Comments on: Colorado Rockies Tickets

By: hubs

hubs — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:35:18 +0000

Here is my idea about for the Rockies:
http://www.artifacting.com/blog/2007/10/24/go-colorado-rockies/

Pass it on if you think it’s a good idea.

By: hubs

hubs — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:53:39 +0000

to clarify: i was making a comparison of denver’s recent computer bungles. i was partially blaming hickenlooper for the voting mishap. i blame the rockies (management and pr) for the ticketing mishap.

wow, oh please, you are an aggressive one. seriously, asking people if they are retarded makes you look like a jackass (or a republican).

By: James

James — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:29:59 +0000

Thanks for the comments. THIS PHOTO explains why we had problems with the voting system. In various lines throughout the city we had 10 times the amount of people that would be attending a U2 concert – and at my voting location I didn’t see ONE I.T. person scurrying around and ensuring everything was running up to speed.

I certainly hope these same folks weren’t manning the Rockies ticket server.

p.s. where are we getting our homemade “Rocktober” banners made?

By: Oh Please

Oh Please — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:20:44 +0000

Hubs…you are blaming Hickenlooper?! WTF are you just retarded or a Republican..oh wait.

The issue today plain and simple, regardless what the Rockies are saying it as a malicious attack, was a insuffcient architecture of the ticketing application. From what I can gather they had 15 application servers and 1-2 F5 BigIP LD’s. DB backend unknown. Single POP.

Just plain and simple not enough hardware, blotted ticketing application, and ego’s at the ticketing site (not coloradorockies.com nor mlb.com).

By: hubs

hubs — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:16:21 +0000

yeah, this internet sales thing was totally convenient, except it didn’t work.

this is strangely reminiscent of denver’s computer voting screw up not too long ago.

egg on our face again. thank you rockies and hickenlooper.

By: Rocktober

Rocktober — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:52:14 +0000

No luck getting tickets for me. Can’t even connect to the server. Better than waiting outside, in line, overnight to then get turned away at the box office.

Rock on!

By: hoyatone

hoyatone — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:05:04 +0000

Another site featuring ebay auctions for Rockies World Series tickets:

http://endingnow.com/rockies_world_series/

By: gijyun

gijyun — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:47:28 +0000

i agree about people using the term “hacker.” unless they actually pronounce it “haXoR”…then they might have an idea what they’re talking about.

By: aop

aop — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:35:24 +0000

Um…who buys tickets from box offices anymore?

Online ticket purchases are a blessing…