By Amy Sternig / MLB.com

Wrigley Field has not played host to the postseason since 1998 and it has never been the site of a game played on a Friday night. Put those two factors together and you have a recipe for an expensive evening to watch the Chicago Cubs take on the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the NLDS.

Brian Smith, a Woodstock, Ill. native, was walking purposely down Addison Street behind the right-field grandstand of Wrigley Field with two fingers held above his head. Unfortunately, Smith was getting more inquries from buyers than sellers.

"Between $200 and $250 is the best we've found," Smith said about an hour before game time. "Bleachers are going for $250. I'm paying $75 apiece or I am in a bar watching this game. I think they'll televise it here someplace."

The face value of those bleacher tickets was $35.

Tony Parsons of Naperville, Ill. said he took a half-day off of work on Friday hoping to come up with a plan to get himself and a buddy a pair of seats.

"But there just aren't any tickets available," Parsons said. "There are no tickets out there. I could get one for between $300 and $500 in section 219. Last Saturday, when the Cubs clinched the division in the doubleheader, I bought a ticket in 219 for $50."

If you believe the hype, premium seats were going for some serious bank. Several fans said they heard a single seat behind the Cubs dugout was running a cool $2,500. Of course, it is in the front row.

Andy Seger, of Chicago, was still considering all his options. He had tickets, but being the optimist, he was trying to get a better seat. Well, he was trying to find an actual seat.

"I got standing-room only tickets from a friend for $100 a pop, and I thought that was pretty good," he said.

Rob Bressler, of Chicago, didn't even plan to attend Friday night's game. But he said something told him to get off the El at the Addison stop and scout out the situation.

"I was supposed to meet friends downtown to watch the game," he said. "But I had to at least try to get some tickets. But it's not working out so well. I can't afford to pay the $300 they are asking for a bleacher ticket. I'm hoping to get lucky with some Cubs fans who will take pity on me and sell me their extra tickets.

"I'll probably go as high as $150 if I have to."

One lone Braves fan in the crowd milling around outside the Sports Corner bar might have to try a little harder to get her tickets. Hayley Weeks and her boyfriend, Kenny Cappadona, are from Alabama. Yes, they are Braves fans.

"We're trying to find cheap ones," she said. "But they're all $200. We're hoping to find some $100 ones. I'm willing to pay more than he is, but not more than $150. We're college students and we don't have jobs."

Amy Sternig is an editorial producer for MLB.com. This story was not subject to approval by Major League Baseball or its clubs.