Boston Red Sox trying to rip off fanbase for postponed games

The Boston Red Sox are notorious for trying to squeeze every last dollar out of their fanbase. After all, this is the team that would refuse to postpone games that were obviously going to be rained out, opening the gates to get a few bucks for concessions before admitting the inevitable. The Red Sox already have the highest ticket prices in baseball, something that is not much of a surprise given their success on the diamond and high payrolls.

So one could be forgiven for thinking that the organization would do the right thing when it came to those games postponed by the lockout. That those tickets would be honored for the make-up games later in the season. But no – this is the Boston Red Sox we are talking about. It would not be in tune with their organizational philosophy.

Boston Red Sox increasing ticket prices on postponed games

Instead, the Red Sox are continuing to chase the almighty dollar in every conceivable way. This includes charging fans more for those games that were postponed due to the lockout. Their reasoning? The weather in May (and in subsequent months) is nicer than it is at the beginning of April, so those games should cost more money.

Keep in mind that these tickets have already been paid for. So, the Red Sox want their fans to pay extra, for tickets that they already purchased, to see the game that was postponed due to an owner initiated lockout because the weather is nicer? What happens if that game gets rained out – will the fans have to pay more because the weather is warmer in June than in May?

And why stop there? Let’s raise beer prices during the warmer months as well. It does not matter that beer prices are already ridiculous at Fenway – let’s make it $20 a cup because people drink more when it’s warm out. And since people need something to eat with their beer, let’s double the price of food as well. It’s not the Red Sox fault – blame the sun!

It is clear that, based on these actions, the Red Sox have embraced Rob Manfred’s mantra when it comes to the fans – specifically, the hell with them. Make them pay as much as possible because as long as the teams are making as much money as possible, who needs them? If they complain that these tickets, that were already paid for, are increasing in price, so what? Someone else will take them.

That is what it comes down to. How can these teams get more money for their coffers? The Red Sox have come up with a novel approach – make people pay more for something they already purchased. It is truly ingenious, even if it shows that ownership has the principles of a rattlesnake.

The Boston Red Sox are charging fans more for tickets they already purchased for games postponed by the lockout. It’s all the sun’s fault.