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Yeah. Not serious. That HR Sosa hit in the NLCS was 490' and it wasn't even close to hitting the scoreboard. http://www.espn.com/blog/jayson-stark/post/_/id/1604/1604 Go to 3:08. Oh, and Sammy is the best no matter what anybody says. [bbvideo=560,315] [/bbvideo]

It was worth it because we got this. [tweet] [/tweet]

I'm anxious to see what/how they will commemorate the 2016 Championship in the park and would love to see a more prominent display of our World Series titles and pennants now that we have recent ones.

Oh ye of little faith, he's knocking out a tile in the CF scoreboard.

Yeah. I kind of wish I was recording myself during this game. I had to have looked like I belonged in a padded room.

This is probably a little weird, but the Travis Wood HR carries extra significance for me. Before the 2015 Wild Card game I unequivocally would have chosen Kerry Wood's Game 7 NLCS HR as my favorite sports play of all time. I would go back and watch it and imagine how awesome it would be to be there at that moment. I would get goosebumps thinking about how I now have season tickets and if a moment like that were to happen again I would be there. Travis Wood's HR may not have been quite as important, but soon after he finished trotting around the bases I stood in the stands struck by how awesome it was that I just watched a Cubs pitcher with the last name of Wood hit a HR in a playoff game to very near the same spot. Man this year was fun.

May 8 is my birthday. We were visiting my parents who live 6 hours away. I had been shopping for a used truck for a long time. Parked right across the street from my parent's house and for sale was exactly what I had been looking for. So I bought it and drove the 6 hours home. I didn't mind all the extra innings since I was driving. Right as I pulled off the interstate close to my house Baez hit the walk off. Very fun day.

I love those hats

Idk what the statistics show in regards to the coin flips in the current OT setup*, but nobody ever chooses to kickoff in OT so that says quite a bit right there. You always choose the option that guarantees you get at least the same number of possessions as the other team. And this rings even more true in the playoffs where both teams likely have an elite QB. Giving Tom Brady, Matt Ryan, Aaron Rodgers, etc. 1 possession to 0, 2 possessions to 1, 3 possessions to 2 is not fair. At least let them have the opportunity to use clock management to try to even the scales somewhat. Also, why in the world would fairness not be important because regulation ended in a tie? Neither team could finish the other one off in regulation. Why give one an advantage over the other? I would even prefer something like each team receives a kick off with 2:30 on the clock and 1 timeout. If you reach a punting situation then the other team gets to try to score during the remainder of your 2:30. If it's still tied after each team receives a kickoff then do it again. Similar to college but timed and not starting them at the 35. You're basically playing two 2:30 minute halves. In my opinion this would be more fair AND more exciting than the current setup. * So I looked it up. http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/12/29/10682736/nfl-overtime-rules-bill-belichick-patriots-jets-decision-wind-kick-receive So the models and actual results both are at about 7-9% difference in winning probability/winning percentage for the team that gets the first possession.

The only two sports I deeply care about are MLB and NFL. For MLB I'm in the vast majority: leave extra innings alone. If forced to choose between this proposed rule and having the game end in a tie after 12 innings I would actually choose the tie. For the NFL I prefer regular season games have no OT as the coin flip is way too important and each game in the NFL means so much. For the postseason I really like what college does where each team is guaranteed the same number of possessions, but I don't like how they start at the 35. I have no idea what a good method would be, but I know there has to be some idea out there that would be fair to both teams while still feeling more like football (field position game) than what college does.

If we weren't defending WS champs I'd be pretty pissed right now. I felt the punishment should include an actual first rounder, even if that means the punishment doesn't come until later years.

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2017/01/24/dominican-journalist-reports-that-yordano-ventura-was-robbed-as-he-lay-dying/

Ok. I think some of these games I will be giving away my tickets to family members in exchange for them getting the giveaway item for me.

Yeah. That list is a joke. Progressive Field as 4th best venue in MLB? Not a chance. And how do the Phillies not make the list when their twin stadium gets third overall?

Am I the only one that remembers that Trump hates the Ricketts? And I'm sure the feeling is mutual? Political donations during the general election and Todd Ricketts being appointed to a cabinet position aside - they don't like each other. Side question: will this allow players like Dexter Fowler to be involved, or since he's already part of another organization will that not be allowed?

Question for the OP: Did you buy special event tickets (like concerts) and sell them too? I would imagine that type of activity would make them more likely to cancel your tickets.

Nope.

Every World Series champion does this.

So I grew up squarely in Cardinals territory. Every teacher, coach, classmate, etc. that I could think of that gave me a hard time growing up received a Cubs Christmas card that simply said "Merry Christmas from the World Champions!" Some of these people will have no idea who sent it, and others will know immediately. I haven't seen some of these people in 15 years. Most of them will take it pretty well, but I honestly think a couple of people will be really pissed.

Every year I remind my REP that I do not currently live near Chicago, but that I use the tickets in the playoffs as much as I can. It helps that I sell my hard tickets to a lot of family that use maybe 10-15% of my regular season seats. Still, I keep that line of communication open and am honest about my current situation with my rep.

Just get MLB.tv for every year for the rest of your life. Problem solved.

When do you guys typically sell your seats? How far in advance of the games? You have to watch the number of tickets available. Sometimes you need to be selling weeks in advance. Other times you should be selling day of the game.

I think STH accounts have to account for much more than 10k seats. There are just so few choices when it comes to relocation each year. It would seem odd that they would only allow 1/4 of the park to be available for STH and now allow them more liberty in choosing locations including upgrading from combo to full season plans.

I happen to think my seats are some of the best value in the whole park (Terrace Reserved Preferred). On the regular season games I sold last year I would not be surprised one bit if the buyers paid on average double what I paid for the tickets. My tickets went up like 12% or something like that. Don't have the exact numbers in front of me. I don't mind as I fully expect to make up that difference just from selling Opening Day and the ring ceremony Game #2. (I had planned on going to these, but my wife is due with our son the week before so that's not happening). Not to mention I sold one World Series game that will more than pay for my entire 2017 season ticket package.