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. I do not have time to post the price schedule (I'm sure Al will do this later). They are offering STH an Autographed ball with Cashner, Colvin, and Castro on it if you pay by check by the first week in January

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Mine are nearly the same price as last year.

I have a full season Terrace Infield package. I think it is $16 less than last year. The new expensive tier included Opening Day, the Yankees, White Sox and July Cards series as well as all Saturday games in the summer. There are more cheaper games. I suspect people with combo plans will be seeing an increase since they have 10 of the 13 most expensive games,but a much lower percentage of the cheaper games.

I am passing on the autographed ball. I need the miles more than the ball so I am paying by CC.

"Lou Piniella's been a great manager for a long time and I stand by him completely"
Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Oct 15, 2010 3:50 PM CDT reply actions  

How did you get yours so fast all the way out there in New York City? ;)

"They come to see me strike out, hit a home run, or run into a fence. I try to accommodate them at least one way every game." - Gorman Thomas

by RiskyBusiness on Oct 15, 2010 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Um it is just an email

unless you are kidding.

"Lou Piniella's been a great manager for a long time and I stand by him completely"
Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Oct 15, 2010 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

just kidding

We have Separation of Powers in my ticket group. Another guy gets the emails from the Cubs and then forwards them to me. I’ll see it tonight.

"They come to see me strike out, hit a home run, or run into a fence. I try to accommodate them at least one way every game." - Gorman Thomas

by RiskyBusiness on Oct 15, 2010 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

wow

season ticket holder of the Cubbies and you live in NYC…do you go halvsies?

by hansman1982 on Oct 15, 2010 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

MINE ALL MINE

I sell them off. I don’t play nice or want to share. I want BOTH the World Series tickets to all games.

"Lou Piniella's been a great manager for a long time and I stand by him completely"
Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Oct 15, 2010 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

you greedy mc greedy so much person

and just to think, because of YOU I sit at 35,000 on the wait list

by hansman1982 on Oct 15, 2010 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

no

thats still Doggie…we will just blame everything on her

by hansman1982 on Oct 15, 2010 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

and I wouldnt mind being that far back

if the Cubs string together another abysmal season I might get to #1 too quick

by hansman1982 on Oct 15, 2010 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

I thought you had season tickets.

"Lou Piniella's been a great manager for a long time and I stand by him completely"
Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Oct 15, 2010 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

A friend of a friend of my husband has the season tickets.

We just split them with her. We split 4 ways for a nights/weekends pkg. It ends up being around 14-16 games. When we got them my husband figured we’d sell some on stubhub since we live sort of far for it to be practical. I didn’t let him though. I went to all but one. I let my daughter have that one.

Look into my eyes!

by katie casey on Oct 15, 2010 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

We got to meet up next year.

"Lou Piniella's been a great manager for a long time and I stand by him completely"
Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Oct 15, 2010 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sounds great.

I’m afraid you’ll find out how dumb I really am when it comes to baseball. But I’d love to hear as many Maddux stories as you care to tell.

Look into my eyes!

by katie casey on Oct 15, 2010 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

So you plan on coming in for a whole 10 game homestand?

( that’s how long it might take for the Maddux stories)

"Lou Piniella's been a great manager for a long time and I stand by him completely"
Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Oct 15, 2010 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

i still want to get you and my dad to a game together

i want to see which has more stories about maddux and other Cubs, and no I am not trying to play match maker, i dont want DS to be able to ground me on BCB

Chronologically inept since 2060
"I could be writing this crap!" -- Crow T. Robot
Me: Q: I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?
Wrigster A: Theriot

by Cubbie-Tim on Oct 15, 2010 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

I won't claim any other Cubs besides Maddux

in terms of stories.

"Lou Piniella's been a great manager for a long time and I stand by him completely"
Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Oct 16, 2010 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

I feel like this guy

The new phone book is here! The new phone book is here!

"They come to see me strike out, hit a home run, or run into a fence. I try to accommodate them at least one way every game." - Gorman Thomas

by RiskyBusiness on Oct 15, 2010 3:55 PM CDT reply actions  

thats Navin Johnson

he was born a poor black child

Chronologically inept since 2060
"I could be writing this crap!" -- Crow T. Robot
Me: Q: I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?
Wrigster A: Theriot

by Cubbie-Tim on Oct 15, 2010 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Have not received mine yet.

When I do, I’ll post the price scheme (as a .pdf).

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 15, 2010 4:28 PM CDT reply actions  

Received my invoice.

Like Jessica’s, my invoice went down about $16. Big whoop. Unbelievably, the 13 marquee games in the bleachers are going to cost (about) $80. That’s an untenable price for, say, a Saturday game in July vs. the Marlins.

But, it is what it is. I’m renewing mine, obviously. But I’m guessing at these prices, there will be a LOT of cancellations and not that many new STH.

Also, at those prices some of those marquee games will be a VERY difficult sale.

I am going to post the fact sheet and the schedule with the game breakdown as separate fanshots, which I will also put on the front page. Note that the schedule with the game breakdown is only for bleachers — my understanding is that some games may be sold at different levels for different seating areas.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 15, 2010 6:17 PM CDT reply actions  

$80? For a bleacher ticket? Um, I think I'll be watching from down on the street with ballhawk...

There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. Who says baseball isn't a religion?

by Zeke on Oct 15, 2010 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

get ar oof top ticket

drinks are included

Chronologically inept since 2060
"I could be writing this crap!" -- Crow T. Robot
Me: Q: I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?
Wrigster A: Theriot

by Cubbie-Tim on Oct 15, 2010 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

Can't afford that either...

Whatever happened to $2 bleacher tickets? Oh yeah, the 1960s ended. Damn.

There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. Who says baseball isn't a religion?

by Zeke on Oct 16, 2010 6:40 AM CDT up reply actions  

Bleacher tickets were $2 as late as 1984.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 16, 2010 7:23 AM CDT up reply actions  

Darn Ryno. Must be HIS fault! ;)

There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. Who says baseball isn't a religion?

by Zeke on Oct 16, 2010 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wow!

Adjusted for inflation, that still couldn’t be more than six or seven dollars in today’s coin. I’m guessing about that. I’m not an economist.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Oct 17, 2010 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions  

The only team...

… that charges anything close to Cubs prices for bleachers is the White Sox, whose bleacher prices ranged from $34 to $59 last year ($17 on half price Mondays).

The Red Sox charge $28. The Giants, with their dynamic pricing system, range from about $20 to about $40 depending on the date. And bleachers at the new Yankee Stadium are… $14.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 17, 2010 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions  

Ha! Wait til I send you an invoice for the 2011 streetcorner prices...

we’ve made quite a few improvements out here over the years; time to start paying for them.

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Oct 16, 2010 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

Only if you bring back the "Dumb Questions" board.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 16, 2010 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

sorry - that one's not in my department.

Besides, I consider that more of a detraction than improvement.

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Oct 16, 2010 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

I kind of liked it.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 16, 2010 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

I just want to say

I am very jealous of all of you season ticket holders, sharers or not. How great is it to see the greatest (not most successful) sports franchise of all time in the greatest ballpark in the greatest city in the world? Seriously, I thank God I was born a Cub Fan and I’m glad and I can catch amost every game on XM/Direct TV. It’s not easy being a Cub fan and I do think is some strange, mystical way we are God’s chosen baseball fans.

"We gotta circle the bandwagons." - Devin Hester

by Jose's Eyelid on Oct 15, 2010 8:19 PM CDT reply actions  

One thing I saw in the letter...

That Frank Maloney is retiring. Frank was the one who sold me my 1st season ticket in December of 1983. Frank was the one I always complained to when I had problems with my tickets (until sometime in the mid 90’s when I got a real nice season ticket rep who actually responded to my inquiries to him). Frank has gotten letters from me on several occasions, both relating good and bad and has always answered them with grace. He even got my joke when I mentioned that the people around me wanted me to write him because of our “special relationship”. I always made a point to see him at the conventions and when I saw him at the season ticket holders day at Wrigley this year, as I extended my hand to him he said “well..I have not heard from you in a long time Mr. Ignarski” before I was able to say a word (my daughter was impressed that a Cubs official actually knew who I was without me telling him). I will miss him.

See the Cubs 2011 schedule at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/sched2011.html
Also see what old Cubs Scorecards looked like at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/scorecards.html

by kaseyi on Oct 15, 2010 9:50 PM CDT reply actions  

Frank Maloney has probably..

… been with the Cubs now longer than anyone still in the organization, 29 years’ worth. What’s most interesting about him is that before he got into this line of work, he was a college football coach, most notably at Syracuse from 1974-1980.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 15, 2010 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

cool story

Chronologically inept since 2060
"I could be writing this crap!" -- Crow T. Robot
Me: Q: I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?
Wrigster A: Theriot

by Cubbie-Tim on Oct 15, 2010 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Mr. Maloney was always very nice to me.

Contrary to popular belief I rarely asked questions of management at the “Meet the Management”
session at the Convention, but always asked Mr. Maloney questions about Cubs ticket sale policy.I got the impression he was not crazy about policies like "Premium Tickets " ( The Cubs official scalper/broker). He was an old fashioned kind of guy and I suspect that is not what the Cubs want these days. I wish him a happy retirement.

"Lou Piniella's been a great manager for a long time and I stand by him completely"
Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Oct 16, 2010 8:31 AM CDT up reply actions  

Dead-tree Tribune article today

In Paul Sullivan’s article today, he had a breakdown of the Cubs 2011 tickets.

Personally, my tickets in the Terrace Reserved Outfield stayed flat – $2563.68 per seat to $2576.00, tax included.

But the Bleachers and the “bowl” have been separated in the ticket scheme. There are different numbers of tickets in all of the tiers for the bleachers vs. the bowl, except the marque. in 2011, what may be a Gold ticket in the bleachers could be a Platinum ticket or a Silver ticket in the bowl.

"They come to see me strike out, hit a home run, or run into a fence. I try to accommodate them at least one way every game." - Gorman Thomas

by RiskyBusiness on Oct 16, 2010 10:11 AM CDT reply actions  

Correct.

In the front-page fanshot where I have the schedule by ticket price, I posted in the comments a link to the schedule for the “bowl” games. Many more “gold” level games there.

My season tickets went down… by $15. That’s approximately two-tenths of one percent.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 16, 2010 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions  

My Invoice -

- total was down by six hundred dollars. I am UD – OF Box, 2 seats, 81 games. I like the seats, but I do think they are a bit over priced considering I have to crane my neck at 50-60 degrees to watch 90% of the action.

by paul_reuschel on Oct 18, 2010 3:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Down by $600?

Are you sure? Did you check the total amount with the tax added?

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 18, 2010 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

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