White Sox WS and Season Ticket Problems (Chicago Sun-Times)

10/21/2005

It sounded like a sure-fire way to get World Series tickets: Sign up for 2006 season tickets, and the golden tickets would be yours. This report was written by Dave Newbart and appeared in The Chicago Sun-Times.

But due to an "overwhelming'' response to the promotion, which ended Tuesday, the Sox will not be able to guarantee World Series tickets to every fan who tried to sign up for the offer, even if they applied before the Tuesday afternoon deadline.

"The demand will exceed the supply we have,'' said Scott Reifert, Sox spokesman. Several thousand fans attempted to secure the offer.

Reifert said Sox sales staff will contact fans by noon Friday if the team can process their orders and provide them World Series tickets. Orders will be filled based on when Sox fans got their orders in.

Monday night, Patrick Caraher, of Munster, Ind., signed up online to pay more than $2,000 for two lower-deck season tickets -- and tickets to all four home World Series games. Or at least he thought. As of Wednesday evening, he still hadn't heard whether he will get them.

"I've been on pins and needles the last couple of days,'' he said. "It's driving me crazy.'' This report was written by Dave Newbart and appeared in The Chicago Sun-Times.