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Rejection.

You know, I'm starting to think this is personal.

After receiving three rounds of these rejection emails last year, two (so far) this year, and never making it out of a single virtual waiting room for the last bajillion years, I'm starting to think the Red Sox have something against me. Except that I'm on their Christmas card list! And they won last year with me at the games!

There's only one way to make this up to me, Red Sox: season tickets. Or another world championship. Or both.

Comments (17)

[ Jess from Boston ] says:
on September 29, 2008 4:15 PM

I signed up too.. and entered like every contest that said "WIN TICKETS" Now I got my fingers crossed...hoping for an early b-day present...or I can just stay home and cheer and yell at the TV.

Whatta game last night though...I was pissed that it went into extra innings...can you get a video up of Mike Lowell making fun of Coco's swing, while waiting in the dugout? That was priceless.

[ Hurricanepkt ] says:
on September 29, 2008 4:22 PM

Being a Tampa bay transplant. Its *possible* that I could get to see the ALCS with the sox

Although with the way the trop is I am not sure If i could handle a playoff game in there.

Friggin' statistical anomalies

[ Karen ] says:
on September 29, 2008 6:44 PM

I have registered for every chance, and I get those emails every time.

[ jules ] says:
on September 29, 2008 6:56 PM

I would just die to be at a playoff game in Fenway. I was at the ALDS elimination game in Oakland in 2003. Awesome.

But to be in Fenway? I can dream.

[ Meghan ] says:
on September 29, 2008 7:22 PM

I've never had any luck with the lotteries either...and I've been registering for 3+ years:-(

I'll probably still end up going to the home playoff games (especially if a series clincher is at hand), but it would be nice to not pay three times the face value or more for singles to those.

[ Allison ] says:
on September 29, 2008 8:02 PM

If it makes you feel any better I got tickets to a game that won't exist! However I did get tickets to 3 games this season from the sox themselves. I wish you better luck next year!

[ Adam ] says:
on September 29, 2008 10:41 PM

Well if the Sox don't make the ALCS i'm sure you could get tickets to see the Rays play!

[ Jess from Boston ] says:
on September 30, 2008 10:48 AM

No ALCS tickets for me...just got the email...keeping my fingers crossed that they make it though...

[ Rachel C ] says:
on September 30, 2008 11:11 AM

I didn't win this year either...never have gotten the playoff lottery. But my friend Tony did...and if his Dad doesn't want to go with him (I keep telling him that just the fact that there is a CHANCE that his Dad would choose not to go means his Dad is unworthy to go), then I have the opportunity to convince him that I am more deserving than his friend of 15 years who is a gargantuanly rabid Sox fan.

I think my chances are very slim

[ Jess from Boston ] says:
on September 30, 2008 2:46 PM

I'm practically begging my dad to go with me...I found tons of tickets for game 3...on stubhub and aceticket...

[ Tex19 ] says:
on September 30, 2008 3:48 PM

There are tickets to be had....just got to ante up. I'm just not willing to spend the airfare, hotel, etc cost when i already have a birthday weekend planned at the end of the month thats taking my money

http://www.ticketliquidator.com/tix/Tickets.aspx?evtid=896365

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on September 30, 2008 6:14 PM

I'm not talking about ticket scalpers, though. Of course there are always tickets available if you're willing and able to pony up a bunch of cash. I'm bemoaning the fact that I have been shut out of every single lottery and every single virtual waiting room for the last four years.

Then again, I've always had horrible luck - so it's really no surprise.

[ SoxPhan ] says:
on September 30, 2008 7:14 PM

I spent a few hours in the virtual waiting room today only to come out empty-handed. ::sigh::

[ Tex19 ] says:
on September 30, 2008 11:30 PM

or ya got to know someone who already has tickets. I have a friend who got offered to go to Sunday and Monday's game at face value. I've only won a lotto when the Stros were going to be in the Series...and since I was hoping it was gonna with the Red Sox..bought them...but alas...the Stros didnt make it that year.

[ Dionysus ] says:
on October 1, 2008 2:04 AM

Hey Texas Gal! Remember that incredibly awesome NESN "Ladies and Gentlemen" montage you posted at the begining of the Season? You should post that again... its time for some Post Season Pumping up!

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on October 1, 2008 10:01 AM

I swear to you, Dionysus - I had that very same idea yesterday afternoon, and queued up a post for that to publish this morning. GREAT MINDS think alike.

[ joyosity ] says:
on October 1, 2008 10:58 AM

SoxPhan - How could you come up empty? I thought they would only send those Congrats e-mails to as many people as they had tickets for....

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