A number of years ago we had the opportunity to meet and chat with Jim Eisenreich of the KC Royals. He asked me how many games we attended in an average year and I told him the truth: zero. He then asked why, and in a moment of weakness I told the truth - when he was willing to drive an hour to Topeka, pay an outrageous fee for parking, and then pay another outrageous sum to sit on an incredibly uncomfortable seat in order to watch me work at my job for a couple of hours, then I'd consider doing the same for him.
Not surprisingly, he walked off to talk to another family at that point.
In my never-humble opinion, the phrase "professional sports" is an oxymoron!