And then as if to top it all off, the Rockies lose FOUR straight. But this is a new year, and a new season, so it's all good, right? Maybe.

Act 1, Scene 1
Time: October 9, 2007

PAN IN: article in Denver Post

DENVER -- This afternoon, the Colorado Rockies announced tickets will be available on October 22nd...

PAN OUT: the masses are celebrating

Act 1, Scene 2
Time: October 22, 2007

PAN IN: article in Denver Post

DENVER -- This morning...we experienced a system wide outage that impacted all of our customers. As a result, we have suspended the sale of 2007 World Series tickets...

PAN OUT: the masses are upset

Act 1, Scene 3
Time: October 23, 2007

PAN IN: article in Denver Post

DENVER -- ...sold out all three 2007 World Series' games...all tickets were sold in two hours...

PAN OUT: the masses are confused...since no in who actually LIVES in Colorado seems to have scored a ticket...who bought 'em all?!

Act 2, Scene 1
Time: October 18, 2007

NARRATOR:

Picture if you will, a group of friends who want to go to see the World Series. They think they can do it; after all, they're smart, computer-savvy, and able to waste a day trying to get tickets. But little do they know...they're about to enter...THE ROCKIES TICKET ZONE...

(cue funky spooky other-worldly music...fade out music and lights...)

Act 2, Scene 2
Time: October 23, 2007

NARRATOR:

After having been completely rebuffed in their ticket-buying attempt the day before, the group is relieved to hear that they get to waste ANOTHER day trying to buy tickets. However, no one is having any luck...except for Kelli. It turns out that twice (TWICE!) Kelli has made her way completely through the tangle: entering credit card info, confirming seat assignments, and then waiting...waiting...waiting...for the final confirmation page to pop up, which never happens. Two times of beating one-in-a-million odds to get through to the final step, and both times, abject failure. Not a surprise, though. After all, we're now in...THE ROCKIES TICKET ZONE.

Near-tears, Kelli tells her story that evening to her fiancé, Dan. He, not being one to sit idly by while injustice is perpetrated upon the innocent, immediately sends a message to the Rockies.

And they wait.

Two days later, Kelli gets a phone call. It's the Rockies front office! They have read the message and are offering Kelli FOUR tickets to see the Series! It's a miracle!!!

Finis

And that should have been the happy ending to our emotional roller-coaster adventure. But life in THE ROCKIES TICKET ZONE is never that simple...

The tickets were for Game 5.