Several fellow revolutionaries have sent in emails today saying that the Bengals have sent an email to their season ticket holders making available the two-game ticket packs. They did this up until 2006 when they finally were able to garner season-ticket sellouts for all of the games like the other 31 NFL franchises are able to do.
The Bengals are not including the pre-season game like they have in season past. This is a smart move by the team. Forcing season-ticket holder to buy pre-season games is adding insult to the injury that is paying full price for a pre-season game to watch Carson, Chad, and the gang stand around in their jerseys for a few hours while a bunch of guys try to make the club.
Clearly the season tickets sales are not where the team needs them to be if they are making these tickets available for purchase (even if it is only to season-ticket holders). Maybe Mikey will figure out that winning four games the season before the economy tanks and changing nothing isn't exactly the best way to woo fans. The Bengals are obviously trying to sneakily get to a season sell-out and declare that all is well with the franchise. But WDR isn't letting news like this go by without showing the fans who want change in the team that they care about that the team is suffering.
Once again, no one person sent the email, it is generically signed by, "Cincinnati Bengals Ticket Office."
The email that was sent to the season ticket holders in available after the jump.
As a valued Season Ticket Holder, the Bengals are offering you the advance opportunity to purchase Two-Game Ticket Packages before they go on sale to the public. The exclusive online sale will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, with the packs being made available to the public beginning Saturday, July 11 at 10 a.m.
PURCHASE
To purchase Two-Game Ticket Packs, you may log onto your My Bengals Account at bengals.com. Your Login ID is your account number, which is . If you are unsure of your password or have never logged into your Bengals Account online, you can simply click the link for "Forgot Your Password?" on your My Bengals Account page and a new one will be sent to the email address on your season ticket account.
The Ticket Packages for the 2009 Bengals Home Schedule are the following:
* Pack A: Denver Broncos (Sept. 13, 1 PM) & Cleveland Browns (Nov. 29, 1 PM*)
* Pack B: Pittsburgh Steelers (Sept. 27, 4:15 PM) & Houston Texans (Oct. 18, 1 PM)
* Pack C: Chicago Bears (Oct. 25, 1 PM) & Detroit Lions (Dec. 6, 1 PM*)
* Pack D: Baltimore Ravens (Nov. 8, 1 PM) & Kansas City Chiefs (Dec. 27, 1 PM*)
*An asterisk (*) denotes a game subject to flexible scheduling
AVAILABILITY
Please click here to view a stadium diagram. The available seating is located in the Orange, Yellow, Olive and Purple sections. Ticket packs range from $128 to $164 per pack depending on location.
Before purchasing, please remember:
* Only accounts that are paid in full are eligible to purchase Ticket Packs.
* Full payment will be accepted with either VISA or MasterCard and will be processed at the time of your purchase.
* As with all of our ticket sales, all sales are final and there can be no refunds, cancellations, or exchanges.
We are pleased to offer this advance opportunity to our Season Ticket Holders. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to an exciting 2009 season at Paul Brown Stadium.
Sincerely,
Cincinnati Bengals Ticket Office
My boss forwarded his email to me knowing I'd laugh since I dumped my account. And he was right.
I laughed my butt off about how my email filter marked it as SPAM and sent it to my junk folder.
Pretty smart filter!
And you just know Mikey loves Spam due to its low cost.
Posted by: Comrade Robert | July 07, 2009 at 12:27 PM
You gotta love a spam filter that knows "trash" when it sees it!
Posted by: Robinsgr | July 07, 2009 at 02:33 PM
If this email was sent only to season ticket holders, and these are therefore the people who saw it and emailed it to WDR, I have trouble calling them "fellow revolutionaries." Why didn't you guys cancel?
Posted by: Mockenrue | July 07, 2009 at 03:08 PM
Hey, you guys should get your facts straight. I live in Toledo and their are adds on TV for single game Browns and tickets. The Jags are having a hell of a time selling tickets to fill their stadium. Last year there were playoff (Playoffs?) teams that had to get more than one extension to sell out their stadiums to avoid blackouts. I believe the Vikings ended up selling a bunch of tickets to a furniture store that used them for a promotion. The Chargers ( a good football team) has had problems with blackouts. I think the majority of NFL teams right now are feeling it, just like the majority of us. The Buccaneers don't even have security guards.
Posted by: BILL | July 08, 2009 at 01:47 AM
Hey! We'll get security guards just as soon as the taxpayers in the city cough up the dough(like they did for HelloSucker Stadium)!! Til them, get off my back.--Malcolm
Posted by: jolly little elf | July 08, 2009 at 11:49 AM