May 25, 2005
Whoops!
From an LA Daily News profile of Drew McCourt, son of Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, who is learning the ropes of running a baseball team the hard way:
The Dodgers made a grand gaffe on April 27, when they distributed 50,000 fleece blankets in a promotion. The blankets celebrated World Series championships in 1962 and 1966, rather than the correct years, 1963 and 1965. The Dodgers still handed out the blankets - many of which are being auctioned on eBay, the errors highlighted - with a coupon to receive a corrected version. Sources say Drew signed off on the promotion.
And, indeed, you can find one right here.
Truth be told, you have to feel for the kid. After all, how many of us have made a mistake in front of 50,000+ folks, and then have to read about it in the newspaper?
POSTSCRIPT: One detail I failed to mention: It was the young Mr. McCourt's idea to sell seats in the left field bleachers for $2 on Tuesday nights -- the decision that's generally credited with sparking the recent fan misbehavior at the Stadium.
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Yeah, but he hasn't forced DePodesta to trade his best prospect for an injured pitcher who isn't that good when he's healthy, so he's still ahead of Jeffy Wilpon.
Posted by:
at May 25, 2005 06:07 PM
The Oakland A's do $1 Wednesdays, although I'm not sure if that attracts a more thuggish crowd than they usually get. (Dodgers fans may be building the new "black hole," but Raiders fans definitely leave some of that at the ballpark for A's nuts.)
It's a shame that we're even thinking that making the game affordable for the working man somehow makes the ballpark less safe and fun.
Posted by:
at May 31, 2005 02:22 PM
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