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MLB tickets for under $40

Thursday, March 12th, 2009 | MLB, Sports | 1 Comment

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With the baseball season starting in less then a month and with the economy in the toilet, I thought this would be a good time for a helpful how to post.  Working in the ticket business for almost 13 years the one question I get all the time is “How can I go to a baseball game and not pay hundreds of dollars?” I hope to help answer this question for you today. Now if you are looking to go to a Chicago Cubs game in July for $40 its probably not going to happen, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find any cheap Cubs tickets for the 2009 season. Here are some of my tips:

1. Pick a off month, in April and September you can find tickets cheaper. Most will be less then what the team is selling them at. Many brokers look at these months as a lose and just want to move them. You can find tickets for games in April that range from $5-$35 dollars. Also many teams offer deals at the park for these games, such as cheaper food and beer. You can go to a game with food for under $50 on off months.

2. Pick a weekday game, April and September are not the only months with good deals there are many games in May and June that you can get a great deal on tickets. You will just have to be willing to go during the week. Take a sick day off from work and go to a game on a Tuesday, this could save you $50-$100 on tickets over going on a weekend. We have April games for the Red Sox @ $35-$39

3. Do not pick games with big giveaways or promotions, almost all teams offer promotions to get fans to the park and most of them people don’t care about. Some of these promotions a lot of people do care about and try to avoid these games as tickets will cost you more. If the New York Yankees are giving away 5,000 signed A-Rod balls most likely this is going to be a big game.

4. Wait until day of the game. Now with this tip you need to be very careful, because this could come back to bite you. There are many games that bomb the day of or the day before and because of this you can find hundreds of tickets cheap, but the opposite could also be true. I  have a lot of games that heat up two or three days before the game and price could go up $100-$200 in a few days. I would only use this tip if you really don’t care if you get into the game. This is only for the people that only want to go to the game only if they find a good deal. If you must get into the game or you are taking a client, I would not wait until the last minute. One other thing,  you also run the risk of tickets running out, I have worked a lot of games that no one had seats left and people were paying crazy money for bad seats. Supply does run out or super low.

What it comes down to is use your head, like I said before if you are on a budget, trying to go to a July 4th game is not a good idea. There are cheap tickets available for any team (even Yankees and Red Sox) you just need to be willing to adjust your schedule to find them. Feel free to email us with any questions on this.

You can check out all of our teams on our MLB page to find cheap tickets.

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College Basketball Scores

Thursday, March 12th, 2009 | College Basketball | No Comments

Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ)

Saint Louis (18-13) « 26 26 10 62
La Salle (18-13) 24 28 8 60

Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)

DePaul (9-24) 31 43 74
Providence (19-12) « 32 51 83

Players of the Game
DEPAUL – D. Tucker (Pts:30, Reb:8, Ast:2)
PROV – W. Efejuku (Pts:23, Reb:3, Ast:5)
Ford Center (Oklahoma City, OK)

Baylor (18-13) « 30 35 65
Nebraska (18-12) 27 22 49

Players of the Game
BAY – K. Rogers (Pts:10, Reb:20, Ast:2)
NE – A. Dagunduro (Pts:21, Reb:6, Ast:2)
FedExForum (Memphis, TN)

Rice (10-21) « 20 40 60
Marshall (15-17) 22 37 59

Players of the Game
RICE – L. Ghoram (Pts:18, Reb:5, Ast:3)
MRSHL – D. Merthie (Pts:14, Reb:4, Ast:0)
Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)

St. John’s (16-17) 10 35 45
Marquette #21 (24-8) « 38 36 74

Players of the Game
STJNNY – P. Horne (Pts:15, Reb:2, Ast:1)
MARQET – W. Matthews (Pts:20, Reb:9, Ast:3)
Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ)

Charlotte (11-20) 30 32 62
Saint Joseph’s (17-14) « 23 49 72

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Winston-Salem, NC)

Maryland-Eastern Shore (7-23) 23 24 47
Bethune-Cookman (17-15) « 23 29 52

Ford Center (Oklahoma City, OK)

Colorado (9-22) 29 27 56
Texas (21-10) « 35 32 67

Players of the Game
CO – D. Thorne II (Pts:15, Reb:5, Ast:0)
TX – D. Pittman (Pts:26, Reb:10, Ast:2)
FedExForum (Memphis, TN)

Southern Miss (15-16) « 42 35 77
UCF (17-14) 25 28 53

Players of the Game
USM – C. Beasley (Pts:19, Reb:9, Ast:3)
UCF – A. Tyler (Pts:16, Reb:6, Ast:0)
Fair Park Arena (Birmingham, AL)

Texas Southern (7-25) 30 35 65
Jackson State (17-14) « 39 33 72

Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV)

Air Force (10-20) « 30 41 71
Colorado State (9-22) 33 34 67

Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ)

Massachusetts (12-18) 41 40 81
Duquesne (19-11) « 42 49 91

Ford Center (Oklahoma City, OK)

Iowa State (15-17) 38 29 67
Oklahoma State (21-10) « 35 46 81

Players of the Game
IAST – C. Brackins (Pts:23, Reb:12, Ast:2)
OKST – O. Muonelo (Pts:18, Reb:9, Ast:2)
FedExForum (Memphis, TN)

East Carolina (13-17) 25 34 59
Tulane (14-16) « 34 35 69

Players of the Game
ECA – D. Morrow (Pts:13, Reb:11, Ast:1)
TLN – K. Sims (Pts:23, Reb:0, Ast:6)
Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)

Notre Dame (18-14) 18 44 62
West Virginia (22-10) « 36 38 74

Players of the Game
ND – L. Harangody (Pts:27, Reb:8, Ast:1)
WV – A. Ruoff (Pts:25, Reb:2, Ast:3)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Winston-Salem, NC)

Florida A&M (10-21) 20 21 41
Morgan State (21-11) « 34 37 71

Charles L. Sewall Center (Coraopolis, PA)

Mount St. Mary’s (19-13) 19 27 46
Robert Morris (24-10) « 19 29 48

Players of the Game
STMARY – K. Beidler (Pts:12, Reb:9, Ast:0)
ROB – J. Chappell (Pts:15, Reb:6, Ast:2)
Staples Center (Los Angeles, CA)

Stanford (18-12) « 21 41 62
Oregon State (13-17) 28 26 54

Players of the Game
STAN – A. Goods (Pts:23, Reb:7, Ast:1)
ORST – L. Wallace (Pts:18, Reb:4, Ast:1)
Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ)

St. Bonaventure (15-15) 22 27 49
Richmond (18-14) « 28 37 65

Fair Park Arena (Birmingham, AL)

Alabama A&M (8-19) 17 41 58
Alabama State (20-9) « 36 34 70

Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, CA)

California Davis (13-18) « 34 35 69
California Irvine (12-19) 32 36 68

Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)

Seton Hall (17-15) 31 43 74
Syracuse #18 (24-8) « 36 53 89

Players of the Game
SETON – J. Hazell (Pts:27, Reb:4, Ast:0)
SYR – J. Flynn (Pts:19, Reb:1, Ast:11)
Ford Center (Oklahoma City, OK)

Texas Tech (14-18) « 29 59 88
Texas A&M (23-9) 48 35 83

Players of the Game
TXTECH – M. Singletary (Pts:43, Reb:6, Ast:1)
TXAM – D. Sloan (Pts:22, Reb:3, Ast:3)
FedExForum (Memphis, TN)

Southern Methodist (9-21) 30 46 76
Houston (20-10) « 41 44 85

Players of the Game
SMU – D. Williams (Pts:18, Reb:3, Ast:5)
HOU – A. Coleman (Pts:20, Reb:14, Ast:4)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Winston-Salem, NC)

Hampton (16-16) 25 31 56
South Carolina State (17-13) « 29 28 57

Dee Events Center (Ogden, UT)

Montana State (15-17) 39 38 77
Portland State (23-9) « 40 39 79

Players of the Game
MTST – D. Mbunga (Pts:20, Reb:10, Ast:1)
PORTST – J. Dominguez (Pts:22, Reb:3, Ast:5)
Staples Center (Los Angeles, CA)

Oregon (8-23) 22 18 40
Washington State (17-14) « 34 28 62

Players of the Game
OR – T. Porter (Pts:20, Reb:2, Ast:1)
WAST – A. Baynes (Pts:20, Reb:8, Ast:0)
Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, CA)

Cal State Fullerton (15-16) « 28 31 59
California Riverside (17-13) 26 20 46

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NHL Scores

Thursday, March 12th, 2009 | NHL | No Comments

Final OT 1 2 3 OT T
Tampa Bay (21-32-14) 1 1 0 0 2
Ottawa (27-29-10) « 1 1 0 1 3
Three Stars
1. M. Fisher – OTT (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
2. K. Ramo – TB (Saves: 24, Save Pct: .889)
3. A. Volchenkov – OTT (Goals: 0, Assists: 1)
Final SO 1 2 3 OT SO T
Carolina (36-27-6) 1 0 1 0 0 (2) 2
Chicago (37-19-9) « 0 1 1 0 1 (3) 3
Three Stars
1. K. Versteeg – CHI (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
2. C. Huet – CHI (Saves: 29, Save Pct: .935)
3. B. Eager – CHI (Goals: 0, Assists: 0)
Final OT 1 2 3 OT T
Vancouver (34-23-9) 0 2 1 0 3
Anaheim (32-30-6) « 1 2 0 1 4
Three Stars
1. S. Niedermayer – ANA (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
2. J. Hiller – ANA (Saves: 32, Save Pct: .914)
3. R. Getzlaf – ANA (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)

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MLB Scores

Thursday, March 12th, 2009 | MLB | No Comments

Cactus League

Seattle 2
Kansas City « 9

Colorado « 5
Cleveland 0

Milwaukee 2
Chi. White Sox « 6

Grapefruit League

Houston 2
Cincinnati « 8

St. Louis « 8
Florida 4

Pittsburgh 2
Toronto 2

Minnesota « 4
Baltimore 3

Atlanta « 12
Philadelphia 10

N.Y. Yankees 4
Detroit « 7

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NBA Scores

Thursday, March 12th, 2009 | NBA | No Comments

Utah (41-24) 18 24 33 18 93
Atlanta (37-28) « 25 30 18 27 100

Players of the Game
ATL – J. Johnson (Pts:31, Reb:3, Ast:9)
UTA – D. Williams (Pts:20, Reb:4, Ast:9)

Chicago (29-36) 13 23 17 26 79
Orlando (47-17) « 26 22 37 22 107

Players of the Game
ORL – M. Gortat (Pts:13, Reb:15, Ast:1)
CHI – J. Salmons (Pts:18, Reb:8, Ast:0)

Toronto (23-42) 19 20 35 32 106
Philadelphia (31-31) « 19 37 36 23 115

Players of the Game
PHI – T. Young (Pts:29, Reb:5, Ast:1)
TOR – A. Bargnani (Pts:21, Reb:5, Ast:4)

New Orleans (40-23) « 22 23 40 24 109
Washington (15-50) 28 18 22 30 98

Players of the Game
WAS – A. Jamison (Pts:25, Reb:10, Ast:2)
NO – C. Paul (Pts:30, Reb:10, Ast:13)

New York (27-37) « 28 20 23 30 15 116
Detroit (32-31) 28 28 25 20 10 111

Players of the Game
DET – A. McDyess (Pts:21, Reb:22, Ast:2)
NY – N. Robinson (Pts:30, Reb:3, Ast:6)

Boston (49-16) 32 23 18 26 99
Miami (35-29) « 31 19 32 25 107

Players of the Game
MIA – D. Wade (Pts:32, Reb:4, Ast:7)
BOS – L. Powe (Pts:23, Reb:13, Ast:0)

Memphis (16-47) 14 26 21 18 79
Minnesota (19-45) « 35 15 23 31 104

Players of the Game
MIN – R. Gomes (Pts:25, Reb:5, Ast:5)
MEM – O. Mayo (Pts:18, Reb:2, Ast:5)

L.A. Lakers (51-13) « 24 16 27 35 102
Houston (42-24) 24 27 19 26 96

Players of the Game
HOU – L. Scola (Pts:15, Reb:9, Ast:1)
LAL – K. Bryant (Pts:37, Reb:5, Ast:6)

Oklahoma City (18-47) 19 25 26 29 99
Denver (41-25) « 31 22 30 29 112

Players of the Game
DEN – R. Balkman (Pts:14, Reb:14, Ast:3)
OKC – E. Watson (Pts:18, Reb:6, Ast:7)

Dallas (40-25) « 24 30 20 19 93
Portland (40-24) 25 19 23 22 89

Players of the Game
POR – L. Aldridge (Pts:23, Reb:11, Ast:4)
DAL – D. Nowitzki (Pts:29, Reb:10, Ast:1)

New Jersey (28-36) 28 39 20 25 112
Golden State (22-42) « 30 23 32 31 116

Players of the Game
GS – S. Jackson (Pts:29, Reb:7, Ast:7)
NJ – D. Harris (Pts:31, Reb:7, Ast:12)

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