Cubs Convention Tickets on sale today at 10am
by AndHart120 on Nov 6, 2008 7:55 AM CST
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Just a friendly reminder to everyone that tickets for the Cubs Convention go on sale this morning at 10am on the Cubs site. Can't wait to go!
Here is the link to what's up on the site right now:
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/chc/community/com_convention.jsp
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How much? (not that it would be prohibitive…)
Do these sell out on the first day? (I know they sell out every year, but will they be sold out in hours, etc?)
Fukudometer: Created 3/31/08 Wrigley Debut 4/5/08 WGN and Japan TV Debut 4/6/08 Sun Times Debut: 4/20/08 Coffee Table Debut: 7/17/08 (http://www.wearecubsfans.com)
by Fuk-U-Meter on Nov 6, 2008 9:09 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
$60.
Last year they were sold out in an hour. This year — with the increased price (it was $50 last year) and the exit from the playoffs, maybe not so much.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Nov 6, 2008 9:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you think so Al?
I have a feeling that place will still sell out. Seeing as how it sold out in years following 65 win campaigns I have a hard time believing that they won’t sell out this year.
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
by mjk83 on Nov 6, 2008 9:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The other day
The other day I got a headsup there were cancellations at the hotel (from a friend who works there) and rooms were available but it was posted somewhere else and by the time I got back to my computer to post it here they were gone.
Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.
by cubstoseriesby100 on Nov 6, 2008 10:00 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone see the on sale link?
Doesn’t seem to be showing up
by PJA on Nov 6, 2008 10:02 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Done
That wasn’t so bad.
But visiting the VWR in November? Sucks.
by 08Cubs on Nov 6, 2008 10:02 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Well, that was easy. Got in and bought 4.
Dallas Green!
by SonnyJ9 on Nov 6, 2008 10:03 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I still havent seen a link to actually buy the things
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
by mjk83 on Nov 6, 2008 10:03 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
im at cubs.com
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
by mjk83 on Nov 6, 2008 10:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/chc/community/com_convention.jsp
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
by mjk83 on Nov 6, 2008 10:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
can't find it either
n/t
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
by blackhawk24 on Nov 6, 2008 10:04 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
link
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/chc/community/com_convention.jsp?partnerId=ed-2133180-55432997&source=ed-2133180-55432997
Dallas Green!
by SonnyJ9 on Nov 6, 2008 10:05 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Another VWR link...
… here.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Nov 6, 2008 10:08 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I got in again and it said no tickets available?
Sold out already?
Dallas Green!
by SonnyJ9 on Nov 6, 2008 10:11 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
tickets unavailable even when i put in 1 ticket...anyone else?
by AndHart120 on Nov 6, 2008 10:11 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Same thing. Glad I got 4 when I did.
Dallas Green!
by SonnyJ9 on Nov 6, 2008 10:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
this is bs
first the link wasnt on the page now it wont let me buy them, no way it sold out in 5 mins
by AndHart120 on Nov 6, 2008 10:13 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
That's very strange.
I got in right away and got four. It couldn’t have sold out this fast.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Nov 6, 2008 10:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I had to buy 2 individual tickets
cost me an extra 3.50 for processing…I would just keep trying to submit, I eventually got through.
by PJA on Nov 6, 2008 10:15 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
oh VWR how I loath thee
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
by mjk83 on Nov 6, 2008 10:16 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Sold out
Fukudometer: Created 3/31/08 Wrigley Debut 4/5/08 WGN and Japan TV Debut 4/6/08 Sun Times Debut: 4/20/08 Coffee Table Debut: 7/17/08 (http://www.wearecubsfans.com)
by Fuk-U-Meter on Nov 6, 2008 10:21 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Getting the sold out message
are you kidding me? I mean i couldnt even get the link up until someone did here
by AndHart120 on Nov 6, 2008 10:23 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
The convention appears to be sold out.
I may post a ticket exchange for this later on.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Nov 6, 2008 10:23 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I just got through and was told it was sold out.
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
by mjk83 on Nov 6, 2008 10:24 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Jesus
Sold out in under half an hour? Unreal.
by kanderber on Nov 6, 2008 10:25 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I got one
just 45 seconds ago
Fukudometer: Created 3/31/08 Wrigley Debut 4/5/08 WGN and Japan TV Debut 4/6/08 Sun Times Debut: 4/20/08 Coffee Table Debut: 7/17/08 (http://www.wearecubsfans.com)
by Fuk-U-Meter on Nov 6, 2008 10:25 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
TWHS
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. - Dave Barry
by zm1217 on Nov 6, 2008 4:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
fail
Fukudometer: Created 3/31/08 Wrigley Debut 4/5/08 WGN and Japan TV Debut 4/6/08 Sun Times Debut: 4/20/08 Coffee Table Debut: 7/17/08 (http://www.wearecubsfans.com)
by Fuk-U-Meter on Nov 6, 2008 5:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
so how much do you think they will go for on ebay
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
by mjk83 on Nov 6, 2008 10:27 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Your answer can be found...
… here.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Nov 6, 2008 10:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
on stub hub
the cheapest were at $95 each this morning and now at $107. Last year I waited until December and bought two for $65 each. Just a little over face value.
by chicagodave on Nov 6, 2008 11:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
I noticed them being less on stubhub after this inital hype was over last year. I will have to check then.
by AndHart120 on Nov 6, 2008 11:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I am so mad.
First no link, then when i get through 4 mins after the sale started it said its sold out, i wonder what happened.
by AndHart120 on Nov 6, 2008 10:27 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Try again later today or in a few days.
It’s possible some credit cards will be denied or some transactions cancelled. They are not mailing passes till December 16.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Nov 6, 2008 10:29 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That was just...weird.
I always get through on my work computer, thats why i dont mind the VWR. But the tickets being sold out at 10:05 seems very fishy.
by AndHart120 on Nov 6, 2008 10:35 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I also tried..
calling 1-800-THE-CUBS but its been busy every time.
by AndHart120 on Nov 6, 2008 10:36 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That Was Fast
But I got through immediately at 10, and my receipt says I got pass #187. Depending on how many were sold (low thousands?) that could be on pace.
by 08Cubs on Nov 6, 2008 10:38 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I just dont get
why I didnt have a link to buy the tickets. I opened 2 different browsers and I was on the phone with my uncle and he had no link as well eliminating that as well. Did anyone who got through use a Mac like I did? Thats the only other thing I can think of.
by AndHart120 on Nov 6, 2008 10:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I got no link,
then I came back on here to get the real link, then I was in VWR for 15 mins, then got through for 1 single. That was seconds before it was sold out.
Fukudometer: Created 3/31/08 Wrigley Debut 4/5/08 WGN and Japan TV Debut 4/6/08 Sun Times Debut: 4/20/08 Coffee Table Debut: 7/17/08 (http://www.wearecubsfans.com)
by Fuk-U-Meter on Nov 6, 2008 10:28 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Got through at 1-800-THE-CUBS
They said all tickets sold out. I told them at 10:04 it said none were available and she seemed wowed.
by AndHart120 on Nov 6, 2008 10:40 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
That's bizarre.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Nov 6, 2008 10:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I have seat 1356
So they at least sold that many.
by PJA on Nov 6, 2008 10:41 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Well...
… the hotel guests get four per room. I don’t know how many rooms there are in the hotel, but that’s probably at least half the passes, maybe 2/3.
So there may not have been that many for general sale.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Nov 6, 2008 10:48 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
According to Hilton there are
“1544 richly appointed guest rooms and suites fusing historic luxury and contemporary amenities.”
All generalizations are false.
by Emelie on Nov 6, 2008 1:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like my college dorm.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Nov 6, 2008 1:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not all the rooms are for the Cubs
One year we had not only the Bears team staying there but lots and lots of Saints fans.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Nov 6, 2008 1:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My seat's in the 1900's
Fukudometer: Created 3/31/08 Wrigley Debut 4/5/08 WGN and Japan TV Debut 4/6/08 Sun Times Debut: 4/20/08 Coffee Table Debut: 7/17/08 (http://www.wearecubsfans.com)
by Fuk-U-Meter on Nov 6, 2008 11:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
boycott it
they don’t deserve our support after that piss poor performance in the playoffs
Someday we'll go all the way.
by Cubbinstrongsince86 on Nov 6, 2008 11:22 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
The boycott worked well, a sell out in roughly 20 minutes.
Dallas Green!
by SonnyJ9 on Nov 6, 2008 12:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, we really showed them. Didn't we?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Nov 6, 2008 12:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL, yeah, Cubs fans have the long-term memory...
…of your average goldfish.
"I see I'm not the only one around here who can't hold his water." - Last words of the leaky pipe in the visiting team dugout, Dodger Stadium, October 4, 2008.
by dat cubfan daver on Nov 6, 2008 12:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought this was the prevalent sentiment in early October
but now we see how wrong we were. I hope at least some of the people in the crowd have pointed questions and not just fawn over everyone and try to get autographs and photos.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on Nov 6, 2008 12:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I'd really like to see us really grill Hendry for some
good info. You think Rich Harden will be there? I’ve got a new digital camera I’d like to use.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Nov 6, 2008 12:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I do that every year I go
Hendry is truly gifted at evading some issues though.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Nov 6, 2008 1:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He's pretty good at issuing the old "non-denial" denial.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Nov 6, 2008 1:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Just don't hit him in the shoulder with it.
"I see I'm not the only one around here who can't hold his water." - Last words of the leaky pipe in the visiting team dugout, Dodger Stadium, October 4, 2008.
by dat cubfan daver on Nov 6, 2008 1:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This is all for charity
Boycott going to a game, not for a weekend that raises money for all sorts of charities.
by ak123 on Nov 6, 2008 12:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Better yet...
…buy tickets for a game then boycott the game then give your tickets to me. That’ll show ’em!
"I see I'm not the only one around here who can't hold his water." - Last words of the leaky pipe in the visiting team dugout, Dodger Stadium, October 4, 2008.
by dat cubfan daver on Nov 6, 2008 12:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Pirates did that
I think in 2007 they did a 5th inning walkout so the stadium would be empty.
Problem was that afterwards the park looked no different than any other game.
by ak123 on Nov 6, 2008 10:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Question for Al
Al I have a friend at the Hilton who gives me updates on room availability. Often when she calls I am at a time when I don’t get to my computer for several hours but can email.
Should I email you when this happens? The other time it did by the time I got to BCB they were gone.
Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.
by cubstoseriesby100 on Nov 6, 2008 11:35 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Sure, that's fine. Thanks.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Nov 6, 2008 12:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hilton...
When does the Hilton sell out? In the summer?
That seems like the only reasonable way to get tickets.
by Ghost of Fred Merkle on Nov 6, 2008 1:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I got mine!
I only bought 2 tix, guess I should have bought 4 eh?
Coming in from Vegas for the weekend and the convention, I can hardly wait.
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by VegasCubFan on Nov 6, 2008 3:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Going to miss it
We’ll be in PA for a Bar Mitzvah that weekend so we’re going to miss it.
Will be the 1st one I’ve missed.
Hard to believe it’s the 23rd one. I remember going when I was a senior in high school.
Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.
by cubstoseriesby100 on Nov 6, 2008 3:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It's weird to think about it, but the Cubs were the first to have a fan convention
Now it seems all teams from all pro sports have one now.
Old Style is the nectar of life.
by Mordecai on Nov 6, 2008 3:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
True
It’s John McDonough’s invention — which is why the Blackhawks are now having one.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Nov 6, 2008 4:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
McDonough
Things like this are why I think he would make a great comissioner.
Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.
by cubstoseriesby100 on Nov 6, 2008 6:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
However, the Cubs are still better than some in that
they don’t charge for their autographs outside of the convention pass. The Cardinals winter warm for example does not have a lottery for the big players and folks have to purchase tickets to get the pujols, musials, of the world. There are some free ones…but those are reserved for the Skip Schumaker, Randy Flores of the world…
This will be my 7 convention…still hoping for a lottery…although I have been lucky enough to get Sandberg, Banks, and Lou in the Lobby…
"Sports are a crazy business. If there was a template, we'd all be champions, right? But there's one winner and 29 or 30 losers; one guy wins, everybody else is tied for last. That's the way it works" -- Mark Cuban
by TheRiot Police on Nov 6, 2008 10:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Too bad
Would have been nice to meet my fellow Maddux fan. I did not go for the first time till about 4 years ago. Missed last year for
a wedding but going this year.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Nov 6, 2008 3:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Missing out this year
It was between this or getting laser eye surgery and the surgery is something I’ve always wanted.
I do enjoy the weekend though. Being that I live in NY it’s the only weekend I truly feel like I’m a Chicagoan again. I go for the photos and autographs during the day and meet up with friends I had until I moved at night.
I still can’t believe people stay up all night to be first in line for a Mark DeRosa autograph though…
by ak123 on Nov 6, 2008 11:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yes sir...
…I stayed up to get in line for the Hawk though. I felt like pigpen by the time Hawk’s 10 O’clock signing rolled around
"Sports are a crazy business. If there was a template, we'd all be champions, right? But there's one winner and 29 or 30 losers; one guy wins, everybody else is tied for last. That's the way it works" -- Mark Cuban
by TheRiot Police on Nov 7, 2008 11:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
autographs
so people basically camp out for certain people? I haven’t been to the convention in oh… 10 years and back then it was pretty easy to get whoever you wanted.
by chicagodave on Nov 7, 2008 1:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes...
Some guys you can wait till pretty close to their signing but for most of the big names that are not lottery picks, my experience is that you need to get in line early. Last year, I got in line for Dawson at 3:00 am. He signed at 1000 I believe. Probably a little extreme but he was the one guy I wanted and one who never signs in the Lobby. 2 years ago I got in line for Sut and I missed him by about 10 people.
"Sports are a crazy business. If there was a template, we'd all be champions, right? But there's one winner and 29 or 30 losers; one guy wins, everybody else is tied for last. That's the way it works" -- Mark Cuban
by TheRiot Police on Nov 7, 2008 4:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dawson
I won his lottery a few years ago.
He still looks like he could step on a field and play today he’s in great shape until you see him walk on those knees.
Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.
by cubstoseriesby100 on Nov 7, 2008 4:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I will take an autograph if the line is not long
but that is not what I go for. The sessions are interesting and funny and I do indeed have a tradition of grilling both
Hendry and Frank Maloney ( ticket guy).
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Nov 7, 2008 3:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I go for the autographs and the Bingo
I enjoy the thrill of the hunt.
"Sports are a crazy business. If there was a template, we'd all be champions, right? But there's one winner and 29 or 30 losers; one guy wins, everybody else is tied for last. That's the way it works" -- Mark Cuban
by TheRiot Police on Nov 7, 2008 4:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Bingo
I have never won at bingo. It is the biggest disappointment of my life.
Last year my friend and I were making little designs on the tablecloth with the chips.
Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.
by cubstoseriesby100 on Nov 7, 2008 4:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sessions
The seminars are the ones that interest me the most.
2 years ago I got more Bears autographs than Cubs autographs in the lobby.
I got a great picture of Lou and Lovie and Jerry Angelo and Jim Hendry.
Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.
by cubstoseriesby100 on Nov 7, 2008 4:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think
I think I might know who you are.
If you are who I think you are I really think you do a great job with your questions – on point and not rambling and you grille but aren’t rude at it like some people if that makes sense. You do a great job with striking the fine medium between asking a pointed question and being a jerk.
Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.
by cubstoseriesby100 on Nov 7, 2008 4:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I started early
I got one share of stock in the Cubs for my HS graduation ( when Wrigley owned them) and I went to my first stockholders meeting thinking most others were like me , dedicated but impatient Cub fans but instead folks were asking things like if they were going to carry 2 or 3 catchers. Keep in mind the GM then was Bob Kennedy who most of us wanted to trade for his son Terry. Anyway my turm came and I admit I was a bit stern but this was not long after they had traded batting champ Bill Madlock in the middle of the night because he actually wanted real money to play ( maybe $400,000?) . Mr Kennedy’s response to my question about recent Cub deals and how that treated certain players was " Young lady I think you are being hostile" . However I will always love Hendry for single handedly bringing back Maddux so while I might ask him a tough question I would never be hostile and anyway as previously noted he is skilled at dodging them, A lot of the questioners do tend to break down to the VERY hostile and very stupid but there is a middle ground.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Nov 7, 2008 5:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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