If only we could put into words that sound you make when you loudly exhale into cupped hands to mimic the roar of the crowd. Yes, you can bet we’ve caught Jeter-3000-mania!

The ticket market is betting Derek Jeter hits #3000 this Friday or Saturday — as ticket market prices for those games are the highest of the series and rising. Ticket prices for the Yankees – Rays series continue to increase on the news of Jeter’s hit last night. Depending on how many hits the Captain gets tonight, the market will shift again. If Jeter gets a hit or two, expect prices for Friday’s game to go up and prices for Saturday’s game to stay about the same. If Jeter goes o-fer tonight, expect ticket demand to increase for the later games in the series.

• Ticket prices for tonight’s game are down from averaging $138 yesterday to $119 today.
• Ticket prices for Friday’s and Saturday’s games are both up.
  • Average ticket prices for Friday’s game went from $165 yesterday to $198 today.
  • Average ticket prices for Saturday’s game went from $165 yesterday to $201 today.
• Ticket prices for Sunday’s game are down slightly, $158 yesterday to $154 today.

To get a sense of Rays-Yankees ticket demand, we created looked at ticket prices and availability for all four games and then graphed ticket prices for the series over the last 10 days.

July 7  Rays @ Yankees average ticket market price on:

• June 30 – $75
• July 5 – $109
• July 6 – $138
• July 7 – $119

The lowest prices tickets were $49 yesterday, today they’re $22
There were 5k+ tickets listed yesterday, now 2k+

July 8 Rays @ Yankees average ticket market price on:

• June 30 – $70
• July 5 – $132
• July 6 – $165
• July 7 – $198

The lowest prices tickets were $43 yesterday, today they’re $80
There were 7k+ tickets listed yesterday, now 6k+

July 9 Rays @ Yankees average ticket market price on:

• June 30 – $77
• July 5 – $139
• July 6 – $165
• July 7 – $201

The lowest prices tickets were $30 yesterday, today they’re $65
There were 8k+ tickets listed yesterday, now 5k+

July 10 Rays @ Yankees average ticket market price on:

• June 30 – $75
• July 5 – $128
• July 6 – $158
• July 7 – $154

The lowest prices tickets were $23 yesterday, today they’re $45
There were 10k+ tickets listed yesterday, now 6k+

As with any hot event, there is tremendous ticket price variability — as much as hundreds of dollars for tickets in the same row so it pays to compare tickets.

Why all the fuss about Derek Jeter? Take a look back at some of the plays that made Derek Jeter the Captain in the hearts of Yankees fans. Can you guess the topper? It’s “The Flip” and it may just be the quintessential Derek Jeter moment.

video courtesy of the MLB network.

World Series Tickets: Yankees win!

October 2009

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November 2009

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(ALCS Update) Yankees beat the Angels in Game 6 and take the series 4-2. It’s World Series time! Game 1 is on Wednesday.

The Phillies have done it. They beat the Dodgers and crushed SoCal fans’ hopes for a freeway series. With the win tonight over the Dodgers, the Phils are once again in the Fall Classic. They await an opponent. Will it be the Yankees or the Angels? The Yankees are up 3-1 over the Angels. For Yankees fans, the memory of the 2004 ALCS against the Red Sox is still too fresh in their minds to be overly confident of a World Series berth.

So, the Phillies celebrate and wait at least one more night to learn where they’ll travel to on Wednesday for Game 1 of the World Series. You can bet, we’ll be watching the Angels – Yankees game.

We’ve add the Phillies World Series home games to the calendar below with links to tickets for each game.

Christian

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There is some debate at FanSnap HQ as to whether this is our favorite time of year… Or, is it a very close second to March when every team is still in the hunt. Oh, and that other tournament is getting started.

The verdict? Now is pretty great. The Rockies made us (and the Dodgers) sweat the final few games of the regular season and the Twins had us biting a towel like Jerry Tarkanian during that Tigers one-game playoff. Now, we’re trying to squeeze in a little work between watching playoff games.

Here are the playoffs in one, handy calendar. Down below, you know we’re keeping track of ticket availability and ticket prices as well as wins and losses.

Championship Series Tickets:

(Update) Once again, It’s CC and A-Rod as the Yankees take Game 4

(Update) Angels take ALCS Game 3 in 11 innings. Phillies take Game 4 with a walk off.

(Update) Just when we think we see what clutch playoff pitching is in CC Sabathia, Cliff Lee blanks Dodgers in 11-0 Phillies Game 3 win.

(Update) Yankees win in 13 innings (and 5 hours). Lead series 2-0. The Angels and Yankee travel to LA for Game 3.

(Update) The MLB Championship series teams are set. The Yankees take on the Angels and the Phillies take on the Dodgers. “Sold out” of course never really means sold out. There are tens of thousands of tickets listed in the ticket market for the ALCS and NLCS. We dug into the data and came up with the chart below, which compares the first home game tickets for each of the teams to get a feel for the hottest MLB playoff team.

Ticket prices as of 2:00 p.m. (PT) Oct. 13, 2009. This chart compares ticket prices to the NLCS and ALCS home games for the Yankees, Angels, Phillies and Dodgers

National League Championship Series:

PHILADELPHIA vs LOS ANGELES

Phillies win series (4-1)

NLCS Game 1 tickets: Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium
Phillies win

NLCS Game 2 tickets: Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium
Dodgers win

NLCS Game 3 Tickets: Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
Phillies win

NLCS Game 4 Tickets: Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
Phillies win

NLCS Game 5 Tickets: Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
Phillies win

American League Championship Series:

NEW YORK vs LOS ANGELES

Yankees win series (4-2)

ALCS Game 1 tickets: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at New York Yankees
Yankees win

ALCS Game 2 tickets: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at New York Yankees
Yankees win

ALCS Game 3 tickets: New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels
Angels win

ALCS Game 4 tickets: New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels
Yankees win

ALCS Game 5 tickets: New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels
Angels win

ALCS Game 6 tickets: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at New York Yankees
Yankee win

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Division Series Tickets:

(Update: Oct. 12) The Phillies clinch NLCS berth after winning the NLDS series against the Rockies 3 to 1.

(Update: Oct. 11) The Dodgers are the first team to clinch a Championship Series berth after sweeping the Cards in three games in the NLDS. The NLCS tickets and calendar updated below.

(Update 2: Oct. 11) The Yankees and Angels sweep the Twins and Red Sox. Boston’s hopes for the Yankee – Red Sox showdown in the ALCS came to an end today. The Yankees – Red Sox is one of the most storied rivalries in all of sports. We’re sorry we didn’t get to see it play out in one last series this year.

The Twins’ Cinderella story also came to an end today. The Twins embodied so much of what we love about the post season. Their run was a thrill to watch. We look forward to seeing them in their new ballpark next year.

Two MLB powerhouses remain. The Yankees and the Angels — two teams that seemed destined to meet in the ALCS. We’ve reworked the playoff calendar below to reflect the ALCS dates and of course, ticket availability and pricing.

ALDS: NEW YORK vs MINNESOTA

Yankees Sweep Twins: 3-0

ALDS: Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees – Home Game #1 (Game #1)
Yankees 7, Twins 2

ALDS Tickets: Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees – Home Game #2 (Game #2)
Yankees 4, Twins 3

ALDS Tickets: New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins – Home Game #1 (Game #3)
Yankees 4, Twins 1

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ALDS: LOS ANGELES vs BOSTON

Angels sweep Red Sox: 3-0

AL Division Series: Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels – Home Game #1 (Game #1)
Angels 5, Red Sox 0

ALDS Tickets: Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels – Home Game #2 (Game #2)
Angels 4, Red Sox 1

ALDS Tickets: Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox – Home Game #1 (Game #3)
Angels 7, Red Sox 6

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NLDS: PHILADELPHIA vs COLORADO

Phillies Beat the Rockies: 3-1

NLDS Tickets: Philadelphia Phillies at Colorado Rockies – Home Game #1 (Game #1)
Phillies 5, Rockies 1

NLDS Tickets: Philadelphia Phillies at Colorado Rockies – Home Game #1 (Game #2)
Rockies 5, Phillies 4

NLDS Tickets: Philadelphia Phillies at Colorado Rockies – Home Game #1 (Game #3)
Phillies 6, Rockies 5

NLDS Tickets: Philadelphia Phillies at Colorado Rockies – Home Game #2 (Game #4)
Phillies 5, Rockies 4

NLDS: ST LOUIS vs LOS ANGELES

Dodgers sweep Cards, 3-0

NLDS Tickets: St Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers – Home Game #1 (Game #1)
Dodgers 5, Cardinals 3

NLDS Tickets: St Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers – Home Game #2 (Game #2)
Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2

NLDS Tickets: Los Angeles Dodgers at St Louis Cardinals – Home Game #1 (Game #3)
Cardinals 1, Dodgers 5

Update to the Update! The ticket “on sales” for fifteen of Taylor Swift’s concert dates are tomorrow, Oct. 23.  Where? Austin, Dallas, Corpus Christi, Philadelphia, Detroit, Kansas City, Newark, Long Island, Houston, and Washington DC.  In the likely event her shows sell out, or you just don’t like the tickets you find left at the box office, you have two choices:

1) Go to a ordinary search engine, type in “taylor swift tickets” and spend the next several hours clicking on ticket web site URLs, trying to navigate each one, opening lots of browser windows and post-it notes, OR…

2) Come to the FanSnap ticket search engine (since we have already searched dozens of ticket sites for you), find the tickets you want in about a minute, then quickly buy them from the ticket site with the tickets whose shopping cart we conveniently drop you into!

Your call.

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(Update) Your next ticket to see Taylor Swift will be on November 7, 2009 when the emerging star hosts Saturday Night Live . Let’s see… We’d better see a skit that is Taylor’s visualization of how the VMA Kanye, Beyonce debacle should have played out. We’d like to see Taylor Swift brawling with Kanye, even if it is an SNL skit. SNL should also do a recurring skit throughout the night with Taylor Swift dating Taylor Lautner to make fun of her rumored relationship with the Twilight star. What else?

Taylor Swift tickets are among the hottest ticket fans searched for on FanSnap of any ticket in any Genre this year. Taylor admitted on her website that she was surprised at how popular her tickets were. On the heels of that success, Taylor announced new dates for the continuation of the Fearless tour for 2010 on her website.

Taylor’s good friend, American Idol finalist Kellie Pickler, again joins Taylor as a featured artist on all of the North American FEARLESS dates, and top selling new artist of 2009 Gloriana returns to open all of the shows.

Of course there is some irony here that we couldn’t help but notice. Just last month, Kanye West stormed the stage at the MTV VMAs and interrupted Taylor’s acceptance speech for  “best female video.” Kanye went on Leno the next night and apologized. Just a few weeks later, Kanye West In Spite of Taylor Swift MTV VMA Debacle Announces Tour with Lady GaGa, which was canceled shortly after it was announced.

Now, Taylor, who at 19 is the youngest artist in history to be nominated for the Country Music Association’s prestigious Entertainer of the Year Award, will kick off her FEARLESS 2010 Tour on February 4th in Brisbane, Australia and play five shows Down Under before beginning her North American run on March 4th in Tampa, Florida. In 2010, Taylor will headline 37 shows in 29 cities in 22 states and provinces in the US and Canada.

Taylor Swift tickets in New York, NY (Madison Square Garden) Dec. 11, 2009 — 2,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Tampa, FL (St Pete Times Forum) Mar 4, 2010 — 5,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Orlando, FL (Amway Arena) Mar 5, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Sunrise, FL (Bank Atlantic Center) Mar 7, 2010 — 6,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Austin, TX (Frank Erwin Center) Mar 10, 2010 — 2,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center) Mar 11, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Corpus Christi, TX (American Bank Center) Mar 12, 2010 — 1,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Philadelphia, PA (Wachovia Center) Mar 18 & 19, 2010 — 5,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Charlottesville, VA (John Paul Jones Arena) Mar 20, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Auburn Hills, MI (Palace of Auburn Hills) Mar 26, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Cincinnati, OH (US Bank Arena) Mar 28, 2010 — 4,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Oklahoma City, OK (Ford Center) Mar 31, 2010 — 6,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Wichita, KS (InTrust Bank Arena) Apr 1, 2010 — fewer than 100 ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center) Apr 2, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Denver, CO (Pepsi Center) Apr 6 & 7, 2010 — 10,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Fresno, CA (Save Mart Center) Apr 10, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in San Jose, CA (HP Pavilion) Apr 11, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center) Apr 15, 2010 — 15,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Lexington, KY (Rupp Arena) Apr 29, 2010 — fewer than 100 ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Columbia, SC (Colonial Life Arena) Apr 30, 2010 — 100+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Raleigh, NC (RBC Center) May 1, 2010 — 4,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Des Moines, IA (Wells Fargo Arena IA) May 6, 2010 — 4,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Saint Paul, MN (Xcel Energy Center) May 7, 2010 — 4,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Moline, IL (i wireless Center) May 8, 2010 — 5,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Newark, NJ (Prudential Center) May 12 &13, 2010 — 8,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Uniondale, NY (Nassau Coliseum) May 14 & 15, 2010 — 6,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Kanata On, ON (Scotiabank Place) May 20, 2010 –1,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre) May 21, 2010 — 2,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift in Houston, TX (Toyota Center) May 25 & 26, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Bayou Country Superfest Featuring Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Kellie Pickler, David Nail and Gloriana in Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Stadium) May 29, 2010 at 4:00PM — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Washington, DC (Verizon Center) Jun 2, 2010 — 4,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Boston, MA (Gillette Stadium) June 5, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Here’s what some of the nation’s top critics had to say about Taylor Swift and the FEARLESS 2009 Tour:

“Swift’s fans don’t just believe in her savvy songwriting and gracious, magnetic stage presence. They trust her as a peer. And if the unerring pleasures of her set – and the crowd’s Beatles-sized reactions – were any indication, they’ll be trusting her for a long time.” – The Los Angeles Times

“Country queen Taylor Swift charms the L.A. crowd.” – The Hollywood Reporter

“The two-hour, three-act spectacle doesn’t slow down.” – Rolling Stone

“Swift delivers delight at the Garden. For nearly two hair-flinging, spangly gowned hours, Swift showed why she’s all set to be the biggest star around. Swift writes like Everygirl and sings like her hero. That’s a combination that can’t be beat. A delightful performance. . ..her sold-out show felt more like a victory lap.” – New York Newsday

You may be the biggest Taylor Swift fan, or maybe her brand of country isn’t your cup of tea. Regardless, this story has to make you think, “go Taylor!”

Christian

(Update Oct. 20 10:45 a.m. (PT) The Phillies look to clinch a World Series berth tomorrow night at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia in front of the hometown fans. Phils fans are clamoring for tickets to Game 5. In fact, the average ticket price has gone up nearly 10% in the last 24 hours.

NLCS Game 5: Dodgers at Phillies tickets – Citizens Bank Park Wed, Oct 21
Tickets listings found on FanSnap = 6,000+
Get-in price (lowest price ticket) =  $172
Average price = $324
Tickets listed in:

• Infield average = $507 (best value tickets = $308)
• Hall Of Fame Club average = $521  (best value tickets = $303)
• Terrace average = $325 (best value tickets = $171)
• Outfield average = $314 (best value tickets = $198)
• Pavilion average = $271 (best value tickets = $184)

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The Phils three-games-to-one win over the Rockies in the NLDS gets the Phillies one step closer to repeating as World Series champs. The Dodgers had the best record in the National League and will host Games 1, 2, 6 and 7 of the NLCS in L.A.

Game 1 – First game in L.A. – (Oct 15) – Phillies at Dodgers tickets

• Tickets listed =12,000+
• Get-in price (lowest price) ticket = $46
• Average ticket price = $126
• Average Dugout Club ticket = $1,131 (Best Value = $754)
• Average Top Deck tickets = $99 (Best Value = $37)

Game 3 First game in Philly – (Oct. 18) – Dodgers at Phillies playoff tickets

• Tickets listed = 4,500+
• Get-in price (lowest price) ticket = $173
• Average ticket price = $380
• Average Diamond Club ticket = $939 (Best Value = $636)
• Average Pavilion Deck tickets = $274 (Best Value = $175)

Zoomed in map of tickets to Phillies-Dodgers at Dodger Stadium

There is tremendous ticket availability and price variability. For example, for the Dodgers NLCS home opener on Oct. 15 in the Left Field Pavilion, there are tickets listed for $117 and $184 in the same row.

Phils fans will find similar variability. For the Oct. 18 game in Philadelphia, there are tickets in Outfield 142 listed for $263 and $362 in the same row.

Zoomed in, row-level view of tickets to Dodgers-Phillies at Citizens Bank

Check our calendar with the MLB post season / playoffs schedule here: http://www.fansnap.com/blog/2009/10/mlb-playoffs-road-to-the-world-series/

(Update)

Phillies vs Dodgers Tickets

NLCS Game 1 tickets: Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium
Phillies win

NLCS Game 2 tickets: Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium
Fri, Oct 16  13,000+ tickets from $29

NLCS Game 3 Tickets: Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
Sun, Oct 18 6,000+ tickets from $155

NLCS Game 4 Tickets: Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
Mon, Oct 19 8,000+ tickets from $148

NLCS Game 5 Tickets: Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies (If Necessary) Citizens Bank Park
Wed, Oct 21 8,000+ tickets from $137

NLCS Game 6 tickets: Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers (If Necessary) Dodger Stadium
Fri, Oct 23 11,000+ tickets from $51

NLCS tickets: Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers – Game #7 (If Necessary) Dodger Stadium
Sat, Oct 24 8,000+ tickets from $62

That’s right, we said, “Guns N’ Roses Chinese Democracy North American tour.”

Let that sink in for a moment…

Do you know where you are? You’re in the jungle baby. Err, Canadian jungle… Currently, “North American tour” means Canada. Six Canadian tour stops are on the calendar starting in January 2010. Here are the rumored dates and locations:

• Jan. 13 – Winnipeg (MTS Centre)
• Jan. 16 – Calgary (Pengrowth Saddledome)
• Jan. 17 – Edmonton (Rexall Place)
• Jan. 19 – Saskatoon (Credit Union Centre)
• Jan. 20 – Regina (Brandt Centre – Evraz Place)
• Jan. 24 – Hamilton (Copps Coliseum)
• Jan. 28 – Toronto (Air Canada Centre)

Yes, we said rumored. The most recent tour dates on www.gunsnroses.com are from 2007. The most recent “news” on the site is a press release from March quoting Axl Rose and naming “New Axeman Dj Ashba.“So, we don’t want to be too hasty in inking “Guns N’ Roses / Saskatoon” on our calendar just yet.

Media outlets across Canada went ahead and announced dates and locations for the Chinese Democracy tour today (read here, here, here and here). Even the highly respected Pollstar shared the dates. Until tickets go on sale, we’re going to keep this one in the rumor category.

We’ll definitely be keeping a close eye on this one.  We’ll post when we know more.

Christian

The Yankees organization announced today that Yankee Stadium would be open to fans to watch the broadcast of Monday’s ALCS game. Food and concessions – including NYY Steak and Hard Rock Café — will be open.

There is tremendous ticket availability and price variability for ALCS Game 3. Angels tickets are available in virtually every section of the stadium, including more than 300 ticket listings for under $55 – or the price of a porterhouse steak in Yankee Stadium.

ALCS Game 3: Yankees at Angels – Monday, Oct 19

• Number of ticket listings = 11,000
• Lowest price ticket listing = $40
• Average ticket listing = $165

ALCS Game 4: Yankees at Angels – Tuesday, Oct 20

• Number of ticket listings = 10,000
• Lowest price ticket listing = $45
• Average ticket listing = $189

ALCS Game 5: Yankees at Angels – Thursday, Oct 22 (if necessary)

• Number of ticket listings = 13,000
• Lowest price ticket listing = $51
• Average ticket listing = $206

Keep up with playoffs tickets news via our MLB playoffs calendar

FanSnap is a free ticket search engine for fans. FanSnap displays tickets on a map of the stadium and shows fans the row their tickets are in. FanSnap finds results from dozens of ticketing providers, with listings totaling more than ten million sports, theater and concert tickets.

The Angels bring the series back to L.A. down 0 – 2 to the Yankees after losing Game 2 in a heartbreaker in the thirteenth inning. Still L.A. fans are high on the Angels. Tickets to the Angels ALCS homestand are averaging  $188 each – more than $60 higher than they were five days ago.

Zoomed in Angels Stadium dynamic may showing tickets by row

ALCS Game 3: Yankees at Angels – Monday, Oct 19

• Number of ticket listings = 11,000
• Lowest price ticket listing = $40
• Average ticket listing = $165

ALCS Game 4: Yankees at Angels – Tuesday, Oct 20

• Number of ticket listings = 10,000
• Lowest price ticket listing = $45
• Average ticket listing = $189

ALCS Game 5: Yankees at Angels – Thursday, Oct 22 (if necessary)

• Number of ticket listings = 13,000
• Lowest price ticket listing = $51
• Average ticket listing = $206

Keep up with playoffs tickets news via our MLB playoffs calendar

(Update) Lady Gaga has been selling out box offices across the country. In fact, we wonder if Lady Gaga will challenge Taylor Swift for most searched concert. Find tickets to the “sold out” Lady Gaga tickets at http://www.fansnap.com/lady-gaga-tickets

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(Update Oct. 22) Lady Gaga has unveiled her Monster Ball tour poster. How, you ask? On Twitter.

Lady GaGa Twitters her Monster Ball tour poster

Twitter is that microblogging site Miley Cyrus just left (and then rapped about leaving on a video sharing site).

Take a look at Lady Gaga’s tweet over to your right. Sure, it was Lady Gaga posting a twitpic link that could be a picture of almost anything, but we’re at the office, on a work computer and it’s Lady Gaga. What could go wrong?

Of course we clicked the link. Sure enough, it actually was her tour poster. Oddly, the poster was nowhere near as bizarre as we expected. She’s Lady Gaga after all. We half expected her to be dressed as a bird that just smacked into your living room window.

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There were rumors after the implosion of the Kanye West “Fame Kills” tour that Lady Gaga, who was slated to tour with Kanye would pick up the dates and headline her own tour. Those rumors weren’t too far off.

In a sign of the times, the tour seems to have been announced via a Perez Hilton Tweet.

Lady Gaga made the “official” announcement of the tour and dates on her blog: “…next North American tour, entitled ‘The Monster Ball.’ The tour will begin on November 27 in Montreal, and will wind up on January 21, 2010 in Gaga’s hometown, New York City. Kid Cudi will be the supporting act for the entire tour.

Lady Gaga will release a re-package of her breakthrough album, The Fame, called The Fame Monster, earlier that week, on November 23. The re-package will include eight brand new songs, including the club-banging first single “Bad Romance.” Continues Lady Gaga, “A message to all my little monsters: The Fame Monster will come out four days before the first live show.”

Dates for The Monster Ball are:

Lady Gaga Tickets    Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON)
Sat, Nov 28 at 7:30PM

Lady Gaga Tickets    Citi Performing Arts Center – Wang Theater (Boston, MA)
Tue, Dec 1 at 7:30PM
Wed, Dec 2 at 7:30PM

Lady GaGa Tickets    Susquehanna Bank Center (Camden, NJ)
Thu, Dec 3 at 7:30PM

Lady Gaga Tickets    Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Vancouver, BC)
Wed, Dec 9 at 7:30PM
Thu, Dec 10 at 7:30PM
Fri, Dec 11 at 7:30PM

Lady Gaga Tickets    Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (San Francisco, CA)
Sun, Dec 13 at 7:30PM
Mon, Dec 14 at 7:30PM

Lady Gaga Tickets    Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino (Las Vegas, NV)
Thu, Dec 17 at 7:30PM
Fri, Dec 18 at 7:30PM

Lady Gaga Tickets    San Diego Sports Arena (San Diego, CA)
Sat, Dec 19 at 7:30PM

Lady Gaga Tickets    Fabulous Fox Theatre Georgia (Atlanta, GA)
Mon, Dec 28 at 7:30PM
Tue, Dec 29 at 7:30PM

Lady Gaga Tickets    James L. Knight Center (Miami, FL)
Thu, Dec 31 at 7:00PM

Lady Gaga    James L. Knight Center (Miami, FL)
Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 7:30PM

Lady Gaga Tickets    Hard Rock Live Orlando (Orlando, FL)
Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 7:30PM

Lady Gaga Tickets    Fabulous Fox Theatre Missouri (Saint Louis, MO)
Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 7:30PM

The Monster Ball Tour starring Lady Gaga with special guests Kid Cudi and Jason Derulo    Chicago Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 7:30PM
Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 7:30PM
Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 7:30PM

Lady Gaga with Kid Cudi “The Monster Ball”   Fox Theatre Detroit (Detroit, MI)
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 7:30PM
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 7:30PM

Lady Gaga Tickets    Elliott Hall of Music (West Lafayette, IN)
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 7:30PM

Lady GaGa with Kid Cudi and Jason Derulo    Borgata Casino Event Center (Atlantic City, NJ)
Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 8:00PM

Lady GaGa Tickets    Chevrolet Theatre (Wallingford, CT)
Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 7:30PM

Lady Gaga Tickets    Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT)
Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 8:00PM

Lady Gaga Tickets    Radio City Music Hall (New York, NY)
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 7:30PM
Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 7:30PM

Christian

How about that Yankee… defense? Wow, impressive defense and CC Sabathia on the mound were keys to the ALCS opening game win for the pin stripes. The Yankees lead the Angels in the ALCS 1 – 0. The Yankees have been among the most in-demand tickets in all of sports this season and the playoffs are no different. In fact, Yankees tickets are the most sought after of all playoff teams.

Zoomed in view of our Yankee Stadium tickets map. You can compare tickets by row.

Like ALCS Game 1 where there were 8,000 tickets listed from $40 on game day, there is tremendous ticket availability and price variability for Game 2. For example, Fans can find tickets listed in Main Outfield 233 A, for $72 and $358 in the same row. Here’s what tickets for ALCS Game 2 are looking like right now.

• Tickets listed = 16,000+
• Get-in price  ticket = $45
• Average ticket price = $241
• Average Bleachers tickets = $105 (Best Value = $54)
• Average Legends tickets = $1,100 (Best Value = $274)
• Average Field Outfield tickets = $235 (Best Value = $86)
• Average Terrace Outfield tickets = $149 (Best Value = $45)
• Average Terrace Dugout tickets = $162 (Best Value = $54)
• Average Terrace Suite tickets = $220 (Best Value = $61)
• Average Field Dugout tickets = $484 (Best Value = $137)

Check our calendar with the MLB post season calendar.

(Update: Pollstar has the HUGE news of the day on Garth Brooks’ emergence from retirement. Instead of a four-month run as was reported earlier, Garth Brooks will play the Encore Theatre at Wynn Las Vegas for  five years. The first show is December 11, 2009. Garth Brooks tickets go on sale October 24. See additional dates below.)

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CMT.com is reporting that Garth Brooks, announced Thursday morning (Oct. 15) during a press conference at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville that the top selling artist of all time is coming out of retirement.

According to Pop & Hiss, The L.A. Times music blog:

Garth Brooks performs at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards show in Las Vegas, May 18, 2008. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

Brooks has sold more than 128 million albums in the U.S., according to the Recording Industry Assn. of America, second only to the Beatles’ 170 million albums.  Brooks has outsold the Fab Four — more than 68 million, to the Beatles’ 58 million — in the 18 years since Nielsen SoundScan began monitoring retail sales in 1991, two years after Brooks released his first single. The RIAA lists six of Brooks’ albums with sales of 10 million or more copies each.

Garth Brooks announced that he’s coming out of retirement to do an extended show at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas, according to USA Today via the Associated Press.

According to Reuters: “Garth Brooks was expected to announce a four-month run of two to three shows a week. Wynn Resorts Ltd said in a statement it would be announcing a new music schedule. The hotel’s Encore Theater has not had a permanent headliner since the death of comedian Danny Gans…”

Garth Brooks dates at the Encore Theatre at Wynn Las Vegas according to Pollstar:

• Dec. 11-13, 2009 – Friday night, two on Saturday and one on Sunday
• Jan. 1-3, 2010 – Friday night, two on Saturday and one on Sunday
• Jan. 22-24, 2010 – Friday night, two on Saturday and one on Sunday
• Feb. 12-14, 2010 – Friday night, two on Saturday and one on Sunday
• Feb. 26-28, 2010 – Friday night, two on Saturday and one on Sunday

According to Brooks, dates will be announced four times each year. Also according to Brooks, “A dream is like a river, ever changing as it flows and a dreamer’s just a vessel that must follow where it goes. Trying to learn from what’s behind you, never knowing what’s in store makes each day a constant battle just to stay between the shores.”

Check for Garth Brooks tickets here: http://www.fansnap.com/garth-brooks-tickets

Tickets Map of Angel Stadium for the MLB ALCS

The Angels and Dodgers have both locked up berths to the ALCS and NLCS respectively. The Angels head to New York to face the Yankees in Games 1 and 2 of the ALCS and then return home for Games 3-5. The Angels will return to New York for Games 6,7 as necessary.

There is tremendous ticket availability and price variability for the series. For example, in the Field MVP 112, on Monday (Oct. 19), there are tickets listed for $125 in the same row as tickets listed for $550. There are clearly values to be had. The trick is to check often and then move quickly when you find what you’re looking for. The ticket market, like the stock market is based on supply and demand. When there are values to be had — like below — they will get snapped up quickly.

Zoomed in Tickets Map of Angel Stadium for the MLB ALCS in Los Angeles with row-level detail

Angels home games ticket information follows:

Game 3 (Oct 19) – ALCS: Yankees at Angels tickets

• Tickets listed = 5,000+
• Get-in price (lowest price) ticket = $75
• Average ticket price = $222
• Average Diamond Hall of Fame Section ticket = $1,495 (Best Value = $883)
• Average Upper View Section tickets = $105 (Best Value = $75)

Game 4 (Oct. 20) – Yankees at Angels playoff tickets

• 6,000+ tickets from $75
• Tickets listed = 6,000+
• Get-in price (lowest price) ticket = $75
• Average ticket price = $227
• Average Diamond Hall of Fame Section ticket = $1,224 (Best Value = $999)
• Average Upper View Section tickets = $107 (Best Value = $75)

Game 5 (Oct. 22) – Yankees – Angels tickets in LA – (If Necessary)

• 5,000+ tickets from $62
• Tickets listed = 5,000+
• Get-in price (lowest price) ticket = $75
• Average ticket price = $248
• Average Diamond Hall of Fame Section ticket = $2,410 (Best Value = $2,206)
• Average Upper View Section tickets = $120 (Best Value = $75)

Dodgers tickets too are very hot this post season – even without an NLCS foe determined yet. For the Dodger’s first two home games against either the Rockies or Phillies, fans can find more than 20,000 tickets with FanSnap.com starting at $38. The average ticket price for the two games is currently $151.

Check our calendar with the MLB post season / playoffs schedule here: http://www.fansnap.com/blog/2009/10/mlb-playoffs-road-to-the-world-series/

Christian

David Archuleta announced his “Christmas from the Heart” album and concert tour. The album is due in stores Oct. 13. Archuleta will kick off  a 17-city U.S. tour in Salt Lake City on Nov. 11.

Archuleta was runner-up on American Idol (season 7). The Murray, Utah native soared to #2 on the Billboard charts, buoyed by his smash single “Crush.” The “Christmas from the Heart” album and concert tour feature, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Silent Night,” and “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and other seasonal favorites.

David Archuleta “Christmas from the Heart” tour dates:
11/24     Salt Lake City, UT    Abravanel Hall
11/25     Salt Lake City, UT    Abravanel Hall
11/27     Ann Arbor, MI         Ann Arbor Symphony/Hill Auditorium
11/29     Santa Rosa, CA       Wells Fargo Performing Arts Center
11/28     Bakersfield, CA       Rabobank Theater
11/30     San Francisco, CA   Warfield Theatre
12/2     Anaheim, CA           The Grove
12/4      Rexburg, ID             Hart Auditorium – BYU University, ID
12/6      Beaver Creek, CO     Vilar Performing Arts Center
12/8      Kansas City, MO      Midland Theater
12/9      St. Paul, MN            Fitzgerald Auditorium
12/11     Waukegan, IL         Genesee Theater
12/12     Cleveland, OH        Playhouse Square
12/13     Montclair, NJ          The Wellmont Theater
12/15     Baltimore, MD        Lyric Theater
12/17     Mashantucket, CT  MGM Foxwoods Casino
12/18     Stroudsburg, PA     The Sherman Theater
12/19     Boston, Ma            House of Blues
12/20     Westbury, NY        Capitol One Bank Theatre at Westbury

Find David Archuleta tickets here: http://www.fansnap.com/David-Archuleta-tickets

Here’s David Archuleta announcing the tour on YouTube.

Hat tip to JustJaredJr for the video link

Christian

The Twins are down 0-2 in the ALDS series with the A.L. East champion Yankees, but the series comes to Minnesota for games on Sunday and Monday at the Metrodome.
Sunday, (10/11) – Yankees @ Twins tickets:

• Number of tickets listed = 2500+
• Average ticket price as of today = $135
• Get-in Price (lowest price ticket) = $33
• Lower Club tickets average $450 (Best Value = $248)
• Cheap Seats tickets average: $58 (Best Value = $33)

Monday, (10/12) Yankees @ Twins playoff tickets:

• Number of tickets listed = 5000+
• Average ticket price as of today = $164
• Get-in Price (lowest price ticket) = $13
• Lower Club tickets average $472 (Best Value = $226)
• Cheap Seats tickets average: $87 (Best Value = $42)

In Cheap Seats 209, on Sunday, there are tickets listed for $49 in the same row as tickets listed for $136. There is tremendous ticket availability and price variability. Fans should check Fansnap.com often for the best ticket values.

Zoomed in view by row of tickets to MLB: AL Division Series: New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins - Game #3 (October 11) Metrodome

Check out our MLB Playoffs calendar here.

The Sox are down 0-2 in the ALDS series with the A.L. west Champion Angels, but the series comes to Boston for games on Sunday and Monday at Fenway.
Sunday, (10/11) – Angels @ Red Sox tickets:

• Number of tickets listed = 1500+
• Average ticket price as of today = $232 (up from $212 on 10/6)
• Get-in Price (lowest price ticket) = $80
• Dugout Box tickets average $988 (Best Value = $825)
• Outfield Grandstand tickets averaging: $126 (Best Value = $105)

Monday, (10/12) Angels @ Red Sox playoff tickets:

• Number of tickets listed = 2500+
• Average ticket price as of today = $179
• Get-in Price (lowest price ticket) = $65
• Field Box tickets average $302 (Best Value = $143)
• Infield Grandstand tickets average: $1154 (Best Value = $86)

There is tremendous ticket availability and price variability. Fans should check Fansnap.com often for the best ticket values. For example, in the Field Box 71, on Sunday, there are tickets listed for $267 in the same row as tickets listed for $392.

Check out our MLB Playoffs calendar here.

Our friends at Pollstar have the news.

“The tour begins just a couple of weeks after Festival 8, the band’s first-ever West coast multi-day festival – Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 in Indio, Calif., at the Empire Polo Club.”

• Nov. 18 in Detroit at Cobo Arena
• Nov. 20-21 in Cincinnati at the U.S. Bank Arena
• Nov. 22 in Syracuse at the Oncenter Complex
• Nov. 24-25 in Philadelphia  at the Wachovia Center
• Nov. 27-28 in Albany at the Times Union Center
• Nov. 29 in Portland, Maine, at the Cumberland County Civic Center
• Dec. 2-4 in New York City at Madison Square Garden
• Dec. 5 in Charlottesville, Va. at the John Paul Jones Arena

Check http://www.fansnap.com/phish-tickets for Phish tickets and availability.

Christian

The Rockies tied up the NLDS series with the defending World Series champs on Thursday and bring the series home to Denver for games on Saturday and Sunday at Coors Field.

Saturday, (10/10) — Phillies @ Rockies playoff tickets:

• Average ticket price as of today = $130
• Get-in Price (lowest price ticket) = $50
• Infield Box tickets average $174 (Best Value = $88)
• Rockpile tickets averaging: $55 (Best Value = $40)

Sunday, (10/11) Phillies @ Rockies playoff tickets:

MLB NLDS Phillies at Rockies tickets Coors Field

• Average ticket price as of today = $110
• Get-in Price (lowest price ticket) = $37
• Infield Box tickets average $149 (Best Value = $88)
• Rockpile tickets averaging: $72 (Best Value = $55)

There is tremendous ticket availability and price variability. Fans should check Fansnap.com often for the best ticket values. For example, in the Outfield Box seats (sec.116) there are tickets listed for $95 in the same row as tickets listed for $174.

Check out our MLB Playoffs calendar here.

Regina Spektor is the hip, folksy, jazzy singer that might be in on your mix with Norah Jones and Brandi Carlile. She’s got the kind of voice and song choices you can listen to over and over and never tire of them. She’s been on tour for the last month singing songs like this:

Regina has already played dates in Philly, Boston, Chicago and others. Until now, fans have been able to get Regina Spektor tickets for around $100.

Regina Spektor Average Ticket Prices

Expect ticket availability for upcoming shows to take a steep nose dive and therefore prices to go up after she appears on Saturday Night Live this weekend. If you’re in New York and plan to catch her show at Radio City next week, you’d be smart to make that ticket purchase before the SNL show. We expect her to kill.

• Radio City Music Hall Wed, Oct 14 600+ tickets from $56
• House of Blues San Diego Mon, Oct 26 100+ tickets from $54
• Greek Theatre Los Angeles Wed, Oct 28 300+ tickets from $54
• Orpheum Theatre Vancouver (BC) Mon, Nov 2 fewer than 100 tickets from $85
• Paramount Theatre Seattle Tue, Nov 3 100+ tickets from $75
• Fillmore Auditorium CO (Denver) Sat, Nov 7 fewer than 100 tickets from $32
• Verizon Wireless Theatre TX (Houston) Tue, Nov 10 200+ tickets from $25
• NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie (TX) Thu, Nov 12 200+ tickets from $13
• Ryman Auditorium (Nashville) Mon, Nov 16 100+ tickets from $76

Check out our hottest concert tickets for September here.

Christian

(Update Oct 3)

The Rockies lost to the Dodgers tonight in LA. This means the Rockies will travel to Philadelphia to face the Phillies. The Cardinals will play the Dodgers. That series kicks off in LA.

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The Twins quest to catch the Tigers is still on! Against all odds and with history against them,  the Twins caught the Tigers today.  With one game left in the regular season, the Tigers and Twins have the same record.Tomorrow’s final regular season at the Metrodome just got especially meaningful.

The NLDS teams have been set for a few days now, but seeding and best record are far from final. All four teams are playing for big stakes and home town fans are filling the seats. The Twins may have been seeing increased demand by fans for tickets who want to see one last game at the HHH Metrodome (or what Twins fans lovingly call the Humtydump) before the team move to its new facility next season.

Average price of regular season tickets

Here are the number of tickets available and get-in prices (lowest price ticket) for the final two games of the regular season.

Colorado Rockies @ Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)
Sat, Oct 3 at 7:10PM   1,000+ tickets from $5
Sun, Oct 4 at 1:10PM   5,000+ tickets from $3
Compare both events

Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers Comerica Park (Detroit, MI)
Sat, Oct 3 at 7:05PM   1,000+ tickets from $10
Sun, Oct 4 at 1:05PM   1,000+ tickets from $15
Compare both even

Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Sat, Oct 3 at 3:10PM   100+ tickets from $8
Sun, Oct 4 at 1:10PM   300+ tickets from $23
Compare both events

Florida Marlins @ Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia, PA)
Sat, Oct 3 at 7:05PM   1,000+ tickets from $13
Sun, Oct 4 at 1:35PM   1,000+ tickets from $4
Compare both events

Milwaukee Brewers @ St Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium (Saint Louis, MO)
Sat, Oct 3 at 12:10PM   1,000+ tickets from $9
Sun, Oct 4 at 1:15PM   1,000+ tickets from $16
Compare both events

Christian

(UPDATE) Lady Gaga Tickets and “The Monster Ball” Tour Announced. Lady Gaga did not pick up Kanye’s dates as was speculated, but her tour does kick off about the same time. More here.

UPDATE) Kanye West and Lady Gaga’s North American tour canceled.

The “Fame Kills” tour has been killed.

• Reuters has the story here
• AP has the story here

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We chronicled Kanye West’s antics on the MTV VMAs last week (Taylor Swift vs Beyonce and Kanye’s to Blame). Kanye attempted to make amends on the new Jay Leno Show, but the self-proclaimed “voice of this generation” is facing a continued public backlash. On Twitter, people are interrupting each other and call it being #Kanyed. It’s in fun, but the ongoing negative publicity can’t make for a good time to launch a tour.

But that’s just what Kanye did. The now cancelled Fame Kills Starring Kanye West and Lady Gaga was slated to kick off in Phoenix on November 10. Tickets are on sale now. Here is the list of concert dates and locations.

Concert tour stops

• US Airways Center (Phoenix, AZ) Tue, Nov 10
• San Diego Sports Arena (San Diego, CA) Wed, Nov 11
• Mandalay Bay Events Center (Las Vegas, NV) Fri, Nov 13
• Honda Center (Anaheim, CA) Sun, Nov 15
• Staples Center (Los Angeles, CA) Mon, Nov 16
• Arco Arena (Sacramento, CA) Wed, Nov 18
• HP Pavilion at San Jose (San Jose, CA) Thu, Nov 19
• General Motors Place (Vancouver, BC) Tue, Nov 24
• Pepsi Center (Denver, CO) Wed, Dec 2
• Scottrade Center (Saint Louis, MO) Fri, Dec 4
• American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) Wed, Dec 9
• Philips Arena (Atlanta, GA) Fri, Dec 11
• Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC) Sat, Dec 12
• Scope (Norfolk, VA) Sun, Dec 13
• DCU Center (Worcester, MA) Wed, Dec 16
• Wachovia Center (Philadelphia, PA Fri, Dec 18
• 1st Mariner Arena (Baltimore, MD) Sat, Dec 19
• HSBC Arena (Buffalo, NY) Sun, Dec 20
• Izod Center (East Rutherford, NJ) Tue, Dec 22
• Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) Wed, Dec 23
• XL Center (Hartford, CT) Sat, Dec 26
• Verizon Center DC (Washington, DC) Wed, Dec 30
• Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) Sun, Jan 3, 2010
• Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON) Wed, Jan 6, 2010
• Scotiabank Place (Kanata On, ON) Fri, Jan 8, 2010
• Bell Centre (Montreal, QC) Mon, Jan 11, 2010
• Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, MI) Thu, Jan 14, 2010
• United Center (Chicago, IL) Sat, Jan 16, 2010
• AT&T Center (San Antonio, TX) Thu, Jan 21, 2010
• American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) Sun, Jan 24, 2010

(UPDATED Oct. 1)

The Phillies close out the regular season with a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park against Florida Marlins. Even with all the excitement about the playoffs, fans can still find more than 5,000 tickets for the Marlins series on fansnap.com starting at $4. The average price for tickets to the Marlins series is $78. (Search Marlins @ Phillies tickets)

Phillies fans can find Phillies tickets to N.L.D.S. games with FanSnap starting at $72 and averaging $240 per ticket. With nearly 10,000 tickets listed on FanSnap for just the first two NLDS games, there is tremendous ticket availability and price variability. Check back often for the best ticket values.

Check out the FanSnap dynamic maps of Citizens Bank Park. The zoomed out view list what is in the screenshot below shows the price distribution of every ticket at the park. You can click on the map or use the control at the upper left (like Google maps) to zoom in and zoom out.

FanSnap dynamic map of Citizens Bank Park for NLDS Game 1 Philadelphia Phillies tickets (October 7, 2009)

The more you zoom in, the more detail you see. A few clicks show you the price of tickets in each row. Lighter colored circles = lower price. The blue stars show the best values. Those are the tickets priced lower than the surrounding tickets.

Zoomed in FanSnap Map view of Citizens Bank Park for NLDS Game 1 Philadelphia Phillies tickets (October 7, 2009) showing tickets by row

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Sept. 30

With the win tonight against the Astros, the Philadelphia Phillies clinch the NL East for the third time in as many seasons. The Phillies are on their way to the NLDS where they will likely meet the Colorado Rockies.

Philadelphia Phillies tickets have been hot all year. Phills fans would love nothing more than to see their beloved Philles repeat as World Series winners — something not accomplished since the Yankees threepeated in 1998, 1999, 2000. Expect to see Philadelphia Phillies Playoff tickets be among the most popular of the post season.

Here are the top ten hottest MLB tickets:

1. Boston Red Sox tickets
2. New York Yankees tickets
3. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim tickets
4. San Francisco Giants tickets
5. Los Angeles Dodgers tickets
6. Colorado Rockies tickets
7. Philadelphia Phillies tickets
8. Chicago Cubs tickets
9. St Louis Cardinals tickets
10. New York Mets tickets

Christian