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For the bleachers, I wouldn't think availability would much of an issue.

Anyone know if STH can increase their number of seats past their initial allocation?

Thanks for the update - I saw a similar move. The question now becomes how much attrition will we see next year and into 2012 if the team continues to be mediocre and prices remain as high as they are?

With last night's 1-0 loss, the Cubs now have 30 one-run losses on the season. Will they challenge the all-time record, which is 44 by the 1968 White Sox? At this rate, I'd say there's a non-zero chance. Rk Tm Year G W L W-L% RS RA pythW-L% 1 CHW 1968 74 30 44 .405 172 186 .464 2 HOU 1971 75 32 43 .427 216 227 .477 3 HOU 1975 58 16 41 .281 225 250 .452 4 CIN 1916 69 26 41 .388 203 218 .467 5 CIN 1946 71 28 41 .406 200 213 .471 6 LAD 1992 57 17 40 .298 182 205 .446 7 PIT 1917 65 22 40 .355 176 194 .456 8 PHA 1908 69 25 40 .385 176 191 .463 9 NYM 1962 59 19 39 .328 241 261 .464 10 CIN 1907 64 22 39 .361 155 172 .453 http://www.baseball-reference.com/games/situational.cgi?from=1901&to=2010&0=2&1=3&rsgtlt=gt&rs=5&ragtlt=gt&ra=5&2=6&trgtlt=gt&tr=10&3=9&mvgtlt=lt&mv=1&4=10&owlsgtlt=gt&owls=.500&sortby=L&teams=team&years=each&submit=Run+Situation

Castro ahead before tonight's game - .374 to .368.

Slugging as of this morning - .372 for the pair. And yes, Castro's OPS is 10 points higher at .709.

Corrected.

Yeah, I didn't notice any significant movement in my position, either.

Anyone ever sat in 204 row 18? Can't imagine the view.

White Sox and Cardinals games got hit pretty quickly, but it seems to be dying down. Like the above poster said, an extra 20% on 500s isn't a big deal.

Has anyone else experienced a significant move-up on the list like Vance did (~2500 places). I feel like I've been in the 13-14k range for a couple years now. To those just selected - what sections are available for new season ticket holders?

Anyone else noticed the delay in regards to the release of info about the single game ticket sales? By this time, we usually have the date, new prices and the promotional schedule.

As I've posted before, a healthy Ramirez and Soriano certainly would have kept the Cubs in contention. All teams have to prepare for injuries, but there's no way to prepare for the excessive injuries that the Cubs (and Mets) had this year. Perhaps not prepare, but the Cubs could have dealt with the injuries better - say by taking Soriano out immediately after he was hurt. If this necessitated surgery, so be it, replace him with Fox. Showing too much deference to Soriano is the organization's fault.

He's already thrown around 170 innings in total this year, almost 50 more than last year. Thoughts?

That's a really nice night for Samardzija! His next pitch will happen as a member of the major league team, so it's a great way to leave the minors! I would prefer to have Samardzjia developed all year at Iowa instead of rotting in the bullpen, but hey...