I’ve had my issues with T.J. Simers in the past, but sometimes his curmudgeon act — though it may not be an act — is pretty damn funny. Like today’s column in which he eschewed the press pass and bought tickets to go see the Dodgers-Diamondbacks game the other night. The point, I think, was to try to understand what it was all of the Dodgers fans who aren’t going to games this year are missing. Or, rather, what’s keeping them away.
I gotta say, he makes a pretty good case for the stay-aways. It’s pricey and the product the Dodgers are putting on the field isn’t exactly thrilling. But the real reason to read the story is that there are a couple of howlingly funny lines. Like this:
I know this, the guy who owns this team must be really doing well — raking in all this money. The Dodgers announce a crowd of 30,000-plus almost every night.
And this:
I just can’t get over it — $70 to watch a baseball game! Throw in concessions, parking and kids — and why would anyone ever have kids if they intend to keep going to baseball games?
Or is it just me that finds that funny?
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- sdelmonte - May 17, 2011 at 11:14 AM
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Wait. They include kids now? For just $70?
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- kopy - May 17, 2011 at 11:22 AM
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Dodger Stadium looks nice in pictures and video games, and I’ve always wanted to go there. Does this mean I should stick with this favorable impression and never actually go?
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- mordecofe - May 17, 2011 at 11:39 AM
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I went once when I was in LA for work – totally worth it. Really enjoyed the experience. Of course, traffic getting out was ridiculous, but I imagine that’s anywhere you have to drive (I’m not a Yankees/Mets fan but live in NYC, and the subway to/from the stadiums has spoiled me).
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- marshmallowsnake - May 17, 2011 at 2:07 PM
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Sure, go…just wear blue or a bullet proof vest… do not make eye contact with anyone who may have a shaved head and tattoos…
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- bigxrob - May 17, 2011 at 11:22 AM
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Shocking, just shocking, that this a$$ clown went to a baseball game and is complaining about it.
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- Brian Murphy - May 17, 2011 at 2:49 PM
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I’m sure the bulk of SImers’ outrage came from the fact that he paid $70 for seats down the left-field line with no Marcus Thames to heckle — his favorite pastime.
The moral of the story: Do your research before picking your Dodger Stadium seats. I don’t know why more people don’t sit in infield reserve, which has the best overall view of the field and the stadium, and the tickets that cost $25-30 per. Those loge seats are a giant ripoff and everyone knows it. Or should. Simers has only himself to blame.
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- rcali - May 17, 2011 at 3:47 PM
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Dodger Stadium is a dump and so is your experience from the moment you open your wallet. I’m surprised they get 30,000 a game.
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- Brian Murphy - May 17, 2011 at 5:37 PM
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Well, they really don’t get 30,000 per game. Included in that total are the number of season tickets sold. Whether those ticket-holders actually showed up for the game or not is irrelevant; they are counted.
