You think the
Bears are a class organization? Think
again. On Friday when the media was
showering all sorts of attention on the White Sox and SoxFest, our Munsters of the Midway
announced ticket-price increases averaging 3.9 percent. That 8-8 record may have saved fans from
collective heart failure, or financial ruin.
If the Munsters had actually made the playoffs, they probably would’ve
jacked up prices about moon-high.
In true Bears’
fashion, the tone-deaf treatment of its fan base didn’t stop at a little bit of
ticket gouging. No, team president Ted
Phillips felt the need to say, “Unfortunately, our performance on the field
failed to meet everyone’s expectations.
No one was satisfied, and it is now imperative for us to thoroughly
analyze what went wrong and make the necessary corrections for 2020.” Obviously, ticket prices were one of the
problems. They were too low.
Members of the
McCaskey family get all sorts of praise for involvement with various charitable
activities. Given that they’re not
playing with house money, big deal. My
God, if the White Sox can hold the line on ticket prices during a rebuild, the
Munsters should do the same after falling flat on their faces after all but
promising a trip to the Super Bowl.
But that wouldn’t be
the McCaskeys’ way.
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