One of the comments from the article:
>>The con is on. Sellout streak implies that the demand is greater than the supply, which in turn gives the illusion that the product is in fact better than it is, which makes ignorant people desire that product more.
It will be fun watching them try to keep up this charade as the empty seats expand throughout the season. I would have more sympathy for them if I truly believed that they did anything that was in the best interest of the fans. But I believe their own interests and benefits come first.
I don’t care about the ballpark renovations and the bloated payrolls. None of it means anything when we have to pay the highest ticket prices in the league to sit in the most uncomfortable ballpark to watch the most boring and ludicrous baseball team that 175M can buy.
What about Moneyball, didn’t REd Sox buy into the theory? Did Brad Pitt 9fawning) not save the Red Sox and re-invent the game with that fat Jewish guy? Come on, say it ain’t so Joe!
I suppose it’s a con but I can’t get too upset about it.
Other towns have car dealers and such buy up the last few tickets so the blackout can be lifted and put the game on TV (are home games on TV in Boston?)
The car dealers give the tickets away to potential customers.
Now yes, I suppose “X consecutive sellouts” creates the illusion that the product is better than it is...but at some point, the customer has to decide if it’s any good.