When do tickets usually go sale?

[Rusch33]

I see that Boston and a few other places have there's out.

 

What about the Cubs?

[stitchface]

I can't believe you couldn't look this up yourself but since I was at the site . . . http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/chc/ticketing/index.jsp

[DiamondMind]

I can't believe you couldn't look this up yourself but since I was at the site . . . http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/chc/ticketing/index.jsp

 

I think he knows he could have found it on his own, maybe he was looking for some personal advice on when/how to best order them?

 

Are any of you planning on attending opening day? Maybe we could organize something?

[sethuel1]

I can't believe you couldn't look this up yourself but since I was at the site . . . http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/chc/ticketing/index.jsp

 

I think he knows he could have found it on his own, maybe he was looking for some personal advice on when/how to best order them?

 

Are any of you planning on attending opening day? Maybe we could organize something?

 

We tried to organize something last year. It's a total crapshoot as to whether you can get group seats or not. Last year we failed. Also, the policy last year (and I believe this year as well) was that single game tickets were sold in maximums of 6.

 

The easiest way to have a get together, in my opinion, is to have a bunch of people get bleacher seats to a less popular game, such as the last value date game of the year (always a Thursday in late May), and distribute them. That way we can be fairly assured of getting enough seats, and we can sit together.

 

In fact, I may propose doing that.

[DiamondMind]

In fact, I may propose doing that.

 

Count me in. PM me if anything comes to fruition.

[sethuel1]

In fact, I may propose doing that.

 

Count me in. PM me if anything comes to fruition.

 

Ok, I'm off to make a thread in social about it.

 

here's the thread

Edited January 27, 2006 by sethuel1

[Soul]

I see that Boston and a few other places have there's out.

 

What about the Cubs?

 

Don't you know? They wait until the marketing department confirms there are enough suckers who've bought the B.S. they're selling. Magic number is 2 million.

 

Survey says: TIME TO OPEN THE TICKET OFFICE, BOYS!! :wink:

[WrigleyField 22]

I see that Boston and a few other places have there's out.

 

What about the Cubs?

 

You should see this.

[Rusch33]

Thank you.

 

And thank you for the grammar lesson.

[Balsa]

What games usually sell out the fastest?

 

The expensive ones against the Cards or the cheap ones in the fall?

[cheapseats]

http://www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/2819_0_3_0_C/

 

Last year, all three Red Sox games sold out first, followed by the White Sox series and opening day.

 

Weekend games vs the Cardinals went next.

 

Ryne Sandberg Day (August 28 vs the Marlins) and 70's Night (August 8 vs the Reds) also sold quickly.

 

From then on out, it was weekend games.

 

It's hard to get bleacher seats for any game. Ticket brokers were selling bleachers for a weekday June game vs the Pirates for twice face value last year. The new bleacher seats might help a little, but they'll still be hard to get.

[Balsa]

Thanks that's really helpful.

[Bgbird68]

And remember, if all else fails, just go down the street to your friendly Premium Ticket broker..........

[UMFan83]

With not a lot of high demand games this year, I think the only tickets I'll be buying on 2/24 will be opening day against St. Louis, the Sunday Night game on 4/9 against St. Louis, one of the White Sox games, and the Nationals game we plan on meeting at. Other then that, I'd deal with the scalpers and buy them below face value again.

[cheapseats]

With not a lot of high demand games this year, I think the only tickets I'll be buying on 2/24 will be opening day against St. Louis, the Sunday Night game on 4/9 against St. Louis, one of the White Sox games, and the Nationals game we plan on meeting at. Other then that, I'd deal with the scalpers and buy them below face value again.

 

I bought three Phillies tickets for a total of $2 from scalpers last year, and I regularly went to games for half of face value, so it is possible to take advantage of the ticket brokers.

 

For the hard-to-get games, I have a friend who runs a company's IT department. He has access to so many computers that he can have 9000 or so Virtual Waiting Room windows open at once. He gets me bleacher tickets for the games I want (last year in groups of 6), and I repay him by giving him one ticket for each game. It works out to a $30-$40 premium for each game that way, but it's worth it to me, and he deserves some sort of compensation since he has to take the day off to buy tickets for me.

[UMFan83]

With not a lot of high demand games this year, I think the only tickets I'll be buying on 2/24 will be opening day against St. Louis, the Sunday Night game on 4/9 against St. Louis, one of the White Sox games, and the Nationals game we plan on meeting at. Other then that, I'd deal with the scalpers and buy them below face value again.

 

I bought three Phillies tickets for a total of $2 from scalpers last year, and I regularly went to games for half of face value, so it is possible to take advantage of the ticket brokers.

 

For the hard-to-get games, I have a friend who runs a company's IT department. He has access to so many computers that he can have 9000 or so Virtual Waiting Room windows open at once. He gets me bleacher tickets for the games I want (last year in groups of 6), and I repay him by giving him one ticket for each game. It works out to a $30-$40 premium for each game that way, but it's worth it to me, and he deserves some sort of compensation since he has to take the day off to buy tickets for me.

 

It's really crazy how people don't realize how easy it is to get tickets for cheap with brokers. Brokers make all their money 1-5 hours before the game. By that point, even with 20-30 tickets left to sell, they've already made their intended profit. They then sell the rest of the tickets close to face if possible, but if you negotiate they will go way under face value. Even if they get $1 for the ticket, they are increasing their overall profit by that much.

 

I've gotten 100 level tickets to see Roger Clemens pitch in a night game for $5. My friend even got a ticket to the first Boston game by waiting til the Bottom of the first for $30. My other friend and I got up at 6am in February to ensure ourselves tickets to the game, but he ended up sitting right next to us for basically the same we paid months ago.

 

Believe it or not, this same philosophy has gotten me great tickets at Bulls games and even a Bears game (Got 2 club box seats with $250 face value each for a grand total of $50). The key here is never think that you can't get tickets to a game.

[J.R.]

The key here is never think that you can't get tickets to a game.

 

Right.

[sethuel1]

I always roam around the ballpark until the 2nd inning, asking if anyone's ready to sell me a ticket for 5 bucks yet. usually works.

[Mark_R]

I wish I knew how to always pull out a twenty out of my pocket when I say that's all I have.

 

That's just a gift, talking with brokers.