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Huskie_tiny by niuhuskie224 on Comment 585 comments

I 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

by Al on Sep 22, 2008 7:34 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by JohnM on Sep 22, 2008 7:36 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by Al on Sep 22, 2008 7:49 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by JohnM on Sep 22, 2008 9:13 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by Al on Sep 22, 2008 9:35 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 10:10 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by Al on Sep 22, 2008 10:24 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by Al on Sep 22, 2008 8:22 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by truthaddict11 on Sep 22, 2008 8:23 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by ak123 on Sep 22, 2008 8:35 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm going to be watching the playoffs

From various Chicagoland bar stools and sofas.

by daeviant on Sep 22, 2008 8:37 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by chicagodave on Sep 22, 2008 8:38 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by chicagodave on Sep 22, 2008 8:54 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by MikeOxbyg on Sep 22, 2008 10:12 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 10:20 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Congrats!

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Sep 22, 2008 10:32 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Amazing

You can still buy Dodger tickets for the NLCS 5 rows off the field down the third base line. Insanity.

by ttagaris on Sep 22, 2008 9:58 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by Al on Sep 22, 2008 10:07 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

$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

by ttagaris on Sep 22, 2008 10:26 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

True enough.

Still, pricey.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Sep 22, 2008 10:32 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

btw

Thanks for serving as the other intermediary in Jessica’s ticket exchange last Wednesday night. Those were my seats, and my friend that handed them off. Was looking forward to the opportunity to say hello. Another time …

Tim

by ttagaris on Sep 22, 2008 11:01 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by ttagaris on Sep 22, 2008 8:54 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by ttagaris on Sep 22, 2008 8:55 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

stubhub

I find that tickets on stubhub are much more then what you can find on say craigslist or outside the park.

by chicagodave on Sep 22, 2008 8:57 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agreed...

At least at the park you’ve better negotiating ability.

by Damen Jackson on Sep 22, 2008 11:59 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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?

by jking79 on Sep 22, 2008 9:02 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by JohnM on Sep 22, 2008 9:06 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Anyone else

Look at what world series tickets are going for on stubhub!

Go Cubs

by cubstoseriesby100 on Sep 22, 2008 11:38 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by lindz221 on Sep 22, 2008 12:04 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by gocubsgo22 on Sep 23, 2008 8:35 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 reply actions actions   0 recs

i don't believe so

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 22, 2008 9:13 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by Al on Sep 22, 2008 9:35 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Damn

There goes my nightlife in October. Haha

"You just don't know understand how frustrating this is"- Kevin Borseth

by TkGoUWGB on Sep 22, 2008 6:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by IowaCubs- on Sep 22, 2008 9:20 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by IowaCubs- on Sep 22, 2008 11:42 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by BeltwayCubsFan on Sep 22, 2008 9:43 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes.

Mets NLDS rejection notices went out last Thursday.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Sep 22, 2008 10:25 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by Al on Sep 22, 2008 10:32 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by PJA on Sep 22, 2008 10:36 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh, good.

I was worried b/c I have meetings all morning tomorrow… I’ll be fine if it’s in the afternoon. If (big if) I actually get selected, that is.

by kanderber on Sep 22, 2008 10:46 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by scalmie on Sep 22, 2008 10:54 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

here either

In all 5 of my family e-mail address’ I sent out

by chicagodave on Sep 22, 2008 11:05 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oh yea

5 different emails and a few different home address’

by chicagodave on Sep 22, 2008 11:27 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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!

by cubbie08 on Sep 22, 2008 11:50 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 12:02 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by Jayo525 on Sep 22, 2008 3:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by Jayo525 on Sep 22, 2008 3:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Al...

will there be a ticket exchange for playoff tickets?

by BelieveinBlue2314 on Sep 22, 2008 11:15 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 11:42 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 11:53 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by Al on Sep 22, 2008 1:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by imknowdummy on Sep 22, 2008 11:16 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

Cubs info.

Win.

by RavenswoodRob on Sep 22, 2008 11:31 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by lapetino on Sep 22, 2008 11:43 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 cubstoseriesby100 on Sep 22, 2008 11:43 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by IowaCubs- on Sep 22, 2008 11:49 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by lindz221 on Sep 22, 2008 11:51 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by lindz221 on Sep 22, 2008 11:53 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 12:00 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 12:04 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by lindz221 on Sep 22, 2008 12:09 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 reply actions actions   0 recs

I think he meant last Saturday

And i heard Bleacher tickets were going for over $200 at some ticket brokers.

by McCarron on Sep 22, 2008 12:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Im sorry…Last weekend when they Clinched

by GracesWinstons on Sep 22, 2008 12:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 12:14 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 12:22 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by ttagaris on Sep 22, 2008 12:11 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"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

by ttagaris on Sep 22, 2008 12:20 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 12:35 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by IowaCubs- on Sep 22, 2008 12:43 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by ttagaris on Sep 22, 2008 12:21 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

HA!

id double maybe triple all of those prices. Have you seen stubhub yet?

by TJ3117 on Sep 22, 2008 12:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

$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.

by IowaCubs- on Sep 22, 2008 12:45 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by gocubsgo22 on Sep 23, 2008 8:40 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by cubbieblue86 on Sep 22, 2008 12:22 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Both of my Inbox's

remain devoid of any Cub-related e-mails…

"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."

by BMoney79 on Sep 22, 2008 3:50 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 cubstoseriesby100 on Sep 22, 2008 12:49 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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!

by kanderber on Sep 22, 2008 12:52 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by love the ivy on Sep 22, 2008 1:23 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by AceTen21 on Sep 22, 2008 1:26 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by bobby h on Sep 22, 2008 1:31 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

right

But wanted to know if they have started sending out the emails

by chicagodave on Sep 22, 2008 1:38 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 1:42 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by CubFan81 on Sep 22, 2008 1:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by bobby h on Sep 22, 2008 1:50 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 1:27 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 1:31 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What if they both are in it?

"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun

by Bump Bailey on Sep 22, 2008 1:33 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 1:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by Bump Bailey on Sep 22, 2008 1:32 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by CubFan81 on Sep 22, 2008 1:39 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.”

by CubFan81 on Sep 22, 2008 1:51 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 cubstoseriesby100 on Sep 23, 2008 7:49 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by JohnM on Sep 23, 2008 8:02 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by gocubsgo22 on Sep 23, 2008 8:42 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by lindz221 on Sep 22, 2008 1:44 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Me too

I will walk out of class if necessary.

by dr stabbingworth on Sep 22, 2008 1:47 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

any word yet?

Anyone receive an email yet? All this talk is making me anxious…

Gotta love the Ragin' Cajun!

by TheRiot4Life on Sep 22, 2008 1:53 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 1:56 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nyet

as of 1:58 CST.

"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun

by Bump Bailey on Sep 22, 2008 1:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by imknowdummy on Sep 22, 2008 1:58 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 1:59 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That is a great idea

But I do want to at least be in Chicago even if I can’t get into a game.

by mlern on Sep 22, 2008 2:01 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by lindz221 on Sep 22, 2008 2:03 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 2:04 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by lindz221 on Sep 22, 2008 2:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Maybe

The Bears have taken over ticket distribution.

Go Cubs

by cubstoseriesby100 on Sep 22, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by cubstoseriesby100 on Sep 22, 2008 2:09 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by BeltwayCubsFan on Sep 22, 2008 2:13 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

TWHS
I’m guessing the back door # has been closed

by dr stabbingworth on Sep 22, 2008 2:20 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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?

by Kchance on Sep 22, 2008 2:19 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ok link doesnt work but it

is on the front page of yahoo. about the astros

by Kchance on Sep 22, 2008 2:23 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Try this

link

"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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 2:30 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nope

and same for everyone else I know who submitted

by chicagodave on Sep 22, 2008 2:48 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tomorrow...

… for those who are selected in the lottery.

Eamus Catuli!

by wrigley_boy on Sep 22, 2008 2:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Actually...

I was referring to sale to the general public.

by Damen Jackson on Sep 22, 2008 2:53 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tomorrow...

…Between 12 and 6 if selected in the drawing.

by seang03 on Sep 22, 2008 2:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by CubFan81 on Sep 22, 2008 2:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is not a case of “no news is good news”

by luv4cubs2 on Sep 22, 2008 2:49 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OK- so what are the alternative strategies for tickets?

A 4AM box office campout on the day of game? Bribing a ticketmaster employee?

by Champ Summers on Sep 22, 2008 2:53 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 2:59 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ninja Tickets may have some too..

"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun

by Bump Bailey on Sep 22, 2008 3:00 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 Bump Bailey on Sep 22, 2008 2:59 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by TXCub on Sep 22, 2008 3:05 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by Bump Bailey on Sep 22, 2008 3:09 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by Al on Sep 22, 2008 3:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by JB 23 on Sep 22, 2008 4:15 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by BeltwayCubsFan on Sep 22, 2008 2:58 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by Al on Sep 22, 2008 3:19 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tracking still says Wednesday arrival?

Current temperature in hell: 42 degrees F - and falling!

by wnielsen on Sep 22, 2008 3:26 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

O

"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard

by TXCub on Sep 22, 2008 3:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL

"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun

by Bump Bailey on Sep 22, 2008 3:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No there's not.

Wish there was.

"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun

by Bump Bailey on Sep 22, 2008 3:03 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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..

by Champ Summers on Sep 22, 2008 3:03 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

How many ways can I say no?

"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun

by Bump Bailey on Sep 22, 2008 3:05 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by JohnM on Sep 22, 2008 3:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by Al on Sep 22, 2008 3:20 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 cubstoseriesby100 on Sep 22, 2008 3:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by JoToPo on Sep 22, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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

by PhillyCub on Sep 22, 2008 3:46 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ticket prices

Does anyone have any information for the pricing of all 3 series?

by luv4cubs2 on Sep 22, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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)

by RIOTSHIRTS.com on Sep 22, 2008 3:59 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i searched cubs.com but only found the NLDS and NLCS prices. Where did you get the WS prices from?

by luv4cubs2 on Sep 22, 2008 4:05 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I hope

this is something I need to look at tomorrow

by chicagodave on Sep 22, 2008 4:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by cozmotaylor123 on Sep 22, 2008 4:06 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WS Prices

Someone (Al?) posted a PDF on here with those prices on it a few weeks back.

by KevinCorey on Sep 22, 2008 4:08 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This process..

…is worse than the VWR. At least you knew it was working.

by luv4cubs2 on Sep 22, 2008 4:15 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not sure about that

because tomorrow you dont have to sit there and watch the window refresh all day

by chicagodave on Sep 22, 2008 4:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

but

that process takes a couple of hours. This is taking all day, plus who knows what tomorrow will look like.

by luv4cubs2 on Sep 22, 2008 4:18 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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?

by jwate871 on Sep 22, 2008 4:22 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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."

by flachimesa on Sep 22, 2008 4:24 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the anticipation is killing me

damn you MLB…..just let me know……

---AC 00 00 00 - Believe

by mjk83 on Sep 22, 2008 4:25 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 reply actions actions   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yes

but I have a degree in Computer Science….so yeah my nerdom is well established.

---AC 00 00 00 - Believe

by mjk83 on Sep 22, 2008 4:28 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

haha

I think this chat is longer then the in game threads

should we open a 2nd thread? lol

by chicagodave on Sep 22, 2008 4:29 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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 reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by McCarron on Sep 22, 2008 4:39 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs