Temperatures in the Phoenix metropolitan area are expected to reach the low-90s.
But it seems the city’s case of Diamondbacks fever isn’t nearly as high. Tickets for tomorrow’s crucial Game 3 between the Diamondbacks and Brewers are reportedly still available and plentiful, going for as cheap as $12.
The team can’t blame this on the start time they received from MLB. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30, giving Phoenix residents plenty of time to get to Chase Field in time to get a playoff baseball. Rather it seems the case is a lack of fan interest in any playoff games played at Chase Field that aren’t the World Series.
The Arizona Republic is reporting that the NLDS isn’t the only problem round. The team reportedly sold less than 38,000 tickets for its first ever NLCS game, struggles that continued six years later:
“The Diamondbacks also struggled to sell out NLCS games against the Colorado Rockies in 2007. Sellouts were announced, but a large number of empty seats were spotted.”
Contrast this with the Brewers who had to hold lotteries to determine which fans were able to buy tickets to their home playoff games at Miller Park. The Republic reports the Diamondbacks have sold just shy of 30,000 tickets for a Game Four should the team stave off elimination tomorrow, meaning there are still plenty of good seats left to be had if you want to get a taste of playoff baseball in the desert..
So is there potential for a Brewer fan takeover? If you’ve got a couple bucks to spend then yes.
Priceline.com has round trip flights from Milwaukee to Phoenix starting at $387 per person if you leave tomorrow and return on Thursday, the day after Game 4. Factor in a hotel and a rental car and you’re looking at a potential NLDS clinching vacation at around $600 a person, not a terrible deal on the whole.
