why should I spend my hard-earned money when you don't spend yours?

I stopped subsidizing the A's and multi-millionaire players after the 1990
World Series vs. The Reds when I was seated under the right field overhang
dozens of rows back so I couldn't even see the scoreboard or a f*cking
flyball. I complained, but I got nowhere...

Then the season ticket office sellers called me and said they noticed that I
haven't renewed my package. I told them why, and I got a "we're so sorry". I
said no, the A's aren't sorry, maybe you are because you're hired to call me
on the phone." I told the caller that if the A's are truly sorry they will
call me up and promise that I will have good seats for the next post season
run. I was told that the seating for the post season is not at the control
of the A's, but instead it's MLB. So my reply was, "then why do I need to
give the A's a couple grand of my hard earned money in advance?"

I refuse to be a season ticket holder again. I have no problem getting
tickets for any game that I want at face value and excellent seats too!

NC
"Tonawanda Kardex" <tonawandakardex@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:966a2b4b-b774-4d13-b20c-5314a38b3954@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
> Yeah, right.
>
> The A's actually had the nerve to send out their 2009 season ticket
> renewal information yesterday.
>
> As if I am going to pony up for season tickets when the damn owner
> can't even pony up to give his team a chance at the playoffs.
>
> Forget it, Lew.
>
> The A's need to give me a reason to spend money on them. The days of
> blind faith in your team are over, especially today in an economy that
> is tenuous at best. When the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit
> Red Wings don't even have a waiting list for season tickets, you know
> times have changed.
>
> So why should I give you my money, Mr. Wolff? I'd like a detailed
> response to my inquiry, as a "shareholder" in your organization/
> business. If I don't give you my money -- and other like-minded fans
> do the same -- how will you fund your team? Out of your own, plenty-
> deep pockets?
>
> Why should I spend my hard-earned money when you don't spend yours?

Nic wrote:
> I stopped subsidizing the A's and multi-millionaire players after the 1990
> World Series vs. The Reds when I was seated under the right field overhang
> dozens of rows back so I couldn't even see the scoreboard or a f*cking
> flyball. I complained, but I got nowhere...
>
> Then the season ticket office sellers called me and said they noticed that I
> haven't renewed my package. I told them why, and I got a "we're so sorry". I
> said no, the A's aren't sorry, maybe you are because you're hired to call me
> on the phone." I told the caller that if the A's are truly sorry they will
> call me up and promise that I will have good seats for the next post season
> run. I was told that the seating for the post season is not at the control
> of the A's, but instead it's MLB. So my reply was, "then why do I need to
> give the A's a couple grand of my hard earned money in advance?"
>
> I refuse to be a season ticket holder again. I have no problem getting
> tickets for any game that I want at face value and excellent seats too!
>
> NC
> "Tonawanda Kardex" <tonawandakardex@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:966a2b4b-b774-4d13-b20c-5314a38b3954@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
>> Yeah, right.
>>
>> The A's actually had the nerve to send out their 2009 season ticket
>> renewal information yesterday.
>>
>> As if I am going to pony up for season tickets when the damn owner
>> can't even pony up to give his team a chance at the playoffs.
>>
>> Forget it, Lew.
>>
>> The A's need to give me a reason to spend money on them. The days of
>> blind faith in your team are over, especially today in an economy that
>> is tenuous at best. When the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit
>> Red Wings don't even have a waiting list for season tickets, you know
>> times have changed.
>>
>> So why should I give you my money, Mr. Wolff? I'd like a detailed
>> response to my inquiry, as a "shareholder" in your organization/
>> business. If I don't give you my money -- and other like-minded fans
>> do the same -- how will you fund your team? Out of your own, plenty-
>> deep pockets?
>>
>> Why should I spend my hard-earned money when you don't spend yours?
>
>
After 20 years of a weekend plan I canceled after the 2001 playoffs

when they moves is from Sec.117 to the upper deck in right field. Just
for fun I went to our regular seats and found that the people sitting
there worked for a company that provided tech support for mlb.com.
The next year I told the sales rep to contact that firm because I was
sure they would be so grateful for those seats that they would buy them
for the season
I find craigslist the morning of a game to be a great place to get
good seats at face value. When that fails I go to the box office an hour
before game time or,as a last resort, the crack head scalpers while the
anthem is being played.

I had to laugh when I got it, too!
regards,
jossy
<barlow@amnia.com> wrote in message
news:pKmpk.10299$L_.9188@flpi150.ffdc.sbc.com...
> Nic wrote:
>> I stopped subsidizing the A's and multi-millionaire players after the
>> 1990 World Series vs. The Reds when I was seated under the right field
>> overhang dozens of rows back so I couldn't even see the scoreboard or a
>> f*cking flyball. I complained, but I got nowhere...
>>
>> Then the season ticket office sellers called me and said they noticed
>> that I haven't renewed my package. I told them why, and I got a "we're so
>> sorry". I said no, the A's aren't sorry, maybe you are because you're
>> hired to call me on the phone." I told the caller that if the A's are
>> truly sorry they will call me up and promise that I will have good seats
>> for the next post season run. I was told that the seating for the post
>> season is not at the control of the A's, but instead it's MLB. So my
>> reply was, "then why do I need to give the A's a couple grand of my hard
>> earned money in advance?"
>>
>> I refuse to be a season ticket holder again. I have no problem getting
>> tickets for any game that I want at face value and excellent seats too!
>>
>> NC
>> "Tonawanda Kardex" <tonawandakardex@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:966a2b4b-b774-4d13-b20c-5314a38b3954@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
>>> Yeah, right.
>>>
>>> The A's actually had the nerve to send out their 2009 season ticket
>>> renewal information yesterday.
>>>
>>> As if I am going to pony up for season tickets when the damn owner
>>> can't even pony up to give his team a chance at the playoffs.
>>>
>>> Forget it, Lew.
>>>
>>> The A's need to give me a reason to spend money on them. The days of
>>> blind faith in your team are over, especially today in an economy that
>>> is tenuous at best. When the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit
>>> Red Wings don't even have a waiting list for season tickets, you know
>>> times have changed.
>>>
>>> So why should I give you my money, Mr. Wolff? I'd like a detailed
>>> response to my inquiry, as a "shareholder" in your organization/
>>> business. If I don't give you my money -- and other like-minded fans
>>> do the same -- how will you fund your team? Out of your own, plenty-
>>> deep pockets?
>>>
>>> Why should I spend my hard-earned money when you don't spend yours?
>>
>>
> After 20 years of a weekend plan I canceled after the 2001 playoffs
>
> when they moves is from Sec.117 to the upper deck in right field. Just for
> fun I went to our regular seats and found that the people sitting there
> worked for a company that provided tech support for mlb.com.
> The next year I told the sales rep to contact that firm because I was
> sure they would be so grateful for those seats that they would buy them
> for the season
> I find craigslist the morning of a game to be a great place to get good
> seats at face value. When that fails I go to the box office an hour before
> game time or,as a last resort, the crack head scalpers while the anthem is
> being played.

On Aug 15, 5:41 pm, bar...@amnia.com wrote:
> Nic wrote:
> > I stopped subsidizing the A's and multi-millionaire players after the 1990
> > World Series vs. The Reds when I was seated under the right field overhang
> > dozens of rows back so I couldn't even see the scoreboard or a f*cking
> > flyball. I complained, but I got nowhere...
>
> > Then the season ticket office sellers called me and said they noticed that I
> > haven't renewed my package. I told them why, and I got a "we're so sorry". I
> > said no, the A's aren't sorry, maybe you are because you're hired to call me
> > on the phone." I told the caller that if the A's are truly sorry they will
> > call me up and promise that I will have good seats for the next post season
> > run. I was told that the seating for the post season is not at the control
> > of the A's, but instead it's MLB. So my reply was, "then why do I need to
> > give the A's a couple grand of my hard earned money in advance?"
>
> > I refuse to be a season ticket holder again. I have no problem getting
> > tickets for any game that I want at face value and excellent seats too!
>
> > NC
> > "Tonawanda Kardex" <tonawandakar...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:966a2b4b-b774-4d13-b20c-5314a38b3954@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com....
> >> Yeah, right.
>
> >> The A's actually had the nerve to send out their 2009 season ticket
> >> renewal information yesterday.
>
> >> As if I am going to pony up for season tickets when the damn owner
> >> can't even pony up to give his team a chance at the playoffs.
>
> >> Forget it, Lew.
>
> >> The A's need to give me a reason to spend money on them. The days of
> >> blind faith in your team are over, especially today in an economy that
> >> is tenuous at best. When the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit
> >> Red Wings don't even have a waiting list for season tickets, you know
> >> times have changed.
>
> >> So why should I give you my money, Mr. Wolff? I'd like a detailed
> >> response to my inquiry, as a "shareholder" in your organization/
> >> business. If I don't give you my money -- and other like-minded fans
> >> do the same -- how will you fund your team? Out of your own, plenty-
> >> deep pockets?
>
> >> Why should I spend my hard-earned money when you don't spend yours?
>
>     After 20 years of a weekend plan I canceled after the 2001 playoffs
>
> when they moves is from Sec.117 to the upper deck in right field. Just
> for fun I went to our regular seats and found that the people sitting
> there worked for a company that provided tech support for mlb.com.
>    The next year I told the sales rep to contact that firm because I was
> sure they would be so grateful for those seats that they would buy them
> for the season
>    I find craigslist the morning of a game to be a great place to get
> good seats at face value. When that fails I go to the box office an hour
> before game time or,as a last resort, the crack head scalpers while the
> anthem is being played.

I was holding on to the thought of premium seating at Cisco Field, but
now I realize there will be no Cisco Field -- unless it's in Vegas.

I decided to email my thoughts to the A's. I went to their web site
and when I tried to submit the form got a message saying "unable to
process". I then remembered the same thing happened last year. Obviously
they do not want to hear from us.

On Aug 17, 2:20 pm, bar...@amnia.com wrote:
> I decided to email my thoughts to the A's. I went to their web site
> and when I tried to submit the form got a message saying "unable to
> process". I then remembered the same thing happened last year. Obviously
> they do not want to hear from us.

They hear it at the box office, when they average 4,000 paying fans a
game.

Then, they use it as an excuse to move to a more lucrative market.

THAT would be good business sense, so maybe that's what they're up to.
They must have realized that they have no chance to be lucratively
successful in Oakland/Bay Area, so they're going to move.

This sucks.

"Tonawanda Kardex" <tonawandakardex@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:b330cfa3-de95-45ee-8e23-f533733123d7@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On Aug 17, 2:20 pm, bar...@amnia.com wrote:
>> I decided to email my thoughts to the A's. I went to their web site
>> and when I tried to submit the form got a message saying "unable to
>> process". I then remembered the same thing happened last year. Obviously
>> they do not want to hear from us.
>
> They hear it at the box office, when they average 4,000 paying fans a
> game.
>
> Then, they use it as an excuse to move to a more lucrative market.

It is a lucrative market. It was a lucrative market when the team was good
(88-90) and fans could invest emotionally with the team knowing that the
good players were going to be a round a while. But Jesus Mary and Joseph,
that was so long ago now. Since then we have seen the OAKLAND COLISEUM
ripped to ribbons with Mt Davis while the Giants had Bonds and Pac Bell or
whatever they call it now. The Giants with a shitty team have outdrawn the
A's, for many reasons. I still think the A's are reeling from loss of
players like Tejada and Giambi, Hudson, and more recently Haren and now
Harden and fan fave Swisher... it just keeps on this way. It's hard to stay
a fan if they don't care to keep the players why should the fans keep the
team?

NC