Posted on 04/06/2026 9:05:27 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The Los Angeles Dodgers are playing hardball with their most loyal fans, and this time, the boys in blue are looking more like corporate bullies.
Despite half a century of loyalty — long before the era of QR codes — the Dodgers flat-out refused to provide Segal with paper tickets for the 2026 season, effectively shutting him out of games.
Holding up a relic of a flip phone that definitely doesn’t support the MLB Ballpark app, Segal told local reporters that he doesn’t have an iPhone. In fact, he doesn’t know how to use a computer.
An iron-fisted “digital-only” policy seems to be the issue — which the Dodgers refused to waive even after Segal offered to pay extra for the privilege of a paper ticket.
“If I had the tickets one year, five years, 10 years, that’s another story,” Segal told a local outlet. “Fifty years I’ve had these tickets. They threw me under the bus.”
For the first time in decades, the devoted fan is considering skipping games entirely — even after being offered a refund for his seats.
“I said, ‘That’s not fair,'” Segal recalled, rejecting the team’s buyback offer.
The Dodgers, currently valued at an estimated $7.8 billion to $8 billion, apparently couldn’t accommodate a man who has supported them through thick and thin.
The longtime South LA business owner said he was still able to purchase a paper ticket at the stadium for a single game, but the team still won’t provide printed tickets for the full season.
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“being offered a refund for his seats.”
Wow, how generous of the Bums!
How about a free Lifetime Emeritus Honorary Seat?
Welcome to the 21st century —
Governments hate their voters.
Businesses hate their customers.
Yet another way of pushing us to all automation so they can track and cancel easier. They sell us as easier and maybe even lower prices. It never does. I for one do like hard print item like event tickets and boarding passes. Phones fail or get damaged all the time. What if cell towers or wifi is down?
While digital ticketing has become the norm across sports, Segal’s story highlights the downside of an all-tech approach.
I guess you can still walk up to the ticket window on game day and buy a ticket? A big game would present problem-nose bleed seats only. General bleacher seats in the outfield, a hand held radio with earphones and I’d be happy. Don’t forget the expensive hot dog/beer.
corporate bullies.
And when was the last time a piece of paper was hacked.
Thanks for telling us. I didn’t know that tickets are only on apps. Between 1978 and 2012, I went to five NFL games, six NBA games, and 13 MLB games. I like seeing paper tickets, and I like saving the tickets, in the same envelope, for decades. Since I didn’t attend any of those games, in the past 13 years, I didn’t know that they stopped using paper tickets. If I wanted to attend a game, I’d be as angry as that fan. I hope a lot of fans will demand paper tickets.
Same here. I may have the e-tickets and emails, but especially when I travel, I print every single confirmation or ticket. Computer glitches happen. Internet outages happen. A hard copy proof in hand, is the confirmation.
Demand paper tickets and paper ballots!
When copy machines were invented.
“brutal” pffft.
Minimum $30 for hot dog and beer.
Went to Fenway about three years ago and I was taken aback that bit by the cost of a dog and a beer (the beer was particularly expensive).
I absolutely hate it when a restaurant or bar gives me a QR code to scan rather than a hard copy menu. Though I have a phone that can do this, I resent being forced to have every aspect of life revolve around a cell phone 24x7. If they don’t give me a paper menu, I’ll find a different place to go. The same applies to supermarkets that are starting to replace prices on items with QR scan codes.
F it then. Us older guys have more money and my daddy always said don’t argue with someone who doesn’t want your money. Time may very well be passing us by. I carry around a lot of $5 bills. A beer at the local pub is $4 and the bartender keeps the change. Cashless is on the way. Even credit cards. Peerhaps a chip surgically implanted will be n our future. If it makes everything more convenient I’m all for it. Privacy may be compromised.
How far the Brooklyn Dodgers have fallen!
Old man yells at clouds.
I don’t like all the change either, but no one writes articles about me...............................yet.
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