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Got my live draft for my fantasy basketball league tonight over at my buddies and I'm already exhausted. At one point this week, I'm so taking a nap.

Got a question. Is there a way to cut a deal with a ticket broker or someone where if you wanted tix to one teams world series and you had tix to another teams series (obviously you can't really do it this year, but if it was ahead of time) would you be able to make some sort of deal with a broker so you could trade a set of world series tix to a team you didn't care for, for one that you do want to see. Like a Cardinal fan purchasing them and than dealing them for White Sox tickets (obviously this would have to be done in advance). Just curious.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 11:47 AM) For every game? Those are the 3 games I want for next yr. Also, do they go on sale when the regular Sox tickets go on sale? Will they do it like they did this year, where you can only get them by buying some sort of partial ticket plan or winning a lottery (which was done during soxfest)???

QUOTE(peanut33tillman @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 04:09 PM) I believe so but am not postive bue yes I could've sworn I saw tix selling for SRO(Standing Room Only) No options on ticket master. I don't think there is a standing room only section. If there was they'd of used it for the ALDS and ALCS as well.

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 07:01 AM) 90210? Melrose Place? LOL...don't worry, Laguna Beach will be in the top 10 of the 21st century

Interesting. I think Condoleza is a decent person, but I've long been a Dick Cheney supporter. I think he's a lot sharper than people give him credit for. I guess we'll wait and see what happens.

Hopefully Ozzie will get the golden ring. On the sidenote, It finally hit me, Ozzie's gonna be coaching the all star game (unless he retires). I gotta be honest, I won't complain one bit if he retired since it would mean the Sox won 4 more games But hopefully they win 4 more and he comes back and they can start making a habit of playoff and world series trips.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 03:54 PM) Considering I have never been to a WS game I couldn't give you an answer. But if 300 or so is your limit, it probably is your best chance. I'd say you'd have a good chance. I went to a game in San Diego a few years back with my dad and we waited till about 10 minutes before game time and were able to get some seats on the field at face. As long as your patient I think you'll be alright. Obviously demand is going to be much higher for this, but regardless of that demand there are still going to be scalpers with boatloads of tickets in there hands and the closer to the event, the less you'll pay. I'd guess you'd have a really realistic shot of paying 2 times face on the ticket and you could find yourself doing better, especially if you wait till first pitch. You could even get lucky and find a family whose going and had someone get sick that is just looking to recoup the cost of the ticket. Often times thats how scalpers get tickets, they buy them off someone cheap and sell them for more.

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 11:30 AM) You're booked Saturday night and Sunday. Drinks on me

Guys and gals relax...were in the World Series...lets celebrate!!!!

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 11:20 AM) Look at the bright side... The new Ashlee Simpson cd came out today.... Whoa....whoah, that shouldn't be in green Alex On the bright side, my Brandon McCarthy jersey came in the mail today. Looks freaking sweet. Now hopefully he turns into the pitcher he's capable of being and was down the stretch

If I can't find some tix at a reasonable price, I'll be in the city for the two games so I'm down for watching a game someplace with tons of Sox fans.

Nothing and I'm looking for 2 if anyone got lucky and wants to offer em up

Game 1 is entirely sold out. I got there with 4 people through the queve got that error message, dropped down to 2, got that error message, and now at 1 get that error message. Right at 12 I got through one on of them only to have it drop out with some stupid error message. Oh well, what you going to do.

Good luck everyone

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 08:17 AM) That's been my backup plan all along. It'll be like that ESPN commercial...where someone is always going after the trophy (I think thats what they were going after). So Rowand will whack someone and say he's got tix, we'll all find him and it continues until the lucky person finds his way into the gates

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 07:38 AM) I'm sure they were bombarded with deposits. Considering this whole process takes human contact they are going to have a hard time reaching everyone by the time the tickets go on sale to the general public. I would imagine that the tickets that would be reserved by people making their deposits would be held out, but you never know. It wouldn't surprise me if they are contacting the people requesting the most expensive seats first. Ya, you got to figure when the tix get released to the general public they will be holding some back in an attempt to still contact the people who put down the deposits. In fact, I'd be shocked if they did anything less.

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 06:28 AM) Yes and the White Sox make $2K on each World Sereis ticket sold insteead of $140. People need to realize that it is a big world out there and keeping the die hards happy isn't the goal of the White Sox nor should it be we follow them when they blow. Bandwagon is where the money is and this is the target not the die-hards. I am buying a full two seat plan (usually I have 27 game plan), am going to one WS game and selling the rest to pay for what I can not afford, a full plan next year. Who pays this for me, some guy I do not know. I do know this, I will be at a ton of games next year and will spend $$$ while there. I hope the guy that buys the scalped seats has fun and I would like to thank him. Next season if they go all they way, I'll be there for every step. If they suck oh well, that is KW's fault not Brooks. Brooks will have 1.6M tickets sold in February (this year they had 800K), KW needs to make it worth the time for the fans to be there. If the tickets were sold, the 15K for the Royals would've been 30K in September. Diehards like myself want to go, but trust me, In the long run if the Sox make the series and than go on to spend extra money and all that (which they will) I really am just fine with it (in fact I'm exstastic...if someone tells me that this means Konerko is resigned and because of that I may miss out on a series game, so be it in my book). Plus I'm gonna go crazy in excitement if they win the series (whether I was able to get to a game or not). Hell, I've been lucky enough to see 3 playoff games, one of which was the clincher against Anaheim.

I witnessed it in Anaheim. Winning and making it far in the playoffs has a way of creating a lot more diehard fans. It will have opened many casual fans up to the White Sox and they a lot of them may sit there and go, you know what, I'm a Sox fan now. You also have a lot of people (like many of us on these boards) that love going to games and get to a decent amount of them and than an opportunity like this, kind of pushes fans like us to getting season seats for the 1st time and than the hope is that you really enjoy the experience and continue to renew. But lets just win 4 more and see the season ticket base double.

I'd assume it would be Duque being replaced.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Oct 17, 2005 -> 08:31 PM) Ok, here comes another dumb question, what number should I call tomorrow? Should I call the ticketmaster number or a sox ticket rep? If its for season seats, a Sox ticket rep.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Oct 17, 2005 -> 08:29 PM) LOL, probably shouldn't have said anything considering I control nothing right now, it's all what my dad decides to do at this point. Haha, its all gonna be for naught cause were gonna get those damn world series tix tomorrow. Soxtalk is gonna get lucky

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Oct 17, 2005 -> 08:26 PM) If you want to deposit some money to the rowand44 fund, I'll go in your honor. I'd deposit a decent amount to the fund if I were entitled to a Cubs game or so, a weekend series of some sort, and a world series game.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 17, 2005 -> 08:25 PM) I'd start trying earlier, since th deal ends at 11 tomorrow and there are probably hundreds of desperate folks like us who filled out the online orders and need processing. Hey Jason, use that supersecret Batphone number I'm sure you have and wake Brooks up so he can sort this all out for us right now. Brooks isn't able to sleep...he's getting calls from everyone and his brother begging for tixs or so I'd guess. Soon enough the CEO/Owner of Soxtalk may be begging

Man, if only I lived in Chicago. I'd bo so down for that deal. Its sweet for a diehard fan and gives you an awesome shot to get out to a ton of games next year.