As nerve-wracking as this bullpen metldown was, the ultimate win, combined with the fact that the Dodgers slugged 5 HR and scored 10 times, has doubled the price for tomorrow's game, in nearly all sections!

I can't stress how unusual this is, but I kinda saw it coming, because of the weird 3-game series which the Dodgers have never played before.

If they win the first, the next game is the potential series winner.

Typically ticket prices hit their low between 6 and 36 hours before game time. There are a few exceptions to this, but it's a pretty reliable rule of thumb. If you buy more than 48 hours before game time on the secondary market, you're a moron... usually.

Except this time I chose to be that moron, and bought 60 hours in advance. Why? As I mentioned before, I was noticing a weird low inventory issue in the section I normally buy. So that was a potential problem. Also, I got it at such a good price that there's no way it could have fallen much further. I knew I was at or near the floor price. Finally, I knew that a win in game 1 (which was likely) would push up the price -- though admittedly not to this extent.

Earlier today, the worst seats in the house for Game 2 were around $43, and seats comparable to mine were going for around $150. I was proud of myself for my outlier $109 purchase.

Now the worst seat is $86, and the ones comparable to mine are $300. Yes, I paid about 1/3 of what my tickets are now going for.

Nine rows back of me in the same aisle is selling for more than double of what I paid.


Yamamoto was the best pitcher in the NL in September. I hope it continues tomorrow. And please... score a lot of runs so the bullpen can't blow it.

The one thing I'm NOT looking forward to is the traffic. It's a 6:08pm start. I'm over 50 miles from Dodger Stadium. I hate that drive. Going home is fine, once I get out of the stadium and onto the freeway.