klein@houxt.UUCP (N.KLEIN) (08/18/83)
Doesn't it figure that George Steinbrenner and the Yankees want to charge admission for completion of a game the fans had already paid to see?
alb@alice.UUCP (08/18/83)
Doesn't it figure that since it is going to cost the Yankees $20K to $30K to open up the stadium for the remaining inning, it only makes sense for them to charge? Think with your head, not your emotions.
petec@umcp-cs.UUCP (08/19/83)
OK, so it's going to cost the Yankees 20 or 30k to open the stadium. Big deal.
The Yankees seem to pay that much in fines each year, so that amount must not
be too significant for them. This is a boom-time for baseball, with record
crowds and giant TV-radio contracts. You know the Yankees, in a prime market
like New York, are cleaning up. So it seems to me that the Yanks could support
the fans who support them by at least letting in free the people bearing ticket
stubs from the previous game. If this isn't feasible, then there must be some
other solution. It comes down to a question of loyalty, and there must be some
sort of fair and just middle-ground. $2.50 for 4 outs is ridiculous.
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ARPA: petec.umcp-cs@UDel-Relayalle@ihuxb.UUCP (08/19/83)
At $2 a head and an attendance of 1200 (that's the number I heard on CBS radio), the Yankees made $2400 from the tickets. That is only 10% of the cost (as stated in a previous reply). Would you care to try to explain the reason for charging admission again? What about fans who paid to see the original game? (Boy did they get the shaft!!) Allen England at Bell Labs, Naperville, IL ihnp4!ihuxb!alle
alb@alice.UUCP (08/20/83)
The Yankees have no control over how many people come to see their games. As for ``what about fans who paid to see the original game?'' -- as long as a legal length game is played, the Yankees are not entitled to refund or credit the ticketholders (as it says on the tickets themselves) Since the game lasted more than the legal 4.5 innings, there was no obligation to honor the raincheck halves of the tickets.
marc@emory.UUCP (08/27/83)
Isn't a game called on the basis of a protest or something of this sort the same as a game called on the account of rain in which case the management has the courtesy to issue a rain check to fans who were not able to witness a complete game. The same public policy which dictates this courtesy should also apply to this unusal case and is simply written off as a cost of doing business by businessmen who rely on public opinion for their prosperity. Or possibly George Steinbrenner doesn't care what the public thinks. I think the young aspiring lawyer will win his case for the Yankee organization broke their contract by requiring additional consideration for the completion of the promised service or event which is an implicit promise given when offering a ticket to an event. An offer to sell tickets is an offer and accepting the money is acceptance. Therefore they have the responsibility to make good on their promise.Question: Has this ever happened before and what kind of precedents are there to consider? -- Marcus (sb1!emory!marc) Emory Univ. Computing Center