Cubs to have post-season ticket lottery

[BleacherBadger]

Lottery system allows a large amount of people to enter over a long period of time.

 

VWR, through some question it (and maybe rightly so), rewards those who actually pay attention and set their schedule around trying to get tickets on a single day at a single time.

 

This is BS and doesn't reward real fans. Fairness? yeah, right.

[kujay]

At least they aren't limiting sales to Illinois and NW Indiana people like the Bears did.

 

I don't have time for that VWR madness, so I'm fine with this. I either get them or I don't.

[CuseCubFan69]

Do season ticket holders get a shot at these first or do they have to apply as well?

 

I see a lot of tickets going on stubhub and e-bay.

[UMFan83]

This is the closest I've ever come to swearing in my life

 

HOLY HELL DOES THAT SUCK. There goes my dream of going to postseason games this year. Holy freaking hell does that freaking suck.

 

This is worse news than the Z and Harden injuries

 

at least AP photographers won't be able to take pictures of you distraught... (that was you wasn't it?)

 

It was :(

 

oh god i desperately want to see this picture

 

Sorry...it was at one point on Yahoo! News and SI.com, but I can't find it anymore. I'll ask my GF because I think she has it saved somewhere.

[Mizzou]

Lottery system allows a large amount of people to enter over a long period of time.

 

VWR, through some question it (and maybe rightly so), rewards those who actually pay attention and set their schedule around trying to get tickets on a single day at a single time.

 

This is BS and doesn't reward real fans. Fairness? yeah, right.

Anyone who has ever given the Cubs their email address is going to get this email. There are going to be a TON of people who couldn't name three Cubs starting pitchers that will register for this chance to buy playoff tickets. It's going to be very difficult to get tickets this year.

[UMFan83]

Lottery system allows a large amount of people to enter over a long period of time.

 

VWR, through some question it (and maybe rightly so), rewards those who actually pay attention and set their schedule around trying to get tickets on a single day at a single time.

 

This is BS and doesn't reward real fans. Fairness? yeah, right.

Anyone who has ever given the Cubs their email address is going to get this email. There are going to be a TON of people who couldn't name three Cubs starting pitchers that will register for this chance to buy playoff tickets. It's going to be very difficult to get tickets this year.

 

Yup, the Trixies and Chads that populate Wrigley during the summer months will be in full force in October. You'll hear things like "Hey wait, that guy has the same name as that ND football guy, remember him?", "Derrek Lee is going to go yard here, I feel it. He's a stud", "HEY ARAMIS HUSTLE ITS THE PLAYOFFS", "(on cell phone) Hey bro, can you see me on TV?" and finally "Hey, its too cold out here, let's skip out in the 7th and head to the Cubbie Bear"

[SouthSideRyan]

Lottery system allows a large amount of people to enter over a long period of time.

 

VWR, through some question it (and maybe rightly so), rewards those who actually pay attention and set their schedule around trying to get tickets on a single day at a single time.

 

This is BS and doesn't reward real fans. Fairness? yeah, right.

Anyone who has ever given the Cubs their email address is going to get this email. There are going to be a TON of people who couldn't name three Cubs starting pitchers that will register for this chance to buy playoff tickets. It's going to be very difficult to get tickets this year.

 

Yup, the Trixies and Chads that populate Wrigley during the summer months will be in full force in October. You'll hear things like "Hey wait, that guy has the same name as that ND football guy, remember him?", "Derrek Lee is going to go yard here, I feel it. He's a stud", "HEY ARAMIS HUSTLE ITS THE PLAYOFFS", "(on cell phone) Hey bro, can you see me on TV?" and finally "Hey, its too cold out here, let's skip out in the 7th and head to the Cubbie Bear"

 

Yeah thos people definitely weren't out there last year.

[apete6]

Lottery system allows a large amount of people to enter over a long period of time.

 

VWR, through some question it (and maybe rightly so), rewards those who actually pay attention and set their schedule around trying to get tickets on a single day at a single time.

 

This is BS and doesn't reward real fans. Fairness? yeah, right.

Anyone who has ever given the Cubs their email address is going to get this email. There are going to be a TON of people who couldn't name three Cubs starting pitchers that will register for this chance to buy playoff tickets. It's going to be very difficult to get tickets this year.

 

Yup, the Trixies and Chads that populate Wrigley during the summer months will be in full force in October. You'll hear things like "Hey wait, that guy has the same name as that ND football guy, remember him?", "Derrek Lee is going to go yard here, I feel it. He's a stud", "HEY ARAMIS HUSTLE ITS THE PLAYOFFS", "(on cell phone) Hey bro, can you see me on TV?" and finally "Hey, its too cold out here, let's skip out in the 7th and head to the Cubbie Bear"

 

Yeah thos people definitely weren't out there last year.

 

Exactly. It's not like all of the people who had 1000000 windows open in the VWR were real fans. They were people who were trying to get tickets in order to scalp them. Any time a big game or playoffs roll around, money talks. The only "true" fans at playoff games are the season tickets holders who don't sell their tickets, the few people who get lucky through the VWR/Lottery/Wristband Thing and keep their tickets, and the people with a lot of money that just happen to be true fans.

 

The rest of the people there just have a buttload of money and are just there to be part of something cool. It's pretty much the same in every major sport. The Bulls of the late 90s were the same way, as are almost all NFL playoff games, and every major "neutral" site sporting event such as the Super Bowl, Final 4, etc...

 

Quit whining and try to win the lottery. That or pay up.

[UMFan83]

Lottery system allows a large amount of people to enter over a long period of time.

 

VWR, through some question it (and maybe rightly so), rewards those who actually pay attention and set their schedule around trying to get tickets on a single day at a single time.

 

This is BS and doesn't reward real fans. Fairness? yeah, right.

Anyone who has ever given the Cubs their email address is going to get this email. There are going to be a TON of people who couldn't name three Cubs starting pitchers that will register for this chance to buy playoff tickets. It's going to be very difficult to get tickets this year.

 

Yup, the Trixies and Chads that populate Wrigley during the summer months will be in full force in October. You'll hear things like "Hey wait, that guy has the same name as that ND football guy, remember him?", "Derrek Lee is going to go yard here, I feel it. He's a stud", "HEY ARAMIS HUSTLE ITS THE PLAYOFFS", "(on cell phone) Hey bro, can you see me on TV?" and finally "Hey, its too cold out here, let's skip out in the 7th and head to the Cubbie Bear"

 

Yeah thos people definitely weren't out there last year.

 

OK they were, but there will be more.

 

Also, if they think this lottery will slow down brokers too they are dead wrong. They will just pay as many people as possible to sign up. They do the same with the wristband lottery.

 

I was also speculating that this might cause a flood of singles going onto the secondary market this year, as fans that really want to goto the game but also get their money back will use one and sell the other.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

The fairest way would be to change the laws to allow the Cubs to sell the tickets free-market auction style.

[UMFan83]

I don't want to pay up. I want to prove my dedication as a fan by taking time out of my life to carefully plan a way to get as many playoff tickets as possible so I can enjoy my team in the playoffs. Now I have the same odds as some White Sox fan that wants to make money off the Cubs being in the playoffs, or some soccer mom in Elk Grove who couldnt pick Derrek Lee out of a lineup of Asians.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I don't want to pay up. I want to prove my dedication as a fan by taking time out of my life to carefully plan a way to get as many playoff tickets as possible so I can enjoy my team in the playoffs. Now I have the same odds as some White Sox fan that wants to make money off the Cubs being in the playoffs, or some soccer mom in Elk Grove who couldnt pick Derrek Lee out of a lineup of Asians.

 

Why does everyone assume that if dedication were the deciding factor, they'd be in the top 45k?

[UMFan83]

I don't want to pay up. I want to prove my dedication as a fan by taking time out of my life to carefully plan a way to get as many playoff tickets as possible so I can enjoy my team in the playoffs. Now I have the same odds as some White Sox fan that wants to make money off the Cubs being in the playoffs, or some soccer mom in Elk Grove who couldnt pick Derrek Lee out of a lineup of Asians.

 

Why does everyone assume that if dedication were the deciding factor, they'd be in the top 45k?

 

They wouldn't, but I think you have better odds of weeding out the true fans with a VWR style system than a random lottery. It's definitely not ideal either way, and people who aren't true fans will still exploit the system, but its better.

[SouthSideRyan]

I don't want to pay up. I want to prove my dedication as a fan by taking time out of my life to carefully plan a way to get as many playoff tickets as possible so I can enjoy my team in the playoffs. Now I have the same odds as some White Sox fan that wants to make money off the Cubs being in the playoffs, or some soccer mom in Elk Grove who couldnt pick Derrek Lee out of a lineup of Asians.

 

How bout people who can't afford to take off work and don't sit in front of a computer all day? Can you only be a real fan if you take a day off of work to sit on a computer all day, or work in an office? What if that soccer mom has been a lifelong fan, but has to actually watch her kids during the day rather than sit in front of 100 VWR windows waiting for one to pop up?

[UMFan83]

I don't want to pay up. I want to prove my dedication as a fan by taking time out of my life to carefully plan a way to get as many playoff tickets as possible so I can enjoy my team in the playoffs. Now I have the same odds as some White Sox fan that wants to make money off the Cubs being in the playoffs, or some soccer mom in Elk Grove who couldnt pick Derrek Lee out of a lineup of Asians.

 

How bout people who can't afford to take off work and don't sit in front of a computer all day? Can you only be a real fan if you take a day off of work to sit on a computer all day, or work in an office? What if that soccer mom has been a lifelong fan, but has to actually watch her kids during the day rather than sit in front of 100 VWR windows waiting for one to pop up?

 

If they were true fans, they would find a way to make it happen. Probably the minority viewpoint here, but one I believe in. If you prioritize the Cubs enough to want playoff tickets, you will have an off day saved or find someone to watch your kids. If not, you'll have to get them on the secondary market. Besides, with this lottery system they will more than likely have to do that anyways.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I don't want to pay up. I want to prove my dedication as a fan by taking time out of my life to carefully plan a way to get as many playoff tickets as possible so I can enjoy my team in the playoffs. Now I have the same odds as some White Sox fan that wants to make money off the Cubs being in the playoffs, or some soccer mom in Elk Grove who couldnt pick Derrek Lee out of a lineup of Asians.

 

How bout people who can't afford to take off work and don't sit in front of a computer all day? Can you only be a real fan if you take a day off of work to sit on a computer all day, or work in an office? What if that soccer mom has been a lifelong fan, but has to actually watch her kids during the day rather than sit in front of 100 VWR windows waiting for one to pop up?

 

If they were true fans, they would find a way to make it happen. Probably the minority viewpoint here, but one I believe in. If you prioritize the Cubs enough to want playoff tickets, you will have an off day saved or find someone to watch your kids. If not, you'll have to get them on the secondary market. Besides, with this lottery system they will more than likely have to do that anyways.

 

 

If you are a true fan now, you can get them on the secondary market. The true fans will get them no matter what, under this theory, so it doesn't matter how they are distributed.

[UMFan83]

I don't want to pay up. I want to prove my dedication as a fan by taking time out of my life to carefully plan a way to get as many playoff tickets as possible so I can enjoy my team in the playoffs. Now I have the same odds as some White Sox fan that wants to make money off the Cubs being in the playoffs, or some soccer mom in Elk Grove who couldnt pick Derrek Lee out of a lineup of Asians.

 

How bout people who can't afford to take off work and don't sit in front of a computer all day? Can you only be a real fan if you take a day off of work to sit on a computer all day, or work in an office? What if that soccer mom has been a lifelong fan, but has to actually watch her kids during the day rather than sit in front of 100 VWR windows waiting for one to pop up?

 

If they were true fans, they would find a way to make it happen. Probably the minority viewpoint here, but one I believe in. If you prioritize the Cubs enough to want playoff tickets, you will have an off day saved or find someone to watch your kids. If not, you'll have to get them on the secondary market. Besides, with this lottery system they will more than likely have to do that anyways.

 

 

If you are a true fan now, you can get them on the secondary market. The true fans will get them no matter what, under this theory, so it doesn't matter how they are distributed.

 

So you'd prefer the true fans spend more, and the lucky southsider who thinks its funny to mark up the price for Cubs fans and raise himself some meth money (couldn't resist) should have an equal opportunity as me to get tickets?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I'd rather the Cubs be allowed to use a free-market auction system and sell to the highest bidder themselves.

 

I hate the idea that "true fans" deserve anything.

[Derwood]

first of all, "true fans"....LOL

 

secondly, no person is more "deserving" of tickets than another. welcome to capitalism, where the fattest wallet always wins

[UMFan83]

first of all, "true fans"....LOL

 

secondly, no person is more "deserving" of tickets than another. welcome to capitalism, where the fattest wallet always wins

 

But that doesn't matter to the Cubs because they set their ticket prices and are going to sell out regardless. They explained their decision as a way to be "fair" to fans and if you define fans as anyone who is willing to go to a game at Wrigley then sure its fair. But it ain't fair to those of us that bleed the Cubs.

[woodchip2153]

Do season ticket holders get a shot at these first or do they have to apply as well?

 

I see a lot of tickets going on stubhub and e-bay.

 

I believe the season ticket holders already have their tickets for the NLDS, NLCS, and World Series.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

first of all, "true fans"....LOL

 

secondly, no person is more "deserving" of tickets than another. welcome to capitalism, where the fattest wallet always wins

 

But that doesn't matter to the Cubs because they set their ticket prices and are going to sell out regardless. They explained their decision as a way to be "fair" to fans and if you define fans as anyone who is willing to go to a game at Wrigley then sure its fair. But it ain't fair to those of us that bleed the Cubs.

 

If you really bled the Cubs, you'd have season tickets and it wouldn't be a problem.

[jersey cubs fan]

first of all, "true fans"....LOL

 

secondly, no person is more "deserving" of tickets than another. welcome to capitalism, where the fattest wallet always wins

 

But that doesn't matter to the Cubs because they set their ticket prices and are going to sell out regardless. They explained their decision as a way to be "fair" to fans and if you define fans as anyone who is willing to go to a game at Wrigley then sure its fair. But it ain't fair to those of us that bleed the Cubs.

 

What a bunch of nonsense.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I can understand the angst over this decision, but I can also see why the Cubs see this as the "fair" way. By limiting tickets to two per lottery winner, the Cubs believe that a wider sampling of people will get them. Now, we can debate who these people are and whether they are "true fans" or not, but with this method the Cubs are trying to make sure that the tickets end up in the hands of a larger number of people rather than someone having multiple tickets to multiple games.

[UMFan83]

first of all, "true fans"....LOL

 

secondly, no person is more "deserving" of tickets than another. welcome to capitalism, where the fattest wallet always wins

 

But that doesn't matter to the Cubs because they set their ticket prices and are going to sell out regardless. They explained their decision as a way to be "fair" to fans and if you define fans as anyone who is willing to go to a game at Wrigley then sure its fair. But it ain't fair to those of us that bleed the Cubs.

 

What a bunch of nonsense.

 

Care to explain other than a short remark