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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

- 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.