Forgive me if this isn't appropriate, and feel free to delete if it isn't, but I'm starting to get desperate.  I need 3-4 opening day tickets, preferably not SRO or bleacher.  Anyone have any ideas other than StubHub at this point?  I've looked on ebay, craigslist, etc, and it's just crazy expensive right now.  I haven't missed opening day in 5 years because I've gotten lucky with hookups and lotteries, but so far no such luck this year.

With the Rays being in the playoffs, it occurs to me that this might be another arrow in the quiver of those who might defend baseball's parity in comparison to other professional sports.  However, it also occurs to me that it might be very helpful to have some sort of actual objective measure(s) of parity to compare with other sports (like the NFL, which many consider a panacea of parity).

So, how do we measure parity?  One time a person told me parity is how much a fan "feels" like their team is still in it.  I suppose a poll could measure that, but I'd like something more objective: playoff appearances, playoff wins, world series appearances, world series wins, etc, which can be compared to other sports.  Any thoughts?

I was in the nosebleed section.  I was 1 row away from the highest seats possible.

That being said: Bronson's changeup looked ridiculously good through the whole game.

A lot of Reds fans in the park, and I got some friendly ribbing for my Reds attire from Cleveland fans.

If you haven't been to Progressive, I recommend going: it's a very nice park.  The concessions seemed a little bland and generic, but maybe I was just looking in the wrong place.  Also, I really like the Indians throwback uniforms (especially the block-C hats).