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He doesn't. Sure, there are questionable moves but far from daily. People just like to look for ways to bitch about him. Tonight's a perfect example - he makes a perfectly reasonable lineup that will help the team longrun and people call for his head. Meanwhile it has worked out well.

It's well known that JD is banged up. No better time than to slot him in the DH spot than against the light hitting Rays. Nothing wrong with today's lineup.

Agreed, those are a much better option in terms of flexibility. Tiny bit more expensive on a per ticket basis, but well worth it. .

The seller pays the same fee (10%) TickPick is better for buyers typically though. The real problem is that Stubhub has way way more traffic, so it's easier to sell tickets there. I agree that TickPick is a great concept though.

If you have tickets listed in stubhub you can click the "compare" or "help me price" button and see where actual sales have gone through. Today the most expensive 500 level that I see having sold was $390 USD, so over $500 Canadian per seat. Currently the 500s that are selling are going for between $240 and $300 USD (320-400ish CDN) after SH fees.

Then do it, just don't look back if they sell. You'll make a bunch of cash on them so don't sweat it if they go up a bit. Based on the sales that have just happened in past 30 minutes, I'm fairly confident that if you list them right now at $300-350 each (again, before stubhub fees so actual price paid by buyer is about 18% higher) you will sell them today.

Depending on the row, they've been selling for $300 - $450 each per seat (USD) after stubhub fees today. So that would pocket you 225-375 USD. That's 300-500ish Canadian and you paid $125 each. So if you're happy with that profit then do it. Personally I wouldn't list yours for less than $300 a ticket (before SH fees, so $270 paid to you). I bet if you put it up at that price you would sell them quickly. Right now there's a surge in sales from people who really want to secure tickets and couldn't get any through ticketmaster. It's not a bad time to sell some, but there's always the chance prices will go up in the future.

I can't answer that with absolute certainty. This city hasn't seen a playoff game in 23 years so there's no recent data to determine exactly what demand will be and what the proper pricepoint will be. What section and row are your seats in?

And as predicted a whackload of tickets have sold on Stubhub and prices have gone up. They will likely come down a bit over time, but people are snatching them up today.

On sale at 10am. Personally I would suggest trying for game 2 of the ALDS, as I assume more people will be trying for game 1 to start......so might have a better shot at the 2nd game of the series.

And it's these types of moves that go ignored while people look for ways to blame him for any loss. Granted it's the same in almost every city - managers take a lot of unwarranted blame - but in Toronto you get a lot of hate for Gibby when he's actually a good manager and certainly a better choice than many other MLB skips. One of the problems is that many fans don't follow any team but their own.....or watch many games involving other teams. If you do then you realize that "questionable" decisions are made by managers all over the league all the time. You also realize that sometimes these questionable decisions are actually logical decisions which are made because of information you don't have (guys not feeling 100%, scouting reports etc).

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I don't think he's saying that prices on stubhub are going to drop drastically. They aren't. But he's saying he'll find a way to get them for less than 150 or whatever per seat, which he likely will. It's rare to see a case in the secondary market where you don't save money by waiting until the very last minute if you have that luxury, but most people simply don't wait. Really it's a matter of monitoring the supply and timing your purchase for high demand events. For the World Series it's too early to really predict what the price "should" be for tickets should the Jays get there which is why they are typically set so high. Premium dugout seats are sky high right now. If the Mets or Cubs make it then you have two teams coming from cities with high income earners, so the demand will expand. People from NY or Chicago will fly in to see their team (also because both teams have sucked for so long). You're right that a bunch of tickets will be snatched up after the 24th. Happens every year with the home opener. Toronto is a great market and there's a lot of people with a lot of money who want to go to games. So you'll see tickets sell at a good clip above face. At the end of the day there's a market equilibrium with tickets just like everything else and eventually the market will settle on what that is. There are people who will have paid well below (like eastcoast) and others who paid well above.

Bar Hop on King st (King & Spadina) is a good choice - tons of beers and good food. Not a far walk from the Dome but far away enough that it shouldn't be too rammed.

They are though, you can look at the list of actual sales and today alone for game 1 of the ALDS 22 tickets in the 500 level have sold in the $150-$250 range (that's before SH fees, so the buyer paid more like something in the 175-300 range). For game 1 of the WS 20 tickets have sold in the 500s over the past 3 days in the $300-$650 range (so 350-750ish after fees). And those are in USD, so people are paying over $200 for the ALDS and 450 for the WS at this stage. And often times these sales are actually ticket brokers buying seats at what they feel are "cheap" seats that they will profit from later on down the road. You might not pay that much, but there are plenty of people who will.

When tickets go on sale to the general public on the 24th and people realize they can't get them through ticketmaster as they'll sell out instantly you can expect a bunch of tickets on stubhub to start selling. There hasn't been a lot of volume going through for playoff tickets on the secondary market yet, but obviously that will pick up.

Impact on the team is something that is (and should be) considered. If Price beats NYY for the 3rd time and closes out the season strong, then it's his (assuming the Keuchel and Sale don't absolutely crush it)

Good question, they must have blocked off more for the WS. They would have more commitments to MLB, players etc. I imagine for the big dance.

A pair of tickets for every game in a series of your choice (or every series if you want, though seats will differ each series and for the WS there are only 500 level seats)

I can assure you sales are going great. 3,100 season tickets for next year sold just so people could guarantee themselves playoff tickets. This additional sale lets you pick the series you want but you have to pay for it all upfront. It's a way for them to get guaranteed sales early and most likely they are hoping that they can convince buyers to use the money owed to them from unplayed games towards tickets for next year. Much of the inner workings of playoff ticket sales are mandated by MLB. Other teams have had a very similar process in certain respects.

Why would any opinion be "of consequence"? Did you actually think a thread full of primarily illogical complaints about Gibby was actually going to get him fired? But now when executives from Rogers come to visit this board they'll simply skim over this thread and therefore Gibby will be managing the Jays for the next 2 decades?

Those are $200 face value for anyone who bought a strip of playoff tickets, they will be going for over $250 a ticket. http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/ticketing/postseason_seating_map_and_prices.jsp

He's worse than some, but not worst than most.

Um, that is a very random example to pull up. I can come up with many examples over the course of the year where he *may* not have used the ideal matchup. But the same can be said of every single manager. Gibby has been good.