Some observations about how the tickets sold. These is based solely on the Chicago Cubs website when they state “Tickets to the following games are no longer available or have scattered single seats.” To make this simple, I’m merely calling this “sold out.”
1. August or September?
An odd thing is that August games sell out before September games. (After 8 hours, four August games sold out versus two September games.) With a great team on the field as the Cubs have, you’d think that people would want to go see the last games of the season in September. But perhaps people are afraid of the colder weather in September.
2. Saturday or Sunday?
In a Fri/Sat/Sun series, Saturday and Sunday would obviously sell out first. However, which of Saturday and Sunday which sell out first? It seems Saturday has the slight edge. As both Saturday, Aug 13 and Sunday, Sep 17 vs the Cardinals sold out before their Sunday counterparts. Another weird thing happened with this Saturday, Aug 13th date…
3. Sold out statement retracted
The Cubs website said that a couple games were sold out only to bizarrely have them reappear again later.
One of the first games to “sell out” was Sat, Aug 13 vs. the Cardinals. But then the following day, tickets were mysteriously available again. Perhaps even more odd was how Tuesday’s game agains the Reds was one of the first 12 games to sell out. Tuesday? Reds? But then just two hours later, tickets were available again. What’s happening at the Wrigley box office? Are they withholding tickets and then suddenly deciding to release them again?
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Here’s the full list of stats that I’m basing this on: Items in bold are new appearances on the list The sold out list as of 2/25, 1:00 pm Fri, Apr 8 vs. Brewers Sat, May 21 vs. White Sox Sun, May 22 vs White Sox Fri, June 10 vs. Red Sox Sat, June 11 vs. Red Sox Sun, June 12 vs. Red Sox Sat, Aug 13 vs. Cardinals The sold out list as of 2/25, 3:00pm Fri, Apr 8 vs. Brewers Fri, May 20 vs. White Sox Sat, May 21 vs. White Sox Sun, May 22 vs White Sox Fri, June 10 vs. Red Sox Sat, June 11 vs. Red Sox Sun, June 12 vs. Red Sox Tue, Aug 8 vs. Reds Sat, Aug 13 vs. Cardinals Sun, Aug 14 vs. Cardinals Sun, Aug 28 vs.Marlins Sat, Sep 17 vs. Cardinals The sold out list as of 2/25, 5:00pm Fri, Apr 8 vs. Brewers Fri, May 20 vs. White Sox Sat, May 21 vs. White Sox Sun, May 22 vs. White Sox Fri, June 10 vs. Red Sox Sat, June 11 vs. Red Sox Sun, June 12 vs. Red Sox Fri, Aug 12 vs. Cardinals Sat, Aug 13 vs. Cardinals Sun, Aug 14 vs. Cardinals Sun, Aug 28 vs.Marlins Sat, Sep 17 vs. Cardinals Sat, Sep 24 vs. Astros [i”>Tue, August 8th vs. Reds is not on the sold out list anymore[/i”> The sold out list as of 2/26, 8:00am Fri, Apr 8 vs. Brewers Sat, May 7 vs. Phillies Fri, May 20 vs. White Sox Sat, May 21 vs. White Sox Sun, May 22 vs. White Sox Fri, June 10 vs. Red Sox Sat, June 11 vs. Red Sox Sun, June 12 vs. Red Sox Mon, June 14 vs. Marlins Sat, July 2 vs. Nationals Sun, July 3 vs. Nationals Sat, July 30 vs. Diamondbacks Fri, Aug 12 vs. Cardinals Sun, Aug 14 vs. Cardinals Sun, Aug 28 vs.Marlins Sat, Sep 17 vs. Cardinals Sat, Sep 24 vs. Astros Sun, Sept 25 vs. Astros [i”>Sat, Aug 13 vs. Cardinals is not on the sold out list anymore[/i”>
Of course these stats are based on the 24 hours of sales. It would be interesting to see what happens over the next few weeks.
i think i’m going to an april game.
don’t even talk to me about cubs tickets. i tried all day on friday only to sit in the virtual waiting room for hours and hours. 🙁 boo-hoo.
oh, and what i think happens is that they mark a game as “sold out” when only single tickets are available… no more pairs left. then, at a later time, they go in and mark it as not sold out because there are single tickets way up on top behind the poles left. just from my observation from the past few years.
laura, how did you get tickets?
top secret! no really, my sister got some, i don’t know how [i assume online”>, and so i’m taking one of those.
I’m going to a couple of games in May, vs. the Mets. Had to wait in the virtual waiting room for HOURS (six hours for the first set, four more for the second) to get those tickets, too . . .
wow crissy you got through the virtual waiting room? oo the mets are an interesting team this year. They got Pedro Martinez and Carlos Beltran. And piazza and glavine.
i’m sure that’s how my sister got our tickets too. she doesn’t have any special connections or anything. who are they playing on april 10? that’s the game i’m going to.