No Rockies World Series Tickets Until Tomorrow (also Rockies, Buckeyes, and Broncos)

by mike

If you don’t want to wait until 5 PM here is the scoop on what I heard is happening.

I was told I can walk away from my computer screen, go grab a shower, and relax for at least the rest of the evening. No more ticket sales this afternoon, or this evening. At the earliest it will be tomorrow. I still recommend you wait until 5 PM to hear the official release but that is the unofficial official scoop.

As you can tell, I am pretty excited about the opportunity to go to see the Rockies play in the World Series.

I was an early believer. Before everyone fully started a feeding frenzy I got online and bought tickets through every game I could. Maybe it was hope, maybe it was rooting for the local underdog team no one thought would make it. Maybe I am just sentimental. Or maybe I just loved going to the rare Rockies games I could catch, sitting in the sun and enjoying the game, and the thought of that same team having a shot at the series got me pumped up.

I was also a late believer. Other fans have been buying season tickets year after year, season after season. They were going to games when Coors Field would almost be empty. These folks are not fair weather. They are true to the team and have been for years.

I mention this because something about this online ticket sales process bothers me. 8.5 million hits is alot. My chances of getting any seats is terrible. And there are folks out there who are only buying them to scalp them. I still have hope of course. But part of me was hoping they would have opened the windows at the stadium and started selling to the fans who mobbed Coors Field. These are probably the same folks that have been going year after year and are the real fans.

And what about the folks who bought in for the Division and National Series or who bought regular season tickets. Maybe they aren’t full season holders, but they were fans before the Series became a reality. Wouldn’t it be nice to reach into that database and somehow give all those folks a first shot before it gets opened up to the world. Granted, I am one of those people, so I am biased.

But I would like to think that the earlier you started believing in the Rockies the better your odds of getting a ticket were. Maybe that is where Karma plays in and it will all work out. Whether I am watching them in the stands or on TV I’ll still be rooting them on.

But my record for good Karma while sitting in the stands is good with me The games I went to… all wins. The game I missed, the one loss. In fact here is a quick summary of my past week. To start off the week I was at the final game in the Sweep by the Rockies. WOW!!!! What an amazing experience. I don’t know what more I can say about how amazing it was to be there.

Out r in pre game bloody mary: $6
Streeside vendor gyro with the works: $7
OSU team jersey: $70
Celebrating a Buckeye homecoming victory in the stadium for my first time in over 10 years: priceless

Then it was off to Columbus, Ohio for my first Homecoming game in over 10 years. Heck, it’s my first Ohio State game in over 10 years but the fact that it was Homecoming made it even more special. I even almost got teary eyed with the traditional script Ohio and songs. There is something special about going to your alumni games years after. I got a chance to laugh with old friends, visit old favorite spots, and travel back in time for a day. Plus we beat Michigan State (24-17) which is always a plus, although the 3rd quarter almost gave me an ulcer.

And then as a final wrap up I flew out of Columbus yesterday morning and headed to Denver to watch the Broncos play the Steelers. I felt a little remorse about picking on the Steelers too bad (great game) because I hod gotten my Ohio State ticket from an old friend of mine who is a die hard Steelers fan.

That makes it a pretty special sports week for me. I’d like to carry that momentum on for the Rockies World Series. I’ll keep my fingers crossed and wherever I am you will hear me cheer.