Brewers game sold out? WTF?

Balldog · 07-06-2006, 09:33 PM

So the girlfriend and I are headed to Milwaukee tomorrow morning and looking for something to do Friday night. I figured we could hit a Brewers game only to find out that there is not two tickets seated together available, wtf? Is scalping legal in Wisconsin? I just figured we'd drive up there and get some tickets that way if we had to.

We are going to Milwaukee for Click Five on Saturday, shoot me.

ISiddiqui · 07-06-2006, 09:34 PM

You had the misfortune of trying to go during 'wack a brat' night.

Barkeep49 · 07-06-2006, 09:35 PM

Balldog: It's sold out because it's Cubs Brewers. Half or more of the stadium will be Cubs fans. I'm going on Sunday for the very reason that Miller Stadium is a nice play to see a ball game and it's cheaper then going to Wrigley.

JonInMiddleGA · 07-06-2006, 09:37 PM

You might want to try that again at www.milwaukeebrewers.com ...

I just tried 2 best available & got a pair about halfway up in the field level right behind the 3rd base dugout. Okay, granted, they're $50 each, but they came up with no problem for me just now.

JonInMiddleGA · 07-06-2006, 09:39 PM

Dola -- just tried again, got a different pair in the 300's section behind home plate. Again, $50 each.

edit to add -- this is wild, just tried immediately after posting and got a pair of $18 seats way up high down the RF line. Horrible seats in most parks but I'm just amazed how quickly they're changing even with the same search parameters.

double edit -- And now it's a pair of $40 seats between home & 1B.

This is funky

ISiddiqui · 07-06-2006, 09:41 PM

I found two $45 (each) tickets available for tomorrow night's game.

Balldog · 07-06-2006, 10:05 PM

well wtf, ill try again!

lungs · 07-07-2006, 08:02 AM

I go to Miller Park around ten times per year and it is correct that the Cub tickets are harder to come by.

If you can't find two together online I'm 99% positive you'll be able to pick up tickets in the parking lot from scalpers. Last time I went to a single seat only game I had no problem finding tickets.

If you don't have a scalper approach you the second you get out of your car (which happened to me last game I went to), you can usually find scalpers around the bridge that connects general parking to the park.

Usually the markup from scalpers isn't horrible. Bleacher seats are $15 from the ticket office and I usually pay $20 from a scalper. I'm not sure if they scalpers will try to bleed more money out of people due to the fact that it's a Cubs game. If you have any questions about anything or the park in general, just let me know.

Edit: I suppose you may have left already....

PackerFanatic · 07-07-2006, 08:16 AM

Cubs-Brewers are probably when the park is most packed, for obvious reasons.

Go Brew Crew!

07-06-2006, 09:34 PM	#2
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	You had the misfortune of trying to go during 'wack a brat' night. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

07-06-2006, 09:37 PM	#4
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	You might want to try that again at www.milwaukeebrewers.com ... I just tried 2 best available & got a pair about halfway up in the field level right behind the 3rd base dugout. Okay, granted, they're $50 each, but they came up with no problem for me just now. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

07-06-2006, 09:39 PM	#5
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Dola -- just tried again, got a different pair in the 300's section behind home plate. Again, $50 each. edit to add -- this is wild, just tried immediately after posting and got a pair of $18 seats way up high down the RF line. Horrible seats in most parks but I'm just amazed how quickly they're changing even with the same search parameters. double edit -- And now it's a pair of $40 seats between home & 1B. This is funky __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis Last edited by JonInMiddleGA : 07-06-2006 at 09:42 PM.

07-06-2006, 09:41 PM	#6
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	I found two $45 (each) tickets available for tomorrow night's game. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

07-07-2006, 08:02 AM	#8
lungs Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Prairie du Sac, WI	I go to Miller Park around ten times per year and it is correct that the Cub tickets are harder to come by. If you can't find two together online I'm 99% positive you'll be able to pick up tickets in the parking lot from scalpers. Last time I went to a single seat only game I had no problem finding tickets. If you don't have a scalper approach you the second you get out of your car (which happened to me last game I went to), you can usually find scalpers around the bridge that connects general parking to the park. Usually the markup from scalpers isn't horrible. Bleacher seats are $15 from the ticket office and I usually pay $20 from a scalper. I'm not sure if they scalpers will try to bleed more money out of people due to the fact that it's a Cubs game. If you have any questions about anything or the park in general, just let me know. Edit: I suppose you may have left already.... Last edited by lungs : 07-07-2006 at 08:03 AM.

07-06-2006, 09:35 PM	#3
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	Balldog: It's sold out because it's Cubs Brewers. Half or more of the stadium will be Cubs fans. I'm going on Sunday for the very reason that Miller Stadium is a nice play to see a ball game and it's cheaper then going to Wrigley.

07-06-2006, 10:05 PM	#7
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	well wtf, ill try again!

07-07-2006, 08:16 AM	#9
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	Cubs-Brewers are probably when the park is most packed, for obvious reasons. Go Brew Crew! __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

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