Tag Archives: mlb
Nats look to “Take Back the Park” from Phillies selling only to local addresses
Here’s something from the D.C. Sports Bog that might be of interest to those who like to see tickets stay out of the hands of the opposing team’s fans. “…starting Friday morning at 8 a.m., the club will begin selling … Continue reading
Filed under Sports, Washington DC Area
Nats should leverage demand for a Teddy win to get something they need
It’s been almost exactly a year since I suggested the Washington Nationals should let Teddy win their Presidents Race on June 4, 2010, as a consolation prize to all the fans who’d bought tickets to that game thinking it might … Continue reading
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It’s not like you threw a D-Cell, Steinberg, right?
Washington Post writer Dan Steinberg says that seeing all the Phillies fans invade Nats park today made him “want to be a Nats fan.” He then notes he’s “supposed to be neutral and all that.” Sure, it’s generally the rule … Continue reading
Filed under Media/Journalism, Sports, Washington DC Area
Orioles off to a great start on the field, but not with their customer service
I thought for a few days about whether to blog this or handle it over email and I feel the Baltimore Orioles basically earned this being posted publicly for the way they handled the situation when I tried to speak … Continue reading
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Jayson Werth, Cliff Lee and the Nats free agent marketing dollars
A few years ago, when I was playing more music than I am right now, I was sitting on the patio of an Austin, Texas hotel with some friends during South By Southwest. In the lot next door to this … Continue reading
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TBS Bumps Phillies-Red Sox to Air Strasburg’s Second Start
How’s this for a statement? TBS has bumped this Sunday’s Phillies-Red Sox game in order to air Stephen Strasburg’s second start. Those are two teams that have each won the World Series in recent years and that have name recognition … Continue reading
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Strasburg Debut & MASN Ratings
It’s hard to predict how Stephen Strasburg will do in his major league debut tonight for the Washington Nationals, but I think it’s safe to say that the TV ratings for the broadcast on MASN will break records for the … Continue reading
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Bringing Some Dignity Back to June 4
June 4′s got to be feeling a little slighted right now. That was the day that many in the media speculated would be the major league debut of highly-touted pitching prospect Stephen Strasburg, which caused a run on tickets for … Continue reading
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June 8 MLB Debut for Nationals’ Strasburg Makes Better Baseball Sense
Washington Nationals fans and the media have been speculating that 2009 #1 pick Stephen Strasburg will make his major league debut on Friday, June 4 against the Cincinnati Reds. Tickets for that date have been selling well, even before the … Continue reading
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Nats ad could have been even better with direction to social media & web
The Nats had a nice full page ad in today’s Washington Post. It thanks the fans, runs down all the highlights of the 2009 season and ends by saying “We’ll see you in 2010!” I think this ad was a … Continue reading
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How’s this for fan relations?
I really like what Major League Baseball and the Texas Rangers did here. A kid caught two foul balls during a game this week, within a few pitches of one another and they put the video online. It’s the type … Continue reading
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