CHEAP BASEBALL TICKETS

The Major League Baseball postseason playoff picture is beginning to take shape. In the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers will face the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers will play the Philadelphia Phillies. The American League playoffs feature the Boston Red Sox versus the Los Angeles Angeles of Anaheim and the Tampa Bay Rays will take on either the Chicago White Sox.

Although the 2008 Major League Baseball Postseason has yet to begin, MLB has already released its 2009 baseball schedule. The 2009 MLB season is scheduled to begin on April 5, 2009 with the regular season currently ending on October 4th. The World Series will begin on October 28th with a potential World Series Game 7 scheduled to be played on November 5th. Other highlights of the 2009 MLB schedule include the opening of the New Yankee Stadium on April 16th with the Yankees home opener versus the Cleveland Indians.  The New York Mets will begin play at their new Citi Field Stadium on April 13th versus the San Diego Padres.   Also of note, the Boston Red Sox will visit new Yankees Stadium on May 4th.

2008 MLB Postseason Schedule (Subject to change)
 
Series               Date             TV Network
ALDS A Game 1 Thurs., Oct. 2 TBS
ALDS A Game 2 Fri., Oct. 3 TBS
ALDS A Game 3 Sun., Oct. 5 TBS
ALDS A Game 4 Mon., Oct. 6 TBS
ALDS A Game 5 Wed., Oct. 8 TBS

NLDS A Game 1 Wed., Oct. 1 TBS
NLDS A Game 2 Thurs., Oct. 2 TBS
NLDS A Game 3 Sat., Oct. 4 TBS
NLDS A Game 4 Sun., Oct. 5 TBS
NLDS A Game 5 Tues., Oct. 7 TBS

ALDS B Game 1 Wed., Oct. 1 TBS
ALDS B Game 2 Fri., Oct. 3 TBS
ALDS B Game 3 Sun., Oct. 5 TBS
ALDS B Game 4 Mon., Oct. 6 TBS
ALDS B Game 5 Wed., Oct. 8 TBS

NLDS B Game  1 Wed., Oct. 1 TBS
NLDS B Game 2 Thurs., Oct. 2 TBS
NLDS B Game 3 Sat., Oct. 4 TBS
NLDS B Game 4 Sun., Oct. 5 TBS
NLDS B Game 5 Tues., Oct. 7 TBS
The team with home-field advantage hosts Games 1, 2 and 5 and Division champion with the best overall regular-season record will have home-field advantage for the Division Series and will play the Wild Card in the first round unless the Wild Card comes from the same division.  Division champ with the next best overall record also will have home-field advantage in the Division Series.  Club with the best record in the American League will have the right to decide whether it will play in the 7-day or 8-day Division Series

Series             Date        TV Network
ALCS Game 1 Fri., Oct. 10 TBS
ALCS Game 2 Sat., Oct. 11 TBS
ALCS Game 3 Mon., Oct. 13 TBS
ALCS Game 4 Tues., Oct. 14 TBS
ALCS Game 5 Thurs., Oct. 16 TBS
ALCS Game 6 Sat., Oct. 18 TBS
ALCS Game 7 Sun., Oct. 19 TBS

NLCS Game 1 Thurs., Oct. 9 FOX
NLCS Game 2 Fri., Oct. 10 FOX
NLCS Game 3 Sun., Oct. 12 FOX
NLCS Game 4 Mon., Oct. 13 FOX
NLCS Game 5 Wed., Oct. 15 FOX
NLCS Game 6 Fri., Oct. 17 FOX
NLCS Game 7 Sat., Oct. 18 FOX
League Championship Series are best of seven games.  The team with the best overall regular-season record has home-field advantage and will play host to Games 1, 2, 6 and 7.

World Series
WS Game 1 Wed., Oct. 22 FOX@ AL
WS Game 2 Thurs., Oct. 23 FOX@ AL
WS Game 3 Sat., Oct. 25 FOX@ NL
WS Game 4 Sun., Oct. 26 FOX@ NL
WS Game 5 Mon., Oct. 27 FOX@ NL
WS Game 6 Wed., Oct. 29 FOX@ AL
WS Game 7 Thurs., Oct. 30 FOX@ AL

Yestersday Stubhub reported that it has over 9,000 tickets available for the Yankees’ final regular season game against the Baltimore Orioles scheduled for Sunday, September 21st at Yankee Stadium.

The current average ticket selling price for Orioles-Yankees is $400 although the least expensive ticket was sold in December of 2007 for $30. 

The most expensive ticket sold for the finale was a $3500 ticket sold last month.  Stubhub reports that the Orioles-Yankees game is the best selling MLB game be it regular or postseason in Stubhub history, based on dollar volume. (Although in gross dollars the Yankees All-Star game was higher.)

The best way to get the cheapest possible ticket to the Yankee Stadium finale is to wait until the very last minute.

The New York Mets have opened up online registration for Mets Postseason Playoff Ticket opportunities.  Register and become eligible to be chosen in a random lottery to buy Mets Playoff Tickets for their last season at Shea Stadium at face price.

Philadelphia Phillies’ fans can register for playoff tickets here.