Blues' new season ticket program

[longhornbaseball]

Why wouldn't you budget to pay the price you normally do? If they make the playoffs, great. If they don't, you get a nice bonus.

[JL21]

It is a bold move to be sure. I'm just not sure I could pull the trigger on tickets because of the pitting money vs. fandom thing.

If the Cardinals offered something like that, I'd be thrilled to owe the other half.

Of course, it's apples and oranges because the Cardinals wouldn't offer that type of package.

[longhornbaseball]

Of course, it's apples and oranges because the Cardinals wouldn't offer that type of package.

They don't have too. We love our Cardinals...

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Why wouldn't you budget to pay the price you normally do? If they make the playoffs, great. If they don't, you get a nice bonus.

Because people, in general, are idiots. Big ones.

[Popeye_Card]

I'm operating under the assumption that you do have it budgeted in.

But still, if the team is chasing a (likely) 7 or 8 seed, for the honor of likely going down in 5 games or less to the Blackhawks or Sharks or whoever, I'd kinda be thinking to myself "hmmm...the thousand bucks I'd save could get me a pretty nice TV instead..."

We'll see how it works out for them. People have been saying for years that they're willing to pay more if it means the team makes the playoffs. Wondering how many will actually put their money where their mouth is, to pay double the price if the team makes the playoffs.

[TheoSqua]

Also, it has been over 10 years since I've last writen BASIC or Fortran code, so I probably effed that up royally.

Heh, well you messed up the business logic, cause I thought you were saying If they make the playoffs they twice the normal price, not half.

if(playoffs==true)
payment=price
else
payment=1/2*price

But I was impressed and think it's a decent system; holding themselves at least somewhat accountable.

It's just how you reason what the normal price is. If you feel like dividing or multiplying, both are right.

If they were offering this for the 10 game packs, I'd totally buy it.

[cards2468]

what if they set it up where you pay full price up front and they refunded you half if they failed to make the playoffs?

[JCShutout]

Someone on LGB.com talked to someone in the Blues FO who said you pay the 2nd 1/2 of the tickets regardless. So if they don't make it, you pay on the last day of the season. The verbage reads "when the Blues clinch a playoff spot" so its tricky.

Plus its available only for 100 seats.

[lukethedrifter]

Someone on LGB.com talked to someone in the Blues FO who said you pay the 2nd 1/2 of the tickets regardless. So if they don't make it, you pay on the last day of the season. The verbage reads "when the Blues clinch a playoff spot" so its tricky.

Plus its available only for 100 seats.

Says for this deal there are only 100 seats available in 4 price categories as well as pay the rest when they clinch. If they don't there is no way you can be required to pay.

[JCShutout]

Someone on LGB.com talked to someone in the Blues FO who said you pay the 2nd 1/2 of the tickets regardless. So if they don't make it, you pay on the last day of the season. The verbage reads "when the Blues clinch a playoff spot" so its tricky.

Plus its available only for 100 seats.

Says for this deal there are only 100 seats available in 4 price categories as well as pay the rest when they clinch. If they don't there is no way you can be required to pay.

I agree that's what the website says and what it seems like it should imply. Just reporting what a guy on lgb said he encountered when he called.