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Cubs fans camp outside Wrigley Field hoping for NLCS tickets
The Chicago Cubs are one win away from clinching their first trip to the World Series since 1945 and not surprisingly a lot of fans are desperate to be a part of history.
How desperate you ask? Desperate enough to camp outside Wrigley Field on Friday night in hopes that tickets to NLCS Game 6, or potentially Game 7, will become available.
According to CBS Chicago, fans started showing up early on Friday with the knowledge they’d likely have to wait until Saturday morning to find out if tickets were available. The problem, of course, is that it’s possible tickets will not be released. And even if some are, it’s likely there won’t be enough to cover a crowd that’s expected to continue growing overnight.
Nonetheless, fans have not been deterred. In fact, many sound prepared to stay as long as necessary, even if that means braving some uncomfortable elements.
Here’s more from the CBS Chicago report:
The Cubs won’t allow them to camp out near the ticket counter, so fans like Luis Delgado have relocated just outside a construction site and scaffolding across the street.
“I really want to go to the game you know what I’m saying?” Delgado says.
His plan was to sleep outside, weathering the overnight drop in temperatures, the late night noise from cars and nearby bar patrons, and then at 8 a.m. Saturday morning get in line for hopefully four tickets — if there are any available.
Worth noting, Chicago police have already stated fans will not be allowed to put up tents. So it could be a long night.
Of course, there are also some hopeful buyers looking to turn a hefty profit should they land a ticket or four. According to Forbes, tickets for NLCS Game 6 went up 13 percent overnight on the heels of Chicago’s win in Game 5. Some club seats are reportedly going for nearly $5,000. It’s noted that some bleacher seats are ranging from nearly $900 to $1,640.
As Cubs fans will tell you, there’s no price tag they’d put on being part of any moment relating to the Cubs making the World Series. But they will pay, and they will pay a lot, which means demand and prices will skyrocket. That’s especially true if there’s a Game 7 or, beyond that, a World Series game next Friday.
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Mark Townsend is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at bigleaguestew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!
