Apparently John Oliver, HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John
Oliver” host and comedian, was not a fan of the comments made by the New York
Yankees, Lonn Trost specifically, in their whole debacle and debate with
StubHub and print-at-home tickets. None of us were really happy with those
comments or the decision truth be told, and when I say “us” I mean the fans,
but none of us have taken it as far as Mr. Oliver has.
Oliver has seats directly behind home plate at Yankee
Stadium and has looked to shake things up a bit in the Bronx during this three
game home stand to open the season. After the Yankees basically told their fans
in not so many words that they don’t want those who can’t afford the premium
seats, the poor AKA the working man and woman, sitting with those that can
afford the seats. So what did Oliver do? He pledged to sell his pair of seats
to fans for a quarter, 25 cents, if they agreed to dress up in costumes during
the game.
On Opening Day the Bronx faithful were blessed with the
protection of a pair of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and for the second game
there were two young women dressed in unicorn costumes with two others in shark
costumes a couple rows behind them. Oliver has set out to prove a point to the
Yankees and the point has been made, it’s time to move on.
Now I know on his next show he will talk about it again and
recap what he’s done, that’s the whole premise behind his show and it’s very
much his right to do so, but after that he needs to just let it go. What does
he think he is proving? Is he going to change the hearts and minds of the
Yankees organization? Nope. You know why? He paid full price for those tickets,
the Yankees got their money and the Yankees are in it for one thing. Money. In
fact New York is probably laughing all the way to the bank because of these
costumes, free publicity. The costumes are all over MLB Network and ESPN as
well as FOX Sports and such.
Oliver, nice work sticking up for the fans and the ones
seemingly getting screwed by this print-at-home tickets decision. Just don’t
beat it into the ground like a dead horse, that’s when it gets
counterproductive.
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