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Showing posts with label Oakland A's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oakland A's. Show all posts
Episode 24: One Mo' 'Gin
A's Fans Getting Shortchanged On Beer?
What do Oakland A's and Seattle Seahawks fans have in common? Apparently both are getting ripped off when it comes to buying beer.
It was back in January when some fans at Seattle's Qwest Field recognized that the "small" and "large" beer cups held the same amount of liquid (despite the $1.25 price difference). The Seahawks tried to calm fans by announcing they would sell beer for the lower price for their remaining home schedule - which was just one game.
But it seems the folks in the Emerald City weren't the only ones playing Mr. Wizard. Last May, a couple of A's fans conducted an experiment similar to the one in Seattle.
It was back in January when some fans at Seattle's Qwest Field recognized that the "small" and "large" beer cups held the same amount of liquid (despite the $1.25 price difference). The Seahawks tried to calm fans by announcing they would sell beer for the lower price for their remaining home schedule - which was just one game.
But it seems the folks in the Emerald City weren't the only ones playing Mr. Wizard. Last May, a couple of A's fans conducted an experiment similar to the one in Seattle.
What makes this more egregious is the significant price difference the A's are charging between the two sizes. The "Small Domestic Draft Beer" was priced at $4.99 last season with the "Large Domestic Draft Beer" going for $8.00 - a difference of more than $3!
Oakland has been one of the teams commonly mentioned when the issue of franchise revenue has come up in Major League Baseball. Not to say that Lew Wolff and the guys in the East Bay are hoarding cash, but it makes you wonder how bad off they'd be if they weren't getting that extra three bucks.
It also makes you wonder how many other teams in professional sports are going to have to start re-pricing their beers.
(H/T Athletics Nation)
MC Hammer Bobblehead Night Coming To Oakland
As we close in on the start of Spring Training (34 days and counting!) we start to see teams around the league unveiling their promotional schedules for the year.
While few Major League teams can match the greatness of "Nobody Night" or Pre-Planned Funeral Night, the Oakland A's have come up with an idea that might be legit.
Too legit to quit, in fact.
MC Hammer Bobblehead Night.
Sunday, July 17th against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the A's are celebrating the 1980s by giving away springy-necked miniatures of the former A's ballboy-turned-rapper-turned-pop culture punchline.
Not to be picky or anything, but good ol' Stanley Burrell was a batboy from 1973 until 1980. And while he did have his first two major album releases in the late '80s, the bulk of his fame came in the early '90s with Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em and Too Legit To Quit. Not exactly an '80s staple.
And since the game is still six months away, there's still time for British Knights to jump in as a sponsor.
While few Major League teams can match the greatness of "Nobody Night" or Pre-Planned Funeral Night, the Oakland A's have come up with an idea that might be legit.
Too legit to quit, in fact.
MC Hammer Bobblehead Night.
Sunday, July 17th against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the A's are celebrating the 1980s by giving away springy-necked miniatures of the former A's ballboy-turned-rapper-turned-pop culture punchline.
Not to be picky or anything, but good ol' Stanley Burrell was a batboy from 1973 until 1980. And while he did have his first two major album releases in the late '80s, the bulk of his fame came in the early '90s with Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em and Too Legit To Quit. Not exactly an '80s staple.
And since the game is still six months away, there's still time for British Knights to jump in as a sponsor.
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