Holy schnikeys, MLB is selling ads on bases!

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May 6, 2004 | 08:43 AM

#11

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Originally Posted by Black2000GSR

uh...how would this spoil the "enjoyment" of the game at all to get everybody so upset about it?

It's not about just the ads on bases...its more about over commercialization of pretty much everything.

May 6, 2004 | 08:45 AM

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NOPD

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i can't wait till they have ads on footballs

May 6, 2004 | 10:04 AM

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joebenz

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Originally Posted by NOPD

i can't wait till they have ads on footballs

they do. it says "Wilson" :fawk:

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May 6, 2004 | 02:07 PM

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agent87

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Originally Posted by Team327

who's gonna see em? other than the baseball players? 4 inches on a base? How dumb is that?

I don't really care about the whole thing but I agree with Team327. Who's going to see them? It's just going to look like a colored patch to everyone else.

And maybe I'm missing something but how is showing Spiderman ads in new and funky ways (that you can't see) supposed to bring a younger audience to the ballpark? If anything, they should show baseball stuff during the Spiderman movie or during kiddie shows, not the other way around.

May 6, 2004 | 02:40 PM

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clickwir

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"We need to reach out to a younger demographic to bring them to the ballpark,"

:thinking:

Sooooo.... put ads for spider man on the bases... and more kids will come to see the ads? I dont' think so. That line is a PR line, it's a lie. it's advertising to bring in money... has nothing to do with getting the youger crowd into more games.

May 6, 2004 | 06:56 PM

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MrFatbooty

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I'm pretty sure the telecasts of the games will make a big deal about the ads and show several closeups of the bases, just to point out that "hey, there's ads on the bases!"