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Waiting Room... FROM HELL

Like most folks, I spent the majority of yesterday waiting in the Virtual Waiting Room trying to snag some Red Sox tickets, and came away completely emptyhanded. After 10+ hours of mind-numbing, soul-killing fruitless waiting, I've come to the conclusion that the waiting room to hell must look a lot like the Red Sox VWR.

And as Beth pointed out, take a closer look at what these Sox Pax are spelling out. I'm sure this no coincidence...

And to everyone lucky enough to get tickets: hooray and congratulations for outlasting the gauntlet of the Waiting Room From Hell. For the sanity of everyone who got nothing, please do not complain about how long you had to wait, or that you "just" got bleacher seats for Opening Day and Patriots Day Sox Pax, or how you "only" got the TGIF and Saturday Sox Pax. I would have been happy just to get one pair of tickets to one Tampa Bay game. Damn you, VWR!

At least some kids had fun during the ticket waiting yesterday- during the Christmas At Fenway event, Tito "Don't Call Me Coach, I'm the Manager" Francona gave some kids a mic and a chance to ask him questions:

A boy dressed in Red Sox attire asked the two-time champion skipper if the team would trade for Santana.

"Is Theo [Epstein]coming up here to answer questions?" Francona wondered. "You should save that one for him. If I answer that, I could get in trouble."

Another child asked why he wanted to trade rookie sensation Ellsbury.

"Again, ask Theo," Francona said. "I bet that one came from your parents."

The last question asked was by a little boy who wanted to know who Francona's favorite player was.

"Whoever is playing better that night," he said jokingly.

Comments (15)

[ Meg ] says:
on December 9, 2007 9:43 AM

If there is ever a year that we somehow play the Marlins, an as-yet unamed expansion team from Utah, the Cubs and Kansas City, then they should make a five game pack consisting of those teams and a NYY game as the last one. They would call it something cheesy like the "Bear Pack"...but we'd all know otherwise:-D

[ Holly ] says:
on December 9, 2007 9:46 AM

Ah, yes...the waiting. I can relate. I live in Denver, and that's how it was when WS tickets went on sale. Tickets that they couldn't give away the week before were suddenly $1500 per seat. The ticketing system needs to be overhauled...let's go back to waiting in line outside...seriously. 2 tickets per person...it's not that hard.

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on December 9, 2007 9:53 AM

Oh, yeah- I did the waiting for the World Series, too. Two days of waiting, in fact. About 20 hours or so combined between Monday and Tuesday... and I didn't get any tickets then, either. I am cursed.

Luckily, I found some via other means for Games 3 & 4, and had a great pal who took me with him for Game 1. I never, ever, ever win ticket lotteries, or get tickets through virtual waiting rooms.

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on December 9, 2007 9:54 AM

Meg: I like your way of thinking. Surely Utah would put more fans in the stands than Tampa Bay, anyway.

[ fc ] says:
on December 9, 2007 9:59 AM

Ha! I sent an email to a friend on yesterday's ordeal with subject "Damn" and never noticed that. But, I'm back in this AM going for single games and finding that if I want to go alone like a loser on random weeknights there are still some single seats available. G'head, jump online and reduce my chances, I already have a few games so not sharing would just be greedy.

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on December 9, 2007 10:04 AM

Congrats on the tickets! It sounds like you and the person in the Sox office who puts the packages together share a brain- at least we know someone over there has a sense of humor.

And I'm in the VWR again, just in case - but since I live in Chicago, going to one random game in the middle of the week isn't an option for me. Unless I move to Boston. Which isn't out of the realm of possibility.

[ Liza ] says:
on December 9, 2007 11:16 AM

I can't go random weeknights, I'm still in high school. >.> I can barely ever go anyway.

[ yogagirl ] says:
on December 9, 2007 1:27 PM

They just put 10 september games on sale... I went back in the VWR from hell and got in within 1/2 an hour! GO NOW!

[ NS ] says:
on December 9, 2007 1:41 PM

I got through a bunch on the phone and Sept is now on sale.

[ Jess ] says:
on December 9, 2007 2:13 PM

Finally, finally got tickets to 6 games! Yes! OK, the season can start now..

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on December 9, 2007 3:39 PM

HALLELUJAH!
I got Indians tickets for September.
I didn't think this day would ever come.

Anyone else get lucky today?

[ starr4 ] says:
on December 9, 2007 5:35 PM

In for two games in Sept, including the Indians! Hope I don't have to wait that long to see the boys play live!
I do feel lucky today, punk!

[ fc ] says:
on December 9, 2007 7:04 PM

O Merciful Baseball God,

Thank you for blessing me with tickets to two more games, v. the Indians in September.

I promise to trust in Theo, to be supportive of JD, and to accept Thy hotdogs as dinner. Amen.

[ Katie ] says:
on December 9, 2007 8:12 PM

" would have been happy just to get one pair of tickets to one Tampa Bay game. Damn you, VWR!"

and after waiting 15+ hours yesterdayand about 20 minutes today (wtf?) that is what i got and I was freaking pumped lol

[ soxylady ] says:
on December 10, 2007 12:17 AM

Unfortunately for me, I will have to be content with battling the evil Indian fans in their native habitat, they are BRUTAL to Boston fans, but you can get fantastic seats !! Even on game day !! We go to every game when Boston is in town.....sadly not long enough.

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