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WOOHOO! I'm a second chance winner!
« on: October 20, 2005, 07:37:28 pm »
Check your emails folks!  This is what we got:

ASTROS WORLD SERIES TICKET OPPORTUNITY
THIS IS A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED SALE
WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
 Dear Troy,
Great News! You have been selected in a 2nd chance drawing to purchase tickets (based on availability) for World Series games at Minute Maid Park. We have taken extensive measures to ensure that as many fans as possible have the opportunity to purchase these highly sought-after tickets. PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THIS ENTIRE E-MAIL TO AVOID ANY CONFUSION. This first-come, first-served online opportunity begins at 10 a.m. CT and ends at 5 p.m. on Friday, October 21, while supplies last.

Please note that available ticket inventory will be limited to pairs, scattered single seats and standing-room-only. THIS IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED SALE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

To purchase tickets:
Select the game you would like to purchase tickets for.
Enter the World Series ticket opportunity password listed below into the Random Drawing Full Price Ticket box.
Continue through the purchase path and complete your transaction.
Please note: During the transaction you will be required to either login or create a new account. If you already have an account, please use your normal login username and password. If you need to create an account, please use a password of your choice.

The password provided in this e-mail is needed to access the ticket inventory.

TICKET OPPORTUNITY PASSWORD:

The e-mail address information you enter during the ordering process MUST MATCH THE E-MAIL ADDRESS USED WHEN YOU REGISTERED. Orders with non-matching e-mail addresses may be cancelled.

You are allowed to purchase a total of four (4) tickets to one of the potential Houston World Series games or tickets for multiple Minute Maid Park World Series games adding up to a total of four (4). All sales are final. Your password will be valid for the purchase of four tickets. While your password will be valid for the purchase of four tickets, these tickets may not be contiguous or may be Standing-Room-Only (no seat provided). Since this is a first-come, first-served sale, you may experience a virtual waiting room after logging in. Ticket purchases that exceed posted ticket limits will be cancelled.

Please click on the "Buy Tickets" link for whichever World Series game you would like to purchase tickets to and then enter the password listed above to purchase up to four tickets for the game you selected.

World Series Game 3 - Home Game #1 - Tuesday, Oct. 25


World Series Game 4 - Home Game #2 - Wednesday, Oct. 26


World Series Game 5 - Home Game #3 - Thursday, Oct. 27*

*if necessary

World Series ticket prices, as established by Major League Baseball, are as follows: Club Level - $185, Dugout Boxes $185, Field Boxes - $185,
Crawford Boxes - $185, Bullpen Boxes - $150, Terrace Deck - $125,
Mezzanine - $125, View Deck - $125, Standing Room - $45.

Thanks for participating. We look forward to seeing you at Minute Maid Park! All dates and times are announced and subject to change by Major League Baseball.
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« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2005, 07:42:47 pm »
If you can buy 2 extra for Game Three, I will pay you real American cash.

I love you.

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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2005, 07:43:18 pm »
Nice save!  But I saw it before you deleted it!!!  Muahahaha!!!
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« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2005, 07:43:33 pm »
You might want to edit out that password...
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« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2005, 07:45:37 pm »
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If you can buy 2 extra for Game Three, I will pay you real American cash.

I love you.





Ha!  I'll pay you in fish sticks.  And don't listen to Alkie.  He's already got tickets.  If anyone around here deserves extras, it's me.  For my charm, my rugged good looks, and my spelling ability.
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2005, 07:46:01 pm »
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Nice save!  But I saw it before you deleted it!!!  Muahahaha!!!




Looks like I will have a chance as well.  Thank goodness...hopefully I'll hit...I need to sell some tickets to cover my current losses.

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« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2005, 07:47:56 pm »
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If you can buy 2 extra for Game Three, I will pay you real American cash.

I love you.





Ha!  I'll pay you in fish sticks.  And don't listen to Alkie.  He's already got tickets.  If anyone around here deserves extras, it's me.  For my charm, my rugged good looks, and my spelling ability.





I have tickets to Game FOUR, and I paid more for them than I made last month, so it's not like I "got tickets."

Besides, what did I spell incorrectly?

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« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2005, 07:52:39 pm »
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Nice save!  But I saw it before you deleted it!!!  Muahahaha!!!

You might want to edit out that password...





D'OH!

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« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2005, 07:59:59 pm »
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Nice save!  But I saw it before you deleted it!!!  Muahahaha!!!




Looks like I will have a chance as well.  Thank goodness...hopefully I'll hit...I need to sell some tickets to cover my current losses.





If anybody ends up with a couple of extra tickets and wants to perform a good deed, I'd be happy to buy them from you. I've never been to Minute Maid, so you could even consider it a public service. Or something.

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« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2005, 08:31:50 pm »
to Game #4 (or any other game for that matter). So I'm definitely willing to help considerably on offsetting your costs.
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« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2005, 08:55:34 pm »
Guys, I'd love to help you out.  My hubby's email address actually won the drawing.  Mine and my mom's did not.  But all 4 tickets are already for - the 3 of us plus our daughter.  

I wish I could bring all of you.

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« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2005, 09:38:33 pm »
Rats.. didn't get that email.  I'm conflicted on trying to get tickets to this shindig.  I've been to Minute Maid a couple of times, once for a regular game and once for the All-Star game so I don't need to be there again but it sure would be nice to spend time in Houston with some of you folks cheering on the best team in Baseball.

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« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2005, 09:49:06 pm »
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Guys, I'd love to help you out.  My hubby's email address actually won the drawing.  Mine and my mom's did not.  But all 4 tickets are already for - the 3 of us plus our daughter.  

I wish I could bring all of you.





Cool, have a great time!

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« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2005, 10:35:19 pm »
I just got the email too!   FLIPPING SWEEEET!!

noe wtime to decide which game to go too.
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« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2005, 10:39:36 pm »
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I just got the email too!   FLIPPING SWEEEET!!

noe wtime to decide which game to go too.





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« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2005, 10:44:19 pm »
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I just got the email too!   FLIPPING SWEEEET!!

noe wtime to decide which game to go too.





Did you just get it or just check it? Wondering if they're still being sent out or if they were all sent at the same time (about 5:30).

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« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2005, 10:50:39 pm »
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I just got the email too!   FLIPPING SWEEEET!!

noe wtime to decide which game to go too.





Did you just get it or just check it? Wondering if they're still being sent out or if they were all sent at the same time (about 5:30).





Additionally, did you lucky second chance winners receive the initial rejection email?
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« Reply #17 on: October 20, 2005, 11:02:33 pm »
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I just got the email too!   FLIPPING SWEEEET!!

noe wtime to decide which game to go too.





Did you just get it or just check it? Wondering if they're still being sent out or if they were all sent at the same time (about 5:30).




Additionally, did you lucky second chance winners receive the initial rejection email?




Yes

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« Reply #18 on: October 20, 2005, 11:28:05 pm »
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I just got the email too!   FLIPPING SWEEEET!!

noe wtime to decide which game to go too.





Did you just get it or just check it? Wondering if they're still being sent out or if they were all sent at the same time (about 5:30).




Additionally, did you lucky second chance winners receive the initial rejection email?




Yes




yes i got the rejection email intially.  My email came at Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:36:43 -0400 (EDT).

Two are for me the other two are going to my parents.  My mom is as big an Astros fan as you can meet.
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« Reply #19 on: October 20, 2005, 11:57:03 pm »
No offense to Momma Navin but thanks for dissing your good buddy 3rd. Focker. I hope your mom buys you lots of beer.
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« Reply #20 on: October 21, 2005, 12:14:41 am »
It was a package deal.   If she got tix, i got the other two, if I got the chance to buy, she got the other two.

No worries though, there are plenty of tix on ebay for you to purchase.
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« Reply #21 on: October 21, 2005, 03:36:34 am »
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Additionally, did you lucky second chance winners receive the initial rejection email?




my email account didn't recieve the rejection letter and did not get the 2nd chance tix, but my wife's email received both. woo-hoo! now hopefully some dumbass somewhere didn't buy their tickets initially.
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« Reply #22 on: October 21, 2005, 10:15:56 am »
Chalk me up as SOL, so far but I will continue to check every 15 seconds.
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« Reply #23 on: October 21, 2005, 10:53:05 am »
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No offense to Momma Navin but thanks for dissing your good buddy 3rd. Focker. I hope your mom buys you lots of beer.




You gotta remember...his momma loves him, even if he's the color of a baboon's ass.
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