StubHub - A Better Way to Buy and Sell MLB Tickets

By:FRPenn

With the likes of Qwest Field, which has seen some major Seahawk action
in the past few years and the beautiful Safeco Field, a real gem and the
home of the Mariners, I just can¡¯t lose.

Now that spring is here, the boys of summer have come home from the
desert to start the 2006 baseball season. This year I want to go to more
games. Even though I live in Seattle, I always look forward to seeing who
comes to town to play against the Mariners. You see, I love baseball and I
like to see the top performers and watch a team work like clockwork as
well.

Looking at the American League standings in the West last year, the Los
Angeles Angels were at the top. This powerhouse led by the hitting of
Figgins, Erstad, Guerrero and Anderson, has always done well and will be
a contender this season. The Oakland Athletics will no doubt have a few
surprises up their sleeve with Chavez, Kendall, and Kotsay to bat. When
Charlie Finley was at the helm about 40 years ago, a big surprise was a
matter of 3 colors: yellow, green, and white. Then came the unforgettable
performance of Reggie Jackson, Vida Blue, Bert Campaneris and
company that won them a string of World Series victories. Soriano put in a
solid performance with the Texas Rangers last year, and after a highly
publicized drama, will be with the Washington Nationals under Frank
Robinson this season. Rangers¡¯ stars Young and Blalock, hope to pick up
the slack and hit their way into contention in 2006. Seattle wants to get an
edge this year with a few new faces and Ichiro, Beltre, Ibanez, and Sexon.

I always love it when the Boston Red Sox come to town. What a thrill it was
when they won the World Series and broke the power of a curse that has
been kept alive for way too long. The Chicago White Sox will amp things
up with a strong pitching staff and a solid-hitting team under the leadership
of Ozzie Guillen. Yes, the boys from the Bronx are back with a vengeance.
Alex Rodriguez hit his first grand slam home run on opening night to put
them in a strong lead over the Oakland A¡¯s. With Johnny Damon on the
lineup, the New York Yankees are going to be even tougher to beat.

Well, the American League isn¡¯t the only league around! The St. Louis
Cardinals have a favorite player of mine who is one of the most persistent
hitters in the major leagues; just ask those who have pitched against him.
Nine pitches later, David Eckstein still gets a piece of the ball and
eventually smacks one out into the outfield. Then there are the Houston
Astros, whose pitching follows the lead of the "rocket," Rodger Clemens,
who sends many a torpedo across the plate. I am from the Bay Area,
amongst a few other places and states, and the San Francisco Giants are a
special team (as well as the guys in green and yellow). Willie Mays and
Willie McCovey were big names and I can hear Russ Hodges doing the
play-by-play on the radio. The rivalry between them and the Los Angeles
Dodgers began when they played against each other when they were back
in New York at the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field. There is no other
rivalry in baseball that has been as long as that one.

Those are just some of the teams that may or may not be coming to
Seattle. Yes, I have a good chance of catching all the games on the
television in the comfort of my own home in a soft, cushy chair or stretched
out on the couch, but the real deal is to be there at the baseball game,
eating a hot dog, having mustard on a warm pretzel, watching the action
and hoping for a foul ball to come my way. In my mind, I¡¯m in heaven
when I¡¯m at a baseball game, especially at a beautiful ballpark like Safeco
Field. But it¡¯s that way anywhere across the country. Rain or shine, there¡¯s
no better place to be.

My dilemma is how to get tickets with good seats and for a good price. I
don¡¯t want season tickets because a purchase like that isn¡¯t in my budget. I
could choose an expensive way out and go to a broker and pay more.
There¡¯s still no budget for that. Teams offer specials for groups of games.
That doesn¡¯t appeal to me at all. I want to go to some specific games and
maybe, take a vacation and go to a game at the city I¡¯ll be visiting, maybe
Boston, New York, or even San Francisco. One site I¡¯ve found that sells
sporting events tickets is StubHub.com. I like to check things out before I
make a decision, so I got on the web and found the site. I chose Seattle as
my city, of course, and clicked on the sports tab and a list appeared.
Baseball tickets were at the top, with NBA and NCAA football and
basketball next, NFL tickets, and other sports tickets below that. I could, if I
wanted, make another city my "home," and voila, there would be a whole
new set of choices. It¡¯s just too easy! I¡¯m looking forward to possibly
getting tickets for a game in San Francisco for that vacation I mentioned
about earlier. Anyway, I want to go to a Mariners-Angels game. I found
one and decided to find out how to buy the tickets. The directions were
simple and straightforward. I just choose what I want and place an order.
StubHub will deal with the seller and confirmed the order. FedEx will
deliver the tickets or they will be able to be picked up at one of the StubHub
offices nearby. I took note of the phone number. I always end up having a
question or two. All I need to do first, is register in order to buy or sell. If I
want to get more tickets for games, all I will need to do is log in and then
make my choices. Sounds good to me! So maybe if you¡¯re in Seattle and
you want to go to a Mariners game or maybe in San Francisco in July at a
game, I might just be there, thanks to StubHub.

This article was written by FR Penn sponsored by http://www.stubhub.com.
If you¡¯re looking for tickets for your favorite MLB team, look no further than
Stubhub.com where fans buy and sell the hottest sports tickets.
Reproductions of this article are encouraged but must include a link back to
http://www.stubhub.com.

This article was written by FR Penn sponsored by http://www.stubhub.com. If you’re looking for tickets for your favorite MLB team, look no further than Stubhub.com where fans buy and sell the hottest sports tickets. Reproductions of this article are encouraged but must include a link back to http://www.stubhub.com.

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