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I just tried to buy tickets for the May 20 game and it appears to be sold out.  While I am happy to see that, I have to admit that I was shocked.

Nice to see that kind of turn out for Toronto.

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5 minutes ago, VaBird1 said:

I just tried to buy tickets for the May 20 game and it appears to be sold out.  While I am happy to see that, I have to admit that I was shocked.

Nice to see that kind of turn out for Toronto.

That sounds impossible to me.    Our biggest crowd last weekend was under 32,000 and the Blue Jays aren't that big a draw.   That has to be a glitch.

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15 minutes ago, VaBird1 said:

I just tried to buy tickets for the May 20 game and it appears to be sold out.  While I am happy to see that, I have to admit that I was shocked.

Nice to see that kind of turn out for Toronto.

Could be a lot of Canadians coming down to support their last place team.  Might be their last chance to see some of these guys in a Blue Jays uniform.

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15 minutes ago, ArtVanDelay said:

Or people want the Maryland flag jersey. 

I'm sure some people do, but I seriously doubt it's enough to sell out the stadium two weeks in advance.   I'm still betting on a technical error with the website.

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