That's basically what happened on the final day of Cincinnati Bengals minicamp on Saturday, June 20.

The club opened the doors of Paul Brown Stadium, hoping fans would take advantage of the club's "Select-A-Seat" event while watching the team practice for free.

The result? There couldn't have been 1,000 fans in the joint.

This was your only opportunity to witness the club in action prior to its July 30 arrival at Georgetown (Ky.) College for training camp, yet you stayed away for any number of reasons. Apathy is at the top of my list.

Season tickets are available for public sale for the first time since 2006 because fans are tired of losing, tired of being built up and let down, tired of 18 years with only one playoff berth, and tired of the Chad Ochocinco Circus.

The season ticket waiting list exhausted, the Bengals are taking steps to keep their franchiserecord streak of 44 straight sellouts intact.

Starting Monday, "ticket packs" are being offered for the 2009 home season with the price range from $256 to $328 per pack.

The "orange pack" is Denver (Sept. 13), Chicago (Oct. 25), Cleveland (Nov. 29) and Detroit (Dec. 6).

The "black pack" is Pittsburgh (Sept. 27), Houston (Oct. 18), Baltimore (Nov. 8) and Kansas City (Dec. 27).

The Bengals Ticket Hotline is (513) 621-TDTD. Will you be dialing?

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2253 or cludwig@DaytonDailyNews.com