And when that moment finally comes, how does it feel when there is nothing, absolutely nothing, you can do about it?
I got The Call yesterday; The One that has been 20 years in the making.
At long last, my name moved to the top of the season-ticket waiting list for my beloved New York Giants.
So, what's the issue? Well, I no longer live in PA, so my proximity to the Meadowlands is now a real problem. A 500-miles each-way problem.
But even bigger is the astronomical cost. Or should I say ASTRONOMICAL COST. Theoretically, I could buy the tickets and go a couple times a year, sell the others, and come out about even.
But, pro sports has now priced itself way above the regular guys. It's Big Money. Just to be a player (sitting in the end zone upper deck), I need to shell out $7,500 for a Personal Seat License (PSL) and then pay $250 per game for a 10-game season.
So, if I want to buy two so Jack and I could go, I need to spend $20,000 up front.
And that's for bad seats. Two PSLs for great seats are $20k for PSLs and $700 per game ticket.
When I added my name to the list all those years ago, there were no PSLs and tickets were about $70 per game.
I guess it sounds dramatic to say that this is heartbreaking. This is a club that I can never join.
And even though I know there are many others just like me, it's a bitter pill that tastes just a bit too much like greed for my liking.
I got The Call yesterday; The One that has been 20 years in the making.
At long last, my name moved to the top of the season-ticket waiting list for my beloved New York Giants.
So, what's the issue? Well, I no longer live in PA, so my proximity to the Meadowlands is now a real problem. A 500-miles each-way problem.
But even bigger is the astronomical cost. Or should I say ASTRONOMICAL COST. Theoretically, I could buy the tickets and go a couple times a year, sell the others, and come out about even.
But, pro sports has now priced itself way above the regular guys. It's Big Money. Just to be a player (sitting in the end zone upper deck), I need to shell out $7,500 for a Personal Seat License (PSL) and then pay $250 per game for a 10-game season.
So, if I want to buy two so Jack and I could go, I need to spend $20,000 up front.
And that's for bad seats. Two PSLs for great seats are $20k for PSLs and $700 per game ticket.
When I added my name to the list all those years ago, there were no PSLs and tickets were about $70 per game.
I guess it sounds dramatic to say that this is heartbreaking. This is a club that I can never join.
And even though I know there are many others just like me, it's a bitter pill that tastes just a bit too much like greed for my liking.
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