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Sports writers may find great satisfaction in continual Bulls, Bears, and Cubs sellouts, but to the average sports fan it is not a source of joy. For a person who has no media or corporate connections, or cannot make the monetary commitment to season tickets, professional sports attendance has become very frustrating.
I could survive seeing only the Sox, but the ticket situation is really devastating for my nine-year-old son. He adores Michael Jordan, and has had a chance to see him play live only one time. I can spring once a year for $27 end zone Bears seats (if I get my order in early enough) but this must be an impossibility for many poor and working-class families, whose children may never see a professional sporting event.
Somehow control the ticket broker agencies that seem to end up with so many of the available tickets. If scalping on the street is illegal, why should these people be in business?
