I Want My Money

There are some very upset patrons of Major League Baseball concerning its policy of not refunding ticket money in wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

I painfully understand. We planned a trip to Milwaukee to see the Brewers play the Cards in April. The word we got was that it was “postponed,” and not cancelled. That means the Brewers hold onto my money.

That’s bad business. These are not normal times and they certainly are not normal postponements. If the season starts in May and the Brewers decide to re-schedule the games with the Cardinals, I don’t know if I can move heaven and Earth to be there.

The same goes for thousands of other fans. More than $1-billion dollars in consumer capital is tied up in tickets in America….to watch games that are stuck in limbo because of the pandemic.

The economy has cratered. People have lost lots of money from their investments and the ball teams have the ticket money locked away, making interest on it. It is not right and it's time for somebody to notice.

There are other businesses rooting for postponement---namely Stubhub and other resellers who don’t want to return the cash. They have their own staff to worry about. That is of no concern to those of us who have been left hanging.

I want my money.