One of the fair criticism’s of this site is that I complain. Â I’d like not to complain. Â I’d like to go to a World Series game and see a nice team wearing pinstripes, but hey we can’t have it all.
Recently, Hot Foot wrote about what’s worth complaining about.
An excerpt from a fine article:
Not worth complaining about
I’ll get killed for this but here it goes: ticket prices. The Mets will charge exactly how much you are willing to pay for these tickets. If you keep buying the tickets and going to the games at the prices they’re charging, you have nothing to complain about. It sounds like the Mets are having trouble unloading these tickets, according to fans who are being shaken down by various ticket agents. Their behavior, worth complaining about. They can’t question our loyalty, but you have to question your own resolve if you’re complaining and still ponying up for it rather than take a stand and force them to correct the market.
I think it’s a great point. Â You don’t want the tickets, don’t buy them.
From time to time someone suggests I organize a fan boycott. Â I don’t think boycotts work, and I think each fan needs to decide on their own if they want to support the team. Â At a personal level, the goal of this blog is to help the Mets, through ideas and an open change of information. Â I do not in any way want to hurt the franchise.
I think you’ve done a better job than almost any Mets blog at keeping the franchise honest. Your letter to the Mets and your follow up was something to be admired. Don’t think you’re one of those fans who do nothing but complain, far from it. You raise valid criticisms and back them up with facts and follow through. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for linking to my post, just one small correction, the site is Hot Foot, not Hotfoot.