MLB Once Again Making Money at the Expense of Fans

A couple of weeks ago there was a story that received relatively little attention.   The Red Sox opted out of the agreement between Major League Baseball and StubHub , and decided they were going to use Ace Ticket as their official ticket reseller.    Of course a different name for ticket reseller is ticket scalper (or as Jerry Seinfeld would call ticker resellers, “you know, the guys, that uh, they sell the tickets for the sold-out events). Am I the only one who is bothered that Major League Baseball has an official online ticket scalper?  I give the Red Sox some credit for using Ace Ticket instead of StubHub , as Ace Ticket at least sets a price for the tickets to keep the cost burden under control, where StubHub prices are a free for all.  But should there be any deal with any such ticket reseller?  On the back of Red Sox tickets, and I have to assume most tickets, is clear language that these tickets are not to be ... [link]