in that we were extremely extremely lucky to get tickets (by way of my brother's computer in Oregon).
And, as luck would have it (again), they are for Game 3 again (long-time, meaning 2 weeks, Mendoza blog readers know that me and Mrs. Mendoza went to Game 3 of the NLDS with the Phony Phillies and Game of NLCS against D-Bag Diamondbacks).
My Oregonian brother had 1 browser open on 1 computer and by luck the Rockies website welcomed him in just after 1 pm mtn. After incorrectly inputting the garbled word verification, he finally was able to buy the tickets. He did 'best available' and somehow seats in section 119 were available over an hour into the ticket selling spree; which goes to show how horribly slow and sloppy the Rockies ticket system was.
So although we'll never truly know if the Rockies tickets got into the 'right hands', I can assure you that at least 4 of the tickets are now in the hands of some hardcore Rockies fans.
On a sadder note, one of my co-workers who is as much a lifelong Rockies fan as me, and bought tickets for every playoff game, did not get tickets. Upon hearing that the tickets sold out completely, he came into my office with shiny eyeballs and a reddened nose and looked like his world had just come crashing down around him. After consoling him by sharing in the insult-spewing towards the Rockies office at how stupidly they handled all this, he left my office saying "Man I hope the Rockies kick the shit outta those Sox."
Mendoza's 5280 (reasons to believe that there will be 10-times the people standing outside Coors listening as there will be inside watching during each home game)
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We're gonna be at your house Saturday night watching on your big screen high-def teevee and taking care of your puppy dog. That won't be a problem, will it?
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