Sent to my season ticket rep this morning, plus Scott Reifert, Brooks Boyer, the Director of PR, and the VP of Ticket Sales:
Hi folks,
I’ve had a full-season ticket package since 2000 - my first major purchase from my first real job. I’m a success story for your community outreach and development, becoming a Sox fan because of the free tickets offered to CPS students who had good grades and attendance.
My friends and I stuck it out through some lean times. Rebuilds, Ozzie vs. Kenny, the LaRoche debacle, a pandemic where the team held our ticket money for a full year. Good years and bad, we looked forward to Opening Day and planned our summers around going to the ballpark.
I know it’s been a rough time for all of you inside the organization, but as a fan and customer I don’t know how else to make my voice heard.
Hiring Chris Getz - as nice as he may be - might be the last straw. His track record in player development and as assistant GM has produced mediocre results at best.
And his public handling of the Omar Vizquel and Wes Helms abuse and misconduct allegations is a real problem for survivors of sexual assault, including members of our ticket group and people we love.
It’s unfortunate the team sent out renewal notices this week. Maybe a month from now the frustration, confusion, and embarrassment of this hellish month for the organization would have faded a bit. Maybe we’d know how two people were wounded by bullets some 50 yards from where we sit.
But for now, I don’t see how we renew our seats. Why should we keep paying $10k+ each year when the chairman and organization are promoting mediocre, unaccountable insiders instead of bringing in fresh eyes?
