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So it boils down to money?
Well, if we're talking about people griping and demanding their money back, yeah, that pretty much boils down to money. No, it certainly doesn't justify making people around you miserable, but human nature is that the more you perceive to have invested in something, the more you feel slighted when you don't perceive a return. If I get home from Wal-Mart and find that a 75-cent candy bar I paid for didn't make its way to the bag, no biggie...shrug the shoulders and move on. If it's a $20 DVD, though, or a $50 fishing reel, I'm a lot more likely to drive back over there to find out what happened and ask that said item make its way into the bag or get a refund. Doesn't mean I have to call the cashier/bagger names and accuse him of being crooked, though.
You make a great point, though, BD...for the players and coaches, a lost opportunity to play is a lost opportunity to play, and the value of that experience doesn't change when you raise or lower the dollar amount. If everyone who didn't get their time on the pitch this weekend can handle it with grace and goodwill, then maybe there's hope that people will accept what can't be helped in other arenas with equal composure.
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