RedEye asked via chicagotribune.com: Were you able to get tickets through
Ticketmaster–online or over the phone–after they went on sale at noon?
“Short of setting up a military
command post, I had three phones dialing with three computers going at the same time and came up like the Cubs in the postseason.”
–Bryan, Chicago
“No. Thought I might have better luck getting through to Alaska, but every Ticketmaster number in the country was jammed. A shame there’s no room for long-time Sox fans in the new stadium.”
–Dan Drigot, Milwaukee
“I must be really lucky. I got 2 tix to Game 2 using ticketmaster.com. I got through right away. Whoo!
Go Sox!”
–Mike R., Montgomery
“Those bastards! I tried by phone and online … what a scam. Now I gotta debate whether or not to sell a kidney to see the World Series.”
–Fritz Peterson, Gary
“Ticketmaster is a joke. Had no chance from the start. Of course all the corporate big shots who couldn’t tell you who is playing will be there in their suits and crying about traffic getting to the games because they haven’t been to one this year.”
–Ron, Arlington Heights
“I called a Ticketmaster number based in Phoenix, and I could get
3 tickets for Sunday’s game.”
–Kristin, Chicago
“No. I have been trying to get tickets for years now by this process and have never been successful. No one I know is successful either. I question who is really getting these tickets.”
–Tom Kelliher, Westchester
“What happened to
the White Sox theme
of being a team for the ‘common man.’ This sucks! There were only a few thousand tickets available! No common man can afford brokers’ prices!”
–Karlos, Chicago
“Ticketmaster is the greatest scam of all time. Scalpers’
paradise.”
–Fernando, Palatine
“Not only was I not able to get them, but I was assigned seat numbers and was checking out when I kept getting error messages from Ticketmaster. Finally it said my time had expired. To make things worse I tried again and was told I had exceeded my limit. Unbelievable! Unbelievable!”
–Kevin Slou, Aurora
“No chance at getting tickets. They should have done a lottery like they did in Houston. That way some of us regular everyday fans would have had a shot.”
–Michael, Lake In The Hills
“Are you kidding me? The ticket brokers magically get all the tix. It’s a scam.”
–Scott LeBaron, Glen Ellyn
“Oh well, the seats are really good in my living room.”
–David Tyson, Wilmette
“Are you serious? I could wail
conspiracy or incompetence, but I’ll just say that it was the usual: Internet promises equity, delivers nothing.”
–Kelly S., Fairfax, Va.
