Dodgers Lower 2012 Season Ticket Prices

I received an email from the Los Angeles Dodgers this morning announcing their 2012 season ticket prices. Here's an excerpt from that message:

Dear Season Ticket Holder,

The Dodgers are lowering ticket prices and adding new benefits for season ticket holders in the Field, Loge, Club, Reserve, Left Field Pavilion, Right Field Pavilion, and Top Deck sections of the stadium for the 2012 season. From exclusive early entry to view Dodger batting practice to playing catch on the field after select games during the season, you will experience a season to remember!

Join us as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Dodger Stadium and enjoy unforgettable moments with your family and friends - all at a lower price. 

Full season-ticket pricing details can be found on the Dodgers website.

With the well-documented ownership turmoil as a backdrop, it seemed to me that the Dodgers had little choice but to take the unusual step of lowering season ticket prices virtually across the board to reverse the dramatic decrease in attendance that occurred both last season as well as in recent years. Given how out of touch with reality ownership has appeared to me, however, I wasn't holding my breath for 2012 prices to decrease.

So this announcement today comes as a welcome surprise. It's a single, albeit significant, step in the right direction for the Dodgers towards repairing their relationship with their fan base.

October Baseball, The Dodger Way

The Dodgers are relevant in October after all!

Who would've thunk?

Despite a regular season record of 82-79 and a "big league" roster consisting of the likes Eugenio Velez, the Boys in Blue are somehow managing to make a first-round playoff splash!

As someone once said, in a year that has been so improbable...

Here's to you Frank McCourt! Turns out, we were the ones who didn't get it.

We called you cheap. Turns out, you can't be bought. Not at any price.

We accused you of fleecing the organization for personal gain. Instead, you continue to "invest" millions of dollars into the organization to do battle against -- while not exactly the Yankees -- an Evil Empire nonetheless!

All Dodger fans really ever wanted was for their team to battle deep into October and now, they've gotten their wish! The Dodgers will be the last team competing this year, in a critical four-game series beginning October 31st!

Thanks Frank!