Astros World Series lottery!

[oomp]

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory/3391498

Coming ... maybe to Houston: Sign up for World Series lottery
Tickets for this week's NLCS Games 3, 4, 5 sold out
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle

It's still an if, maybe a when, for the Astros.

Astros fans can secure a place in the lottery for individual tickets to a potential World Series at Minute Maid Park by registering online at www.astros.com, starting at noon tomorrow through 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 14.

On Saturday, Oct. 15, a random drawing will be held among all fans who have registered online. Those selected in the random drawing will be notified via e-mail on Sunday, Oct. 16. The e-mail will provide winners with instructions on how to purchase tickets to Astros World Series games online on Monday, Oct. 17, between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CT.

“We wanted all fans to have an equal opportunity to purchase tickets to the Astros first-ever World Series,” said Bill Goren, Astros director of ticket sales. “We used a similar program when we made individual game tickets available for fans to buy during last year’s World Series ticket on-sale and the 2004 All-Star Game.”

There is a four-ticket purchase limit for each winner selected in the random drawing, subject to availability. Ticket prices for the World Series, set by Major League Baseball, are $125-$185 per seat and $45 for standing room only.

If the Astros reach the World Series, the team would host games on:

• Tuesday, Oct. 25 (Game 3).

• Wednesday, Oct. 26 (Game 4).

• Thursday, Oct. 27 (Game 5, if necessary).

All dates and times are subject to change by Major League Baseball.

For more information, log on to www.astros.com or call (800) ASTROS-2 (800-278-7672).

Meanwhile, tickets are sold out for this week's NLCS Games 3, 4, and 5 (if necessary), scheduled to be hosted by the Astros at Minute Maid Park.

[Miguel]

WOO! I hope I get a chance to buy tickets.

[wesnesked]

MLB had something similar last year and my buddy in Dallas bought some, but as we know, we didn't quite make it. When they had the Allstar game here I got the chance to buy them through the lottery. Pretty sweet deal. I'm headed to Denmark tomorrow but hopefully I'll be able to sign up before I get on a plane.

[zoork34]

yeah, last year was sucked cause i actually had the chance to buy them and then they went and blew it. heres hoping we pull through this time

[Sonny]

Signed up on three different emails - hope I get it.

Any chance we could make this thread sticky so everyone can sign up???

GO ASTROS!!!

[Svpernaut]

Signed up on three different emails - hope I get it.

Any chance we could make this thread sticky so everyone can sign up???

GO ASTROS!!!

Remember to buy MAX tickets and share them at cost with your fellow CF.neters :-)

[NIKEstrad]

I would have had great seats last year...3rd baseline, 15th row. :(

Hopefully we can make some amends this year.

[pariah]

I tried to set my password as:

"mywifeishotandshe'llgiveyouablowjobifigettickets"

but it was too many letters so i changed it to:

"blowjob4sale"

i hope it helps me win tickets.

:D

GO ASTROS!!!!

[Ender120]

I tried to set my password as:

"mywifeishotandshe'llgiveyouablowjobifigettickets"

but it was too many letters so i changed it to:

"blowjob4sale"

i hope it helps me win tickets.

:D

GO ASTROS!!!!


*in the ticket office*

Guy in charge: Mmm... man meat.

*writes down address*


Good luck with that. Perhaps you should have mentioned your wife somehow in the revised password. Lest you be accosted by those of an alternate sexual persuasion.


Which would be pretty funny.


And be honest. If it could get you tickets to all three games, you'd do it.

[RocketManJosh]

I registered for tickets on Astros.com and I will also be trying like hell on Friday morning at 10AM to buy tickets from the Angels since I live in SoCal and I would love to wear my Stros jersey into the Angels stadium for game 6 when we WIN the series!

[Gummi Clutch]

Is this only good for Astros World Series Tickets?
Could I try winning them off of the STL. site in case they go instead?
Cause I mean, if they beat us, I wouldnt mind sticking it to some STL fans on the re-sell market. :D

EDIT: I just checked all the LCS team sites and the Astros are the only one with a WS ticket lottery. Another reason to be proud of our team.

I did try to win Game 2 tickets to the NLCS, no telling what I will do if I win.

[Kam]

The way my life has been going these days. I have a feeling I may get an email telling me that i can buy some World Series Tickets.
BUT, I have exactly $3.02 left in my bank account.

[Miguel]

The way my life has been going these days. I have a feeling I may get an email telling me that i can buy some World Series Tickets.
BUT, I have exactly $3.02 left in my bank account.

Can I have that email if you do get it? ;)

[RocketManJosh]

Anyone receive a response or know when we should get one? Also, if we are not selected, will we get a negative response?

[reddoglphie]

i don't think so. i registered for last year's All-star game and got no response, which sucks.

[AggieRocket]

no response for me as of yet.

[tim562]

Me either, no response yet. Figure it will be after the game.

[pariah]

with my luck - I've won (the right to buy) tickets and my company's spam filter is blocking the e-mail.

:mad:

[Sonny]

still nothing...

[Harrisment]

still nothing...

same here.

[Kam]

Guess what!



nothing.

I guess that's good?

[R0ckets03]

Woo hoo!!!!! I got an email saying I won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[R0ckets03]

nah....jk. nothing for me yet either. :D

[AggieRocket]

Woo hoo!!!!! I got an email saying I won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats buddy. I guess that means the rest of us missed out.

[hoopstar]

nah....jk. nothing for me yet either. :D


man....i was about to start crying :mad:

[AggieRocket]

nah....jk. nothing for me yet either. :D

That's just wrong man :) I was in despair!

[R0ckets03]

hehehe :D

[RocketManJosh]

Maybe we ALL lost, and maybe it is all a scam to make sure the "right" people are able to buy tickets tomorrow.

[AggieRocket]

I don't know what the deal is. Out of all of us here, surely at least one person would win, right?

[tim562]

Damn, guys, I think we lost. This sucks, it shoudn't take this long.

[Tyree]

no email here...

[AggieRocket]

I can't believe all of us lost!

[Title99]

I can't believe all of us lost!
Has anyone heard anything yet?

[AggieRocket]

Has anyone heard anything yet?

Nope. I haven't.

[swtigers925]

man one of us had to have won...........

[Harrisment]

I just checked a couple of Astros forums and nobody over there has heard either. There's no way that many people got the shaft, I'm pretty sure they haven't announced the winners yet.

[Title99]

I just checked a couple of Astros forums and nobody over there has heard either. There's no way that many people got the shaft, I'm pretty sure they haven't announced the winners yet.
Good! Do you think they will notify losers too, or will it just be the winners?

[swtigers925]

I just checked a couple of Astros forums and nobody over there has heard either. There's no way that many people got the shaft, I'm pretty sure they haven't announced the winners yet.


You think they would do it this late though?

[AggieRocket]

Good! Do you think they will notify losers too, or will it just be the winners?

I think Major said that he had gotten an e-mail before saying that he lost. Thus I expect to get a loser's e-mail as well.

[reggietodd]

I thought I read somewhere that they would be notifying us via US mail, not email. Did I read that wrong?

[insane man]

think about it. the tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10AM if they did via regular mail how in hell would we get it in time?

[Harrisment]

think about it. the tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10AM if they did via regular mail how in hell would we get it in time?

lol :D

[thelasik]

I GOT THE EMAIL!

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4444/ws27ij.th.jpg (http://img234.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ws27ij.jpg)

[superden]

i hear we are suppose to get an email regardless if we get it or not, telling you if you got it or not. well i havent heard anything and i was wondering if anyone gotten the email yet...

[swtigers925]

I GOT THE EMAIL!

http://www.sohailg.com/ws.jpg


Your so lucky I hope I get mine soon!

[thelasik]

delete

[RocketManJosh]

I GOT THE EMAIL!

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4444/ws27ij.th.jpg (http://img234.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ws27ij.jpg)

So whats the password? ;)

[superden]

aw man im so sad.

[FROSTEEiCE]

sunday isn't over yet. there might still be a chance!

[superden]

sunday isn't over yet. there might still be a chance!

man i hope you are right... we got an hour and 15 counting

[Major]

So whats the password? ;)

In the lottery (at least how it was last year), you get a personal password. Once you buy your tickets with it, it expires so you can't get more. So I don't think you're going to get his password. :)

[RocketManJosh]

In the lottery (at least how it was last year), you get a personal password. Once you buy your tickets with it, it expires so you can't get more. So I don't think you're going to get his password. :)

haha ... no I know that ... that is why i put a ";)" next to it.

Actually I'd feel really bad if it was posted because he thought I was serious.

[reddoglphie]

I guess no soup for me.... so sad

[RocketsMVP]

still have nothing over here either. wth is going on?

[candlegreen]

I understand that there's a lot of people wanting these tickets and that's why the lottery system was made... so that everyone has a fair chance of getting tickets to the big games!...

But going to ebay and searching for world series astros tickets made me kind of sick. It started making me wonder just how many people have an x amount of e-mail accounts just to win the lottery so they can sell it for thousands of dollars for 2 tickets? Someone actually put down an initial bidding of $10,000 for a set of 4.

I'm not really upset over not getting a chance to go, but so many Astros fans here in this board, only to see people trying to make 10-20 times their price THE NIGHT THAT THE TICKETS WERE SOLD! :mad:

To me, it just felt like the fans are cheated from this more than anyone else. Believe me, people will pay those prices just to go, but there must be a better way to do this lottery thing than to sign up through e-mails.

[R0ckets03]

I understand that there's a lot of people wanting these tickets and that's why the lottery system was made... so that everyone has a fair chance of getting tickets to the big games!...

But going to ebay and searching for world series astros tickets made me kind of sick. It started making me wonder just how many people have an x amount of e-mail accounts just to win the lottery so they can sell it for thousands of dollars for 2 tickets? Someone actually put down an initial bidding of $10,000 for a set of 4.

I'm not really upset over not getting a chance to go, but so many Astros fans here in this board, only to see people trying to make 10-20 times their price THE NIGHT THAT THE TICKETS WERE SOLD! :mad:

To me, it just felt like the fans are cheated from this more than anyone else. Believe me, people will pay those prices just to go, but there must be a better way to do this lottery thing than to sign up through e-mails.

ummm...i'm pretty sure those are season tix holders or scalpers with a bunch of season tix selling their tickets. The tickets that you win in the lottery are probably left over after all the season ticket holders are helped.

[candlegreen]

ummm...i'm pretty sure those are season tix holders or scalpers with a bunch of season tix selling their tickets. The tickets that you win in the lottery are probably left over after all the season ticket holders are helped.


Actually, I was thinking about that after I posted it. My mistake on that part. It just also occurred to me that the people who won the lottery couldn't get their tickets until tomorrow, so yeah, season ticket holders. So that many scalpers owning season tickets, huh? I oughta talk to my company about the upcoming Rockets season :D

At any rate, 3000 - 10000 for 2-4 tickets is a little over the edge. I guess as long as people are willing to pay for it, you can't blame them for trying to squeeze out the very last cent for those tickets.

[geeimsobored]

Well your only other hope is www.ticketreserve.com

Their system works like ebay. You bid for the right to buy world series tickets. I think tickets for the first game at MMP are going for 250 bucks for the right to buy some tickets at face value and that price is going up every day. Although some people may sell some rights for cheaper prices. (250 is the buy it now price) I bought the right to a couple of weeks ago for 15 bucks a ticket.

Anyway, that might be cheaper than scalpers but i have no idea.

[Supermac34]

3-5K seems way too high for World Series tickets.

Once the game days roll around, I bet you can get some seats for cheaper than that.

How many seats does MMP have? About 40K?

40,000 X 3 Games in Houston = 120,000 available seats. There is just more supply than in a Super Bowl or NBA finals or something like that.

Shop around if you really want tickets. I've also heard you can get tickets game day for cheaper as scalpers rush to get rid of their supply.

[candlegreen]

I'm just going to host some WS viewing parties somewhere if I can't find my way to tickets. I already got people coming down from Austin and other places to go watch together that week. The home games are Tues Wed and Thursday.. so that kinda sucks. At any rate, GO ASTROS! and I'll worry about tickets later.

[tim562]

Damn, guys, i got the email too. I wonder if its the same password for everyone.

[Miguel]

Damn, guys, i got the email too. I wonder if its the same password for everyone.
DUUUUUDE!

AWESOME!

You going to buy tickets?! :O!!!

[geeimsobored]

http://www.barrystickets.com/list.php?prodID=405989

There seem to be some very reasonable prices here.

It got as low as 50 dollars per ticket

[Miguel]

http://www.barrystickets.com/list.php?prodID=405989

There seem to be some very reasonable prices here.

It got as low as 50 dollars per ticket

That's NLCS dude.

[tim562]

DUUUUUDE!

AWESOME!

You going to buy tickets?! :O!!!

Oh hell yeah, its sucks we can only get 4. Geez, though, $125 per though, its kinda steep. What the hell am i talking about, this is the damn world series. Lets hook it up.

[The Cat]

Damn, guys, i got the email too. I wonder if its the same password for everyone.

Would you mind checking what time that email came in? I'm wondering if they're still being sent, or if they were all sent at the same time thelasik got his (about 10:15)...

[Miguel]

Oh hell yeah, its sucks we can only get 4. Geez, though, $125 per though, its kinda steep. What the hell am i talking about, this is the damn world series. Lets hook it up.

I'll take one of those off your hands if you can't find anyone to buy it off you. ;) LOL who am I kidding, who would turn down a WS ticket? :(

[tim562]

I'll take one of those off your hands if you can't find anyone to buy it off you. ;) LOL who am I kidding, who would turn down a WS ticket? :(


Dude, if we have trouble Miguel, I will holla. Seriously, I know three are sold, if we can't find anyone for the 4th, I will for sure keep you in mind. Some of my boys are cheap.

[Miguel]

What time did you get the email? Was it within the past 30 minutes, or like around 10 like the other guy earlier in this thread? I want to know if there's still hope.

And I cannot stress this enough, to anyone who gets the email
BUY ALL FOUR TICKETS! There will be SOMEONE that will buy the ticket from you.

[reggietodd]

Everyone that I know who got an email got it around 10:17pm, so I think those of us who haven't gotten the email yet aren't going to get it. :(

[tim562]

What time did you get the email? Was it within the past 30 minutes, or like around 10 like the other guy earlier in this thread? I want to know if there's still hope.

And I cannot stress this enough, to anyone who gets the email
BUY ALL FOUR TICKETS! There will be SOMEONE that will buy the ticket from you.


It says at this time on my email - Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:15:03 -0400 (EDT)

I left at 9:30 to go to my cuz's house. I got home when i first posted. They said it would all be at the same time. So only me and that other dude got it. Wow, thats crazy odds. I swear, i'm never this lucky.

[Miguel]

Alright, I give up. The email's not coming. :/

Congrats to everyone that did get the email. You're the envy of the board, and possibly the town.

[AggieRocket]

If you got the e-mail, I hate you like grim death.

(Just kidding, have fun at the game :) )

[Mr. Brightside]

Oh hell yeah, its sucks we can only get 4. Geez, though, $125 per though, its kinda steep. What the hell am i talking about, this is the damn world series. Lets hook it up.


Name your price, man. I'll buy it.

[EddieWasSnubbed]

Dude, if we have trouble Miguel, I will holla. Seriously, I know three are sold, if we can't find anyone for the 4th, I will for sure keep you in mind. Some of my boys are cheap.
If you're just selling all four, that pisses me off.

[tim562]

If you're just selling all four, that pisses me off.

OH hell no, I aint selling any of them. I am going, my bro is going, my best buddy is going, and we need to find someone else. My friend my take his friend for work. They will be used.

[EddieWasSnubbed]

OH hell no, I aint selling any of them. I am going, my bro is going, my best buddy is going, and we need to find someone else. My friend my take his friend for work. They will be used.
Okay, good. That would have made my blood boil if so. :p




Misunderstanding.

[oomp]

I just got my "you didn't win" email.

Thank you for registering for a chance to purchase tickets to potential Astros World Series games at Minute Maid Park. Unfortunately your entry was not selected for the online World Series sale. If single tickets remain, or any tickets go unclaimed, you will be automatically entered into the 2nd chance World Series ticket opportunity. If you are a 2nd chance winner, you will receive an e-mail on Thursday, Oct. 20 informing you of what you need to do.

As a fan, your loyalty to the Astros is unparalleled. Thank you for registering for the online World Series ticket opportunity.

[FROSTEEiCE]

I just got my "you didn't win" email.

yea that email totally sucked. making me think i won... :(

[zoork34]

yeah man, freaking rejection email sucks........of course i won it last year when we didnt go.........

[Harrisment]

I haven't even gotten a rejection email, and I signed up with 5 different accounts. Weird.

[hoopstar]

I haven't even gotten a rejection email, and I signed up with 5 different accounts. Weird.

yeah, i havent gotten a rejection letter either. i only signed up once, but this is making me think i did something stupid like type my email incorrectly.

am i the only still checking their email with the false hope that somehow i will still get a winning email?

[Miguel]

It seems like those (like me) who received the "rejection letter" are on the "2nd opportunity/waiting list" for anyone who doesn't buy tickets.

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Thank you for registering for a chance to purchase tickets to potential Astros World Series games at Minute Maid Park. Unfortunately your entry was not selected for the online World Series sale. If single tickets remain, or any tickets go unclaimed, you will be automatically entered into the 2nd chance World Series ticket opportunity. If you are a 2nd chance winner, you will receive an e-mail on Thursday, Oct. 20 informing you of what you need to do.
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I will be checking my email again Thursday, Oct 20th.

[flamingmoe]

I just got my "sorry, we're only giving tickets to ticket scalpers who signed up with 50 different emails tickets, life-long fans like you are screwed" email just now

[LonghornFan]

http://www.barrystickets.com/list.php?prodID=405989

There seem to be some very reasonable prices here.

It got as low as 50 dollars per ticket

4 rows behind 3rd base dugout for tonights game- $5800.00 a piece??? :eek:

My rejection email hurt the heart.

[akperez]

It seems like those (like me) who received the "rejection letter" are on the "2nd opportunity/waiting list" for anyone who doesn't buy tickets.

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Thank you for registering for a chance to purchase tickets to potential Astros World Series games at Minute Maid Park. Unfortunately your entry was not selected for the online World Series sale. If single tickets remain, or any tickets go unclaimed, you will be automatically entered into the 2nd chance World Series ticket opportunity. If you are a 2nd chance winner, you will receive an e-mail on Thursday, Oct. 20 informing you of what you need to do.
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I will be checking my email again Thursday, Oct 20th.


My husband and I both signed up and he got this rejection e-mail and I didn't. Maybe there is hope!!!! We'll be checking and hoping on the 20th! I can't imagine someone not buying tickets when they've won though..... :(

[RocketManJosh]

Finally got my rejection letter .. I definitely won't be holding my breath for an email on Thursday. Oh well ... would've been an expensive flight into Houston for a baseball game.

[Svpernaut]

I was rejected on one of my email addresses, waiting on the other 9 :o

[Jet Blast]

Got my rejected e-mail. Only hope left is the 2nd chance drawing.

[rrj_gamz]

yea that email totally sucked. making me think i won... :(

Ditto... :(

I got it this morning and well, looks like we'll be watching it on TV...still cool though...Congrats to those who got it...

[Supermac34]

I just got my "sorry, we're only giving tickets to ticket scalpers who signed up with 50 different emails tickets, life-long fans like you are screwed" email just now

Actually, I would bet that most true scalpers didn't sign up for these. True scalpers have a bunch of World Series tickets because they bought blocks of season tickets.

[Miguel]

:eek:

This is madness. I'm trying to get tix for Game 1-2 in Chicago. I guess there is a reason for the Lottery afterall.

[IC2000]

:eek:

This is madness. I'm trying to get tix for Game 1-2 in Chicago. I guess there is a reason for the Lottery afterall.

true scalpers definitely signed up

[AggieRocket]

Has anyone who was on the 2nd chance drawing received an e-mail from the Astros?

[Sattle]

Just received notification I won the 2nd chance. Here's the info in the email:

Great News! You have been selected in a 2nd chance drawing to purchase tickets (based on availability) for World Series games at Minute Maid Park. We have taken extensive measures to ensure that as many fans as possible have the opportunity to purchase these highly sought-after tickets. PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THIS ENTIRE E-MAIL TO AVOID ANY CONFUSION. This first-come, first-served online opportunity begins at 10 a.m. CT and ends at 5 p.m. on Friday, October 21, while supplies last.

Please note that available ticket inventory will be limited to pairs, scattered single seats and standing-room-only. THIS IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED SALE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

[Miguel]

Ah, joo lucky bastard.

[The Real Shady]

Holy Crap I just won the 2nd chance opportunity too. HELL YES!!!!!!

[Miguel]

I hate you both :(***













***Congrats

[Cire]

I hate all you lucky bastids, jk.

I got the "You are a loser" letter once, but I must really be a loser not to get it for the second chance drawing.

[Castor27]

Checked my mail tonight and nothing. I figured they had already done the drawing and I lost. Then I checked here and saw some people that won, so by chance I checked the barracuda program running on my work email, and there was my winning email. Hopefully I can get a pair of tickets to one of the games.

[MadMax]

i'm going to Game 5! :)

[RocketMan Tex]

i'm going to Game 5! :)

Woah! How did you swing that?

[MadMax]

Woah! How did you swing that?

Refman called me and offered me a ticket with him at face value. He had season tickets.

Very kind of him!!! Needless to say, I'm kinda excited about it! :)

[The Real Shady]

i'm going to Game 5! :)

Too bad we're going to sweep the Sox.

[RocketMan Tex]

Refman called me and offered me a ticket with him at face value. He had season tickets.

Very kind of him!!! Needless to say, I'm kinda excited about it! :)

Way way cool. This BBS is the bestest in the whole wide web.

[Svpernaut]

They sent out the second chance emails last night. A guy I work with got one and tickets go on sale today at 10:00AM on a first come first serve basis. Sorry if this was posted above, too lazy and depressed to look... lol.

[rhadamanthus]

3-5K seems way too high for World Series tickets.

Once the game days roll around, I bet you can get some seats for cheaper than that.

How many seats does MMP have? About 40K?

40,000 X 3 Games in Houston = 120,000 available seats. There is just more supply than in a Super Bowl or NBA finals or something like that.

Shop around if you really want tickets. I've also heard you can get tickets game day for cheaper as scalpers rush to get rid of their supply.

A buddy of mine has great season tickets. He sold his game 3 WS pair for 3k already. He is going to buy some cheaper seat tickets with some of the profit from each game, and use the rest to get some new wood flooring. He's been a season tikcet holder forever, and says he almost never pays for a single game, due to the profit he makes selling the good games/playoffs.

[MadMax]

Way way cool. This BBS is the bestest in the whole wide web.

it is indeed...
but i actually knew him first from law school.

[MadMax]

Too bad we're going to sweep the Sox.

fine by me!! :) it's the risk i'm taking.

[The Real Shady]

Anyone who has won the 2nd chacne lottery pick game 5. All others are sold out.

[Svpernaut]

A guy I work with just got 4 tickets to game 3 from second chance. 2 in the outfield and two in the Crawford boxes.

[The Cat]

Love the Astros, but a middle finger goes out from me to the Astros ticket office. Congrats to those of you who got it, but it's incredibly disheartening to watch this. I've been to dozens of regular season game, 4 out of 5 playoff games... why can't I just get a chance to get tickets? It's not even that I have to have tickets. Just give me the chance.

It wasn't too much for the White Sox to do a non-lottery system. Why can't we do at least some non-lottery? Maybe save the SRO. Or maybe do the initial purchasing via the lottery and the "second chance" ticket opportunity open to the public. Maybe save a few for the box office for the most dedicated fans - hell, I'd wait there for days.

It's not so much that I expected to be able to go to a game. After all, it's the World Series. But it's just incredibly frustrating to watch dozens of people I know (who aren't even that great of fans) get to go to the World Series and many of the most dedicated fans don't even get a chance. If they're sold out, they're sold out, and I can live with it... if I just get one freakin' chance. That's all I'm asking.

[Castor27]

I got 2 tickets to game 3. We have terrible seats but we'll be in the building to see Roy O pitch!

[candlegreen]

A guy I work with just got 4 tickets to game 3 from second chance. 2 in the outfield and two in the Crawford boxes.


THAT ... is quite disheartening, especially after hearing how so many people wants to buy 2 to go and 2 more just to sell....

[Svpernaut]

THAT ... is quite disheartening, especially after hearing how so many people wants to buy 2 to go and 2 more just to sell....

He is going with 3 friends, trust me I tried to "buddy up" to him :-)

[The Real Shady]

A guy I work with just got 4 tickets to game 3 from second chance. 2 in the outfield and two in the Crawford boxes.

How did he pull Crawford box tickets for the 2nd chance offer. I thought those were only season ticket holders?

[Svpernaut]

How did he pull Crawford box tickets for the 2nd chance offer. I thought those were only season ticket holders?

They are in the corner crawford boxes, the big section (103 I think). I was standing behind him when he got them so I know he's not lying.

[nel00]

Hey guys I got tickets to games 4 & 5 (2 tickets to each game) Section 253 for game 4 and Section 152 for game 5. I'm an Astros fan but a bigger Rockets fan and I can live with going to at least one game of the World Series. (Depending on the outcome of games 1 & 2) I'll be selling 2 tickets of either game, giving a bigger Astros FAN a chance to attend a game. I will not be asking for a high price for the tickets but as long as it covers the money I spent for all 4 tickets. ;) More or less around $300 for each ticket. (Trading will be taking into consideration) I figured it was a cheaper price to pay for than if buying from ebay or scalpers. Anybody interested shoot me an email sometime after games 1 & 2.

[Miguel]

I am quite possibly interested in Game 5. shoot me an email

mmolinajr@gmail.com

[candlegreen]

They are in the corner crawford boxes, the big section (103 I think). I was standing behind him when he got them so I know he's not lying.

as long as it's not 104.... Or else you'll be sitting behind the foul pole.

[SWTsig]

Hey guys I got tickets to games 4 & 5 (2 tickets to each game) Section 253 for game 4 and Section 152 for game 5. I'm an Astros fan but a bigger Rockets fan and I can live with going to at least one game of the World Series. (Depending on the outcome of games 1 & 2) I'll be selling 2 tickets of either game, giving a bigger Astros FAN a chance to attend a game. I will not be asking for a high price for the tickets but as long as it covers the money I spent for all 4 tickets. ;) More or less around $300 for each ticket. (Trading will be taking into consideration) I figured it was a cheaper price to pay for than if buying from ebay or scalpers. Anybody interested shoot me an email sometime after games 1 & 2.

taghi594@hotmail.com

very interested.

[The Cat]

Hey guys I got tickets to games 4 & 5 (2 tickets to each game) Section 253 for game 4 and Section 152 for game 5. I'm an Astros fan but a bigger Rockets fan and I can live with going to at least one game of the World Series. (Depending on the outcome of games 1 & 2) I'll be selling 2 tickets of either game, giving a bigger Astros FAN a chance to attend a game. I will not be asking for a high price for the tickets but as long as it covers the money I spent for all 4 tickets. ;) More or less around $300 for each ticket. (Trading will be taking into consideration) I figured it was a cheaper price to pay for than if buying from ebay or scalpers. Anybody interested shoot me an email sometime after games 1 & 2.

What's your email, nel? It won't let me email you through your profile, but I'm definitely interested.

[reggietodd]

Hey guys I got tickets to games 4 & 5 (2 tickets to each game) Section 253 for game 4 and Section 152 for game 5. I'm an Astros fan but a bigger Rockets fan and I can live with going to at least one game of the World Series. (Depending on the outcome of games 1 & 2) I'll be selling 2 tickets of either game, giving a bigger Astros FAN a chance to attend a game. I will not be asking for a high price for the tickets but as long as it covers the money I spent for all 4 tickets. ;) More or less around $300 for each ticket. (Trading will be taking into consideration) I figured it was a cheaper price to pay for than if buying from ebay or scalpers. Anybody interested shoot me an email sometime after games 1 & 2.

I'll trade you some of my rockets season tix for these if you are interested. My email is reggietodd@gmail.com

[The Real Shady]

nel, you should have a lottery for your tickets that you are going to sell.

[Rileydog]

i'm feel a little bad for being this excited because not everyone gets to go but I'M GOING TO THE SHOW BABY!!!!! Won the 2nd chance lottery. I probably would have forgottn to check if not for clutchfans and this thread!!! I love clutchfans!

I got 4 separate tickets to Game 4. Three of them are amazing, in section 118 and 116, just below the pressbox, pretty close to home plate. Just amazing. It's my wife's birthday today and she loves the stros. We're taking our dads to the game.

BRANDON BA-CKE, CLAP, CLAP, CLAP-CLAP-CLAP!
BA-CKE!! BA-CKE!!! BA-CKE!!!

I would have picked game 5 and per my sig, predict that we'll win the whole thing then. But I just couldn't risk the chance that we sweep in 4.

I'm going to represent big time.

[nel00]

nel, you should have a lottery for your tickets that you are going to sell.

Any suggestions??

By the way here's one of my emails: nel_chevy00@yahoo.com yall can contact me after Sunday's game.

[R0ckets03]

woo hoo!!!! I got four tix.

Two tix sec 104 (Crawford Boxes) to game three
Two tix sec 251 to game five.

I am not a big Astros fan so I am selling all of them!!! Maybe get me a plasma so I can watch the Rox on there. :D

[SWTsig]

woo hoo!!!! I got four tix.

Two tix sec 104 (Crawford Boxes) to game three
Two tix sec 251 to game five.

I am not a big Astros fan so I am selling all of them!!! Maybe get me a plasma so I can watch the Rox on there. :D

i'll give you $20 for all 4 tickets.

i'll be by your place tonight around 8.... great doing busines with ya.

[Surfguy]

I don't care if this is the Astros first World Series...these prices these tickets are being scalped for our ridiculous. Why don't I just sign over my car and house while I'm at it?

I'm starting to think the best way to get tickets is to show up an hour before the game and buy them from scalpers who have to sell them at highly reduced prices just to unload them. Or, else, a lot of these tickets are going to go unsold.

[SwoLy-D]

fine by me!! :) it's the risk i'm taking.Any chance in allowing *cough*ME*cough* a member of the IRISH/MEXICAN alliance to go with you? :(
woo hoo!!!! I got four tix. I am not a big Astros fan so I am selling all of them!!! Maybe get me a plasma so I can watch the Rox on there. :Dgimme 2 for $100 each. Take it or leave it!!!!

[flamingmoe]

woo hoo!!!! I got four tix.

Two tix sec 104 (Crawford Boxes) to game three
Two tix sec 251 to game five.

I am not a big Astros fan so I am selling all of them!!! Maybe get me a plasma so I can watch the Rox on there. :D


This is REALLY starting to piss me off

[Groogrux]

This is REALLY starting to piss me off

Yeah, that is annoying.

[Gummi Clutch]

nel please email me
coachbryan-c2c@sbcglobal.net
I am intrested in paying cash plus a pair of Rockets tickets in the Club Section at the game of your choice.

Thanks

[The Cat]

This is REALLY starting to piss me off

said it once, and i'll say it again. **** the lottery.

I usually don't have any problem with people making money off of tickets... but again, it's because the real fans have the same opportunity to get the tickets. Here, where thousands of diehards don't even get the chance... it sucks. Why can't they even rope off a few hundred seats or something for sale to the general public? I don't have to win... I'd just like to have the chance to try. Hell, I'd like to have the chance to pay 4 times face value to get in... and as ridiculous as that sounds, that's not even half of what most tickets are going for.

[dylan]

woo hoo!!!! I got four tix.

Two tix sec 104 (Crawford Boxes) to game three
Two tix sec 251 to game five.

I am not a big Astros fan so I am selling all of them!!! Maybe get me a plasma so I can watch the Rox on there. :D

It's sad that a member I can have so much respect for with regards to his Rockets contributions can be so sleazy as to buy tickets he doesn't want just to resell them. :(

[reggietodd]

It's sad that a member I can have so much respect for with regards to his Rockets contributions can be so sleazy as to buy tickets he doesn't want just to resell them. :(

I agree with the Cat, I hate the lottery, I especially hate the way its based on email addresses, so scalpers can create a ton of email addresses and buy tickets that way.

But, I can't fault anyone who sells their tickets because there is a whole lot of money to be made by doing so.

[R0ckets03]

But, I can't fault anyone who sells their tickets because there is a whole lot of money to be made by doing so.

Thank you. I am just playing the system. I don't care if "real" fans don't get in. I have been offered $7000!!! for them already and that is alot of money.

The guys who are getting pissed....what did you expect me to do? I knew that is how much I was going to get before buying them. I guess I should have passed them up so you guys could get in? :rolleyes:

[rocketfan83]

Quick question guys. I dont feel like starting another thread...

Did seaon ticket holders get 1st priority for playoff tickets and the world series?

I've always said that once I graduate college my first big purchase when I get a real job will be 2 season tickets for the Rockets. I don't want to be left in the dust "once" the rockets make the finals if thats the case I might just play it game by game.

[hoopstar]

man i never got any rejection emails or anything, that would totally suck if i typed in like the wrong email or something my accident :(

[rocketfan83]

Thank you. I am just playing the system. I don't care if "real" fans don't get in. I have been offered $7000!!! for them already and that is alot of money.

The guys who are getting pissed....what did you expect me to do? I knew that is how much I was going to get before buying them. I guess I should have passed them up so you guys could get in? :rolleyes:

Just understand that theres alot of die hard fans on this board, it is a dream come true that the Astros are in the world series for us. Most of us cant even explain how happy we would be to attend a game.

Congrats on the money made. But of course your going to get flamed if come here bragging that you got tickets that few of us got. And than boasting how your going to sell them. What did you expect???

[The Real Shady]

Quick question guys. I dont feel like starting another thread...

Did seaon ticket holders get 1st priority for playoff tickets and the world series?

I've always said that once I graduate college my first big purchase when I get a real job will be 2 season tickets for the Rockets. I don't want to be left in the dust "once" the rockets make the finals if thats the case I might just play it game by game.

If you get a Rockets mini plan you are able to buy playoff tickets before the general public can also. A little cheaper if you can't afford the full season.

[mulletman]

Thank you. I am just playing the system. I don't care if "real" fans don't get in. I have been offered $7000!!! for them already and that is alot of money.

it has to be hard to turn down $7000!!

where are you selling them? ebay? stubhub?

[R0ckets03]

it has to be hard to turn down $7000!!

where are you selling them? ebay? stubhub?


That was offered to me in cash outside MinuteMaid. I didn't want to get in trouble for selling it over there. Not to mention I dont feel safe taking $7K from just some random dude on a street corner.

I am probably going to list them up on stubhub. I dont know how stubhub works though. I want to list it on there because you can get a much better price on stubhub then ebay.

[LonghornFan]

I agree with the Cat, I hate the lottery, I especially hate the way its based on email addresses, so scalpers can create a ton of email addresses and buy tickets that way.

But, I can't fault anyone who sells their tickets because there is a whole lot of money to be made by doing so.

Agree 100%. I'm a diehard fan, but it would be REALLY hard to pass up that kind of money. Credit card debt paid off vs. one WS game.

Hmmmm....

[LonghornFan]

Quick question guys. I dont feel like starting another thread...

Did seaon ticket holders get 1st priority for playoff tickets and the world series?


Note on Astros.com;

SEASON TICKET HOLDERS:

You should have received your tickets for potential 2005 postseason games at Minute Maid Park the week of September 26th.

Please make certain that everything is in order. If you hold parking during the regular season and opted to purchase for the postseason, your parking credentials are included. If you ordered Club Level passes, they will be sent separately.

[Preston27]

They had a 3rd lottery, and I won!!!!

Tomorrow at 10 AM, those who were drawn an email get a chance at tickets while supplies last.

Oh my god, world series!!! (hopefully)

[jmftexas]

They had a 3rd lottery, and I won!!!!

Tomorrow at 10 AM, those who were drawn an email get a chance at tickets while supplies last.

Oh my god, world series!!! (hopefully)

bastard.....0-3 here...

[Luckyazn]

They had a 3rd lottery, and I won!!!!

Tomorrow at 10 AM, those who were drawn an email get a chance at tickets while supplies last.

Oh my god, world series!!! (hopefully)

Did they email you today? that we were selected from a 3rd lottery?

[Preston27]

Yes, at 1:09 PM Central.

[Cire]

"bastard.....0-3 here..." is correct. :(

[toby]

i just got the email as well. sign me up for 2 tickets!

[jmftexas]

i just got the email as well. sign me up for 2 tickets!


U just got it? or just checked and it was from earlier??? can u buy more than 2?? if so pleeeeasseee include mE!!

[toby]

it says it was sent around 1 pm today, but i have been checking my email all afternoon. just came up about 8 pm on my email though. i'd buy four, but I don't want to give/sell tickets away. i'll let some others have a chance in the lottery. that is if i can even get tickets: its limited availability.

[jmftexas]

it says it was sent around 1 pm today, but i have been checking my email all afternoon. just came up about 8 pm on my email though. i'd buy four, but I don't want to give/sell tickets away. i'll let some others have a chance in the lottery. that is if i can even get tickets: its limited availability.

if change your mind please consider me...maybe even just give me coupon code after u get ur tickets? if thats possible?

[The Cat]

said it twice, will say it again. **** the lottery.

this is three times. THREE! just one time, give diehard fans a shot to buy tickets. i don't care if there are only 5 tickets left and the whole world has a shot to log onto ticketmaster. all i want is a chance, like i've had throughout the season and the playoffs. like the white sox fans had. why is that so much to ask of them? maybe I can see an initial lottery... maybe two... at some point, why not give fans a chance?

[B-ball freak]

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=103436

Got a couple of tickets, if anyone is interested - click the link

[jmftexas]

still looking for reasonable priced game 5 tickets...

[B-ball freak]

still looking for reasonable priced game 5 tickets...


define reasonable and click the link in the post above you if you are interested

[BabyClutch]

I got the email that we won four tickets and we could buy them and I really thought we had them. We clicked the link and soon found out all the tickets were gone. :mad: :( :(