Author Topic: Define Natitude (Read 185360 times)

PowerBoater69 · « **Reply #2050 on:** February 09, 2013, 12:29:52 pm »

Pirates - almost a dozen giveaways for kids alone. Shirts every Friday, bobblehead players announced, concert bands announced. Promotions given away to a minimum of 25,000 fans, in most cases all fans as opposed to the Nats where you need to show up an hour early.

http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/schedule/promotions.jsp?c_id=pit

mitlen · « **Reply #2051 on:** February 09, 2013, 12:47:32 pm »

Quote from: PowerBoater69 on February 09, 2013, 12:29:52 pm

Pirates - almost a dozen giveaways for kids alone. Shirts every Friday, bobblehead players announced, concert bands announced. Promotions given away to a minimum of 25,000 fans, in most cases all fans as opposed to the Nats where you need to show up an hour early.

http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/schedule/promotions.jsp?c_id=pit

I don't know if my thoughts are right or not but I think the Pirates may have so many give aways just to get butts in the seats.* I also believe the Pirates have access to better corporate partners for the give away ... PNC, Zambelli, Waste Management, Comcast, BCBS, PPG, etc. We get American U and Miller Lite, an occasional PNC and GEICO. Too bad the DoD and Justice can't have give aways. We could have a Joe Biden bobble head night.

* http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #2052 on:** February 09, 2013, 03:11:44 pm »

Could you imagine Intelligence Community Night at Nats Park?

The flyover would be by drones.

Attendance would be unannounced.

The Kiss Cam would be pixilated.

The Guantanamo choir would sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."

wpa2629 · « **Reply #2053 on:** February 09, 2013, 03:17:03 pm »

LOL at Guantanamo Choir

Displaced Bucco · « **Reply #2054 on:** February 09, 2013, 03:22:52 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on February 09, 2013, 03:11:44 pm

The flyover would be by drones.

The Guantanamo choir would sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."

And we could have them target the opposing pitchers! Or at least Kozma....

madj55 · « **Reply #2055 on:** February 09, 2013, 04:35:53 pm »

Do you all think there is a chance RGIII throws out a first pitch at a ballgame come September?

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #2056 on:** February 09, 2013, 05:00:01 pm »

Quote from: madj55 on February 09, 2013, 04:35:53 pm

Do you all think there is a chance RGIII throws out a first pitch at a ballgame come September?

why not opening day?

mitlen · « **Reply #2057 on:** February 09, 2013, 05:22:40 pm »

Quote from: madj55 on February 09, 2013, 04:35:53 pm

Do you all think there is a chance RGIII throws out a first pitch at a ballgame come September?

Great idea (I'm not a 'skins fan). I think it should be done earlier in the year.

CALSGR8 · « **Reply #2058 on:** February 09, 2013, 05:46:13 pm »

Who are the bobbleheads this year gonna be?

I'm sure this isn't a final list yet!

CALSGR8 · « **Reply #2059 on:** February 09, 2013, 05:47:26 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on February 09, 2013, 03:11:44 pm

Could you imagine Intelligence Community Night at Nats Park?

The flyover would be by drones.

Attendance would be unannounced.

The Kiss Cam would be pixilated.

The Guantanamo choir would sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."

Great idea except the IC aren't allowed to take special favors like discount tickets unless its Fed wide.

mitlen · « **Reply #2060 on:** February 09, 2013, 05:53:36 pm »

Quote from: CALSGR8 on February 09, 2013, 05:47:26 pm

Great idea except the IC aren't allowed to take special favors like discount tickets unless its Fed wide.

Make it a "black op".

madj55 · « **Reply #2061 on:** February 09, 2013, 06:15:43 pm »

Quote from: DPMOmaha on February 09, 2013, 05:00:01 pm

why not opening day?

Well I was figuring the Skins wouldn't want him out there until he's 100% healthy which will most likely be in September. Opening Day would be unreal though

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #2062 on:** February 09, 2013, 07:46:00 pm »

Quote from: madj55 on February 09, 2013, 06:15:43 pm

Well I was figuring the Skins wouldn't want him out there until he's 100% healthy which will most likely be in September. Opening Day would be unreal though

That's true. I think they'd want to get it out of the way by the time we get to training camp, though. Maybe July 4?

PowerBoater69 · « **Reply #2063 on:** February 09, 2013, 08:44:40 pm »

Quote from: mitlen on February 09, 2013, 12:47:32 pm

I don't know if my thoughts are right or not but I think the Pirates may have so many give aways just to get butts in the seats.* I also believe the Pirates have access to better corporate partners for the give away ... PNC, Zambelli, Waste Management, Comcast, BCBS, PPG, etc. We get American U and Miller Lite, an occasional PNC and GEICO. Too bad the DoD and Justice can't have give aways. We could have a Joe Biden bobble head night.

* http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance

The Nats could hardly give tickets away last September in the middle of a pennant race, holding off the Braves, so we're hardly in the range of the Red Sox or Phillies with a sell out streak.

As far as corporate partners, we have plenty of large companies based here and plenty of disposable income that advertisers want to target.

PowerBoater69 · « **Reply #2064 on:** February 09, 2013, 08:45:49 pm »

Quote from: DPMOmaha on February 09, 2013, 07:46:00 pm

That's true. I think they'd want to get it out of the way by the time we get to training camp, though. Maybe July 4?

Any day that RGIII says he's available the Nats would make a space for him, he's second to Obama in prestige in this town, and second to nobody in popularity.

imref · « **Reply #2065 on:** February 09, 2013, 10:04:47 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on February 09, 2013, 03:11:44 pm

Could you imagine Intelligence Community Night at Nats Park?

The flyover would be by drones.

Attendance would be unannounced.

The Kiss Cam would be pixilated.

The Guantanamo choir would sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."

when they do the salute to returning troops, there would be nobody standing behind home plate.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #2066 on:** February 10, 2013, 09:49:12 am »

Quote from: imref on February 09, 2013, 10:04:47 pm

when they do the salute to returning troops, there would be nobody standing behind home plate.

Actually, they'd all be behind a screen, back lit, so you could not see their faces.

All the cheers would have the voices altered to conceal identity.

mitlen · « **Reply #2067 on:** February 10, 2013, 10:18:29 am »

Quote from: PowerBoater69 on February 09, 2013, 08:44:40 pm

As far as corporate partners, we have plenty of large companies based here and plenty of disposable income that advertisers want to target.

Is it possible the organization isn't reaching out to them? When I think of large companies in this area, I think of government contracts, etc. Maybe I'm a different fan demographic but they could give away Miller Lite steins every night and I wouldn't drink Miller Lite.

I agree with you though .... the kids (mine did anyway) love bobble heads, towels, hats, etc.

PowerBoater69 · « **Reply #2068 on:** February 10, 2013, 10:22:21 am »

Quote from: mitlen on February 10, 2013, 10:18:29 am

Is it possible that the organization isn't reaching out to them? When I think of large companies in this area, I think of government contracts, etc.

I don't know what the Nats are doing, but the United are sponsored by VW and certainly Nats fans can afford to by more new cars than soccer fans, we should have VW.