POWER PACK thread. did you get them? where are they at? general experiences.

[redsgabp]

so did you get power packs?

where are they at in the gabp?

are you happy with the pack?

how many people from chicago bought the pack?

[OldRightHander]

It's not on sale until 9:00. I will be in that promptly to get mine. I'd rather just be able to get an Opening Day ticket, but if this is the only way to guarantee one, then so be it.

[5DOLLAR-BLEACHERBUM]

not on sale yet, still have about 7 minutes

[5DOLLAR-BLEACHERBUM]

this kinda sucks they havn't posted prices. Bought the cheapos last year and was wanting to upgrade. Would like to know the price difference but cant find anything.

[redsgabp]

not on sale yet, still have about 7 minutes

i know it's not on sale til 9

i'm just looking for the general vibe after the power packs is over.

[5DOLLAR-BLEACHERBUM]

i know it's not on sale til 9

i'm just looking for the general vibe after the power packs is over.

got ya

[5DOLLAR-BLEACHERBUM]

stuck in virtual waiting room help

[redsgabp]

i know it's not on sale til 9

i'm just looking for the general vibe after the power packs is over.

the cheapest seat for 11 games i heard was $92.

they had the prices a little while back but i can't think of it.

[OldRightHander]

virtual waiting room

[beb30]

virtual waiting room as well i hate this

[OldRightHander]

I have a bad feeling about this.

[5DOLLAR-BLEACHERBUM]

It's still not 9, maybe well get in right at nine

[Red in Chicago]

oh the joy of the virtual waiting room:rolleyes:

[beb30]

It's still not 9, maybe well get in right at nine

duh why didnt i think of that:confused:

[OldRightHander]

It's still not 9, maybe well get in right at nine

9:00 and still no go. They started the darn thing early and you can bet all the brokers were there five minutes early hitting refresh.

[Red in Chicago]

and just think, we get to go through this again next weekend for single game tickets ;)

[Cedric]

Real easy to get. I always scrounge up tickets for my family members that don't have season tickets. I got one by 9:02.

[OldRightHander]

and just think, we get to go through this again next weekend for single game tickets ;)

It won't be like this then because Opening Day will be gone by then.

[beb30]

got in on a browser that i opened well after my 1st

[5DOLLAR-BLEACHERBUM]

I just got mine, bleacher seats sect 405 row p seats 8,9,10. What a joke when the waiting room came up i went over and used my other computer to try and get them and I got in there before my other computer did.

[Newman4]

It won't be like this then because Opening Day will be gone by then.

I thought I read where the remaining OD tickets, if any, will be sold on Thursday if you get drawn from a lottery held on Wednesday.

[OldRightHander]

I have two browsers going at it and I'm still not in.

[redsgabp]

9:10 - it looks like all the $92 ebay specials are all sold out.

[beb30]

wow i got in multiple times - bought 6 packs 2 in bleachers and 4 in cheapies

[beb30]

I had 5 browsers goin in firefox and 1 on internet explorer and i got in on every one of them

[Red in Chicago]

I have two browsers going at it and I'm still not in.

not sure why, but i can only open one browser at a time...this happened to me last year as well

[Newman4]

Anyone want to buy my non-OD for less than face value?

[919191]

I had 7 windows open, and I got in there to purchase in about a minute. It was pretty smooth. I figured that we will attend 8 or maybe 9 of the Power Pack games, so this was a better deal than getting OD tickets on eBay.

[919191]

I still have 3 windows open and just checked. The 400 level seats available then were pretty far out down the left field line. They must be going quickly.

[Cedric]

not sure why, but i can only open one browser at a time...this happened to me last year as well

Mozilla user? Have to completely X out browser and start it back up. Same for IE I believe.

[putrnrd]

i was able to get through on 3 or 4 browsers. the third one got me section 420 row B so i snatched them up. my first opening day in a few years, yay!

[Hap]

9:20

all levels still available

single seating only in outer view level

[OldRightHander]

Section 436 row A. I opened up a second browser and got in before my first one did.

[919191]

I ended up on a purchase page on every waiting room page I had open. Guess I was lucky. Maybe I'll play the lottery today.

[OnBaseMachine]

I got two power packs in section 509. I'm pretty pumped up about it.

[Newman4]

536 Row U for me!

[Red in Chicago]

i got in...originally had the mezzanine seats, but after seeing the $500+ price to two tickets, i changed my mind...i opted for two bleacher seats...that's the only section i have never sat in before, so we'll see how it goes...maybe get a home run ball on a day milton pitches :evil:

[redsgabp]

536 Row U for me!

i thought row S was the top rows up there???

i saw the roger clemens vs paul wilson game and i was in the top row of the View Level.
i could of sworn the top row was section S.

but 536 is Outer View Level, so could it have a few more rows, or am i just crazy???

[919191]

I got 522 row I. $ seats. I was going to go mezzanine for a few more bucks if I couldn't get in the lower 10 rows of the 500 level close to the plate, but I did, and the mezzanine just wasn't worth the extra dollers compared with what I got, but if I got any higher, I would have gone with the mezzanine.

[OldRightHander]

I thought I read where the remaining OD tickets, if any, will be sold on Thursday if you get drawn from a lottery held on Wednesday.

Which means by Saturday there won't be Opening Day tickets on sale. Getting in to buy other games should be easy.

[Newman4]

i thought row S was the top rows up there???

Maybe I'm on the roof? Haha, I don't know it's pretty high up!

[919191]

I think Cardinal tickets go on sale at 10:00 our time. I might check out the Cardinal board a little after that to see just how much angst is going on in Cardinal nation.

[redsgabp]

Maybe I'm on the roof? Haha, I don't know it's pretty high up!

maybe i'm just crazy.

i'm sure you have a seat that is safe.
that would be funny if they put seats on the roof and sold them as a experience like fenway park cincinnati style. LOL

$3 seats to sit on the roof and get a city view.
kindive like sitting on top of the wall at fenway.

[919191]

You can now get to the purchase window without getting on the virtual waiting room. Looks like sales are slowing down.

[redsgabp]

You can now get to the purchase window without getting on the virtual waiying room. Looks like sales are slowing down.

call me crazy but i have a feeling that there will be a good amount of seats leftover.

it's almost 10am and all scalpers have done there business.
most fans that knew of this have done their business.

now the out of towners will see what seating areas are leftover and think really hard about it.

who from chicago wants to pay $380+ for 2 view level seats?
thats why the outer view level went so fast.

i would think that either A) they will have a good size drawing or B) they will have a single game ticket sale that will last about 2 minutes or less

[Newman4]

Just to see what is still available, I requested 10 Best Availables and got into Sect. 412. Maybe there will be some opening day single game tickets after all.

[redhawkfish]

I was finished with my two packs at 9:04. I am in 522.:beerme:

Thirty days to go!

[TheWalls]

Section 413, 15 minutes end to end, no hastles, no BS, where's the downside? This beats the living daylights out of the old process.

[5DOLLAR-BLEACHERBUM]

i got in...originally had the mezzanine seats, but after seeing the $500+ price to two tickets, i changed my mind...i opted for two bleacher seats...that's the only section i have never sat in before, so we'll see how it goes...maybe get a home run ball on a day milton pitches :evil:
SAT IN THE BLEACHERS LAST YEAR, AND AGAIN THIS YEAR. NOT A BAD SEAT AT ALL, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS YOU CANT SEE THE BIG SCREEN, AND THE SUN IS DEADLY FOR THE FIRST FEW INNINGS.

[5DOLLAR-BLEACHERBUM]

Section 413, 15 minutes end to end, no hastles, no BS, where's the downside? This beats the living daylights out of the old process.
I have never waited in line for three days to buy opening day tickets but anyone who is complaining about this system is crazy. Anyone who is going to wait in line for OD tickets for more than an hour is die hard enough to get their moneys worth outa one of these packages. It's a really good set of games this year as well with the cards which I don't remember being in the package last year, also a July 3rd meeting with the Giants which could be around Homerun record time.

[Red in Chicago]

SAT IN THE BLEACHERS LAST YEAR, AND AGAIN THIS YEAR. NOT A BAD SEAT AT ALL, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS YOU CANT SEE THE BIG SCREEN, AND THE SUN IS DEADLY FOR THE FIRST FEW INNINGS.

thanks...hopefully, the early april sun will be a good thing this year;)
out of curiosity, are the fans in the cincy bleachers better behaved than those in the cubby bleachers? i'm always leary of bleacher seats due to the high level of alcohol that is consumed there (not that there's anything wrong with that)

[5DOLLAR-BLEACHERBUM]

thanks...hopefully, the early april sun will be a good thing this year;)
out of curiosity, are the fans in the cincy bleachers better behaved than those in the cubby bleachers? i'm always leary of bleacher seats due to the high level of alcohol that is consumed there (not that there's anything wrong with that)
I consume my share of game day alchohol but I handle myself pretty well. I saw nothing last year that would keep me from bringing my child to the game. I would guess that it's rowdy on nights where the power pack ticks are not in play. People shell out pretty good money for all of these games so it's pretty tame. The problem I would think is the 5 dollar bleacher nights which are my favorite. I am a 5 dollar bleacher bum afterall.

[Red in Chicago]

I think Cardinal tickets go on sale at 10:00 our time. I might check out the Cardinal board a little after that to see just how much angst is going on in Cardinal nation.

i've been trying to get in for over an hour and a half without any luck...standing room or single tickets only on virtually all cub games and the opening day series against the mets...

[bradmu]

Got mine early this morning shortly after 9:00. Left field Section 106 I believe...down the 3rd base foul line. I'm pretty happy about it.

kind of dissapointed though that the Sun/Moon Deck was sold out from the get go. But these seats are pretty comparable.

[redsgabp]

12pm update
3 hours after the power pack sale started

$92.00 outer view level seats are sold out.
$257.00 View Level Box seats only have single seats.
$147.00 bleachers seats only have single seats.
$246.00 Terrace Outfield is pretty much to single seats.

there are no seats in right field at all.

the only sections that have plenty of seats left is $257.00 Mezzanine and $180.00 View Level.

so while we all know this game will sell out.
but it looks like they will have a good amount of view level seats.

maybe even enough for a 2 or 3 minute single game sale.
that would leave open a lottery drawing for SRO tickets.
just my 2 cents.

[redsgabp]

Got mine early this morning shortly after 9:00. Left field Section 106 I believe...down the 3rd base foul line. I'm pretty happy about it.

kind of dissapointed though that the Sun/Moon Deck was sold out from the get go. But these seats are pretty comparable.

the seats are pretty comparable.

the good thing about the reds schedule this year is that the changed the saturday games back to 7:10pm.
last year most of the saturday games were 6pm games.
that left people in left field with a bad sun for around 1hr to 1 1/2 hours.

now the people in left field (field level) will only have to deal with a sun in the face for around 1/2 hours or so.

great job by the reds to move the saturday games back to normal time.

and by the way here are some pictures from 106:beerme:
http://seatdata.com/images/mlb_reds/1024x768/106.jpg
http://seatdata.com/images/mlb_reds/800x600/106.jpg

pretty good seats:beerme:

[Moonlite Graham]

My power pack seats were in 106 last year and aside from the blinding sun for a hour or so every game, and not being able to see the scoreboard....we really enjoyed em.

Had that same option today but had front row seats in upper level boxes, right behind the plate, pop up in another browser at the same time, so went with those instead this year to cancel out the sun and scoreboard negatives.

[redsgabp]

My power pack seats were in 106 last year and aside from the blinding sun for a hour or so every game, and not being able to see the scoreboard....we really enjoyed em.

Had that same option today but had front row seats in upper level boxes, right behind the plate, pop up in another browser at the same time, so went with those instead this year to cancel out the sun and scoreboard negatives.

not all seats in left field are like this.

like i said earlier, the saturday 6pm games did suck because of the sun.
it was there for a good 1 1/2 hours.

the 7pm games were good. the sun was there for about 30 minutes if i remember correct.

the scoreboard wasn't a problem for me since my season seats are in the first row. if i wanted to see the scoreboard, i just looked right behind me.
the first few rows can see the scoreboard.

[gm]

Meanwhile...out here on the left coast...

I got tickets for all three Reds-Mariners games (June 22-24) at SafeCo. When it gets closer to Junior reunion time, everyone who's going to those games PM me with your contact info so we can "hook up"

[Buckeye33]

I forgot the powerpacks went on sale today and I work 3rd shift so I did not wake up till 2:45pm. Then at 3:30 I remembered they were on sale and logged on and got 2 seats in Section 412 Row D Seats 11-12.

If anyone is interested in the April 4th game in these seats let me know. Neither myself or the guy I split em with can go to that game.

[The_jbh]

I got a pack! Excited for my first opening day ever!

[HalMorrisRules]

Congrats! Ive been to three and they are wonderful. Its not excitement on the level of the excitement of a pennant run but just the overall excitement that baseball is finally back and that there are 162 games to look forward to all summer. Everyone is in a great mood and ready for a Reds victory.