The Mule office is two blocks away from what is arguably the greatest place in the world to watch a baseball game. Two blocks. Opening Day is April 3rd, exhibition games start a few weeks from now. They annual rite of changing the ballpark sign to a different telephone company name is underway. (I believe this year it’s SBCAT&TPacMaBell Park.) Baseball Grannies, the greatest of all sports fans, are getting their flair caps ready, and my son is asking me when we’re playing baseball hookie. (He gets one a year.)
The other folks in the office are worried about the parking, and the crowds and the noise. I’m getting excited that my favorite ticket scalper will be back on his favorite corner soon with his “tickets needed” sign. Scalpers have developed a fun little hack to get around the “law”. While it’s illegal to sell tickets, it’s not illegal to need them. So all the scalper signs are about need, not supply. It’s one of the intricacies you need to know to score a last-minute ticket for a sunny afternoon day game.
Saving the date: The Phillies (my childhood team) are in town May 3 through the 6th for a weekend series, bringing with them Ryan Howard, the greatest player in the game.
Written by Mike Monteiro on March 2, 2007 | 
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David says:
It's not illegal to sell tickets on the street. It may be illegal to sell tickets on ballpark property, but mostly it's the Giants who don't want scalpers selling tickets to people when they still have unsold tickets at the box office.
March 27, 2007 9:53 PM
mick rejniak says:
um, having just read the post before this one remarking on the phallic arrow in the logo, have you looked at this picture? but we ~know~ sports are for boys, at least the ones that get the money and the media.
o!, and GO DODGERS!
March 30, 2007 5:56 PM