An estranged married couple have been fighting over tickets to Game 4 of the Fall Classic, which will be played Saturday night at Chicago's Wrigley Field.
Court documents obtained by The Associated Press from the Cook County Circuit Court say that Nancy Riddle submitted an “Emergency Petition For World Series Tickets.” Judge Marya Nega ruled that Riddle’s husband, John Riddle, can keep the tickets for himself and his 12-year-old son, but should pay for a new ticket for Nancy Riddle in a “comparable section of Wrigley Field.
With the frenzy surrounding the Cubs’ first trip to the World Series in 71 years, ticket prices have been at a premium — and costly. The cheapest available tickets begin in that section begin at $3,000.00. By comparison, standing-room-only bleacher tickets for Game 4 on Saturday are selling for $1,600 on StubHub.
The Cubs lost 1-0 to the Cleveland Indians on Friday night in the first World Series game at Wrigley Field since 1945. Cleveland leads the best-of-seven series, 2-1. The Indians have not won a World Series since 1948; the Cubs’ last Series title came in 1908.
John Riddle’s lawyer, Michael Berger, told the AP that his client landed the World Series tickets because he bought a season-ticket package deal with his friends this year before divorce proceedings began in April.
Berger is a fan of the Chicago White Sox and said he reluctantly acknowledged to the court during arguments before Nega that the Cubs "are a great team."
“Even if the Cubs lose this time, it is likely — regrettably — that they will be back to the World Series again soon,” he told the AP via telephone.
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