I tried to get opening day tickets for the Nationals yesterday, as I did get
through on the computer.

I made the mistake of hitting best available as they where seats in the last
section lower deck curved toward homeplate for 63 each. I did not mind paying
the 63, but I had a bad experience with seats like that at RFK, not being high
enough to see well.

So, I hit the back bar to get seats in the upper deck. Big mistake. Got knock
out.

I could not get back in.

Tickets sold out.

But today, I read in the paper that they only had 4000 tickets available as they
have only 18,000 season tickets sold. I am not sure if that was 18,000 ticket
holders or seats. But I am sure they do not have 37,000 seats sold as season.
I also learn that season ticket holder got a chance to buy more tickets, which
discuss me, as they are might be sold on ebay.

I should of taken 4, the max, for the section I had, and sold them for the big
bucks on ebay. Just kidding.

Oh well, allot of people will be going who are not really baseball fans. But
what can you do.

I still will be going to the new park this year about 13 times, to be filled in
with trips to the local minors and a trip to Pittsburgh, Altoona, State College
and York, PA.

Did a copy of "They Stolen Our Team" really go for $200 on ebay? I have one of
those books!

Mike Mare

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