Brewers Fans Offer Plumbing, a Pontoon Boat and Packers Tickets in Bid for World Series Seats
With resale prices soaring for the Brewers' first World Series since 1982, some fans are turning to barter in hopes of getting into the ballpark.
By Miguel Hernandez ·
The Milwaukee Brewers are playing in their first World Series since 1982, and with resale prices climbing, some devoted fans are looking for creative ways to get inside the ballpark without paying a fortune.
Game 1 of the Fall Classic is set for Friday night at American Family Field. The Brewers have been based in Milwaukee since 1970 and have never won a World Series. Resale tickets are selling for thousands of dollars, which has pushed some supporters toward trade offers instead of cash.
Natasha Moser posted on Facebook offering her husband's plumbing services in exchange for tickets. She said she would be happy with a single game and did not care about the seats. "To be in that stadium, have that experience, is once in a lifetime," Moser said.
Casey Kusch has proposed giving up his 20-foot pontoon boat. He said a boat can be replaced, but a chance to take his daughter to the World Series cannot. For him, he said, the experience is "way more valuable than a pontoon."
Griffin Kerwin grew up in Wisconsin but now lives in Wyoming. He is hoping to swap Green Bay Packers tickets for a World Series game and is willing to add some cash to the deal. He said he hopes to tell his kids someday that he watched the Brewers win the title.
The Eau Claire-based band Them Coulee Boys also joined in with a social media post jokingly offering their tour van. Band member Soren Staff said the group wanted to capture the "optimism and desperation" fans are feeling, adding that they would love to be at the games too. The van, he made clear, is not actually for sale.
Other fans have put forward carpentry services and baseball trading cards in their pitches.
In the days leading up to the opener, the cheapest resale tickets were a little over $2,000, while some cost upwards of $20,000. Keith Pagello, founder of TicketData.com, said Games 1 and 2 could turn out to be the most expensive World Series tickets ever.
The Brewers will face the Tampa Bay Rays, who are also seeking their first World Series championship.
Originally published by News Media House · Source: WUSF Public Media
