10 posts tagged “dodgers”

It has been an incredibly busy week since I got back from Seattle.  I followed up the Fox Morning News interview (that you see below) with back to back to back Dodgers games and then topped it off with a little 80s heavy metal on Saturday night at Gibson Amphitheater with Sebastian Bach, Dokken and Poison! 

I did a photo diary of one of my trips to Dodger Stadium last week.  Starting with the free parking, then maneuvering to  better seats until I am right there in the action. 

Big thanks to Jean Martirez from Fox Morning News Los Angeles for inviting me on to speak to the fans of Los Angeles.  Jean saw my interview on KTLA last week and emailed me asking "what do we have to do to get you on our show?" which I thought was pretty cool.  All you have to do is ask, Jean! 

Here's the segment that we did.  It was fun and I'm starting to feel a little more comfortable on camera.  Maybe it's the dumb Manny Ramirez wig that I got to hide behind for this one!?  Who knows.  Thanks to Evan D. for the interview coaching.  Just breathe damnit!

We were discussing last night's Dodgers game during my interview this morning and was explaining how I could get a V.I.P. experience at Dodgers Stadium for two people for $10.  Especially since with the addition of Manny Ramirez has packed the house every game.  The answer to me is simple:  Just keep doing what I've been doing all along.

I mentioned on the news that I was going to post on my website's home page a link for LA fans highlighting where the free parking was around the major venues in Los Angeles.  Then I got a pair of tickets on eBay for a grand total of $9.98  Then I brought in my own bottled water and sunflower seeds to the ballpark (Dodger Stadium allows unopened PLASTIC non-alcoholic beverages up to 1 liter.  They also allow you to bring your own food).

Then I made my way down during the 3rd inning to the Field Level and found some seats 10 rows behind the dugout that weren't taken by using what I refer to in the book as BROKER BACKFIRE. 

Bing, Bang, Boom!  A great night out for the price of renting a couple movies.

Here's pictures of our original seats along with pictures of where we ended up to enjoy the rest of the game.

See you tonight!!!

Hi Ticket Jedi, Congratulations on winning this item! The next step is to pay the seller.

Taking my buddy Jim to the Dodgers game tonight against the Giants.  He is dying to find out the secrets found in my book.  I’ve already told him that I picked up two tickets tonight for a grand total of $9.95 and told him to be ready to sit on the Field Level.  He’s ready to go, and so am I. 

FYI, face value for even the upper deck is $9-12 per ticket, so even if we didn’t move down, we’re already looking at 50% off face value.  But if you take a look at a ticket broker site (I won’t mention any names but you can look for yourself), a seat in section 17 row G goes for $227 with all of the fees (Note that the processing fee is higher than the entire price of my book) :

 

Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants
July 29, 2008
7:10 PMSec: 17 Field
Row: G $95.00 each 2$ 190.00

Processing Fees      : $ 20.00

Shipping Method :

Fed-Ex

Shipping Cost           : $ 17.00   Tickets Total            : $ 227.00

 

 

Thanks for the tip, Ticket Broker.  I look forward to saving $217 tonight!!!!

 

Game On.

Max

I just got this email from Travelzoo that is once again offering big time discounts to Dodgers games.  Up to 75% off tickets for 5 games next week.  If you’ve never signed up for Travelzoo, I would highly suggest it.  It’s free and they hit you up once a week with all kinds of great deals, no matter what city you live in or near.  I’ve gotten groups of friends together for a cheap night out at the ballpark several times this year with these specials.  See below and enjoy!!!

 

The Travelzoo Newsdesk has found this outstanding offer from
the L.A. Dodgers:

LOS ANGELES--JULY 24, 2008-- The L.A. Dodgers have slashed
ticket prices for games against the Washington Nationals,
San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks to $4. Wow!

Tickets for games on July 26, 28-30 and Aug. 3 are:
- Reserve seats ... $4 (Reg. $16)
- Lower Reserve seats ... $6 (Reg. $20)
- Infield Reserve seats ... $9 (Reg. $28)
- Field seats ... $20 (Reg. $50)

To purchase and for more information, click the link below.
IMPORTANT: You must manually enter "TZOOJULY2" in the
Promotions and Special Offers field after selecting your
game date from the pull-down menu.
http://www.travelzoo.com/Newsflash.asp?441243

On a side note, the thing that really gets me is the extra charges.  Don't get me wrong, it's still a good deal, but I just punched in info for two tickets in the reserve section.  The total price for two tickets was $8 and the total EXTRA charges were $8.60  I'm not bringing this up because I'm cheap, but the fact of the matter is that the extra charges are MORE than the tickets themselves.  Am I the only one who thinks there's something horribly wrong with that.  Especially since this is the ONLY way to get the tickets.  Arrrggggg.

I'm still going.

Got the chance to treat a group of friends last night to the Dodgers/Braves game thanks to a deal that Travelzoo did on it's Weekly Top 20 list.

They offered Dodger Fans a better than 50% off with a special promotion code.  We got our $31 tickets for $12 each including the service charge (which I hate paying but was willing this time because of the huge savings).

To get on the weekly Top 20 list for Travelzoo, just go to their website www.travelzoo.com and sign up.  It's free.  I end up getting great deals when I travel on that site also.  It's just plain good to be a part of it!

Enjoy!

Max

It’s good to be back!  It feels like forever since I have been to a game.  Truth is, it’s only been a few weeks, but if FEELS LIKE FOREVER. 

 

I have been working hard on getting my book ready to get out to the masses.  You are almost ready to go to www.TicketJedi.com and get hooked up with everything I know on how to get tickets at or below face value. 

 

Case in point.  Going to the Dodgers vs. Cubs tonight.  These seats I just scored on ebay are Loge Box seats with a face value of $30 each.  My price?  $8.75 for BOTH 

 

Happy Days are here again!

 

 

Hi Ticket Jedi,

Congratulations on winning this item! The next step is to pay the seller.

 

Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs - 2 Tickets - 6/6 Sale price: $4.75 Shipping & Handling: Other (see description) $4.00

 

This email was just sent to me from a guy named Jeff who took my advice at the Dodgers game tonight…

 

Thank you max deale!

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3 tix 11 rows behind homeplate $30 - YEAH BOYYY!

 

Game on, Jeff.  Game ON!

 

Max

Thanks to a Smoking Deal from Travelzoo, I was able to treat my friends to last nights Dodgers vs. Mets game.  These tickets that normally go for $28-31 per ticket were on Travelzoo for $7 plus $2 handling for a total of $9 each.  That meant I got all 8 tickets for $72.  That is over 65% off face value.

It was the first time my friends had been introduced to THE HOLE at the stadium, so now they all know where to park for free.  It was a great game with the Rookie DeWitt hitting an Inside the Park Home Run, his first ever and the first Dodger to do it in almost 5 years.  The Dodgers won 5-4. 

 

My friends all acted as the cast of my upcoming spoof commercials that I am going to put online at YouTube, etc.  These commercials will spoof what people go through to get tickets when they don’t know what they are doing.  Stay tuned.  It should be funny.  Thanks to them for helping me put those together.

 

By the way, Travelzoo sends weekly Top 20 deals directly to your email.  If you want to sign up for it (it is free), go to www.travelzoo.com and they will hook it up.

 

There are four games remaining for these amazing deals for the Dodgers.  They include tonight’s game against the Mets as well as the three game stance against the Cincinnati Reds later this month.  Top deck tickets were as low as $2 and field tix were $15.  If you are only going to go to a Dodgers game once this year, this is the time to do it.

To get these tickets, go to Ticketmaster, pick the game you want to go to, then pick the number of tickets you want under Promo tickets, then enter the area you want, then enter TZOO2 as the code.  For More information on the tickets, go to Travel Zoo's web site and type in DODGERS under the search box.

Go Blue!

 

 

Spreading the love to my fellow fans Fans, one gold star at a time

 

I have some extra tickets for upcoming Dodgers games that I am letting go for less than face value ($20 as opposed to $28-31).  All tickets are behind home plate in the Lower Reserve.  If you know anyone that is interested, the following games are:

 

May 5^th  vs. Mets

May 6^th  vs. Mets

May 7^th  vs. Mets

May 11^th vs. Astros

May 19^th vs. Reds

May  20^th vs. Reds

May 21^st vs. Reds

 

I just hooked up a fan who was looking for tickets next Saturday with GoldStar.com   She hadn’t heard of them before and was excited to know of a different source besides TicketMaster to get tickets.  She, like everyone else I know, HATES TicketMaster.

 

For those of you who don’t know, Gold Star is a company that offers half price seats (or better, or less than, depending on the show) for popular events around Los Angeles, Orange County as well as a few other major metropolitan areas (New York, etc)

 

It is free to join and although they do charge a service fee, it is usually WAY less than what TicketMaster would charge.

 

They also give you weekly updates of cool events that are happening around town.  You never know what you are going to get.  I have used them several times and end up seeing great stand up comedy (Lisa Lampenelli, Jamie Kennedy) as well as Theater (Geffen Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Dorothy Candler Pavillion) and Sporting Events (Dodgers, Clippers, Kings).

 

www.goldstar.com to sign up and receive their free services.  Hit it up.  You’ll thank me!