Opening Day Tix

Anyone know when these will be available for purchase for season ticket holders (13 game plans?)

When I ordered my season tickets a rep told me that the Opening Day ticket sales process will take place around March 20th. Crazy.

Perhaps this should be a sticky. Or someone else could call and talk to a rep that they trust and THAT could be a sticky.

I think it was posted in another thread that it will be March 19th. And I heard there are more 13-game plan holders than there will be tickets available.

Well this is my second year having a plan so I hope to get priority over all those folks that just bought a plan to get playoff seats last year.

Actually, it says right on the ticket page:

Opening Day Tickets: The only way to guarantee tickets to Opening Day, Friday, April 10 vs. the Toronto Blue Jays, is by purchasing a Full Season or 29-Game Plan. Both plans include Opening Day as part of their package. All Season Plan Members will have an opportunity to purchase tickets to Opening Day via an online presale, based on seniority, which will take place on Thursday, March 19. On a first-come first-served basis, members will be eligible to purchase one Opening Day ticket for each Plan Seat purchased during the pre-sale, not to exceed 6 tickets. Opening Day tickets are not available to the general public. All sales will be subject to availability.

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Ok, so I get priority over the newer plan members. That should mean I should get seats I would hope.

Actually, it says right on the ticket page:

Opening Day Tickets: The only way to guarantee tickets to Opening Day, Friday, April 10 vs. the Toronto Blue Jays, is by purchasing a Full Season or 29-Game Plan. Both plans include Opening Day as part of their package. All Season Plan Members will have an opportunity to purchase tickets to Opening Day via an online presale, based on seniority, which will take place on Thursday, March 19. On a first-come first-served basis, members will be eligible to purchase one Opening Day ticket for each Plan Seat purchased during the pre-sale, not to exceed 6 tickets. Opening Day tickets are not available to the general public. All sales will be subject to availability.

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How does everyone else feel about 29-game plan holders having priority for additional seats on top of the ones that come with their plan over new 13-game plan holders?

As a 29-game holder, I like it.

As an impartial observer, I think that's perfectly fair. Bigger $$ commitment should come with additional perks.

As a 29-game holder, I like it.

As an impartial observer, I think that's perfectly fair. Bigger $$ commitment should come with additional perks.

Take the larger dollar commitment out of it then. Should the 2-seat 29-game upper reserve plan holder have priority to get 4 Opening Day tickets over the 2-seat 13-game lower box plan holder getting zero Opening Day tickets?

My grandfather is a 29-game plan holder and I have purchased his additional Opening Day tickets for years, so I am also not impartial here. Curious what others think.

Take the larger dollar commitment out of it then. Should the 2-seat 29-game upper reserve plan holder have priority to get 4 Opening Day tickets over the 2-seat 13-game lower box plan holder getting zero Opening Day tickets?

My grandfather is a 29-game plan holder and I have purchased his additional Opening Day tickets for years, so I am also not impartial here. Curious what others think.

If you want to restrict the 29-game UR holder to getting additional UR tickets, I think that would be fair.

My overall opinion is that if you are committing to 29 or 81 games vs. 13, you are much more likely to maybe be splitting a plan with another person. So maybe you take 2 tickets to 15 games and your co-owner takes 2 tickets to 14 games.

I think it is reasonable to offer that plan holder up to 4 tickets for OD.

If you want to restrict the 29-game UR holder to getting additional UR tickets, I think that would be fair.

My overall opinion is that if you are committing to 29 or 81 games vs. 13, you are much more likely to maybe be splitting a plan with another person. So maybe you take 2 tickets to 15 games and your co-owner takes 2 tickets to 14 games.

I think it is reasonable to offer that plan holder up to 4 tickets for OD.

My larger point that I didn't make above is that with the Orioles dollar-for-dollar exchange policy, it is foolish to get a 13-game plan that is more expensive than the cheapest 29-game plan due to the difference in perks for Opening Day and playoff tickets.

I think it was posted in another thread that it will be March 19th. And I heard there are more 13-game plan holders than there will be tickets available.

I heard that as well.

My larger point that I didn't make above is that with the Orioles dollar-for-dollar exchange policy, it is foolish to get a 13-game plan that is more expensive than the cheapest 29-game plan due to the difference in perks for Opening Day and playoff tickets.

Now see, my wife and I like our seats. They are the best value in the park and the specific seats that we have are perks in and of themselves. It would be tough to get a similar value out of 28 game plan dollar for dollar exchange.

My larger point that I didn't make above is that with the Orioles dollar-for-dollar exchange policy, it is foolish to get a 13-game plan that is more expensive than the cheapest 29-game plan due to the difference in perks for Opening Day and playoff tickets.

Well, I think those people are smart, if that is what they want to do.

Well this is my second year having a plan so I hope to get priority over all those folks that just bought a plan to get playoff seats last year.

The levels of priority are those who have been season holders prior to 2012. Recent 81 and 29 game plan holders. And finally 13 game plan holders of the last few seasons.