Yanks Leave Fans Out To Dry

If you stayed for the entire Yankees-Red Sox matchup last night, yours is a brave and resolute soul. The game didn't start till 9:22 and end at 1:10 am this morning because of the inclement weather.

We've said it before: The Lords of Baseball care very little about YOU the fan. Once that ticket is paid for, that game could have been played in the depths of hell with fans wearing gasoline suits. Last night's matchup should have been postponed. Making fans who have paid hundreds of dollars for tickets and then making them wait more than two hours IN A RAINSTORM-particularly on a weeknight- just to start the game is wrong. Don't misunderstand-it happens all the time everywhere.

But you want even more sinful? Newsday, The Daily News and WFAN all reported today that many fans were told that the game would not go on, so they left. When some tried to return, they were denied.

I understand that "the letter of the law" claims that if you leave a game, you can't return. BUT: To inconvenience fans and then confuse them and be out and out mean to them-that's bad. It's actions like this that result in baseball losing fans. One day the fans will get the message: You're not appreciated once you hand over your money." Then they will not see the need to return to the ballpark.