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October 6, 2009MLB Playoffs: Littered With Ex-Indians
October 6, 2009
With the Cavaliers actually suiting up tonight for their first preseason game at Quicken Loans Arena, those lucky individuals that are holding season ticket packages for this (hopefully championship) season received some mail within the past 24 hours. While the Cavs did not include any gifts with the tickets (like the Browns typically do), they did include some pretty high resolution images on each ticket.
Each page includes five games and features five of the biggest names on the Wine and Gold this season. Unfortunately, given the additions that Danny Ferry made this past offseason, someone had to be snubbed from the line. In this instance and it was Anderson Varejao. While Zydrunas Ilgauskas is looking to be coming off of the bench, it would be tough to leave No. 11 off of the ticket roster given what he has meant to this team.
One thing that I noticed – that I had not seen before – is the inclusion of the entire set of playoff tickets as well. I have seen partial packages that included the “rights” to playoff tickets, and those were mailed out later in the season; billed upon the consummation of each series. While season ticket holders this year will not be billed for the playoff tickets until they are “activated,” they are in fact printed and turn-style ready with “Playoffs 2010” embossed in the bottom left hand corner.
The picture to the left is of the ticket lot that would be for the actual NBA Finals – four games nonetheless. Obviously, the team feels relatively confident that LeBron, Shaq and Company will at least find themselves among the top eight teams in the east.
With that, printing the whole batch of tickets now would likely be less expensive than printing, binding and mailing one set now and then doing the same thing come March or April.
However, given what has occurred over the past 40 years (the XL patch can remind us all), I would not fault any Cleveland fan if they felt any sort of superstitious jinx-like event by merely looking at the tickets. If we are going to embrace this season, however, I say fans (and even the team themselves) should rip that page out right now and hang it up. Give us all a constant reminder of what this season is all about.
The Cavs season has finally arrived.
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“The Cavs season has finally arrived.”
This is the best sentence I’ve seen since June.
How much is the NBA pass? Anyone have any idea…though I think half the games will be on National TV. I need to see them all!!!!
Brett – I was thinking the same thing. Trying to decide if I want to spend the 150 bucks to only watch the other half that are not on national TV.
The NBA.tv package is usually cheaper and fairly decent quality for online viewing as an FYI
Scott-please get your facts straight in regards to your incorrect comment “while the Cavs did not include any gifts with the tickets (like the Browns usually do)”.
1.)This current year is the FIRST time the Browns have provided season ticket holders with an opportunity for a gift, if they paid in full well prior to advance. The gift was a very low cost seat replica. Last year they did also include a cap, so perhaps we can count that as two out of 10 years.
The Browns provide NO other ammenities for season ticket holders.
2.)The Cavs have EVERY YEAR under Dan Gilbert provided not only top value gifts for renewal with even the cheapest of cheap seats, but several FREE season ticket holder events every year-including talk chalks with coaches, parties, movies……all with food and drink included at no cost. Some of the gifts the Cavs have provided yearly (all FREE): Ipods, Lebron James Zoom shoes, Lebron Jersey’s, Cavs Digital Picture frames, Cavs Jackets….and this year-an AUTOGRAPHED Boobie Gibson jersery.
Frankly, most Cavs season ticket holders these days utilize their electronic flash seating which is revolutionary on the part of Dan Gilbert. Please do some more research on the two organziations in regards to what ammenities are provided for season ticket holders, the difference is so vast it’s in another universe.
about $170 for Directv. Not sure about the broadband deal they have.
Isis – Completely not true.
1.) So, I’m “wrong,” but you justify it with an additional comment?
2.) The package that I have in my hands came by itself – with just tickets and a few schedules.
Sounds pretty factual to me.
I think they included the tickets to get the fans excited and to remind the fans that there is no doubt that we will win the championship this year, at least that’s the goal.
Scott, perhaps you should use MORE caps so you can show how ANGRY you are with the WORLD and how RIGHTEOUS and FACTUAL you REALLY are. When you FAIL to use caps, nobody can know JUST how serious you REALLY are.
Isis – Hyperbole much –
“revolutionary” ticketing. Absurd. It’s a new system. One that Gilbert happens to stand to make a lot of money from. Come on, man. And really, does EVERYBODY get an iPod + LBJ shoes + picture frame + jacket + Boobie jersey –
Regarding the tickets themselves, they’re absolutely fantastic. I’m a big fan of selective color/B+W in pictures and Photoshopping and I think they did a great job of emphasizing the team by putting the team colors out there bold and bright. I couldn’t care less about the preseason games that start tonight, but the regular season is just around the corner, and I have to say – me likey.
And I wasnt saying one organization is better than another. All I stated was that nothing came with the package in addition to the tickets.
@RockKing – I just assumed that those were the sarcastic parts of his comment.
Isis- what Scott stated was actually a fact. And I don’t think he was complaining. Know your role and shut your mouth.
I have finally figured out that you are actually a woman since you feel the need to argue with absolutely everything. You are the only person I know that can take a positive article and make it negative wiht your ridiculous mindless banter.
You need to relax. Go to Vegas, take one of those free cards they hand out on the street and call the number on it. Believe me, you need it
I had the broadband option last year at school. It was $99 I think. If you have an interested friend, share the account. You can watch different games simultaneously. I would setup two games on two different comps while working in the computer lab. Especially if you have S-Video capability or something like that. The quality is great; there was never any lag. The only real drawback for me was that you are like 2-3 seconds behind and friends will text you “Damnit”s or “He’s amazing”(s) before that final shot.
You’ll obviously be watching playoffs on TV though, so it doesn’t matter much.
Additional note: Isis may, in fact, be a figment of our collective imagines. Perhaps if we stop acknowledging him/her then he/she will cease to exist…
Did MacNip just Rock Bottom Isis? I don’t think I’ve heard that phrase since like 99′.
MacNip is forever enshrined into the commenting hall of fame.
I had the NBA broadband package at the end of last year and highly recommend it. It is around $100 for the full season and the resolution of the games is terrific. Only downside is that you don’t get to pick the home or away telecast so sometimes you’re listening to non-Cleveland announcers. I’ve got my slingbox up and running again so I’ll be following them from FSN back in Cleveland.
@S-Dub All that was missing was a “jabroni” at the end
Last year I paid for the second half of the season on broadband. $49. I used the browser on my PS3 to view the games on the big screen. The resolution is fine, and there was no latency.
FIOS finally has the NBA-TV channel, which offer quite a few Cavs’ games.
Go Cavs.
The Cavs have included the maximum number of potential playoff tickets in the season ticket booklet for at least the past three seasons.
What I want to know is why they number them A through Q, rather than indicating the round and game on the ticket.
Should the Cavs actually win a title in Cleveland, my ticket won’t say “NBA Finals Home Game 4,” it’s going to say “Game K.” Woo.
FYI, there is no game “I”, because it might be confused with a “1”.
Can we all agree that Dan Gilbert is Cleveland’s best owner and just leave it at that?
@ # 19 I am officially inviting myself over to your house for Cavs games. Yaaaay!
@ # 20 – This may be, but why is there no ‘J’ street in DC —
“The Cavs have included the maximum number of potential playoff tickets in the season ticket booklet for at least the past three seasons.”
That’s the news I was looking for. Thanks, Mike!
@ # 11 If you won’t say it I will….the Cavs are an infinitely better organization.
@22 – Just bring beer.
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I got an Browns hat with my ’08 tickets–it’s bright orange, and on the back it says “Section 108” (my section). Pretty sweet, I thought.
Also, the Browns typically send out postseason tickets with their package. I have a few different tickets for The AFC Championship Game @ Cleveland Browns Stadium in a drawer somewhere.
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