Looks like Mrs. Mendoza won't have to wake up hours before sunrise on Monday after all because the Rockies are ditching the outdoor lottery system altogether and going 100% online ticket sales.
I wonder if Sun Microsystems is re-thinking having their logo on the Rockies' website, in the upper-right corner, after the server crash this will cause.
One could say that the downside to this decision is that it allows the nationwide ticket-selling companies and dot-coms (who's only avenue of buying tickets was online due to being headquartered across the country) more tickets to re-sell at insane prices, at the cost of local fans who were planning on driving down to Coors (such as Mrs. Mendoza) and hoping to get a lucky number in the lottery to buy decent tickets at face value.
Here's the big question: how long after tickets are available at 10 am will it take for them to sell out?
My guess? 2 minutes assuming the website doesn't crash in a firey ball of embarrassment for Sun Micro.
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Guess you nailed this one, eh? A firey blaze it was!
Jim
This was Fiery Blaze v.1 as we'll all get another chance to bring their servers down once more...
Anyone hear anything about when the site will come back up?
The Rockies are about to announce a do-over. My prediction: Same time, same place, Tuesday. Another prediction: Fewer security measures originally intended to prevent the server farms from cultivating OUR tickets out from under us.
YOUR tickets?
Here's the message you should be getting from the Rockies -
If you want YOUR tickets then become a season ticket holder. They all got THEIR tickets. If you're just another Joe who's gone to a game or three this year you're no different than anyone else.
So while you're waiting for YOUR tickets click the link on the front page and sign up for 2008 season tickets if you think this miracle will happen again next year.
Otherwise...suck it up like everyone else.
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