Playoff Tickets
by niuhuskie224 on Sep 22, 2008 7:23 AM CDT
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PrintI was hoping we could keep this thread running with people who signed up for the lottery on cubs.com. I submitted my info and they said that at some point between yesterday and today they would be sending out an e-mail if you have been selected. I just want to know when they start to go out so I can stop checking my e-mail and hoping by some miracle chance I was one of the few selected to purchase playoff tickets.
Good luck to everyone who registered, hopefully the ticket broker route isn't the way I have to go for this.
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You don't have to wait for the email.
Once you get it, if you win, the tickets don’t go on sale right away — I think it’s tomorrow that the sale will actually happen. Good luck!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
On a related note
Does anyone have a link to the playoff schedule, with any details on start-times, TV networks and the like? I realize the finer details maybe can’t be worked out until the teams are all known. But I thought I read something a few weeks ago about how three of the four division series will start on the same day — just wondering if that means one of them could feature a day game? I know there won’t be any day games in the LCSs or WS, but I recall the occasional day game in the first round.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
No start times have yet been announced...
… and probably won’t be until all the teams and matchups have been set, and that may not be till next weekend.
It is POSSIBLE that one of the first two Division Series games MIGHT be a day game, but it’s too early to know that for sure.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Either that or the games will overlap
if all three of them are night games. I’ll just sit tight. Chances are the Cubs will face an East Coast team in the first round, which means the games shouldn’t be on too late.
It’s TBS for the NLDS, ALDS and ALCS. Fox has the NLCS and WS. Here’s the dates for the first round (no times yet):
Oct. 1 (on TBS): Game 1 of both NL series; game 1 of Al series between two division champions
Oct. 2 (on TBS): Game 2 of both NL series; game 1 of Al series between division champion and wild-card team
Oct. 3 (on TBS): Game 2 of both AL series
Oct. 4 (on TBS): Game 3 of both NL series
Oct. 5 (on TBS/TNT): Game 4 of both NL series; Game 3 of both AL series
Oct. 6 (on TBS): Game 4 of both AL series
Oct. 7 (on TBS): Game 5 of both NL series
Oct 8 (on TBS): Game 5 of both AL series
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
Note that there are three games scheduled on BOTH of the Cubs' home game dates.
Thus, there is at least a chance that one might be a day game.
The Cubs might also wind up with a day game on Oct. 5 on the road, if the series goes to four games.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I heard that TBS gets to choose who plays in prime time
Chances are that the Cubs will be playing night games (prime time).
The team with home-field advantage hosts Games 1, 2 and 5, so I suspect the Cubs to play Wednesday, Oct. 1 and Thursday, Oct. 2, at Wrigley during prime time against the NL Wild Card team (unless it’s the Brewers, Astros, or Marlins).
In the AL, I suspect the Rays will be getting the non-prime time.games.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Depends who the other host teams are on those days.
If the Mets win the NL East they’ll also host games 1 and 2… they might get one of those games at night. Same thing if the Red Sox win the AL East.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
From mlb.com
An opportunity to purchase 2008 National League Division Series ("NLDS") tickets will be offered to individuals selected in a random drawing from among qualified entries received prior to 11:59 a.m. CT on Friday, September 19, 2008. Those applicants selected will be notified on Monday, September 22, 2008
by dr stabbingworth on Sep 22, 2008 7:53 AM CDT reply actions
I know that
they will be notifying winners today, I just figured it would be helpful to know when these e-mails go out, if they all go at once, some now, some later. I just want to know if looking at my e-mail hoping that e-mail is there is worth it if people already received it.
by niuhuskie224 on Sep 22, 2008 8:04 AM CDT up reply actions
I have no idea when they send the emails out.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I GOT THE EMAIL!!
the first one came last night at 8:50 pm CT, and i got another one this morning around 7:30am CT with the secret password. the tickets wont be available on the website until noon today.
i’m saving a flight back to chicago for the world series so i’ll get these nlds tickets for my parents.
by nolacubbiegirl on Sep 23, 2008 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions
its early in the morning
i say if you havent recieved an email by 5pm CST just wait until potential NLCS tickets go on sale, i know it’s agonizing i signed up too. and al that news about day playoff games just made my morning, that would be too sweet if that happened
Just so you know
I registered for Mets as well (thinking Cubs would play them in Game 3) and some people got a response at 9AM while others got a response at 7PM that day.
I'm going to be watching the playoffs
From various Chicagoland bar stools and sofas.
I signed up for every NL team
Just in case I got lucky with another team the cubs were playing. No luck with the Brewers or Dodgers so far but doubt the Brewers will be in it anyway.
So word from the Cubs yet.
yes
Even if you don’t win they send you an email telling you so. But I did not get one from the Cubs yet… and hope I don’t
I got a rejection email from the Brewers as well.
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
Everyone expecting Brewer tickets will get a rejection email
I keed, I keed
with tounge in cheek
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Won the Phillies lottery
I got an e-mail from the Phillies today notifying me that I won their NLDS lottery.
The e-mail had a link, registration number and PIN.
The link took me right to NLDS home game 2. (No option to buy game 1.)
There was no waiting room or delay time at all. Scored three outfield tickets right away.
Eamus Catuli!
by wrigley_boy on Sep 22, 2008 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Thanks!
Now I’m torn… I think the Mets would be a better first-round matchup for the Cubs than the Phillies. However, I’d obviously love to use these tickets if the Phllies play the Cubs in the first round.
Eamus Catuli!
by wrigley_boy on Sep 22, 2008 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
There's nothing to be torn about...
Your tickets are useless. If the phillies play the Cubs in the first round, there won’t be a philadelphia home game 2!
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Sep 22, 2008 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions
Hope you're right
and that’s it’s because of a Cubs sweep and not what happened last year!
Eamus Catuli!
by wrigley_boy on Sep 22, 2008 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
The Dodgers just sold tickets
They seem to have had NO demand for all I know they may STILL be on sale.
I got 4 games in and I sure don’t want em
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 22, 2008 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Amazing
You can still buy Dodger tickets for the NLCS 5 rows off the field down the third base line. Insanity.
A lot of that is the price of those tickets.
Really pricey, even for the location.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
$300?
Good luck sitting SRO for $300 in Wrigley during the NLCS — let alone 5 rows off the field.
I dunno. I can only hope to get in the park for that amount during the LCS (if we make it)
Tim
True enough.
Still, pricey.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
My brother in law
paid $200 for SRO last year during the play off game at Wrigley. Craziness….. I would probably do that though.
It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine
by love the ivy on Sep 22, 2008 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Plus, the Cubs and Brewers cannot play in NLDS
So even if you had gotten tickets for that series, it wouldn’t have been against the Cubs.
by SuperContext on Sep 22, 2008 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Transparency
Absolutely none in this process. Long live MLBAM!
Makes me long for the virtual waiting room, where I can at least see myself getting rejected over and over again.
Actually, I had great success earlier this year when we figured out how to open 50 browsers. Was hoping to have that shot again. sigh
Tim
Ticket Prices at the park
Would you say that the cost of tickets as going on stubhub are a good indicator of what one might pay outside of the ballpark?
Tim
stubhub
I find that tickets on stubhub are much more then what you can find on say craigslist or outside the park.
Agreed...
At least at the park you’ve better negotiating ability.
by Damen Jackson on Sep 22, 2008 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I was wondering the same thing…
I have been looking on StubHub prices and they start at $260 or so for SRO tickets for the NLDS, and as you would expect go up from there.
Is there hope of getting a ticket without breaking the bank?
Not without commiting a crime
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
Anyone else
Look at what world series tickets are going for on stubhub!
Go Cubs
by puckishcubsfan on Sep 22, 2008 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
outside of the park is usually better
IMO, at least. I’ve always found StubHub to be way overpriced
"It was a tough first 10,000 wins. I hope the next 10,000 are easier."
-Ryan Theriot
NO
Stubhub is an offer price not a bid price.
Ebay is a bid price, not an offer price. If you follow a few auctions to the end you can get a gauge for what the value of tickets is.
Outside the park is a crap shoot. Typically, you can get better pricing than ebay, BUT it is a supply and demand thing so you never know. If you are coming into town, I would recommend ebay. If you live near the park and can live with not getting a seat and watch from a bar, that is the way to go. Otherwise, ebay.
For what it is worth, I got two bleacher tickets on ebay, coincidentally right next to my season tickets, for game 3 last year for $300 each.
cant you camp outside out wrigley?
when they release them at the ticket booth?
by scarymonsters85 on Sep 22, 2008 9:11 AM CDT reply actions
No, you can't.
There won’t be any tickets released for postseason games.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
What about a BCB pre-game party?
I just so happen to be in Chicago for business for all potential NLDS home games. THANKS for this posting… I had been out of the loop on this, so I just put my name into the drawing for tickets.
Is there any interest in having some sort of a gathering near Wrigley pre-game for BCB readers?
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
If you just put your name in
You will not be in the NLDS drawing. You will have a chance to be in the NLCS drawing, though.
by SuperContext on Sep 22, 2008 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Bummer... anyone want to spot me one of theirs?
I’ll reward you with Karma and three high-fives.
About the BCB pre-party… anyone want to do this?
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
Better online ticket source
You should check out NinjaTickets.com. They aggregate available tickets from StubHub and like 6 or 7 other online ticket sources all onto one page, and they list the tickets by market value of the ticket as well. In other words, if it pulls two tickets priced the same for a playoff game, it will list the ticket located in a better seat first because it deems that to be the “better” market value.
So Mets NLDS have already been doled out?
I registered as well but perhaps missed the cutoff date for NLDS
by BeltwayCubsFan on Sep 22, 2008 10:24 AM CDT reply actions
Don't know.
But they’ll tell you in the email if you win.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Thought it said 12-6pm tomorrow in the entry form
….but not sure if they will stagger the winners into timeslots. They did this the first season the Dugout Box seats went on sale behind home plate.
I know I'm going to get a rejection e-mail.
I’m not that lucky.
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
by Bricks and Ivy on Sep 22, 2008 10:46 AM CDT reply actions
Nothing Yet
I hope to get another shot to take my son. I actually took him to Friday’s game and he was quite deflated by the second inning
here either
In all 5 of my family e-mail address’ I sent out
by chicagodave on Sep 22, 2008 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions
As long as you used different addresses for each e-mail.
disclaimer said 1 per e-mail and 1 per physical mailing address only…
After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases. ~Mickey Mantle
by Jettero2112 on Sep 22, 2008 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
oh yea
5 different emails and a few different home address’
by chicagodave on Sep 22, 2008 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions
I didn't read anywhere on there....
that you couldn’t have more than one at the same physical address.
I registered my wife & I – different email addresses, same physical address. Didn’t read anywhere that it wasn’t allowed. Only says “Limit one entry per person. In the case of multiple entries for the same individual, all entries will be discarded.”
BELIEVE!
That sucks if you have several roommates under one roof
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Where does it say anything about being limited to
only 1 e-mail address and 1 mailing address? I used the same e-mail address for diff people in my family. And I’m going to be all sorts of PO’d if I find out my entries were tossed. Till then I’m going to keep praying.
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
And I mean I registered diff people
but I used the same e-mail and mailing address for a couple of them.
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
Al...
will there be a ticket exchange for playoff tickets?
by BelieveinBlue2314 on Sep 22, 2008 11:15 AM CDT reply actions
Call in the vultures
I wonder how many tickets purchased recently from the “ticket exchange” at face value actually made it into the ballpark before being flipped for a few bucks first.
Playoff tickets at face value via the ticket exchange? Good luck!
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
i was just simply asking for one ticket for myself
if anyone had an extra perhaps
by BelieveinBlue2314 on Sep 22, 2008 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions
I wasn't calling you a vulture
My comment was not directed at you but the thought of playoff tickets in the ticket exchange at face value.
People would hover over the ticket exchange if anyone posted a playoff ticket at face value.
My apologies if you took it personally.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
I don't think I'll post one...
… because it would likely be flooded with hundreds of requests and no one selling.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Do you have to Sign up again for NLCS Tix
If you already signed up for Divison Series Tix?
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
so no one has heard when they are snding the emails
by BelieveinBlue2314 on Sep 22, 2008 11:26 AM CDT reply actions
I registered for Mets, Phillies and Cubs (living in Philly)...
and have heard nothing so far. I thought I hit the deadlines for NLDS, but I must have misread and am in the running for NLCS only.
If the Cubs come to NY or Philly for the NLDS, I will find a way to get in.
Mets info (schedule of deadlines and winner emails sent, etc).
Phillies info.
Win.
Just got my rejection from the Phillies.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 22, 2008 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
got rejected for Phils NLDS
Just got the email. We’ll see if the Cubs one follows it.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded." -Jim Frey
Me too
Rejection city, though that right now looks least likely of the NLDS scenarios so not devastated.
by BeltwayCubsFan on Sep 22, 2008 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Season tickets
Even though we’re season ticket holders I let a friend use my email and address for an extra possibility.
Go Cubs
by puckishcubsfan on Sep 22, 2008 11:43 AM CDT reply actions
For those lucky enough to get tickets to the NLDS...
If you only intend on buying 2 tickets, could someone purchase one extra for me? I realize that this is a shot in the dark, and why would someone buy a ticket for someone they don’t even know, but perhaps someone out there is awesome enough to do this.
Anyway, I’d reward you with good karma and multiple high-fives.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
2 tix?
I read somewhere I think that they are limiting it to 2 tickets per person unlike previous years when it was 4 per person.
by chicagodave on Sep 22, 2008 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah that is right
You can only buy 2 tix if you get chosen
"It was a tough first 10,000 wins. I hope the next 10,000 are easier."
-Ryan Theriot
well in that case if someone is buying one and doesnt need the other buy another and i will buy it from u
by BelieveinBlue2314 on Sep 22, 2008 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
If I win, I'll help you out!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 22, 2008 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Me too... I'll buy your first five beers.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
I just signed my parents up for the NLCS tickets...
Only problem is my mom checks her email about once a week…I guess I’ll have to call her and remind her that day!
I am refreshing my email every minute or so hoping something shows up today. Not gonna get much work done.
"It was a tough first 10,000 wins. I hope the next 10,000 are easier."
-Ryan Theriot
If I read it correctly, your parents would have to pick up the tickets
using the credit card and picture identification of the purchaser.
This will suck for me if my girlfriend gets the lottery email. With the two-ticket limit, I would have to fly her up to Chicago so that the daughter and I can watch a playoff game while she shops the Magnificent Mile.
Priceless?
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
print at home
as long as you have a printer you can print your tickets and not worry about having to pick them up
by chicagodave on Sep 22, 2008 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm hoping for print-at-home ticketing
IF I’m fortunate enough to get a chance to purchase.
My travel agent will love me since I have to fly on short notice.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Well my parents are only 3 hours away
I will go pick them up myself if I have to. Not an issue.
"It was a tough first 10,000 wins. I hope the next 10,000 are easier."
-Ryan Theriot
A sign of things to come...
A friend of mine tried to get a single bleacher seat for Saturday…Only to say NO because it was going for 180 bucks…WOW, I hope I get that EMAIL
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 12:09 PM CDT reply actions
I think he meant last Saturday
And i heard Bleacher tickets were going for over $200 at some ticket brokers.
Im sorry…Last weekend when they Clinched
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
The tickets are not listed by date but Wrigley Game 1, Game 2, Game 3
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
You got in?
If you did and need someone to share a pair with…
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Going on last year's playoff tickets
Last year, I was lucky enough to get one ticket via the virtual waiting room.
Unfortunately, we never made it to the NLCS. I was shut out of the NLDS.
League Championship Series Home Game 1
Date is TBD at Time is TBD
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
In 1998 I scored 46 tickets for the one game playoff
Was in school in Champaign, IL and as soon as Neifi went yard, I sprinted down to the local ticketmaster with a HUGE envelope of ill-gotten cash we had in the apartment.
Ended up 6th in line (a lot faster than, sigh) and the guy behind the counter said he was just going to keep printing out tickets until the game was sold out, and THEN he’d sell them. Genius.
Max 8 per person … so I worked the line and bought the difference from each person in line. Ended up with 46, and a bunch of people pissed at me at the end of the line. Took 30 friends for free, sold 16 and made all my money back and bought a stereo system.
And THEY WON!
Tim
Ah...
so it’s people like you who prevent people like me from getting tickets to these games…
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein
by cubbieblue86 on Sep 22, 2008 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions
"People like me"
I was a 22 year old kid grateful to be able to take his friends to a Cubs playoff game. I cried when Trachsel struck out Barry Bonds looking to end the first inning as the Harry! Harry! Harry! blimp flew above the left (?) field bleachers.
If I had 16 more friends to take, I wouldn’t have made a dime. it was that, or throw the tickets away.
Just lamenting what a long way we’ve come from the days random fans had a decent shot at seats.
Tim
my point was
you didn’t have to make a dime – you could have turned around and sold them to other decent fans and just recouped what you spent on them and not had to make enough to extra to take 30 people for free and buy a stereo.
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein
by cubbieblue86 on Sep 22, 2008 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Seriously
No reason to feel guilty about that at all. Its a great story. Had you not been so lucky, Cubbieble 86 STILL would not have been able to go because 100,000 other people were trying to do the same thing. I remember running to my local Dominick’s with a ticketmaster only to be 40th in line and find I had no shot.
We are blessed and cursed with an enormous fan base for our favorite team. if you cheered for the Braves in their heyday, you could easily get playoff tickets for at or near face value. As a Cubs fan, you have to hope to get supremely lucky or pony up some serious dough.
by Orval Overall on Sep 22, 2008 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions
You are absolutely spot on about playoff tix in other markets
I saw a few when I lived in Atlanta and did not break my wallet.
I saw a World Series game in Florida (Marlins/Yankees) that was given to me by a friend.
I want to see how the Rays do with selling out playoff tickets this year. They did not sell out the last Red Sox regular season series.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
I was on the phone at the payphone of a gas station for an hour...
I remember waiting on hold forever, and finally getting 4 SRO tickets. The background music for those on hold was Janet Jackson’s “Velvet Rope” promoting her live shows or something.
That game was so freaking cold.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
So, what do people think tickets will cost on street/from brokers
NLDS: $500 a game for bleachers
NLCS: $1,200 a game
WS: $2,500 a game
Far off?
Here’s hoping we find out!
Tim
$5000? Really?
Would anyone who reads this site pay that much money for a ticket? I love the Cubs more than I love the state of Iowa, but dang… really?
Who would pay that much? Anyone on this site?
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
I forsee a 2nd mortgage
in a lot of Cubs fans futures…..
It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine
by love the ivy on Sep 22, 2008 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I think those prices are very accurate
If you hustle, you will find bleacher tickets for first round games cheaper than that. I paid $300 each for a pair in the third row of left field for game three last year.
hey,
I’m only 22 as it is – just graduated and have a job and went last year (sat behind a pole to see them get swept) but you look on stub-hub and see SRO tickets at 2 grand already for the world series and it’s a little deflating. That’s all I’m saying.
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein
sorry,
that was supposed to be a reply to the above.
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein
by cubbieblue86 on Sep 22, 2008 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Has ANYONE gotten an email yet?
Just curious…
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 12:37 PM CDT reply actions
My inbox is currently empty.....
….sigh…..
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 22, 2008 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Same here...
No news is good news?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 22, 2008 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Reminds me of last year...
I was trying to make a quick buck, so I tried to buy Rockies World Series tickets to resell and I remember their sales process was down for HOURS before they said there was an issue…
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Both of my Inbox's
remain devoid of any Cub-related e-mails…
"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."
Yahoo and Spam
A friend got her yes from the Phillies sent to her spam folder on yahoo. Just a heads up.
Go Cubs
by puckishcubsfan on Sep 22, 2008 12:49 PM CDT reply actions
Thx..
Never thought of checking that.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 22, 2008 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I just want to know
I’m off work today (was in Chicago this weekend, took the day off to recover. But I keep checking my work email from home to see if I’ve won or not. In the process of doing so, I keep seeing all these work related emails that I shouldn’t care about today!
No e mail yet at 1:22 pm central time
:-(
It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine
Your not the only one
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
i think we'll get an email no matter what
i received the following from feedback@lists.mlb.com at 11:24am
NLDS Ticket Purchase Opportunity
Thank you for registering for a chance to purchase tickets for the Phillies postseason. Unfortunately your entry was not selected for our online NLDS sale.
Should NLCS and World Series tickets be made available, you are automatically eligible for those random drawings. Additionally, you remain eligible for any potential NLDS second chance sales. Winners for potential NLCS, World Series or NLDS second chance ticket sales will be notified via the e-mail address submitted on the phillies.com Postseason Ticket Opportunity form.
Thank you again for your participation.
I believe that's from the Phillies.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 22, 2008 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
The Brewers sent me an email...
…telling me that I was not selected…. I would imagine that the Cubs will do the same.
"...the internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes." - Sen. Ted Stevens
Doesn't look like it.
(Doesn’t this remind you of when you were a kid and collected cereal box tops to send away for a toy and waited every day by the mailbox for it to arrive?)
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 22, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Now that brings back memories from my childhood
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
When
did the Brewers do their lottery? I signed up for theirs as well and haven’t received any kind of notification. I’ve even checked my spam folder.
i got my email for the Brewers on Friday afternoon
"...the internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes." - Sen. Ted Stevens
My Blackjack dings but no ticket news from Cubs
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
That sounds like a personal problem.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 22, 2008 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
OT: Cubs in series could be worth $100M to city; Sox, $72M
From Chicago Business
A World Series featuring the Chicago Cubs could generate almost $100 million for Chicago’s economy, while the Chicago White Sox making the Fall Classic would pull in an estimated $72 million, according to a study by a local turnaround consultant.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
What if they both are in it?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
That's in the article
Should the teams play each other in the series, the impact could reach $154 million.
The economic impact of a subway series, though huge, would be less than the sum of the figures for each team.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
No ticket news...
But there’s some great sales on Viagra, and someone in Nigeria says I can make a million dollars if I just send him $1,000.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Hey?
He told me I was the only one to know about his bank account. I’m going to have a word with him about increasing my fee if I am no longer his exclusive contact in United State America.
The same guy told me I won the Microsoft Lottery for 20 million if I sent him
500 bucks to get FedEx to mail me the package with the cash in it. You think this guy is legit?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 22, 2008 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
My wife doesn't think so...
but I’m holding out. I sent him my information 6 years ago and didn’t hear back from him. But then, his sister found me on another email address I used and according to her…he died and only he knew about the winners so now I have to resend her the money so she can “do find the legal paper to make whole account work in my name.”
I'm amazed at how many people have died while working
in Africa and have named me as their sole beneficiary. I mean all I have to do send the guy a few hundred bucks, and I will receive millions of dollars free!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 22, 2008 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
who knew...
that so many people not only are dying while working, but that so many people have millions of dollars just laying around.
Gotta love the Ragin' Cajun!
by TheRiot4Life on Sep 22, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I get three or four of these letters every day. The banks in Africa
must be really loaded. That must be the most solvent continent in the world. Hey, why don’t we all pool our money and invest it in some of those banks. We’ll all be loaded in no time!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 22, 2008 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I am a proud member
I am a proud member of a group that baits the scammers by making them think we’re falling for it.
I got one thinking I was the high priestess for the Church of the Holy Sacrifice Fly.
My law firm was the fine firm of Lee, DeRosa and Ramirez.
My company specialized in ivy.
And I got one to verify he was real by sending me a picture of him holding a sign that said “REX IS OUR QUARTERBACK”
Go Cubs
by puckishcubsfan on Sep 23, 2008 7:49 AM CDT up reply actions
I read about that group - well done
I had one scammer say he wanted to buy my living room furniture which I had advertised on a local website. He said he was in London (I live in Ireland, several hundred miles away) but his IP address was an Internet cafe in Nigeria. I just strung him along and said as soon as he gets to my town, he can come to my house and show me the money. I’m sure the scam would have involved bank account numbers and money transfers…..never got that far because I kept saying “come to my house”….
But it got me interested in the topic and I saw the website of the scam busters group – pretty funny (as well as civic minded) stuff!
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
No
There would be some synergies with both teams making it and it would be less than the sum of the two.
Plus, I bet most of the money generated during that series would come from Chicago.
I really hope they send them before 5 tonight
I have grad school and no way to check my email while I’m in class…this is one of the few days I wish I had a blackberry.
"It was a tough first 10,000 wins. I hope the next 10,000 are easier."
-Ryan Theriot
Me too
I will walk out of class if necessary.
by dr stabbingworth on Sep 22, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
no need
you don’t have to buy them at the moment the e-mail arrives. the e-mail should give you instructions as to what time (in other words, you don’t have to miss class waiting on the e-mail).
by SuperContext on Sep 22, 2008 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
any word yet?
Anyone receive an email yet? All this talk is making me anxious…
Gotta love the Ragin' Cajun!
Like watching Heinz ketchup ooze out of the bottle
the anticipation
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
For some, perhaps.
Personally, I’m at work, so its a nice distraction to check my personal email here and there, when appropriate. I didnt really expect any news at noon, but of course I checked and continue to check… My guess is that the Cubs.com website will say they experienced difficulty and that we should expect them later in the afternoon, perhaps around 5-6
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Nyet
as of 1:58 CST.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Every Time (1 Unread) pops up in my in-box
I get butterflies and feel like i’m going to puke.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
If there is a bright side to not getting playoff tickets
I will spend the money earmarked for tickets, airfare, and hotel on a new flat screen TV.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Don't post this stuff
The last thing I need is somebody helping me justify purchases I shouldn’t make.
by dr stabbingworth on Sep 22, 2008 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
Doesn’t take much to push me over the edge into unneccessary buying. Especially electronics that could improve viewing of the Cubs run to the Series!!
Gotta love the Ragin' Cajun!
by TheRiot4Life on Sep 22, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I already have the TV
So I guess it will be spent on booze??
"It was a tough first 10,000 wins. I hope the next 10,000 are easier."
-Ryan Theriot
Now that's a party! Send me an invitation.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
if you are in Chicago you are welcome!
"It was a tough first 10,000 wins. I hope the next 10,000 are easier."
-Ryan Theriot
Aren't we trying to do away with earmarks? ;)
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on Sep 22, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I sure hope not!! Yikes!!
Gotta love the Ragin' Cajun!
by TheRiot4Life on Sep 22, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
IF
If we make the series I may host a watching party either at my house or a place downtown.
More likely downtown as it would be easier for people to get to.
Go Cubs
I remember back in 1989
Tickets went on sale either Saturday or Sunday morning for the playoffs and my buddy and I called Ticketmaster for like four hours and never got through in the morning. Back then you could order up to 6-8 tickets per call. We then had to go to that buddy’s dad’s wedding in the afternoon. So we are sitting out there at the reception feeling all sorry for ourselves and some guy we didn’t know said there was a backdoor Ticketmaster number and he said he got through 10 times in a 30 minute period. He gave us the #, we ran out to our parents car and grabbed the massive car phones and started dialing. We got through 15 times and ended up with tickets to every single game through the World Series. We missed the entire reception but since the groom was huge cubs fan he was all in favor. Sadly many of those tickets were never needed.
But it was a great ticket memory. I’m guessing the back door # has been closed
TWHS
I’m guessing the back door # has been closed
by dr stabbingworth on Sep 22, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
what a tease.
I got a email from Mlb. But it was about keeping the MLB drug free or somthing. Anyone get a response yet?
ok link doesnt work but it
is on the front page of yahoo. about the astros
It works if you manually copy the whole link
The comma kills it
by dr stabbingworth on Sep 22, 2008 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Try this
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Honestly,
my friend, it’s us that need to let it go.
The Astros were a so-so team this year, who hit a nice peak, and convinced their fans that they were better than they were. They did have some momentum going, we killed it — whatever the details — and whatever chance they had at the playoffs is gone. The casual fan is not going to understand the manuevering and posturing by the Astros ownership, and the Astros themselves are still dealing with delusions of grandeur, so it’s just not worth getting into.
Bottom line, they ain’t making the playoffs and nothing we say is going to stop them or their fans from blaming us and the big, bad commish, who wants to see a Cubs World Series for ratings sake.
by Damen Jackson on Sep 22, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Not yet...
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 22, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Does anyone actually know yet...
when NLDS tickets go on sale?
by Damen Jackson on Sep 22, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually...
I was referring to sale to the general public.
by Damen Jackson on Sep 22, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions
There is none.
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 22, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Tomorrow...
…Between 12 and 6 if selected in the drawing.
That's the purpose of this thread...
The email, for those that preregistered, will tell them whether they can buy tickets or not, and if they can, when they will be on sale.
Unless you are a season ticket holder, this lottery system is the only way to buy tickets. There is no…Monday at 10:00 CST tickets go on sale, wait in the VWR bit.
I keep refreshing my email and this page, in case someone mentions in here that they got an email.
Thanks...
I was under the impression that a portion of the pool would be open for public purchase.
by Damen Jackson on Sep 22, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions
OK- so what are the alternative strategies for tickets?
A 4AM box office campout on the day of game? Bribing a ticketmaster employee?
Find 10 grand that you can part with haha...
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 22, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd suspect that you'll find...
plenty of scalpers dealing in the $300-600 range.
by Damen Jackson on Sep 22, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions
There are some season ticket holders selling their tix on Craigslist now
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Ninja Tickets may have some too..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
No need to camp out...
Nothing for sale day of game. It’s either this, stub hub, Craig’s List, EBay, brokers, etc.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
By looking at Stubhub....
…..it appears I am going to have sell my house and become homeless. I’m already starting to resign myself to watching the whole thing on TV. That wouldn’t be so bad if Len and Bob were calling the game. How cool would it be if the station with broadcast rights, hired both teams to call each game and put them on alternate channels?
My boss tells me that he firmly believes, that a ticket to any sporting event in America can be bought a few minutes after it starts for near face value. His theory is that the scalpers always get too greedy and end up holding on to a few tickets when there is almost no demand left for them. I’m not sure I buy that, but I may end up flying to town and trying that out. Worst case, I end up spending the night on Sheffield taking in the sounds.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
That's true during the regular season...
But last year scalpers still wanted big bucks even after the game started. Granted, not as much as before the game, but still too rich for my blood nonetheless.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
And it wasn't true even on Saturday...
… same thing from street scalpers after the game started, from what I heard from some friends who arrived late.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Stop believing your boss. Most professional scalpers have purchased a bunch of tickets and make their money back before the first pitch is thrown. They have no reason to feel charitable
and many will keep any extra tickets in their pockets rather than sell them at below face value. Many of them don’t even attend the game so they feel no pressure to get into the park when the game starts. You may get lucky with a fan with an extra ticket, but don’t bet the farm on it.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 22, 2008 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
He's be wrong....
Premier events in the largest media markets never work out that way. They’re often sold in advance for a high premium, and the few that brokers and scalpers are left with just get eaten as a cost of doing business.
Maybe you get lucky and pay three or four times face after a couple of innings, but realistically they’ll all be gone within 45 minutes of gametime. This isn’t Colorado.
by Damen Jackson on Sep 22, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I tried this last year...
game 3…still $200 for SRO after the 2nd inning had been played…
I'm a reader not a poster, but I'm also a poster so don't get any ideas.
by cozmotaylor123 on Sep 22, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep...
Most of us have played this game of chicken at least once before; and lost.
by Damen Jackson on Sep 22, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
there wouldnt be a worse time to buy an NLDS ticket from a broker than right now....
…everyone is asking a massive premium now and I would even say there isnt even a true market price for any ticket yet as no one is buying yet. The market wont really develop until this weekend as we dont even know the opponent. (some teams fans travel well and some dont, that will have some impact on prices)
The prices will come down quite a bit for the NLDS as the date gets closer IMO as many will be saving thier cash in the hope for an NLCS or WS ticket.
"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08
Ticket Strategy
This may or may not work but I’d get a list of all the season ticket holders mailing addresses, knock on their doors and tell them you are the ticket inspector and need to inspect their tickets for unwelcome smudges and blemishes. Once you have them in hand run like the wind yelling: This theft has been brought to you by the 2008 Palin for VP campaign.
Disclaimer: this strategy will lead to a multiple year prison sentence
Crap
You mean the ticket inspector who came by and told me he had to take it back to factory for inspection was not real ?
I kind of thought it was funny that he was green and wearing a santa hat and had a dog with antler attached. I am going to report this
ASAP.
( Actually I am freaking out as mine have not arrived and I don’t even have an e mail with the FX confirmation but they did take my money)
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 22, 2008 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I haven't gotten mine either.
And I DO have the FedEx tracking number.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Tracking still says Wednesday arrival?
Current temperature in hell: 42 degrees F - and falling!
Well at least you have the tracking #
Probably sent Express Saver anyway which can in theory take 3 days
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 22, 2008 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Which is ridiculous considering the tickets have to travel no more than 15 miles.
Current temperature in hell: 42 degrees F - and falling!
No there's not.
Wish there was.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Even the hottest cub games have some day of game tickets available.
I’ve gotten Cubs-Sox weekend games, and even the Cub Cards game where McGwire and Sosa were both poised to hit 60HR. I have to imagine NLDS woudl be avaialble. Maybe not WS or NLCS..
How many ways can I say no?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
You wouldn't have to keep saying it
if people would just A) read the info at the Cubs website, and B) read this thread before posting.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
Nope, playoff tickets are handled totally different.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 22, 2008 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
No.. you guys dont understand...
Tickets are often reserved for the day of game for various reasons… player allocation, team allocations, sponsors, etc. And, often, the day before the game, the team finds that those allocations were excessive, and the tickets are returned into the general pool. Thats why totally sold out games will still have tickets if you catch the box office at the right times.
So by saying “no” you really probably mean “I dont think so”, unless you’ve got some inside knowledge of the clubs ticketing policy.
by Champ Summers on Sep 22, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Here's the difference.
The Cubs’ ticket policy ends at the end of the regular season. The playoffs are a MLB event. THEY decide how the tickets are going to be sold and handled.
Trust me when I tell you that there will be ZERO tickets available at the box office for ANY postseason game. Camp out if you want, dance on the sidewalk, beg. But you will not get a ticket on the day of the game at the ticket windows.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Al
I’m going to back up Al with this.
I’ve been to many a playoff game. They are never released day of game.
Go Cubs
by puckishcubsfan on Sep 22, 2008 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
9:40........ no e-mail.
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Sep 22, 2008 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
seems like a safe prediction at this point
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Can you imagine the drama...
…if no one has gotten an email by noon tomorrow?
Chaos.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
no email here either
But the schedule says that the “sale for winners” is tomorrow from noon to 6pm Central time. So I guess there’s no reason to feel counted out until noon tomorrow….
a win is a win.
I have not received an e-mail from the Cubs
But I did receive one from the Phillies telling me I was not chosen for their lottery
I received one from the Dodgers
Thanking me for being dumb enough to pay their inflated prices when their own fans passed on them.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 22, 2008 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Not the best format...but here it is...
Best of Five | Best of Seven | Best of Seven
Club Box – IF $100 $150 $250
Club Box – OF 75 125 250
Field Box – IF 75 125 250
Field Box – OF 65 110 250
Terrace Box – IF 60 100 190
Terrace Box – OF 55 90 190
Upper Deck Box – IF 60 100 190
Upper Deck Box – OF 55 90 190
Bleacher Reserved 60 100 125
Terrace Reserved – IF 40 70 190
Terrace Reserved – OF 35 60 190
Upper Deck Reserved – IF 30 50 75
Upper Deck Reserved – OF 25 40 75
I heart the riot. (www.riotshirts.com)
Season ticket holder post season fact sheet
I heart the riot. (www.riotshirts.com)
by RIOTSHIRTS.com on Sep 22, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
nothing here
in the form of an email…not sure if that is good or bad yet.
I'm a reader not a poster, but I'm also a poster so don't get any ideas.
Maybe Cedeno sprayed Champagne into the email server on Saturday
I heart the riot. (www.riotshirts.com)
by RIOTSHIRTS.com on Sep 22, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
not sure about that
because tomorrow you dont have to sit there and watch the window refresh all day
but
that process takes a couple of hours. This is taking all day, plus who knows what tomorrow will look like.
NLDS and NLCS registering
So if I registered for NLDS tix, do I have to sign up AGAIN for NLCS tickets or does it carry over?
Carries over
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Anyone else feel like a complete nerd right now?
I’d better drink lots of beer and do other manly, non nerdy things to make up for it!
In all seriousness… this is insane.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 4:25 PM CDT reply actions
If the VWR had a chatroom...
…I’d have preferred it over this…
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Sub-topic... last year's tickets.
I got to thinking (a new thing Im trying, where I think and all)… last year I was soo excited to get tickets for game 4 of the NLDS and home game 3 of the NLCS… I thought I was very, very lucky… and yet both sets of tickets went unused. Its kind of tempering my excitement for possibly getting tickets for the NLDS again…
Anyone else have horror stories from last year?
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 4:29 PM CDT reply actions
Same thing
I got one set of tickets for the NLDS and two sets of tickets for the NLCS. I had to mail my tickets back for the NLDS, but I still have a photo copy of them. Never got the NLCS tickets. It was sad to see those refunds come in, but they did take quite some time for whatever reason.
I'm no expert on the space-time continuum
But, I’m thinking the “sale” will go better tomorrow from 12-6 if the lottery winners are notified before the sale is over.
Did anyone think of calling the Cubs to ask what the deal is?
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
The winners
Were supposed to be “picked” by Friday. 3 days to notify seems long when the notification is in e-mail form.
Jesus…….and the majority of us are waiting on bad news.
that's funny
but sadly true. We all have that tiny bit of hope though.
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no, I think the sign up information says winners would be picked by the 19th
and notified today, with a chance to purchase tomorrow.
by Orval Overall on Sep 22, 2008 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Almost 5pm..
still no mail for me yet…..must be tomorrow.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Nothing yet
for me…. anyone else? Do we have to sign up for each game individually or does one time cover every game?
-Charlemagne
"Cubs Win!" "Yes, Sir!" - Pat and Ron, June 12, 2008, Walk off HBP, bottom of the 11th
I think they're trying to find a nice way....
…to word an email that says “You’re pretty much screwed. Maybe next year.”
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
As of 5:30...
Emails today from political campaigns: 3
Emails today from Nigerians who want to give me lots of money: 2
Emails today from people trying to sell me “male enhancement products”: at least 20
Emails today from the Chicago Cubs: 0
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
I logged in before here
and didn’t see and email and thought well darn it…but not I guess I feel like there is still hope…..
Good luck everyone!
Nothing here for me, my husband, or my parents emails….
"I’ll try to do anything to win a game." - My Man....BIG Z
In that case...
….I have 6 gazillion dollars in an account in Joliet that I need to transfer to my Bank of America account. I’d be willing to give you 20% if you give me your SSN and a bank account number. Seriously.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
Question
My wife and I both entered. Do we have any chance since we have the same address?
"Cubs Win!!"
At the Risk
… of being accused of downing a double cheeseburger in a hungry crowd, wanted to report that FedEx successfully delivered my playoff ticket strip today.
I came close to crying like a baby, but managed to hold off.
Did anyone call the Cubs and ask when the Email goes out?
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 6:25 PM CDT reply actions
According to other teams a rejection Email goes out
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 6:29 PM CDT reply actions
MLB
In an effort to appease the Houston Astros, maybe MLB has decided to sell all of the playoff tickets for Cubs games to people in Milwaukee.
I keep checking my email...
every hour at the top of the hour… ugh
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 6:48 PM CDT reply actions
I may be an idiot
But I think I registered twice and according to the legal on Cubs.com My enteries will be discarded..DANG!
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 6:54 PM CDT reply actions
The cubs site was that but....
the other teams sites say that only the first entry will be used
Support Day Baseball
so far
i have gotten emails from January 18th 2038 but no cubs email yet
7:00...
no email…
This is insane.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 7:01 PM CDT reply actions
I saw on ebay
Some ass clown broker has the passwords for sale for $250. His blurb said that they will be emailed between 5pm and 9pm Monday. I want tickets so bad!!! The prices thus far are double what they were last year. I hate brokers!!!
i thought
that the way the system works is that it has to match your mailing address and email. If it was only a password, than we could just post it here and everyone would be able to buy tix.
it's my understanding that.....
you are correct, the password needs to match your info, but I suppose not everyone know that, or maybe the broker is giving you and address to use, or he’s just gonna take your money and run………i’ll sell this password for $250: DFR23DHGHRF48383 it isn’t good for anything, but i’ll still sell it, that is if i was a jerk broker, which i’m not
Support Day Baseball
You are correct.
The broker did have five available and 4 people bought. From reading the Cubs website, even if you get seleted, there is a chance you don’t get tickets.
after checking ebay
if i win a chance to buy tickets i have an itch to sell them, anyone else got that temptation? i would love to go to a playoff game but what they are going for is tempting i need to do work on my car or possibly buy a new used one. eh i cant pass up on an oppurtunity to see the cubs in october
i had an interesting conversation with my friend before. What would the price have to be for world series tickets for you not to go and sell the tickets instead (non clinching game)?
If it is enough money to
pay off my 07 Jeep Liberty or my hubby’s 08 Dodge Avenger, I would have to sell. Of course that means a pair of tickets would have to be worth over 16k to someone. Maybe not that far fetched I suppose. I would feel like I sold everything I have hoped for my whole life by doing it. Not sure I could live with myself. Guess I don’t have to worry about it since it won’t likely be a situation I will be faced with.
It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine
by love the ivy on Sep 22, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I got that itch too. but then I said NO way…Playoffs are so worth eating Ramen noodles for a month…well the World Series that is.
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 7:31 PM CDT reply actions
do you think if i called the cubs
they would tell me when theyre expected out?
idk.
but I’d love you forever if you got an answer
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I remember when....
we had to call the cubs to get tickets in ‘89, it was so hard to get through, I wouldn’t be surprised if they were overloaded right now too
Support Day Baseball
can anyone tell me what the number is
I know its 1-800-the-cubs but i have a blackberry so if someone can tell me what the cubs is i will call
773 404 CUBS
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)
Im on the phone with MLB Commissioners office
Seriously, trying to ask about tickets. I was able to leave a voicemail with their office and was told by the operator that I might receive a call back. Kind of cool.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions
1-800-U-NLDS-HA
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)
Is this the only way to get tickets?
Are they going to have a public sale? And does anybody wanna burn down stub hub?
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
Only $12,000 a seat!
Bleachers for 3K a seat for WS game 1, what a steal!
The lottery system is the public sale
This was advertised since Sept 3 to register for this lottery.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Dear Chicago Cubs fan,
Due to technical difficulties with our ticketing system, we were unable to process the drawing for the opportunity to purchase Chicago Cubs National League Division Series tickets. As a result, all Cubs NLDS games will be general admission seating, day-of-game sales only. Fans may wait in line at the Wrigley Field ticket office beginning at 12:01 AM, Monday, September 29. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Sincerely,
Bud Selig
Commissioner, Major League Baseball
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
Not funny
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions
checking my email is like watching a pot of water boil.....
but at least i would know that eventually the water would boil
Support Day Baseball
RADIO/TV
have they said anything on TV? I’m listening to Corey and Pat and they haven’t mentioned anything…
MLB.com Customer Service Call Center...
…is experiencing high call volumes and theres wait…
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:21 PM CDT reply actions
Im on hold with them, details to follow...
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank you sir.
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 22, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Getting updated now... he's asking a supervisor for the latest
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha! They asked if I'd tried asking the CUBS! HAHA
I’m asking for his supervisor now, he’s a dolt.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I told them...
…that I’m not getting off the phone until I get an answer, and they assured me that they would do their best to get this figured out… so.. for what its worth, we should find out sometime somewhat soon…
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks Ryan
Thanks Ryan and I am not even waiting for myself! I am checking for someone who is out of town and I also let someone use my email and address since we have season tickets.
Go Cubs
by puckishcubsfan on Sep 22, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Transfered...
…to the head of the ticketing department, currently on hold for them. This is fun.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Glad you are doing it
Glad you’re doing it my friend. I was going to try and call.
Go Cubs
by puckishcubsfan on Sep 22, 2008 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions
The beauty of google
if not for Google, I’d have never found some of the numbers I did. If all else fails, I have a few media contacts I can check in with to see if they can get some info, but I doubt they’ll want to at this hour.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Google is beautiful…God knows I wouldn’t have a BA without it
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Is it just me or does googling someone sound rather dirty.
Go Cubs
by puckishcubsfan on Sep 22, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Google got me...
…and internship with Fox Sports last summer covering the I-Cubs… I owe it a TON of good memories.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions
The waaaaaaaaaaaaaaiting, is the HARDEST part!
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 22, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions
agreed
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Seems like Tom Petty should write a song about that!
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
I know it seems odd that no one hear has heard anything yet
…but what are the odds that any of us got through? There are hundreds of us here but how many millions do you think entered for tickets??
Or are we all still holding out that no news means no news??
a win is a win.
I think a lot more tickets...
….go to brokers than you’d believe. I have friends who buy extra tickets (opening day, sox series, etc, just to scalp)
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions
ive checked a ton of sites
fogpog.com
cubs.com
insidetheivy.com
prosportsdaily.com
and no one has gotten any sort of email.
Was
Was just about to post every cubs fansite I ever heard of nobody has gotten either email.
Either the one “you’ve won the right to buy tickets”
Or
you lost you suck you’re ugly and your mother dresses you funny,
Go Cubs
by puckishcubsfan on Sep 22, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions
WOW
There’s an add for StubHub during the hold music for the ticketing department… seems shady
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:31 PM CDT reply actions
In conversation at work today, I made that statement that I realized is very true…All brokers have to do is create bunches of email accounts everyday then sign up.
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 8:32 PM CDT reply actions
On hold waiting for ticketing head...
…They said they’re taking a ton of calls, but I’m gonna wait it out.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions
My deep dark secret
My deep dark secret is a major local company it was my voice saying “your call is important to us at awfuljobiwouldntwishitonmyworstenemy company and will be taken in the order it was received”
Go Cubs
by puckishcubsfan on Sep 22, 2008 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions
MLB.com transfered me to StubHub... unreal...
Now I’m getting transfered back to MLB customer support. Wow. Talk about a great group of individuals…
Operator: “Sir, YOU called Stubhub…”
Response: “No, I called MLB because of the blunder they’ve made of the situation and they’ve continued to blunder it by transferring me to the wrong place. Get me to ticketing.”
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Ill take you all up on one...
…when and if I get my tickets
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I wonder how many other teams are going through the same thing tonight?
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
From what I've heard...
…none.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably the Red Sox….What other team would have 2 million people trying to get 30 thousand tickets or less
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions
It's more 7000 per game and the NLCS is less than 6000
the WS will likely be 0 to 1500.
Yah…I figured my estimate was way overblown.
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
can someone email len and bob
would they read the email on tv?
"I’ll try to do anything to win a game." - My Man....BIG Z
You can try.
I’d try Len personally, but something tells me he doesnt check his personal email during the game.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions
If I gave it to you...
he’d kill me and change it. Sorry.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
well...
it was worth a shot. I work in Wausau, WI at a TV station in the sports department and got to meet him on opening day. We talked for awhile during the rain delay. Nice guy.
Amazing guy.
He’s never turned me down for an interview.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Len and Bob probably know about as much as we do right now
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
FWIW
MLB outsources their MLB.com call center… if these people are in a call center in the states I’d be shocked. The accents are horrible and thick.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions
Now I'm getting somewhere...
I got an actual number, not a 1-800 number now…
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply actions
Nothing.
The number they gave me was a bad one, so I’m back to the starting point.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:57 PM CDT reply actions
got the email....
and i do in fact get my “opportunity” to buy tix!! the successful email reads:
Congratulations! You have been selected for an opportunity to purchase tickets to 2008 National League Division Series tickets for games at Wrigley Field.
On Tuesday, September 23, you will receive an email with instructions and a special one-time password in order to access the ticket sales system online.
All winners shall have an opportunity to purchase up to two tickets for one NLDS game. Tickets are subject to availability.
wooo hoooo! good luck to everyone else
No kidding? When'd you get it?
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions
A bit much...
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions
There are probably a LOT of rejection notices to send out
even once they start sending them it could take a while…
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
Seems like only maybe 2-3 people got one...
…from all of the various sites where Cubs fans go to talk shop… So… I doubt they’ve gone out.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply actions
Or they're delayed quite a bit...
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Anyone else...
… feel like you’re in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, waiting for a golden ticket?
More than 400 comments... wow.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 9:07 PM CDT reply actions
I just got an email 10 minutes ago about winning the lottery
Keep the faith
For your information, the Supreme Court has roundly rejected prior restraint.
by Less is Walrond on Sep 22, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions
congrats…Ill be the kid at the taco bell crying cuz I didnt get in
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions
do you think if we haven't got one yet...
we didnt win?
I don’t know it sounds like they may be delayed because the Time Stamps sound different
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply actions
But that is probably just wishful thinking.
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 9:12 PM CDT reply actions
I got a winner at 8:51!
Although I still am telling myself i don’t have anything until i successfully buy them tomorrow!
by Canseco's Roid Party on Sep 22, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions
rejections won't come out until later, probably tomorrow.
some of the winners may fall through. But if they only had 7500-10000 tickets, you are looking at 3500-5000 winners at 2 tickets each.
My buddy got his
also with a timestamp of 8:50. Lucky bastard.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
im a staying confident until i get a rejection email...
or should i not be?
Hey were Cub Fans…Keep hope till that last out.
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Got mine at 8:50.
Its like Christmas, only better.
by AndrewJStone on Sep 22, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Most definitely..Real fans get tickets this way..It sucks for some but good for all.
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I have one loss
But it was the Brewers game last week, and we were hoping for a clinch on Saturday so it worked out for us anyways otherwise we would have missed the clinch.
So I got the Clinch and the No Hitter and a few other great games this year. Too lazy to count them now. ;)
What you dont want to see...
Cubs Postseason Ticket Opportunity Result Enclosed
From: cubs.com (feedback@lists.mlb.com)
Sent: Mon 9/22/08 10:12 PM
To:
===============2008 CHICAGO CUBS NLDS TICKET OPPORTUNITY===============September 22, 2008 We’re sorry, but you were not selected for an opportunity to purchase tickets to 2008 National League Division Series tickets for games at Wrigley Field. Tickets will be available through Stubhub and your entry could still be selected for the opportunity to purchase tickets to any 2008 NLCS games that may be played at Wrigley Field. STUBHUB >>http://click.mlb.com/ct/click?q=3d-oiuNIbzv6XtBGYctgrO0pUZ9XtzrkRRR
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
Look at it this way for those of us sans tix
For Game 2 you can picture and picture it with the VP debate. Win-Win
I guess I cant be that bummed one of my best friends lives 3 houses down from the Taco Bell
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 9:24 PM CDT reply actions
Im still skeptical.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply actions
You think more people will get an email?
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
That everyone who won has already got their email...
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah- I think it will take a bit of time to slap out a few thousand emails.
by Champ Summers on Sep 22, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Until I get denied...
…I’m still holding out hope. Seems like only 5-10 people on Cubs.com or BCB have gotten one…
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
question
if u registered for nlds do u haeve to register again for nlcs
I'm glad they're not sending the codes until tomorrow.
Guess they’re doing everything they can to keep the tickets away from the brokers.
Wish I’d won. Maybe the next round?
Hey, it's a new century!
Going to the NLDS is so 2007 anyway
I just got an email from MLB that said “go to bed, you lost. You entered one time. A scalper named Gummy (mother was a big fan of Fletch) registered 2,700 email addresses so nuts to you.”
did you actually get a letter
saying sorry? if so ive still got some hope
nah but i think that the winners have been notified
After making the trek from DC last year for game 3 of NLDS (the worst, most frustrating game I’ve ever been at), I’m going to hold trip for potential NLCS and try and get to Philly/NY for game.
by BeltwayCubsFan on Sep 22, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I was at Wrigley for the NLDS last year.
I have a ticket to game 5 this year. I hope I dont have to deal with a loss again.
I was also at game 7 of the NLCS in 2003. I’d say I have a bad record, but I DID attend their only postseason series win since 1908 in 2003 though.
How do i know if i'm registered?
I know i registered but was there a confirmation email to let me know that i was registered?
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
I think there
was a return email saying you have signed up..
I'm a reader not a poster, but I'm also a poster so don't get any ideas.
Who was it sent by?
So i can check through my comcast inbox
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 22, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I dont think there was I never got one and I know I signed up.
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
can't find it
I beleive Cubs.com
I'm a reader not a poster, but I'm also a poster so don't get any ideas.
So as i said earlier....
Anybody know Sara Palin’s hacker, so that we can hack into Stubhub and release all the tickets to the public at face value?
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
Game 5 World Series
$32, 287 dollars for 9th row, section 31.
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 22, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Too late...
Already bought them and re-selling them for $32,290
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 22, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I would rather spend a hundo on booze and be with my friends outside….Thats even insane to me!
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
when did you get your mail?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 22, 2008 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions
yes
when
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 22, 2008 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Looks like 8:50 CST is the magic time
Might be over by now : (
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
seems that way, doesn't it...
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 22, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I just refuse to admit to myself that I didn't get picked
I won’t until I get a losergram from Cubs.com
It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine
Ignorance is Bliss
or so they say…
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
by imknowdummy on Sep 22, 2008 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
none of those yet
I think we are losers all the same. But cheer up, NLCS to come… (not jinxing it, just if they make it)
by Orval Overall on Sep 22, 2008 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 10:03 PM CDT reply actions
If it helps...
I’d be willing to bet it will be more like $10,000 when all is said and done.
by Damen Jackson on Sep 22, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
No way...
I need that cash to buy my bleacher ticks for the playoffs
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 22, 2008 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow...
I think I’m going to cry. Someone give me a broker recommendation.
"We’re sorry, but you were not selected for an opportunity to purchase tickets to 2008 National League Division Series tickets for games at Wrigley Field.
Tickets will be available through Stubhub and your entry could still be selected for the opportunity to purchase tickets to any 2008 NLCS games that may be played at Wrigley Field.
Please click here for more information about postseason tickets for games at Wrigley Field. "
by Damen Jackson on Sep 22, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Pocket Change
for John Cusack, Eddie Vedder, Billy Corgan, etc.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
by imknowdummy on Sep 22, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
If i see them there....
If i get there, they better sign my cubs helmet.
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 22, 2008 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I am willing to bet they will go higher…If they get there.
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 10:06 PM CDT reply actions
"We're sorry" e-mail just arrived
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 22, 2008 10:12 PM CDT reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOO
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
by imknowdummy on Sep 22, 2008 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry to hear that.
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 22, 2008 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks
Still a possibility that I’ll have some tix, but would have been nice to have a guarantee!
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 22, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Sure did
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Sep 22, 2008 10:13 PM CDT reply actions
I must have really screwed this up…..I never got either email
by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 10:15 PM CDT reply actions
I didn't recevie either myself
Did you register anyone else from your home address?
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
by imknowdummy on Sep 22, 2008 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I havent and my hubby hasnt either
who knows how they are sending them out. still not gonna admit I didnt get a chance
It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine
by love the ivy on Sep 22, 2008 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
In the rejection letter they have the nerve to say to go to stubhub….. Thats like a girl breaking up with you and saying you can date her fat friend
Her fat friend....
that rides up the bill when you take her out to eat.
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 22, 2008 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
who will surely cost you a $3000 dinner
It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine
by love the ivy on Sep 22, 2008 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
That's what i call a sticky situation
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 22, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
No more ignorance is bliss for me
just got my losergram. (throws Z like tantrum at her her compter desk)
It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine
Your not a loser
You just didn’t win…….neither have I………..yet
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 22, 2008 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Gotta go check the hubbys e mail
Nothing like a double smack from the powers that be with the Cubs
It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine
Right about now
I’d like to even get that! Just so I know I was actually considered…
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
Give me your email...I'll send you the letter
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
hahaha
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
by imknowdummy on Sep 22, 2008 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I started this post
and yet no luck for me. I am in fact a loser. Sorry but you suck at life and don’t deserve to be one of the real fans who gets to enjoy the game. Check out the scum bags who jack up the tickets by 1000% at stubhub so that you can feel as though you were taken for everything you have.
Go Cubs
Maybe you get NLCS tix
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 22, 2008 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I JUST GOT AN EMAIL!
haven’t checked it yet. I’m scared
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
Cubs postseason Ticket oppurtunity Result enclosed......
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 22, 2008 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
It was fun while it lasted........i lost.
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 22, 2008 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Got my losergram too
but that means I’m still in the hunt for NLDS or WS tickets, right? It says I didn’t get chosen for NLDS tickets.
Rejected!
We’re sorry, but you were not selected for an opportunity to purchase tickets to 2008 National League Division Series tickets for games at Wrigley Field.
Tickets will be available through Stubhub and your entry could still be selected for the opportunity to purchase tickets to any 2008 NLCS games that may be played at Wrigley Field.
Please click here for more information about postseason tickets for games at Wrigley Field.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Why is it saying that i have to register for NLCS tickets?
Should i register???
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
No - you are registered
"…your entry could still be selected for the opportunity to purchase tickets to any 2008 NLCS games that may be played at Wrigley Field. "
Really?
Or are you telling me not to sign up so there’s one less person to worry bout?
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 22, 2008 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
just kidding
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 22, 2008 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
No email for me yet either way...
I must have f’d up the entry or something….just my luck.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
You're not the only one
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
by imknowdummy on Sep 22, 2008 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Can we reenter for NLCS or WS?
Or was it a one time deal?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 22, 2008 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I think you are entered automatically for NLCS and WS
if you registered for NLDS…. My wife just got her rejection… Still awaiting mine
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
by imknowdummy on Sep 22, 2008 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought that was it...
and it looks like all the winners were notified at around 8:50. Either I screwed up the entry or they have gazillions of loser grams to send out and it’s taking a long time.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 22, 2008 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Dam internet
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 22, 2008 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I got rejected
E-mail came at 11:13 EST.
Oh well, I hope I win for the NLCS
Well, looks like I'll be frequenting Wrigleyville waterholes
instead of being inside the ball park.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
Just a quick poll...
as it looks like I’m not the only one, but how many people have not received any kind of email at all. I signed up with just one email address and mailing address for the Cubs and Brewers. I didn’t get any sort of confirmation email and haven’t received any kind of rejection email for the Brewers or today’s Cubs batch.
I’m fairly sure I’m not an idiot so I registered correctly but is there a way to check if I did or a number to call? I wouldn’t want to re-register only to find out that that one is my second time and they disqualify both entries for cheating.
Same here...
I thought I registered correctly too, but haven’t heard anything yet either. I was thinking of re-registering also. One way I think you can get around the multiple entry disqualification thing by using another family member’s name. I may do that. The only phone number I see anywhere is 773-404-2827. Let us know if you find anything out.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 22, 2008 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I got nothin'
Although I did register twice…thinking that registering today would count for NLCS, since the NLDS cutoff had passed. Who knows. And FWIW, I opted out of their ‘subscriptions’ to mlb.com and whatnot – could be a conspiracy for not wanting to sign up for spam (which I already get anyways).
I heart the riot. (www.riotshirts.com)
by RIOTSHIRTS.com on Sep 22, 2008 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
update
i’m flying the L flag
I heart the riot. (www.riotshirts.com)
by RIOTSHIRTS.com on Sep 22, 2008 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
nothing
I reg’d for Mets, Phils (I live in the area) and Cubs and got zero replies of any kind at any time.
My wife’s afraid I’ll sell the car to buy tickets through brokers or the official thief, stubhub.
Win.
by RavenswoodRob on Sep 23, 2008 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh well...
Winners for the NLCS will be notified a week from Thursday, Oct. 2nd. Good luck everyone!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
I received an e-mail at 10:15 PM.....
Cubs Postseason Ticket Opportunity Result Enclosed….
We’re sorry, but you were not selected for an opportunity to purchase tickets to 2008 National League Division Series tickets for games at Wrigley Field.
PWND
/falls out of chair and cries
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
Upper upper deck seats goign for around $350 for games1 and 2 most places online
Boooooooo!
It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine
Upper upper deck seats going for around $350 ea for games1 and 2 most places online
Boooooooo!
It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine
got em
850 email now i got to wait for another email argh!
ongratulations! You have been selected for an opportunity to purchase
tickets to 2008 National League Division Series tickets for games at
Wrigley Field.
On Tuesday, September 23, you will receive an email with instructions
and a special one-time password in order to access the ticket sales
system online.
All winners shall have an opportunity to purchase up to two tickets for
one NLDS game. Tickets are subject to availability.
the WS
will be a seperate entry if you didnt get the NLDS you’ll be entered for NLCS tix
i feel bad
i think im the only one who has had success now i thought with the number of people who have registered here there would be more damn
Don't feel bad - enjoy the game!
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 23, 2008 7:47 AM CDT up reply actions
you should feel bad,,
so bad that you make up for it by selling me one of your tickets…..
by cozmotaylor123 on Sep 23, 2008 8:14 AM CDT up reply actions
i wish i could
but i got about 5 friends clamouring for a ticket none of them got through,
by truthaddict11 on Sep 23, 2008 8:34 AM CDT up reply actions
I got 4 friends to do this for me
and I signed up me and my mom. No luck with me but I get an e mail from my beloved ex-office mate who for years
seemed to get a great wristband number and helped Al get lots of extra bleachers ( I only needed a couple) and damn if he didn’t make it. Poor guy is really busy at work and is like " can I just give you the password and you do it ?"
He could not be less interested in the Cubs. I explained the CC info has to match the password but I could do it for him if he gives me the info.
Damn the guy is lucky.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
I was able to purchase two Divison series tickets in 2003 on Ebay
for around $400. They were upper deck reserve. Seems the price has almost doubled since then.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
Two hours to go
Who wants to place bets on when we’ll get the codes in our email. I’m thinking 2 hours after tickets go on sale noon. ;)
Have any season ticket holders NOT received their tracking number
from FedEx? I received my receipt a few weeks back that they took my payment but no tracking number yet.
just got my tracking this am...
so keep the faith – they’re on their way.
Lucky you!
Congrats.
There are some who won the right but have yet to receive their password.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
got a pair for game 1...
tried to get more, but looks like it is a one-time code:
Additional orders for this exclusive onsale are restricted at this time. Please contact customer service if you have any questions.
Random digits and numbers?
How random? How many of each?
Care to share this info?
Thanks in advance.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Seat locations?
For those of you able to purchase tickets, what seat locations can you select from?
Center Field bleachers
Row 5. I told my poor friend to just take what they had but I think I might have said bleachers over upper deck . I can’t remember
This guy is my lucky charm.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 23, 2008 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
i did best available...
and got sec. 204 row 20 seat 7-8. didnt want to take chances selecting certain sections.
UD Reserved Infield
but LV. 528 row 2. Also did not want to take chances and miss the chance for 2 seats.
We're taking over. We're gonna have some hockey nets and some sticks in the clubhouse. The guys better watch out.
by nightmares of a 6-fingered man on Sep 23, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Huh
No email either way. Weird. Bummer, too.
by Craig in South Bend on Sep 23, 2008 12:44 PM CDT reply actions
I do want to add
that my fiancee and I both entered, and she used the same address I used, for obvious reasons. Hope that didn’t ruin my chances.
by Craig in South Bend on Sep 23, 2008 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I used
my wifes name/email and my name/email but our same address. I dont know the exact rules but as long as its a different name/email you should be fine
off the website
"Limit one entry per person. In the case of multiple entries for the same individual, all entries will be discarded. Entrants must use their own name.’
so from that I would think you can use the same address as long as its a different person with a different email address
I'm thinking all this "rules" are bunkus
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
And that's what I thought I read
Still strange for not even seeing a reject email in my inbox or spam folder. My fiancee told me she didn’t have one either, although I wouldn’t be surprised to come home to a new fridge, washer and dryer, stove, countertop, etc. :)
It should be noted I would be horribly upset at this.
by Craig in South Bend on Sep 23, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
i got
section 509 row 1 seats 111 and 112 got in and out in about 5 minutes
so, if you won the NLDS
are you also entered in the NLCS? I’d assume so, but maybe you have to enter again or something. Not that I am expecting to win again (seems like winning was fairly rare on here) but might as well give it a shot cause you never know…
god i hate scalpers and stubhub, by the way.
by Canseco's Roid Party on Sep 23, 2008 6:50 PM CDT reply actions
# of rows in bleacher section 302?
I was lucky enough to get tickets Game 2 Section 302 Row 8. Can’t find any thing that says how many rows there are in that section. What would be the 1st number in that row? Making the trip up from NC with a buddy for his 1st Cub game in Wrigley.
That's the section next to mine.
There are 11 rows in 302. You’ve got some nice seats. Enjoy!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
World Series
Does anyone know how theyre gonna do the possible World Series Tickets? My thought is that they should not allow any more entries into the drawing after the NLCS drawing closes. This would prevent from everyone in the country entering the drawing and trying to make a quick buck. If they did a separate drawing for the WS then your odds of getting tickets would be close to 1/4,000,000
For those who purchased online this week via lottery
My FedEx envelope appeared today with my two tickets for Thursday’s game.
All that was left was Standing Room Only for a lottery winner?
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
by CubbieBlue21 on Sep 27, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions
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