Secondary Ticket Prices Sky High For World Series At Wrigley

The Cubs punched their ticket to the World Series last night with a 5-0 win over the Dodgers, and secondary market ticket prices for Games 3, 4 and 5 against the Indians at Wrigley Field are some of the highest on record. At presstime, the lowest ticket price on StubHub for Friday's Game 3 at Wrigley Field was going for $2,264 for a standing-room only pass. That is up significantly over prices for Games 1 and 2 in Cleveland. The lowest ticket price for Game 1 Tuesday at Progressive Field was $745 for a standing-room only pass (THE DAILY).

Wrigleyville last night "erupted in a joyous celebration" for the Cubs' first trip to the Fall Classic in 71 years (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 10/23). A crowd of 42,386 at Wrigley Field "made every pitch a life-and-death experience, while thousands of fans congregated outside to share in the glory" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 10/23). The Chicago Tribune's David Haugh: "Next year really is here, North Siders. It's really gonna happen. The Cubs have won the pennant" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 10/23). The Cubs are "four wins away from giving Cubs Nation its first World Series" in 108 years, "one for each red double-stitch on a regulation baseball" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 10/23).

Cubs Chair Tom Ricketts: "You think about all the people, with all this love for this team for so long. And now we got a chance, with four more wins, to really pay them back" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 10/23). Ricketts "walked through the upper deck in the fourth inning and was mobbed with joyful high fives" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 10/23). Meanwhile, a "slew of athletes and stars" were at Game 6, including Scottie Pippen, Chris Chelios, Jim Belushi and Eddie Vedder (CHICAGOTRIBUNE.com, 10/22).