Comments on: Rockies online World Series ticket sales system crashes http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/22/rockies-online-world-series-ticket-sales-system-crashes/ Where TV Finds the Future Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:53:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/22/rockies-online-world-series-ticket-sales-system-crashes/#comment-534637 Safran Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:50:30 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/22/rockies-online-world-series-ticket-sales-system-crashes/#comment-534637 I'll bet it has more to do with the weasels who sell software that lets people flood the ticket seller with requests. Click my name for the story. I’ll bet it has more to do with the weasels who sell software that lets people flood the ticket seller with requests. Click my name for the story.

]]> By: Anon http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/22/rockies-online-world-series-ticket-sales-system-crashes/#comment-534578 Anon Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:09:04 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/22/rockies-online-world-series-ticket-sales-system-crashes/#comment-534578 Officially the site was "hacked". LOL - I'm with Jeff...I think I was partially to blame as well. Officially the site was “hacked”. LOL - I’m with Jeff…I think I was partially to blame as well.

]]> By: jeff http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/22/rockies-online-world-series-ticket-sales-system-crashes/#comment-534003 jeff Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:07:17 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/22/rockies-online-world-series-ticket-sales-system-crashes/#comment-534003 I too am guilty of having 3 computers going full guns to get world series tickets - but somehow I think stubhub and aceticket are more likely responsible for the 8.5 million hits. GO SOX I too am guilty of having 3 computers going full guns to get world series tickets - but somehow I think stubhub and aceticket are more likely responsible for the 8.5 million hits. GO SOX

]]> By: Brink http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/22/rockies-online-world-series-ticket-sales-system-crashes/#comment-533899 Brink Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:56:26 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/22/rockies-online-world-series-ticket-sales-system-crashes/#comment-533899 The team was warned multiple times that exactly this scenario would happen, but they chose to do an all-online sale anyway. Several times Monday, angry crowds gathered outside Coors Field, chanting and yelling, demanding the team just sell tickets the old-fashioned way. Despite all this, the team insists it wants to stick to the original plan. Geez, they could be TV station management. The team was warned multiple times that exactly this scenario would happen, but they chose to do an all-online sale anyway.

Several times Monday, angry crowds gathered outside Coors Field, chanting and yelling, demanding the team just sell tickets the old-fashioned way.

Despite all this, the team insists it wants to stick to the original plan.

Geez, they could be TV station management.

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