MORNING BRIEFING

I recently received Andy’s Roeser’s impassioned e-mail message to Clippers’ season-ticket holders and I’m not sure if I am amused, embittered or merely disgusted with the organization’s inability to relate in the minutest of ways to season-ticket holders.

While there are many reasons for the lack of support including; bad team, lack of effort, overpriced and poor food, bad music, mediocre coach, and myriad other grievances, the most offensive and the latest is the team’s undercutting of what season-ticket holders paid by as much as 60% in offers to the general public, including seats right in our section, seats we bought at full price.

I wonder how Mr. Sterling or anyone would feel if they pre-paid the full price for the purchase of a product or service only to find out that the next person in line (without any negotiation) was able to obtain that same product for 60% less? Put another way, Mr. Sterling buys a new Bentley for $400,000 in September and Mr. Roeser buys a similar car in April for $160,000. One could assume that he would be, at a minimum, extremely agitated by the situation and seek recourse. Well, I paid about $25,000 for four seats this year and the Clippers have been selling those seats to anyone recently at less than half of what I paid; what is my recourse?

Rick Kaplan

Marina del Rey

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While watching the Clippers getting buried again, this time by the Denver Nuggets last week, an advertisement came on the screen, “Clippers 2009-2010 season tickets now on sale.” I am sure there will be a throng of fans waiting in line at Staples Center, champing at the bit, just waiting to break down the doors to buy Clippers season tickets. Yeah, right. Bingo.

Marc Popkin

Brentwood