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As a Rays fan, this is my first experience with post-season MLB ticketing. I signed up for the lottery as I was instructed to do (as did my husband) and neither of us were selected. Ok, fine. I was disappointed, sure, but... Now that I've visited the website after tickets have sold out and I see that their encouraging ticket sales via StubHub? Not just purchasing, but selling. Disappointment has turned to rage, to be quite honest. I have fought with pundits and transplanted northerners all year to convince them that we should support our local team, get out to games, etc. I've pleaded with people that if we carpool and not eat or drink at the park it "won't be too expensive" for our shrinking wallets. And now I feel I'm getting slapped in the face. "Thanks for coming all year long, but if you want tickets for the post-season you either have to commit to 2009 season tickets or buy them for 5x face value on our partner, StubHub".
I'll probably be told that if I were a true fan I'd go ahead and buy season tix. I'm sorry, but I live 70 minutes to the south and getting up to 80 games just isn't feasible. I was pleased with making it to ten or so games this year. The only good thing about the whole fiasco is that it's MLB's doing and not the Ray's organization themselves. I like to believe so, anyway. I know the world revolves around money, but that doesn't make it "feel" any better.
Last edited by AnotherDayInParadise; 09-24-2008 at 01:09 PM..
I'm not sure what your issue is. By openly allowing resale of tickets, the franchise provides an opportunity to buy tickets that you might not otherwise have; whereas before when venues and sports teams tried to stamp out any form of scalping at all times, it would be much harder for you to find them. If they are selling for 3 or 4 or 5 times their face value, all that says to me is that the organization didn't put a high enough value on them in the first place. And really, in today's "you-can-buy-or-sell-anything-online" world, the face value of an event ticket is little more than an opening bid. The teams get a cut of the StubHub action in order to recapture a portion of any "market correction" in value should the tickets sell for higher than face value.
It's perfectly reasonable that season ticket holders have first crack at face-value tickets. That's one of the privileges you buy when you put down a big chunk of cash to become a season ticket holder. And by the way, no season ticket holder goes to all 80 home games. They go to a few and sell the rest of their tickets on sites like StubHub.
Silly person! You thought it was all about the fans, didn't you? It's all about money, and marketing, and sponsorship. And don't even think about using that word, "loyalty." If someone in the front office thought for even one second that the franchise would be better off in another city, then you'd lose the team altogether.
These comments courtesy of a Met fan who grew up in a household that was loyal to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Nuf sed.
When the Marlins won the World Series in 2003, I lived 10 miles from the stadium. During one of there playoff games vs the Giants we went down there without a ticket. The Scalpers were out trying to get top dollar for there tickets, I just waited them out. Ten minutes after the game started I got the tickets at face value.
Wow, only $20 for a playoff ticket?!? That's amazing.
Upper Upper Deck. By the time you get to your seat you've finished your beer and have to turn around to get another.
I hope Carlos gets over whatever was ailing his eye tonight...
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