The Schmuck (ehemm WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING) Who Gave Jeter His Ball Back - Page 4

Originally Posted by NewYorkRanger

I disagree with that. Its a business, always was, always will be, and the customer is the fan. Its more underlying in sport (the businessman always on the hustle at the customers expense) than in other areas of business, but its there. $10 for a beer at the stadium, $8 for a hot dog, etc... I feel that the least they could have done was offer him some sort of real financial compensation, or lifetime season tickets (after all, the guy gave the ball back for NOTHING, if thats not a super fan what is?).

Especially here in NY where people (myself included here) are often priced out of tickets to ball games. Yankee Stadium in particular is ridiculous. To take your family to the game will cost you at least $500 (between parking, tickets, souvenirs, hot dogs, ect) and all of that goes to the NYY or whatever team you are going to see (Mets, Giants, Jets, Rangers, Knicks). I don't know what rices are like at Turner Field, but I'm pretty sure most places don't even come close to NY prices, and most franchises around the country don't make what NY teams do.

The Huffington Post did a great article about how you need to take out a mortgage to have Ranger season tickets (which I had to give up...its far more pricey than my bespoke hobby).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-ru..._b_891242.html

Originally Posted by StephenHero

Thread summary:

NYRanger, a public school teacher in a district that graduates half its students, is outraged that someone who did absolutely no work hasn't tried to milk as much money as possible out of someone for the fruit of their labor.

Originally Posted by NewYorkRanger

Point 1 - When people refer to guys as throwbacks, yea, it is. Everyone says he's a throwback. Bullshit. He makes 20 million a year. Throwbacks would make 40K and play the way he does.

Point 2 - You could say the same exact thing about my job, your job, any job.

I wonder how much "extra money" is earned by charities that any athletes attach their names to? Then I'd like to compare it to how much that athlete makes by doing endorsements. I bet you can guess which is more. Driven a Ford lately?

Originally Posted by NewYorkRanger

Please quote what offends you so much. Where am I so far off base?

Originally Posted by Dakota rube

I don't agree with NYR's assessment of the dude who caught the ball, but SHero's post is rather harsh.

Originally Posted by MrG

I think I partially agree with you. I do find it disappointing that the Yankees didn't do more for the guy, and lifetime season tickets would have been a great gesture. I think where we disagree is in the judgement of the guy who gave the ball back. It was a really cool thing to do, and I found it jarring that people were so willing to criticize him.

Reading about the expense of sports of up there is shocking to me. The food at the Ted is expensive, but they let you bring your own stuff, provided it's non-alcoholic and drinks are in plastic bottles. You can get tickets in the upper deck behind home plate for $20 each, and they're not bad seats. Parking is $10-15. So, figuring in the cost of snacks (say $10), a few beers at the asinine prices ($28), tickets ($50 with "service fees"), and parking ($15), the missus and I could see a Braves game at the Ted for right around $100. Add in a couple of kids, and it's about $150, a bit more if you get them souvenirs. That's certainly not cheap, but it pales in comparison to what you're describing.

Originally Posted by Slopho

Come on dude, lifetime season tickets. The guy is 23 years old. That is worth probably 10 times the amount that ball would have brought in. Like I've said before. He's basically a lottery winner, he sat down where Jeter just happend to hit the ball. Why is it the Yankees responsiblity to give this guy "lifetime" season tickets. Give this guy an auto ball bat and jersey and call it a day.