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mcgwirecom · #1 04-10-2018, 04:07 PM

It's also Wade Bogg's 3000th hit game!

Dewey2007 · #2 04-10-2018, 05:28 PM

Cool. The eBay listing made no mention of it. I forget that Boggs was even on the Devil Rays so that milestone wasn't even on my radar.

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Originally Posted by mcgwirecom

It's also Wade Bogg's 3000th hit game!

mr2686 · #3 04-10-2018, 06:34 PM

I collect 3000 hit tickets and I didn't even recognize it. I feel stupid.

mcgwirecom · #4 04-10-2018, 08:06 PM

i always keep an eye out for the date. I want to find a season ticket which is rough. It was also a Jim Thome HR game which I collect.

It is also (I'm fairly sure) an after-the-fact ticket. take a look at the date in the lower left corner. Thats the date it was purchased. It was after the game date. They would often do this with unsold seats to a milestone game.

Dewey2007 · #5 04-10-2018, 08:34 PM

Good catch on the date in the lower left corner. I totally overlooked that since I didn't realize it was a milestone game too. I will have to keep an eye out for a season ticket or box office printed the actual date of the game to upgrade this one eventually.

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Originally Posted by mcgwirecom

i always keep an eye out for the date. I want to find a season ticket which is rough. It was also a Jim Thome HR game which I collect.

It is also (I'm fairly sure) an after-the-fact ticket. take a look at the date in the lower left corner. Thats the date it was purchased. It was after the game date. They would often do this with unsold seats to a milestone game.

Dewey2007 · #6 04-10-2018, 08:41 PM

Good catch on the date in the lower left corner. I totally overlooked that since I didn't realize it was a milestone game too. I will have to keep an eye out for a season ticket or box office printed the actual date of the game to upgrade this one eventually.

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Originally Posted by mcgwirecom

i always keep an eye out for the date. I want to find a season ticket which is rough. It was also a Jim Thome HR game which I collect.

It is also (I'm fairly sure) an after-the-fact ticket. take a look at the date in the lower left corner. Thats the date it was purchased. It was after the game date. They would often do this with unsold seats to a milestone game.

mcgwirecom · #7 04-10-2018, 08:50 PM

Always check that on box office tickets. Season tickets are pre-printed before the season. However in a few cases teams even reprinted season tickets. In 1998 the Cardinals did it for McGwire's 62nd and 70th HRs. Then again in 1999 for his 500th HR. The Mets did it for Santana's no hitter a few years ago.

Scott Garner · #8 04-10-2018, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dewey2007

Good catch on the date in the lower left corner. I totally overlooked that since I didn't realize it was a milestone game too. I will have to keep an eye out for a season ticket or box office printed the actual date of the game to upgrade this one eventually.

Dewey,
The season ticket version of this ticket is a REALLY tough one to find, just as an FYI.

mr2686 · #9 04-11-2018, 09:52 AM

As a follow up, the print date on the box office tickets is not always on the bottom left. It depends on the team, and I've seen some that are kind of buried within some other numbers. If I remember correctly, the Tony Gwynn 3000 hit ticket had the print date in a series of number on the bottom closer to the middle. Also, there are tickets like the 3000 hit for Ichiro that look to me like the print date is the event code. I'll attach a photo of one, and maybe Scott or someone else can comment on that.