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Wednesday, May 05, 2004

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Just this last April 15th, ballparks around Major League Baseball held ceremonies and festivities in honor of Jackie Robinson Day.

What's the next event that will occur in ballparks nationwide?

How about Spider Man 2 Weekend?

I wish I was lying...
    Ads for "Spider-Man 2" will be placed atop bases at major league ballparks during games from June 11-13 as part of a promotion announced Wednesday.

First it was ads on the outfield fences. Then it was ads behind home plate. Now...ON THE FRIGGING BASES?!?!!?!!!!

AARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!

[Edit Thu ~9:30a -- Here's Scott Miller blasting off on this...
    ... this entire Spidey deal was planned for June, when the little munchkins are all out of school and free to come to the ballpark. Which, translated, means that the game alone isn't enough to sell to kids anymore.

    How about scheduling one afternoon game each fall in the World Series so that kids on both coasts could actually stay up to see the end of it? Or perhaps bumping up the start of the All-Star Game, or other World Series games?
    [...]
    [Bob DuPuy] admitted concern as to the length of games and as to the lateness of games, but said, "We don't think it diminishes, frankly, from this part of the promotion."

    Heck no. Why would a kid want to see a thrilling conclusion to a World Series game when he could be going to the ballpark to get a foam Spider-Man finger and look at cool movie logos on the bases instead? It's not like baseball is in danger of losing an entire generation to soccer -- insert gagging noise here -- or anything because soon there will be no adults with memories of World Series games from long ago.]

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post written by David, published at 1:07 PM
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