Fans Line Up For Cubs Tickets
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Cubs tickets are usually hard to come by, as most games sell out during the summer months.
As CBS 2's Susanna Song reports, on Friday, Cubs fans had their chance to try for single-game tickets.
The morning was busy and the weather was unpleasant, but outside Wrigley Field Friday morning, no one was complaining. Fans were smiling as they walked away from the Friendly Confines, with a handful of tickets.
With faces plastered against the windows and bodies slouched over the ticket counter, the steady flow of Cubs fans eagerly waited to cash in on their lucky lottery numbers. Only those who had signed up in advance for wristbands could buy tickets.
"We just picked the wristband up like we do every year, went online on Wednesday morning to see what number it was, and I saw the number and I thought it looked familiar, and I didn't believe it," said fan Teresa DiMattia.
DiMattia, who was wearing a jersey in memory of the late Ron Santo, had the winning wristband that scored her whatever tickets she wanted. She picked opening day, as well as games against the White Sox, the New York Yankees, and the St. Louis Cardinals.
But even Brian Babney, who was 100th in line, was feeling enthusiastic about this summer as he left with his tickets.
"There's a couple of us that usually go in on it; whoever gets the best draw is the one who has to take off work, unfortunately, and then we come over here, and we take care of everyone for the rest of the year," Babney said.
Sue Latimer got almost, but not quite, everything she wanted when she walked up to the counter.
"I've been doing this for many, many years, and this is the closest I've been," she said. "I got everything I wanted, but not the Saturday Cubs-White Sox. It's already out."
Said fan Alan Vu: "This is the closest I've gotten. It's the second time I've gotten close. I was pretty sure; I was only about 300 off, so probably an hour wait at best."
The Cubs opened their virtual waiting room for all online orders around 10 a.m. Friday. Customers are being randomly selected to buy tickets.
If you want season tickets, that's even harder. You have to sign up for a waiting list with 115,000 people on it.
