# A hearty Fuck You For the Rockies and MLB
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [October 22, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585 "2007-10-22T17:17:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/1 "2007-10-22T17:17:08Z")
Your brilliant decision to only sell tickets online, without the benefit of multiple load servers has resulted in zero ability to actually buy the tickets for the average fan.
Scalpers and businesses such as stub hub have the bots to blast the servers and get tickets. the fans who were in the seats when we sucked? Not so much.
Fuck you.
Fuck your smug assurances that this would work.
I guess I’ll just watch at home.
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### Author:  [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/2 "2007-10-22T17:17:55Z")
Are they sold out oficially?
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### Author:  [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/3 "2007-10-22T17:19:33Z")
I’ve been trying for an hour, all I get is network errors, time out errors, and “this page is experincing heavy load”.
No shit sherlock.
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### Author:  [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/4 "2007-10-22T17:23:03Z")
Me too. Every ticket broker in the country along with 100,000 Rockies fans are trying to get in.
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### Author:  [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/5 "2007-10-22T17:33:19Z")
Yeah, I thought this would be trouble too. I remember reading in the article, that one of the Rockies’ employees justified it by saying, “Well, brokers would have people stand in line.” Yeah, and just how many bums do they think are available in LoDo to get a max of four tickets each?
This way, some Joe Schmoe Brokers from Everywhere, California can get hundreds of tickets. Fucking brilliant.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/6 "2007-10-22T17:35:11Z")
[QUOTE=Frank]
This way, some Joe Schmoe Brokers from Everywhere, California can get hundreds of tickets.
[/QUOTE]
Say, aren’t you Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Smith, from Anytown, U.S.A.?
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### Author:  [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/7 "2007-10-22T17:45:38Z")
That sucks, dude ☹
Before I gave up hope of Cleveland even going to the WS (which wasn’t until the final out last night), I gave up hope of ME going to the WS. By game 5 here in Cleveland, all of the tickets (including game 5 tickets) were already gone to the Rich and Bored.
Although…did they just release tix now? Cleveland had tix on sale for the WS starting, I think, Monday.
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### Author:  [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/8 "2007-10-22T18:10:09Z")
I remember the Dodgers announcing at the beginning of September that they were going to be using this same type of system for the playoffs, and it sounded like nothing but trouble to me. I feel very badly for **yanceylebeef** and fans like him, but hopefully other MLB teams (along with the Rockies) will learn from what’s happening right now and NOT try to implement it again next year.
Cuz, you know, I have every expectation my team will be in the playoffs next year. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/9 "2007-10-22T18:12:55Z")
I’m with the OP on this. Morons.
[QUOTE=Frank]
Yeah, I thought this would be trouble too. \
[/QUOTE]
Frank, did you move?
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### Author:  [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/10 "2007-10-22T18:32:12Z")
Wow, no kidding.
[http://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/14388078/detail.html](http://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/14388078/detail.html)
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### Author:  [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/11 "2007-10-22T18:39:36Z")
The servers have crashed. Only a “couple hundred” tickets have been sold. They don’t know when the servers will be back up.
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### Author:  [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/12 "2007-10-22T18:41:39Z")
[QUOTE=Troy McClure SF]
Wow, no kidding.
[http://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/14388078/detail.html](http://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/14388078/detail.html)
[/QUOTE]
One person emailed in with this comment apparently (from the linked article):
“The biggest debauchery in Denver sports history.”
mmm-hmmmmm
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### Author:  [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/13 "2007-10-22T18:44:53Z")
Here is the latest from 850 KOA in Denver…
World Series: The Rockies say they have suspended on-line sales of World Series tickets. They have been having computer problems because of high demand for tickets. Thousands of World Series tickets are still available for sale. The Rockies will let us know when ticket sales resume. Tune to 850 KOA for the latest."
High demand. No shit.
These guys would fuck up a wet dream. How long have internet sales been going on?
You can’t find a company that can handle it? What did you do, go with the lowest bidder? 500 Bucks and some Pixie Sticks?
Christ on a crutch.
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### Author:  [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/14 "2007-10-22T18:52:28Z")
How long will it be before sports and entertainment venues set up their own auction sites and sell tickets that way? They are basically giving eBay and StubHub and ticket brokers hundreds of thousands of dollars for very little effort.
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### Author:  [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/15 "2007-10-22T19:40:10Z")
The [Post](http://www.denverpost.com/ci_7248448) has some new info, and also explains why you can’t buy your theatre tickets either.
> [@](#):
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> The software breakdown has had a rolling effect on other organizations, including the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, which crashed shortly after
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> The problem was a breakdown in the ticketing software operated by Paciolan, the Irving, Calif., ticketing company that processes ticket orders for more than 200 clients across five primary markets including college athletics, performing arts, arenas, professional sports, and museums. The software breakdown affected other clients throughout the area who also use same ticketing company, including the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and the University of Colorado football team and the National Western Stock Show.
**eyer8** , yes, back at the beginning of August I moved here from Denver. Whether that’s permanent remains to be seen.
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### Author:  [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/16 "2007-10-22T19:48:13Z")
[QUOTE=yanceylebeef]
Your brilliant decision to only sell tickets online, without the benefit of multiple load servers has resulted in zero ability to actually buy the tickets for the average fan.
Scalpers and businesses such as stub hub have the bots to blast the servers and get tickets. the fans who were in the seats when we sucked? Not so much.
Fuck you.
Fuck your smug assurances that this would work.
I guess I’ll just watch at home.
[/QUOTE]
The most laughable comment was that they had no idea so many people would want to buy tickets.
For fans, it’s a matter of going to the game.
For everyone else it’s a matter of instant profit on a sought-after commodity. Of course they are going to get swamped.
Idiots.
ETA: there will not a single significant recrimination.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/17 "2007-10-22T19:49:52Z")
[QUOTE=Lamar Mundane]
How long will it be before sports and entertainment venues set up their own auction sites and sell tickets that way? They are basically giving eBay and StubHub and ticket brokers hundreds of thousands of dollars for very little effort.
[/QUOTE]
Actually the MLB has brokered some sort of deal with StubHub. I can’t find the details, maybe someone else can dig them up.
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### Author:  [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/18 "2007-10-22T20:31:34Z")
When I was working in sports we had issues with Paciolan also. I can assure you that our demand was nothing close to what World Series demand would be. Of course, that is when we were using the Paciolan servers directly.
We also used Paciolan software, but based on local, UT’s TBO, servers and never had any problems with the product.
I don’t know how they couldn’t have foreseen this problem. If MLB wants to do ticket sales on-line, they will probably have to purchase a few Paciolan servers of their own. It is the only way to be sure (aside from orbital nuking).
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### Author:  [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/19 "2007-10-22T20:38:40Z")
[QUOTE=Frank]
**eyer8** , yes, back at the beginning of August I moved here from Denver. Whether that’s permanent remains to be seen.
[/QUOTE]
I thought so. I hope it works out for you.
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### Author:  [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-for-the-rockies-and-mlb/423585/20 "2007-10-22T20:45:38Z")
9 News Alert
21st Street from Market Street to Blake Street is closed as is Blake Street from 22nd Street to 20th Street due to heavy pedestrian traffic in the area around Coors Field.
[http://www.9news.com/](http://www.9news.com/)
WTF? Are they going to rush the stadium and steal the tickets? People are pissed off.
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