Didn't mean the no smoking policy in particular, it's the Revenue Chief's habit of waiting until after ticket sales have slowed before announcing ballpark changes that I find to be shady.
Announce it two weeks earlier and some will complain that it's after the ASG invoices went out and not before.
A couple weeks earlier than that and it's before they can shake you down for more money in the Select a Seat process.
Or even earlier? Well they shoulda told you before you decided to renew your season tickets, not after.
There's precious few weeks where they're not right before or right after some major sales-related milestone.
FWIW the change in the ushers' policy (from not allowing fans to walk down the aisle during game play, to allowing it) was announced in late August. This is a policy that directly affects the enjoyment of the game, and negatively affects a lot more people than the smoking situation.