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Music In Wisconsin This Summer | Ticket King Inc.

Ticket King has happy to announce some great “Classic Rock” shows coming to Milwaukee and Green Bay this summer. First up, it’s Billy Joel, at Lambeau Field on June 17th. This one can’t be missed. Billy will play right on the field. How often do fans of the Packers and great music get the chance to sit at Lambeau and rock out?

Just announced, it’s Roger Waters at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on July 29th. Tickets go on sale this Monday for one of the great rock and roll heroes from Pink Floyd. It’s been a few years since Waters came to Milwaukee, and this one is sure to be huge.

Summerfest 2017 will be the big “50th.” Coming to the American Family Insurance Amphitheater so far: Pink, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Zac Brown Band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Luke Bryan.

Patti Smith comes to the Milwaukee Theater on March 9th. It’s been 38 years since Smith performed in town, and the setting for this show could not be better. For tickets to any event listed here, just check the links. Ticket King has you covered!

2017 Quarterback Draft Class Worst in Years? | Ticket King Inc.

It is no secret, 2017 is the worst quarterback draft class in recent memory. It is why the best option for teams looking to draft a quarterback this year might be to trade for Tom Brady’s backup, Jimmy Garrapolo. It is why Texas Tech quarterback Pat Mahomes, not even a thought to be drafted a year ago today, has risen into second round consideration. Here are my thoughts on the various quarterbacks available.

Mitch Trubisky: There is one franchise quarterback in this draft, and that is North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky. He is mobile, has a strong arm, and can make all the throws with zip and accuracy. He should, and will be the first quarterback off the board.

Deshaun Watson: The most famous quarterback in this draft is Clemson’s Deshaun Watson. Of course, his college coach Dabo Sweeney thinks he is the best thing since sliced bread. However, I think he is more of a career backup/borderline starter than anything. He is decent; he has a nice mixture of decent running and throwing skills. But there is nothing in him that pops off the charts to me. He is not an attention grabber, so to speak.

Deshone Kizer: Notre Dame’s Deshone Kizer is perhaps the most overrated quarterback we have seen in quite some time. He is just a bigger version of Michael Vick although not as fast. The NFL has figured out how to deal with running quarterbacks. In fact, Michael Vic ranks at #8 for running quarterbacks, going all the way back to the 1960’s. Kizer has bust written all over him.

Pat Mahomes: Listen, it’s not that the scouts don’t like this guy. He’s a decent hard-working quarterback. But this is what happens when you have a weak quarterback class, and enough NFL teams desperate to fill the position. He just not NFL starting material.

Brad Kaaya: This is the unknown player, the “enigma” of the class. Kaaya is a slowly rising but unknown talent. I think he could be good with the right coaching and situation. However, that is a long shot because all of the teams that would provide that for him have their guy.

Nathan Peterman: The Pittsburgh quarterback currently sits in round five. He’s never going to start, but he could be someone’s backup solution.

Chad Kelly: Only in this weak class could a guy who was kicked out of one program, refused to work at the next program, suffered a season ending injury early last season, and was not invited to the NFL combinewould be considered a 6^th round draft choice. This guy is a talented, but arrogant, injury prone young man, and I wouldn’t go anywhere near him.

MLB Makes Moves Before Spring Training | Ticket King Inc.

We are less than a week away from the first players reporting for Major League Baseball Spring Training. Here are some questions that will be asked and answered this season.

How will Andrew McCutchen adjust to right field? Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen, considered to be by many over the last few years to be one of the two or three best players in the game, is moving to right field this season after spending his entire career in center. It is a safe bet to say that he will translate well, as we have seen this many times in baseball where an elite center fielder moves to left or right.

How will Ryan Braun play after an off season of daily trade speculation? It is no secret, the Milwaukee Brewers placed Ryan Braun on the trade block a long time ago, and as soon as David Stearns finds a deal he likes, Braun will be on the next plane out of Milwaukee. But that hasn’t happened yet. For the meantime Braun is still a Brewer, and their right fielder.

How will Miguel Sano do now that he is the Twins everyday third basemen? Former Twins mega-prospect Miguel Sano was blocked the last two years at third base by Trevor Plouffe. They tried him in left field last year and that was a disaster. This off season, the Twins released Plouffe, clearing the way for Sano at third base. He should have a big season because of it.

How will the young Cubs handle being World Series champions? The Cubs are a great team, but for the first time, they are World Series champions. How will they handle the pressure? Time will tell us that.

Can the Indians recover emotionally from the World Series? The Cleveland Indians suffered one of the biggest meltdowns in sports history, blowing a 3-1 series lead, losing in seven games. Of course, blowing big leads seems to be a theme in sports lately. If the Indians can get back to the postseason this year after blowing that lead, it will be one of the best accomplishments ever, and a real testament to their internal fortitude.

How will the Yankees handle being one of the worst teams in baseball this season? For the first time in a long time, the New York Yankees will not be considered a contender, or even a sleeper, entering the season. In fact, they might finish with one of the 10 worst records in the game. How will the Yankees and their fans handle that kind of season?

What direction will the Tigers go? The Detroit Tigers are 2017’s old, overpaid, underachieving baseball team. The Tigers were rumored to be interested in moving many of their older expensive pieces this offseason, but nothing materialized. What will they do in regards to that during the season?

Pink Tickets | Summerfest 2017 | Ticket King Inc.

Summerfest 2017 will feature Pink for one night, on the Marcus Amphitheater stage. Pink tickets have gone on sale, and tickets can be found on our site. All tickets include admission to the entire Summerfest grounds. Pink has yet to announce any other show for 2017 than the date in Milwaukee. More news is sure to follow.

Pink, the gymnast turned entertainer has sold close to 50 million albums since she first hit the scene in 2000. Though most artists would have produced more work in that same time frame, Pink isn’t one to be rushed into doing anything that she doesn’t want to do. That includes producing more albums. In 2010, Pink released a greatest hits album. It covered the first ten years of music produces by Pink.

Tom Petty Summerfest 2017 Tickets | Ticket King Inc.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will return to Milwaukee for Summerfest 2017. This is a two night affair, with Petty tickets already on sale. Petty will perform on July 5th and 6th, with Chris Stapleton as the opening act. This will be the 14th and 15th “Big Gig” performances for Petty. He holds the record for returning headline acts over the 49 years the festival has been running.

Petty Fans Love His Work

Petty has a catalog that includes 13 full length releases, going back to 1976. He hit “Gold” with his third album, titled Damn the Torpedoes. That disk contained three songs (Don’t Do Me Like That, Refugee, Here Comes My Girl,) that album went platinum, way back in the day. His next album produces the hit song “The Waiting.” In 1991, Petty released “Into the Great Wide Open” an album that charted in the top 15 in the United States, and reached lofty heights in four other countries. Ten of his albums reached “Gold” status in sales, and five of those made it to “Platinum.” Petty has the ability to reach a very broad audience.

Petty Tours in Support of Live Album

Tom Petty’s last release was a live album titled “Live at Fenway Park.” It was a self release that hasn’t charted. If you head to a Petty show, you can be assured that you will be entertained all night long. So many great songs have come from this artist’s mind. Fans in Milwaukee will agree with us.

NFC Championship Game Finds Packers Thin on Wideouts | Brady is no Longer Ageless | Ticket King

We have reached Conference Championship Sunday in the football calender. In the first game, our own Green Bay Packers will be traveling to Atlanta to take on the second-seeded Falcons. The second game gives us a red hot Pittsburgh Steelers team heading to Foxboro to take on the Patriots.

Falcons vs. Packers– Once again, much like last week, some of the life has already been sucked out of this game due to injury news for the Packers. They proved us wrong last week, but to be honest, the Packers match up a little better with the Cowboys than they do with the Falcons at this point in time. The Packers needed to be perfect in this game, just to have a chance. It’s not looking good for the Packers tomorrow. Still, what a great and awesome joyride it’s been. The Packers have been playing house money for a long time now, the poker is coming to an end very soon, and they are bleeding chips with all of these injuries piling up. They are holding a pocket ace. Might as well bet what they have, and pray they “hit an ace on the river.”

Final Score: Let’s just leave this guess alone for the week.

Patriots vs. Steelers– This is going to be the game of the year. The Steelers come into this game the red hot, winners of nine in a row. The Patriots are on a winning streak of their own. There is one thing to note going into this game for the Patriots, and it is a very significant one, so much so that Colin Cowherd pointed it out earlier this week. I know Tom Brady claimed he could play into his 40’s recently, and he has looked great this season since returning from suspension. Father Time’s wife, Mother Nature, is his biggest weapon in showing aging athletes just how old they really are. 39-year-old Tom Brady has thrown up two straight playoff clunkers, both in bad weather. If he throws up another clunker tomorrow, and Ben outplays him, Bill Belichick needs to call up Robert Kraft next week and say “Let’s have lunch. We need to talk.” Jimmy Garrappolo is 25, is former second round draft choice of theirs, and is the real deal. If Brady fails to deliver this weekend, they need to have that conversation. An athlete’s skills go quickly these days. Aging athletes can look great, and then wake up the next morning and BAM! It’s gone, just like that.

Final Score: 34-24 Steelers, with Tom Brady throwing up another clunker.

NFL Playoff Predictions | Ticket King Inc.

There is no shortage of sports writers that have the entire NFL Playoff picture mapped out. Some have already predicted a “Patriots vs Cowboys” Super Bowl. Will that come to pass? Our in-house sports guy T.J. Bryce lays out his own outcomes for this upcoming weekend in the NFL.

Patriots vs. Texans– It could be the least exciting game of the weekend. The Texans have about as much chance to win this game as the Packers do of getting through a season without a significant injury. To even have a prayer, Brock Osweiler must play the best game of his life and the Texans must be perfect in all facets of the game. Even that wouldn’t be enough though. Final score: 38-24 Patriots.

Falcons vs. Seahawks– The Seahawks travel to Atlanta to play perhaps the NFL’s best offense this season, the Falcons, and there should-be MVP winner, quarterback Matt Ryan. Last week’s Seahawks could beat these guys. The problem is that the Seahawks can’t take that style on the road for some reason anymore. Matt Ryan should have an easy time at home throwing the ball to Julio Jones indoors and at the end of the day, the Falcons will pull away in the second half. Final Score: 38-27 Falcons.

Chiefs vs. Steelers– This is the game of the weekend. The red hot Steelers travel to Kansas City to play a Chiefs that swiped the AFC West from the Raiders at the buzzer following the Derek Carr injury. Originally to be played Sunday afternoon, this game will be played Sunday night due to an ice storm set to move through the Kansas City area Saturday night, and into Sunday morning. The Steelers have the NFL’s best running back-wide receiver combo at the moment with Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. The Chiefs meanwhile rarely beat themselves. At this moment, this is what is known as a push in Vegas books. Should be a great game. Final score: 30-27 Steelers.

Cowboys vs. Packers– The Cowboys welcome the NFL’s hottest team at the moment, the Green Bay Packers, winners of seven straight, and in impressive fashion at that to “Jerryworld” Sunday afternoon. What would have been the game of the year in the NFL has now had some of the air taken out of it due to Jordy Nelson and his fractured ribs. The Packers needed Nelson for that to be the case. This will still be a decent game, but at the end of the day, the Cowboys will be just too much for these Packers. The joyride in Titletown is over and what a dandy joyride it was. I have not seen a team get this far on house money in quite some time, and this team has been playing with house money since before Thanksgiving. Final Score: 34-27 Cowboys.

Will The Brewers Pick Up A Solid Free Agent for 2016? | Ticket King Wisconsin

We have reached the second week of January, and for many a free agent still on the market, it is starting to reach panic time. There are still some good players out there. But will anyone bite? The Milwaukee Brewers could use a few solid free agents to shore up spots on the roster. This post was put together by our “In House” Brewers expert T.J. Bryce.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia/C- What an up and down career this man has had. From prize prospect of the Braves to young talent for the Rangers to big free agent contract to being released mid-season back to priority free agent status then once again returning to “wait and see” status. At some point he is going to get a contract, but from who, and for how much. I can’t imagine anything more than one year at this point.

Matt Wieters/C- I am stunned this man is still on the market. Yes he has an injury history, but he is everything you want in a catcher when healthy. Good hitter, good game caller, good arm, etc. He is going to get an offer before Saltalamacchia.

Ryan Howard/1B/DH- Howard could be a productive DH for an American League team. Problem is, there are not many DH slots currently open and based on his age and weight problems, most American League teams have not even called him to this point.

Mark Trumbo/OF/1B/DH- This is the big stunner to this point. Trumbo is coming off an MVP caliber season and he is still on the market. He has a draft pick attached to him, which is slowing down the process, and is something that will go away next year in this new CBA, but he will get a deal eventually, probably returning to the Orioles, but at their prices. Rumors are he and his agent are still overreaching, which is not helping the process either.

Adam Lind/1B/DH- Unlike several others on this list, it is not surprising Lind is still out there. He will get a contract though. Currently the Rangers are considering Lind, which is not surprising since they have hole at first base due to the Prince Fielder fiasco.

Jose Bautista/OF/1B/DH- This is the biggest name still on the market, but the least surprising name to still be out there. Bautista has been a jerk about his free agency since last year, when he said he would not take anything less than four years and a 100 million. He and his agent are still overreaching, but it’s pointless at this junction. He needs to just take the Blue Jays offer and shut up.

Jason Hammel/SP- Really the only pitcher of value left on the market is the former Chicago Cub, who did not make the Cubs postseason rotation last year. Hammel wants to sign a contract, with the promise that he will stay put the entire contract without being traded. That is hard to promise though, which is what is holding up the process.

NFL Playoff Preview | Ticket King Inc.

Here were are, the start of the NFL playoffs. Who will win this weekend’s match-ups? We turn to T.J. Bryce for his expert opinion on “All Things Football.” Will things turn out the way he predicts?

Raiders @ Texans– Brock Osweiler or Tom Savage vs Matt McGloin or Connor Cook or the ghost of Kenny Stabler or whoever the Raiders roll out there. This is going to be a very low scoring game with poor quarterback play. If Connor Cook can find the end-zone against supposedly the best defense in the league under these circumstances he should get a crown. The Texans will do just enough on offense and Osweiler will figure out a way to score a touchdown or two perhaps. Final Score: 13-6 Texans.

Lions @ Seahawks– The Seahawks got the luck of the draw here. Any other NFC playoff team or the good Redskins team (not the one we saw this past Sunday,) and they are one and done. Sometimes though, it’s better to be lucky than good. I will say this, the Seahawks need Russell Wilson now more than ever. With a defense that is reeling, and no running game at all. Wilson needs to go punch for punch with the likes of Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers, Eli Manning and Matt Ryan just to get to the Super Bowl and a potential rematch with (what I predict will be) Tom Brady. But for this game, the home field advantage will be enough. Final Score: 27-20 Seahawks.

Dolphins @ Steelers– Adam Gase should get serious consideration for coach of the year after the way the Dolphins kept fighting following the Ryan Tannehill injury. However, the feel good story ends here. Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, and the rest of that all-world Steelers offense will be too much for the Dolphins to handle. 34-20 Steelers, and to be honest, this one could get bigger than that. We might see a little Landry Jones at the end of this game for Pittsburgh if the score gets to three touchdowns late depending on the flow of the game.

Giants @ Packers- The feature game of the weekend will be its best. Aaron Rodgers vs. Eli Manning. Two of the best of their generation in a classic quarterback duel. The Packers are the favorites in Vegas, although there should be no favorite in this game. However, this is exactly what the Dallas Cowboys wanted. Their two biggest potential obstacles to the Super Bowl playing each other in round one and one of them will be knocked out before they even get to the Cowboys. Final Score- 38-34 Packers.

Packers Tickets for NFL Wild Card Game at Lambeau Field | Ticket King Inc.

The Green Bay Packers are NFC North champs! The team “ran the table” and locked in a Wild Card home game at Lambeau Field this Sunday afternoon. It’s the Packers vs Giants! Looking for Green Bay Packers tickets? We have you covered. We’re open on game day in Green Bay. Looking for bus transportation to Green Bay from Milwaukee? We’re running a bus trip from Major Goolsby’s to Lambeau Field. Go Packers!