Well, I have 20 ticket partners. Shares range from 24 seats to 4 seats (I have 34 this year) over 2 separate packages in two locations. I will now have to make them share personal information with the Nats in order to get them each a card, or they will miss the benefits that go with the cards, most especially the opportunity for discounts. I have been told that it might be easier for me to get cards for the heavier hitters in the group, but then I will have to split the benefits among my partners in an unequal manner, something I've been loathe to do. I will not be able to take advantage of any of the in game benefits that are emailed out because I do not have a smart phone or even a text plan on my cell phone. In other words, my group misses out on all of the pluses of this system.
I go to the trouble of selling Nats tickets for them by holding together a large group. By holding together, I mean a group that was organized to support Washington's attempt to get a team in the early 90s, that switched from Baltimore to the Nats in 2005, and that had to switch from a full season plan to a half season plan when the team alienated many of its fans by 2009. Even then, holding half the group was tough. Even now, I pick up extra tickets to smooth things out among my members who can't get a Sunday game or a game against their favorite visiting team, etc...
Last year, the season ticket stock had photos of pairs of players. Don't think it was not in the minds of some of us that the Strasburg - Zimmerman pair might have some value around Cooperstown in a few years. Now, we are going to have to pay for commemorative tickets?
This is very disappointing.
