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22 Jan 2020  |  ptbnl  |FK-All

We don’t have the individual game prices yet, nor is the group spreadsheet open for business, but we should start collecting our requests for when it is.

There’s a google sheet just for us here which anyone should be able to edit – simply add your name to the games you’d be interested in. I’ve included multiple FKer columns per game so it’s not a race against time. We can figure out any conflicts in the comments once everyone has had a chance to make their requests and we know the prices.

50 thoughts on “2020 Front Row Seats”

  1. ptbnl Jan 22,2020 1:47 pm

    A comment to draw attention to the post.

    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • FreeSeatUpgrade FreeSeatUpgrade Jan 22,2020 2:26 pm || Up

      A reply to acknowledge having seen the post.

      And a thousand thank yous for this.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • 5Aces 5Aces Jan 22,2020 3:18 pm || Up

        Continued replies because thats what we do sometimes.

        And yes, what FSU said-such a great treat.

        Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  2. 5Aces 5Aces Jan 22,2020 3:19 pm

    Sort of related: 7/19 against the Astros is Bleacher tribute giveaway night. That has to be some sort of garbage can drum now, doesn’t it?

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  3. 5Aces 5Aces Jan 22,2020 3:28 pm

    Added a couple-flexible on dates though if someone as has a real “need”.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  4. batgirl batgirl Jan 23,2020 9:30 am

    Thanks so much!!

  5. ptbnl Jan 28,2020 10:48 am

    No more dynamic pricing! Each seat is $54.87 for every game, so $109.74 for the pair.

    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
  6. ptbnl Feb 8,2020 12:59 pm

    Apparently there is dynamic pricing after all (despite explicit instruction to the contrary from the A’s season ticket office) but they won’t tell the ticket-holder what the prices are.

    If anyone has any high-priority games (eg. birthdays, friends in town, etc) can you let me know since we’ll honor those first in the coming request-trading.

    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
  7. ptbnl Feb 18,2020 3:12 pm

    Looks like we’re close to settling this first round of requests.

    We only have one no-go date – vignette17 on May 10th.

    At this point, rather than add to our spreadsheet (which I likely won’t notice) let me know here if there are additional dates you’d like. Hopefully the full spreadsheet will go live shortly.

    The remaining available dates are currently:

    DATE DAY TIME OPPONENT COST/SEAT SPECIAL EVENT
    23-Mar Mon 7.07 PM Giants 67 Exhibition (Bay Bridge Series)
    11-Apr Sat 6:07 PM Yankees 86
    20-May Wed 7:07 PM Rangers 46 Indian Heritage Night
    21-May Thu 12:37 PM Rangers 58 Weather Education Day
    22-May Fri 7:07 PM Angels 46
    24-May Sun 1:07 PM Angels 58 ALS Day
    6-Jun Sat 7:07 PM Giants 101
    2-Jul Thu 7:07 PM Orioles 46
    3-Jul Fri 7:07 PM Orioles 86 Patriotic Fireworks
    4-Jul Sat 1:07 PM Orioles 63 Oakland Tote Bag Giveaway
    17-Jul Fri 7:07 PM Astros 46 Bark at the Park
    22-Jul Wed 12:37 PM Braves 67 Camp Day #1
    3-Aug Mon 7:07 PM Mariners 46
    4-Aug Tue 12:37 PM Mariners 58 Camp Day #2
    19-Aug Wed 12:37 PM Indians 58
    31-Aug Mon 7:07 PM Royals 46 Saint Mary’s Night
    2-Sep Wed 12:37 PM Royals 58
    5-Sep Sat 1:07 PM Rangers 67 Faith Day
    6-Sep Sun 1:07 PM Rangers 63 Latinx Heritage Giveaway
    14-Sep Mon 7:07 PM White Sox 46 Mexican Heritage Night
    17-Sep Thu 7:07 PM Angels 46 Cal Night

    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • ptbnl Feb 18,2020 3:24 pm || Up

      Breaking news – we finally have the individual game prices. Please check the spreadsheet ASAP and let me know if you want to withdraw any of your requests due to their cost.

      If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
      • vignette17 Feb 18,2020 5:25 pm || Up

        I would like to withdraw both of my requests :-(. Too rich for my blood. I guess I will request May 9 instead.

        • ptbnl Feb 18,2020 6:03 pm || Up

          Done – sorry about the confusion.

          If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
      • FreeSeatUpgrade FreeSeatUpgrade Feb 18,2020 7:39 pm || Up

        I’m all in. When shall I send the $?

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • ptbnl Feb 18,2020 8:26 pm || Up

          When I send the tickets.

          If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • mikeA Feb 19,2020 9:09 am || Up

      Does the cross-out of my name mean that game is unavailable?

      • ptbnl Feb 19,2020 9:26 am || Up

        No – it means I forgot to update our sheet as well as the master sheet (it was briefly unavailable but then became available again!)

        Currently the only outstanding question is andeux on March 29th (probably unavailable, to be confirmed); vignette17’s game on May 10th is a definite no, but May 9th is in.

        If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
        • ptbnl Feb 20,2020 11:07 am || Up

          Latest update – andeux gets March 29th after all.

          If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
  8. batgirl batgirl Feb 22,2020 8:22 am

    If still available, I’d like to request Monday, Sept 14. Thanks!

    Soaker edit: This was sitting in the moderation queue for some reason although I see ptbnl already replied to it.

  9. ptbnl Feb 27,2020 6:32 pm

    Tickets should be delivered this weekend; 16 dates still available.

    Date Day Time Opponent Cost/Seat
    23-Mar Mon 7.07 PM Giants 67
    11-Apr Sat 6:07 PM Yankees 86
    20-May Wed 7:07 PM Rangers 46
    21-May Thu 12:37 PM Rangers 58
    22-May Fri 7:07 PM Angels 46
    24-May Sun 1:07 PM Angels 58
    2-Jul Thu 7:07 PM Orioles 46
    4-Jul Sat 1:07 PM Orioles 63
    22-Jul Wed 12:37 PM Braves 67
    4-Aug Tue 12:37 PM Mariners 58
    19-Aug Wed 12:37 PM Indians 58
    31-Aug Mon 7:07 PM Royals 46
    2-Sep Wed 12:37 PM Royals 58
    5-Sep Sat 1:07 PM Rangers 67
    6-Sep Sun 1:07 PM Rangers 63
    17-Sep Thu 7:07 PM Angels 46

    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
  10. ptbnl Mar 7,2020 12:20 pm

    Good news is that the seats are in!

    Bad news is that the A’s inability to process my Access Membership at more than a glacial pace (pre-warming) means I can’t yet forward them on to you all.

    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • ptbnl Mar 7,2020 1:28 pm || Up

      The balances due are:

      5Aces – $276 – received
      andeux – $328 – received
      batgirl – $184 – received
      FSU – $380 – received
      GM – $116 – received
      mikeA – $92 – received
      vignette17 – $134 – received

      Paypal to jdborrill at lbl dot gov preferred – thanks.

      If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
      • ptbnl Mar 10,2020 5:37 pm || Up

        All seats now forwarded – please shout if anything is missing.

        If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
        • Glorious Mundy Glorious Mundy Mar 10,2020 5:45 pm || Up

          Thank you thank you thank you as always!

        • 5Aces 5Aces Mar 11,2020 10:21 am || Up

          Hopefully payment on its way and thanks!

          Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
          • ptbnl Mar 11,2020 10:28 am || Up

            Received – thanks.

            If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
              • ptbnl Mar 11,2020 1:10 pm || Up

                Nothing yet, no.

                If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
                • mikeA Mar 11,2020 1:20 pm || Up

                  Ah, I see it’s pending. Should come in from my wife’s paypal, initials K.L.

                • ptbnl Mar 11,2020 1:38 pm || Up

                  Thanks – I’ll update the list when it does.

                  If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
                • ptbnl Mar 16,2020 3:25 pm || Up

                  Still nothing.

                  If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
                • mikeA Mar 16,2020 3:38 pm || Up

                  Hmmm. It was still listed as pending. I just canceled and tried again.

                • ptbnl Mar 16,2020 3:40 pm || Up

                  Success!

                  If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
      • vignette17 Mar 11,2020 4:21 pm || Up

        Money sent.

  11. ptbnl Mar 8,2020 1:02 pm

    11 remaining games, starting to go up on StubHub

    23-Mar Mon 7.07 PM Giants
    31-Mar Tue 7:07 PM Astros
    11-Apr Sat 6:07 PM Yankees
    20-May Wed 7:07 PM Rangers
    24-May Sun 1:07 PM Angels
    4-Jul Sat 1:07 PM Orioles
    17-Jul Fri 7:07 PM Astros
    19-Aug Wed 12:37 PM Indians
    31-Aug Mon 7:07 PM Royals
    5-Sep Sat 1:07 PM Rangers
    6-Sep Sun 1:07 PM Rangers

    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
  12. ptbnl Apr 29,2020 1:56 pm

    I’m thinking I should just reimburse everyone for their tickets.

    – The likelihood of there being games with fans in attendance at the Coliseum this season seems very low, and even if it did happen we’d probably want to go through the allocation process again from scratch since so many circumstances have changed.

    – Reimbursing everyone and starting from a clean slate seems much easier that trying to carry credit forward.

    Thoughts?

    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • Glorious Mundy Glorious Mundy Apr 29,2020 2:03 pm || Up

      Fine by me. I assume there is a relatively painless way to transfer the tickets back to you.

      • ptbnl Apr 29,2020 2:06 pm || Up

        I’m guessing so, though I’m not sure it matters that much. I don’t see them being anything more than mementos of a lost season.

        If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
        • Glorious Mundy Glorious Mundy May 1,2020 10:46 am || Up

          Received the dough. Thanks.

          • FreeSeatUpgrade FreeSeatUpgrade May 1,2020 11:30 am || Up

            Ditto, ditto.

            "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
            • ptbnl May 1,2020 11:44 am || Up

              Fortunately PayPal does make reimbursement very easy.

              If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • 5Aces 5Aces Apr 29,2020 3:09 pm || Up

      I am ok with that or whatever is easiest for you.

      Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • FreeSeatUpgrade FreeSeatUpgrade Apr 29,2020 5:20 pm || Up

      Probably refunds make sense, but per the A’s email this AM so far they’re only refunding for games through May 31 as of now. I certainly wouldn’t want you to go out of pocket for games not yet refunded to you.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • ptbnl Apr 29,2020 6:14 pm || Up

        No worries – the plan holder has reimbursed all of the principals, and will carry the $4.5K paid so far on the plan over to next season.

        If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • 5Aces 5Aces May 7,2020 8:24 am || Up

      Hey-just following up. Still havent seen anything here. If that’s because my games were later (or because I said I didnt have a preference) that’s fine. I just want to make sure nothing went sideways.

      Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
      • ptbnl May 7,2020 8:27 am || Up

        My apologies – for some reason yours didn’t process; just re-refunded.

        If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
        • 5Aces 5Aces May 7,2020 8:29 am || Up

          And already showing up! Thank you-and no apologies needed.

          Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty

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