To show you how face prices and secondary market prices are out of whack with the Dodgers wildcard series, that same $109 I paid for excellent seats would buy you second-level seats way out in right field in the back of the section, and the cheapest face value nosebleed ticket is $80.

The average dope just goes to dodgers.com and buys what they see is available.

It used to be that the primary market gave you incredible deals, but it was hard to get the tickets. In the old days, you'd have to line up outside the stadium hours in advance, or sometimes overnight.

Now the primary market gouges you, even for nosebleed seats. MLB has taken the position that the plebes who know little about the ticket game will be the ones who get the worst value.