Just because I'm here in Israel doesn't mean I stop being a Cubs fan.

Phone lines were jammed and computers were working overtime as the first day of single-day Cubs tickets went on sale to the public.

Officials at SBC Illinois said there was a huge spike in call volume around 10 a.m. -- when the tickets went on sale.

According to the local phone company, Cubs fans dialed the ticket sales hotline nearly 260,000 times in the first two hours tickets were on sale. By 2 p.m., more than 1.76 million calls were made.

No other local phenomenon has matched that volume of calls since the first season of "American Idol."

posted by Avi G @ 00:00