Jets & Jersey Tell Me I Can’t Have a Beer @ Sunday’s Game: Agree to Disagree

A few things. First off, I get where they are coming from. I really do. It doesn’t mean I agree with it. The Jets have done this before. They’ve pulled the plug on beers for Monday night Dolphins games and even in the 2007 home finale in response to the “Gate D” neanderthals. On those occasions, I didn’t put up much of a fuss. This Sunday is a bit different. This Sunday it will be in the 20s and snowing and fans will be coming out in force to brave the elements. Why? Because this Sunday is the last Jets game in the Meadowlands. This Sunday the green-and-white can go to the playoffs with a win. So, this Sunday I don’t think it’s too much to ask for beers at $6 and change to be available — at least until halftime.

I’m 32 years old. Sunday night will be a late one (yes, getting old), and I’ll be returning to work the following Monday morning after a holiday break. I’ve got enough brain cells not to pound a dozen beers in four hours. I realize that the same doesn’t apply for the entire crowd that will show up on Sunday. But, despite the hype, this tends to be a fairly small minority (who are usually quickly tossed).

Tickets to a Jets game are not cheap. Home games with Sunday’s “significance” (historical and with postseason implications) don’t come along often for this squad. Is it that much to ask for the Meadowlands to make a bit more beer money off its fans for another hour and a half before shutting its doors? C’mon folks, we’re talking playoffs. Playoffs!