The Dodgers Have Me In A Personal Finance Catch 22!
I love the Los Angeles Dodgers. Even though I now live in Orange County (home of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim), I grew up being a Dodger fan and will always be one. Ever since I can remember I have followed the Dodgers daily.
So when I graduated college and had been working for a few years, I found two other guys who liked the Dodgers and we went in on 4 season tickets. We have had these tickets for 4 years now. This was a perfectly reasonable expense for a single guy! However, since I have gotten engaged, I tend to not use as many tickets and also give a lot of them away. The first few years that I had tickets, I probably went to 20-25 games a year. I have only been to about 6 or 7 games this year. The rest I have given away.
Two years ago the Dodgers made the playoffs and we had to fork over some serious money to secure playoff tickets. The playoff tickets almost cost as much as the entire season did. The Dodgers were eliminated in the first round that year, so we got most of the money back, but it did take a few months.
So just when I was about to write the Dodgers off this year, they have started playing the best baseball around. It's almost like they can't lose. And there arises the Catch-22. Here are the scenarios:
The Dodgers continue to win and make the playoffs. I win as a lifelong fan. I lose as the guy who has to fork over the playoff tickets money that I haven't saved up for.
The Dodgers stumble and don't make the playoffs. I lose as a lifelong fan. I win by not having to spend the money.
I know this is very petty, but seriously, what would you hope for as a lifelong fan?
posted by Please Read @ 10:53 PM
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9 Comments:
I am the same way with the Cleveland Indians. If they ever go to the series/playoffs, I will go. Financials are thrown out the window at that point.
Haha...Chris....you set yourself up for this comment back:
Being your team is the Indians, I guess you won't have to worry about losing money anytime soon!!! Haha....sorry man, had to do it.
Harsh, Daniel, harsh.
Not a baseball fan, but as a fan, I've kicked the budget to the curb a little bit once a year for my addiction. I'd vote for the win, bragging rights, gloating opportunities and pray that I really had that much to spare in the e-fund. [Ok, I'd set a cap on it. But still, I'd splurge, a bit.]
Ha, thanks Miniducky. In all seriousness , I think you and Chris are right. Especially after I went to a game last night, which they won, and had a great time.
I'll just take the hit this year and try to save better next year!
Dude, you know that the spender that you are, you won't be able to resist getting playoff tickets. You will work it out somehow...if it comes down to it.
Hey give my tribe a break...They will be alright...Hopefully
Just out of curiosity, what do playoff tickets generally run?
MiniDucky - I'm trying to remember back to a few years ago and I think our 4 seats cost a total of about $2,500. This covered all ten possible games they could have had.
So the less games played, the more money you get refunded. Obviously the first round of tickets is cheaper than the world series.
The Dodgers only played 2 home games that year before they were eliminated so we only had to pay a few hundred. The rest was refunded months later.
I'll let you know what it comes out to this year.
*hrk* Wow. That's a digit and a dollar more than my fannishness allows but now I see where the win or lose or lose or win debate comes from.
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