August 10, 201114 yr Just got an email that the postseason invoices are being mailed out. This latest tease is going to cost season ticket holders a lot of money!!
August 10, 201114 yr QUOTE (docsox24 @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 04:22 PM) Just got an email that the postseason invoices are being mailed out. This latest tease is going to cost season ticket holders a lot of money!! Wait.. they don't refund money if the team misses the playoffs?
August 10, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (TitoMB @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 04:25 PM) Wait.. they don't refund money if the team misses the playoffs? it gets applied to next year
August 10, 201114 yr Wonder what the buy rate will be? http://www.baseballprospectus.com/odds/ Current playoff odds, 25.7%
August 10, 201114 yr QUOTE (docsox24 @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 04:29 PM) it gets applied to next year Holy crap! That's the biggest load of crap I've ever heard.
August 10, 201114 yr QUOTE (TitoMB @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 04:38 PM) Holy crap! That's the biggest load of crap I've ever heard. Always putting the fan first. Maybe that is why their attendance is so high.
August 10, 201114 yr QUOTE (TitoMB @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 04:38 PM) Holy crap! That's the biggest load of crap I've ever heard. You can get a refund I believe or apply it to next season. I will not be doing either.
August 10, 201114 yr QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 04:58 PM) You can get a refund I believe or apply it to next season. I will not be doing either. Ahhh, glad to hear that's an option.
August 10, 201114 yr QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 04:58 PM) You can get a refund I believe or apply it to next season. I will not be doing either. If you take the refund option you lose your season ticket seat and senoirty.
August 10, 201114 yr QUOTE (ptatc @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 05:20 PM) If you take the refund option you lose your season ticket seat and senoirty. Wow, okay. Back to awful.
August 10, 201114 yr That is a standard policiy across MLB. Or at least I believe it is. It worked the same way with the Angels. That is why if I didn't believe the team was going to make the playoffs, I'd take my chances and opt out of post-season tickets. If you do opt in and the team doesn't make it, your only option if you want to keep your season seats and seniority is to apply the amount to next seasons tickets.
August 10, 201114 yr Can you mark on your form "apply to new hitting coach" like the check-off on the 1040 for the World Wildlife Fund or Presidential Election matching funds?
August 11, 201114 yr QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 05:47 PM) That is a standard policiy across MLB. Or at least I believe it is. It worked the same way with the Angels. That is why if I didn't believe the team was going to make the playoffs, I'd take my chances and opt out of post-season tickets. If you do opt in and the team doesn't make it, your only option if you want to keep your season seats and seniority is to apply the amount to next seasons tickets. Yeah, this is a pretty universal policy across baseball and sports in general.
August 11, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 07:23 PM) Yeah, this is a pretty universal policy across baseball and sports in general. It is definitely not the case for the NFL, or at the very least, the Packers. They do a lottery for playoff tickets, from both the season ticket bases. You either take them, pay the price (and get refunded immediately if they get knocked out) or you pass and they draw a new name.
August 11, 201114 yr They do have an option this year they didn't in the past. You don't have to buy the World Series tickets until they clinch a playoff berth.
August 11, 201114 yr QUOTE (docsox24 @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 04:22 PM) Just got an email that the postseason invoices are being mailed out. This latest tease is going to cost season ticket holders a lot of money!! Tell them to keep it.
August 11, 201114 yr Anybody who orders postseason tickets is a moron. That is a crime you lose your seniority if you don't order them for this s*** team. Wow.
August 11, 201114 yr QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 11:18 PM) Anybody who orders postseason tickets is a moron. That is a crime you lose your seniority if you don't order them for this s*** team. Wow. Welcome to the world of professional sports. This kind of stuff happens with every pro team in every league.
August 11, 201114 yr It's going to be another good wake-up call for the marketing department to realize what kind of marketing "hell" they're about to enter this offseason.
August 11, 201114 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 08:16 PM) They do have an option this year they didn't in the past. You don't have to buy the World Series tickets until they clinch a playoff berth. That's good to know, I'll take that option. QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 11:18 PM) Anybody who orders postseason tickets is a moron. That is a crime you lose your seniority if you don't order them for this s*** team. Wow. Apparently, I'm a moron. I've been a season ticket holder since 2004, and I don't plan to give that up because of this season. And since we've moved into a primo location for our section, and I don't want to lose it, I'll be renewing, which means paying the postseason invoice.
August 11, 201114 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 11, 2011 -> 07:29 AM) That's good to know, I'll take that option. Apparently, I'm a moron. I've been a season ticket holder since 2004, and I don't plan to give that up because of this season. And since we've moved into a primo location for our section, and I don't want to lose it, I'll be renewing, which means paying the postseason invoice. Moron. And as far as other organizations go, the Bears required season ticket holders to pay for their seats months and months ago, despite no evidence that there would even be a season this year. I'm sure it was going towards operating expenses while the players were locked out. And Greg, you remind me of the guy in the Geico commercial that's been living under a rock. Edited August 11, 201114 yr by iamshack
August 11, 201114 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 11, 2011 -> 08:35 AM) Moron. And as far as other organizations go, the Bears required season ticket holders to pay for their seats months and months ago, despite no evidence that there would even be a season this year. I'm sure it was going towards operating expenses while the players were locked out. And Greg, you remind me of the guy in the Geico commercial that's been living under a rock. And interest income. I'm sure they throw a lot of that money in an interest-bearing account immediately. I know rates suck nowadays, but that's still money coming in.
August 11, 201114 yr Seems like they are sending these out earlier than in years past. I wonder if MLB determines the timing and how close you need to be to be in contention or if each team determines this on their own. Regardless there should be a rule that if you are under .500 they don't send you the playoff invoice! I would guess they lose at least 25% of ST holders this year.
August 11, 201114 yr Does anyone know the actual number of season ticket and partial/Ozzie Plan holders right now? 15,000-16,000? Edited August 11, 201114 yr by caulfield12
August 11, 201114 yr QUOTE (chiguy79 @ Aug 11, 2011 -> 09:47 AM) Seems like they are sending these out earlier than in years past. I wonder if MLB determines the timing and how close you need to be to be in contention or if each team determines this on their own. Regardless there should be a rule that if you are under .500 they don't send you the playoff invoice! I would guess they lose at least 25% of ST holders this year. If they don't make the playoffs, which is likely, they will probably lose even more than that after a very disappointing season and a crappy economy. If they make it, I'd bet they hold steady. If they make it and go somewhere in the post-season, which seems incredibly unlikely, they could actually boost their numbers.
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