Playoff Ticket Draw: No VWR

by JohnM on Sep 3, 2008 4:14 PM CDT

Cubs.com has the scoop on playoff tickets for the first two rounds. In order to be fair, they are having a drawing with everyone's name and address registered online. Presumably, proof of address will be needed to collect the tickets, eliminating spoofers and scalpers.

This is not good news for me. I was pretty good at working the Virtual Waiting Room last year and scored four (useless) tickets to the (non-existent) NLCS at Wrigley Field. Oh, that's the other thing. Fans will be limited to TWO tickets each in the drawing.

see cubs.com for more details

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damn damn damn

I had always done well in the VWR for postseason and regular season tix. I suppose this has the potential to make things more fair. But seriously, two tickets? That’s going to be rough. Has anyone heard anything about the series that they play after the NLCS? (not that I’m superstitious or anything, just a little stitious)

by iCub on Sep 3, 2008 4:24 PM CDT 0 recs

but on the plus side

I do have some awesome seats to the iCubs playoffs tomorrow night. First row behind the dugouts on the first base side. I paid a whole $12 each for them and no VWR.

by iCub on Sep 3, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'm

not very happy either. I have also fared very well in the VWR in the past. Last year, I got two tickets for games 1 and 2 at home of the NLDS with relative ease and most importantly at face value. Now it’s a crapshoot for only two tickets for one game. Not good…

by giddyup on Sep 3, 2008 4:37 PM CDT 0 recs

VWR

was my friend. I always seemed to get through. The hope for playoff tickets for games is going to be much harder. Plus, I would rather have NLCS but the way I read it you have to register for all or none.

This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).

by mrcubsfan on Sep 3, 2008 5:04 PM CDT 0 recs

Not exactly

Applicants who are selected for the opportunity to purchase NLDS tickets will still be eligible for [the second, NLCS drawing] and need not re-enter. Entrants not selected in the NLDS drawing will still be eligible for the NLCS drawing.

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 3, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up 0 recs

Can 2 names enter from the same address?

My roommate and I both want to enter but are concerned about having the same address since it says “any attempt to cheat will result in disqualification.”

by fanofthegame on Sep 3, 2008 5:25 PM CDT 0 recs

Should be OK

Limit one entry per person. In the case of multiple entries for the same individual, all entries will be discarded.

The “one entry” limit seems to be per individual, not one per address.

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 3, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up 0 recs

Get everyone you ever met to do it

Odds are going to suck but the more the merrier

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Sep 3, 2008 5:51 PM CDT 0 recs

The one problem with that is the person of record has to pick up the tickets

using their credit card and their photo ID.

I registered my girlfriend, but she would have to fly up from Florida to retrieve the tickets.

We fly up often to visit my daughter and go to Cub games, but we would have to draw straws to see which two get to go.

"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 3, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up 0 recs

Not Sure About That

I can’t remember if that’s how they did it last year or not (I have season tickets), but there is nothing in the offer itself that says the tickets must be picked up. IIRC, didn’t they strongly suggest email tickets?

by 08Cubs on Sep 3, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up 0 recs

Can't go by last year

because they didn’t use this system. The page doesn’t say anything about delivery of tickets (by email or regular mail), only this:

Name and address used for entry must match name and address used at time of purchase and must also match name and address presented for pickup of tickets. A valid photo ID and a credit card matching the one used to purchase the tickets will each be required to pick up tickets.

However, it may be that when the draw is completed and the “winners” are given the chance to buy their two tickets, they get an option to print tickets at home.

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 4, 2008 3:30 AM CDT up 0 recs

If print at home is not an option

than everyone who registers their grandmothers, children and neighbors will be out of luck. This could cause mass confusion with so many registrations and yet none will want tickets if they actually have to pick up in person. I would, but my kids and neighbors won’t drive to Chicago for me!

This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).

by mrcubsfan on Sep 4, 2008 8:41 AM CDT up 0 recs

Exactly

Plus, the friends and family I have in the area are going to want to register for themselves anyway.

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 4, 2008 10:27 AM CDT up 0 recs

Luckily most of my friends

HATE baseball but they would register. I can limit it to the ones in Chicago
Keep in mind I already HAVE season tickets but I think entering is worth a shot anyway. Would probably let my nephew have them so he won’t want to go with me
since I might want to scalp my extra for at least one game per series.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Sep 4, 2008 12:34 PM CDT up 0 recs

Let me know how much you're scalping it for ... esp if NLCS or later

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 4, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up 0 recs

I am hoping it is a scare tactic and not really true

It is hard to imagine that they would make all these people go to will call on the day of the game.

Normally I hate print at home and its $3 charge, but I will be praying for it this time.

by madeindetroit on Sep 4, 2008 1:32 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'm hoping it's a scare tactic too

I live in Tucson and signed up anyway hoping I can get the tickets for my brother and nephew’s. If the Cubs make it to the WS, then it’s not a problem because I will fly in for that.

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson

by tucsoncubsfan on Sep 4, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up 0 recs

I don't mind it so much...

But then again, I never had much luck with the VWR… I mean maybe the increased number of people involved will lessen my odds, but maybe I’ll get lucky too!

by hmlee on Sep 3, 2008 7:57 PM CDT 0 recs

Phillies

For anyone considering a possible road trip, the Phillies also have their playoff lottery page up now.

by 08Cubs on Sep 3, 2008 9:05 PM CDT 0 recs

What this does...

… is basically assure you that if you get picked in the email lottery, you will get tickets. Thus, it’s like the VWR, which is sort of a lottery, only you don’t have to sit there getting frustrated for hours.

My guess is they’ll have around 5,000 tickets per game available.

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

by Al on Sep 3, 2008 10:41 PM CDT 0 recs

Al, at the luncheon I went to they said

the amount of tickets decrease as the team advances. That MLB and the networks keep more as it progresses.

by cubswin on Sep 4, 2008 9:01 AM CDT up 0 recs

I disagree (slightly)

I felt like my chances were improved when I had some involvement (2 computers – 40 browser windows opened on each one).

by madeindetroit on Sep 4, 2008 9:22 AM CDT up 0 recs

Definitely

And they probably had complaints from less ‘net savvy fans who heard about us 40 browser window types. Wouldn’t be possible to do a draw for the regular season tix with 81 games, but with 3 or 4 games and only a few thousand tickets per game they can manage it.

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 4, 2008 10:31 AM CDT up 0 recs

Just like elections here

enter early, enter often…

Guess there are creative ways to try to work around this.

Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.

by blackhawk24 on Sep 4, 2008 6:47 AM CDT 0 recs

VWR treated me well for the regular season,

but never had any post-season luck

by siwook on Sep 4, 2008 8:29 AM CDT 0 recs

Here is...

a link to the info on Cubs.com if anyone wants it.

I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com

by digitalbenjamin on Sep 4, 2008 8:46 AM CDT 0 recs

Ugh.

I get where they are coming from, but for someone who does well at the VWR (as long as I’m on my work computer). I don’t like this. If the ticket limit was 4 that would change my opinion.

by AndHart120 on Sep 4, 2008 8:52 AM CDT 0 recs

Wow. If a game is not played (get game 5 and the series only goes 4)

you have to return all your tickets to get a refund. Last year, they just credited my card for the tickets and I got to keep them as a souvenir. Weird. Wonder why they’re doing it this way.

Chicago Cubs Non-Played Game Postseason Ticket Return Policy: Individual ticket holders must send the entire ticket along with their name, address, and daytime phone number to:

Chicago Cubs Ticket Office
1060 West Addison
Chicago, IL 60613

The Chicago Cubs are not be responsible for mailed tickets not received, unless proof of receipt by the Cubs is provided. Failure to claim refund by November 30, 2008, will constitute waiver of all right to any refund and/or credit. Failure to seek a refund before this date will be deemed an irrevocable assignment to Chicago National League Ball Club LLC ("Cubs") of said rights, including without imitation the right to a refund of any amount paid for this ticket. We recommend registered mail or other tracking services.

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 4, 2008 8:57 AM CDT 0 recs

That is incredibly lame

What is the point of that?

by dr stabbingworth on Sep 4, 2008 8:58 AM CDT up 0 recs

Still haven't figured it out

I had to do this for my Rockies Playoff tickets last year. Seems like it just creates more work for everyone involved.

by madeindetroit on Sep 4, 2008 9:13 AM CDT up 0 recs

Makes it riskier for scalpers or speculators who sell the tickets?

I had a ticket for the 2005 game 5 ALDS, which was not played since the Sox swept. They just refunded my credit card. Minus the “convenience charges”, of course.

by ChipSet on Sep 4, 2008 12:50 PM CDT up 0 recs

That was a headache and a half last year

I had 2nd row dugout box right behind home plate. It hurt so bad to sit in the airport and watch them get swept and not get to use those seats, then send them back and wait for my money.

by dahcar on Sep 5, 2008 10:04 AM CDT up 0 recs

Two things with this....

1) There will still be a VWR ……… however, it will only be filled with the lottery winners

2) If you sign up several people and someone else gets selected, do you have to use their credit card & their personal address, etc, to actually pay for the tickets (hence, I register my neighbor, he gets selected, can I still get the tickets)?

anyone? anyone? anyone?

BELIEVE!

by cubbie08 on Sep 4, 2008 2:07 PM CDT 0 recs

Your neighbor would have to pay for the tickets.

Now, whether he’d have to go with you and pick them up, I have no idea.

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

by Al on Sep 4, 2008 2:49 PM CDT up 0 recs

The Brewers have thier ticket draw starting Friday at Noon...

Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson

by MikeOxbyg on Sep 4, 2008 2:58 PM CDT 0 recs

link?

have a link? I don’t see a sign up.

by ELcachorros on Sep 4, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up 0 recs

Here is the Link

Link

Also, registration begins Friday not the drawing. Registration through Sept. 17th.

by mph3 on Sep 4, 2008 5:07 PM CDT 0 recs

thanks!

by ELcachorros on Sep 4, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up 0 recs

Imagine if the Cubs offered this.

Imagine if the Cubs offrred this… hell just give me an opportunity to buy season tickets!
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http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/ticketing/ticket_plans.jsp?loc=deposits

Your White Sox are locked in a race toward the postseason, and now you have an opportunity to lock in 2008 postseason tickets(1) by purchasing tickets for all remaining 2008 regular season games and placing a 2009 season ticket deposit.(2) Make your plans now to be a part of the thrilling excitement of postseason White Sox Baseball and then get ready for every pitch, every hit and every inning of the 2009 season by filling out the form below.

In addition to purchasing all remaining 2008 regular season games, a minimum of two (2) season ticket deposits ($250 deposit per seat) are required to secure 2008 postseason purchase options. Deposits are non-refundable and must be applied towards a 2009 season ticket or mini-plan package.

by ELcachorros on Sep 4, 2008 6:37 PM CDT 0 recs

Tampa Bay

http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/tb/ticketing/season_ticket_deposits.jsp
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Place a deposit for 2009 season tickets and receive the opportunity to purchase 2008 postseason ticket packages and an assignment of a priority number for seniority upgrades.

There are two options from which to choose:

Option 1:
Place a $150 deposit per seat toward a 2009 full season or partial plan and receive the opportunity to purchase a postseason ticket package in the Upper Deck for $525.
Place a $250 deposit per seat toward a 2009 full season or partial plan and receive the opportunity to purchase a postseason ticket package in the Outfield for $760.
Place a $500 deposit per seat toward 2009 full season tickets and receive the opportunity to purchase a postseason ticket package in the Lower Box for $1,232.

by ELcachorros on Sep 4, 2008 6:42 PM CDT up 0 recs

LA Angels

Your Angels are racing toward the postseason and now you have an opportunity to lock in 2008 postseason tickets1 with a 2009 season seat deposit.2 Make your plans now to be a part of the thrilling excitement of postseason Angels Baseball and then get ready for every pitch, every hit and every inning of the 2009 season by filling out the form below.

Minimum of two (2) seat deposits ($500 deposit per seat) are required to secure 2008 postseason purchase options. Only new season seat deposits are eligible for postseason tickets offer and do not apply to seat additions to existing accounts or new account addition to an existing account. Deposits are non-refundable and must be applied towards a 2009 season seat or mini-plan package.

by ELcachorros on Sep 4, 2008 6:47 PM CDT 0 recs