Asking for a favor
The Phillies are opening their new stadium on April 12th, and I’d love to go to the game, even though I’ll have to take a few days off from work and fly across the country to do so. I’ve been planning this for months, hoping that I’d find some way to get tickets. They’ve finally announced how ticket sales will work, and there’s an interesting catch. It’s an online drawing, but they only allow one entry per email address and credit card. In the four days the form has been up, 41,000 people have signed up for the 2,500 pairs of tickets. That puts my chances of getting tickets at near zero (well, 6%, which is close enough).
Out of desperation, then, I’d like to ask a favor of anyone reading this. Head on over to the form, sign up by Thursday night, and if you get tickets, I’ll gladly pay for them (plus your cost of sending them to me, and maybe something extra unless there are way too many).
I know it’s a lot to ask, to try to convince folks to type in a credit card number to buy something they neither want nor need, but if you can take pity on this desperate Phillies fan in his time of need (er, time of want), I’ll be very appreciative. Thanks!
Update: It seems that nobody who read this won. Oh, well. Thanks for trying….
Erik J. Barzeski Said,
February 11, 2004 @ 6:50 am
I put my name in. I just wonder what will happen if three people all send you tickets.
Eric Said,
February 11, 2004 @ 8:45 am
I’ll take ‘em all. I’d much rather have six tickets than none.
Buzz Andersen Said,
February 11, 2004 @ 9:21 am
Alright, my order is in as well. Keeping my fingers crossed :-)…
EJ Said,
February 11, 2004 @ 11:37 am
Add one more to the list! Your chances are skyrocketing!
I’m glad you’re willing to take any extras, but I do have relatives there that might want the tickets as well, if you can’t take them.
Richard Scorer Said,
February 11, 2004 @ 11:47 am
Add another
Good luck!
Laura Said,
February 12, 2004 @ 9:58 pm
Well, technically they ought not to be accepting orders anymore, but the page was still up, so Alexei and I each submitted one too. Good luck!
Nicholas Fang Said,
February 14, 2004 @ 12:40 am
The form’s down now, unfortunately, but I would have.
Sorry for being lame and not checking weblogs hardly at all these days …
–Nick
petey Said,
February 16, 2004 @ 12:29 pm
FYI, as a 17-game plan holder I have access to single game ticket presales for the next few days until general public tickets go on sale…
I can’t help with the home opener (I’m hoping to score a pair in the separate planholder lottery myself), but for the other games I’d be happy to pass along the url… actual address is spam at grammar dash rodeo dot net
Erik J. Barzeski Said,
February 19, 2004 @ 6:15 am
I didn’t win.
Anonymous Said,
February 24, 2004 @ 4:02 pm
I have tickets to the fireworks game on Thursday night if you are interested