Mailbag: Promotional Schedule?
Reader Doug, who obviously has a background in House constituent services, writes to ask,
Hey BallWonk, have you heard anything about a promotional schedule for the RFK lame duck season? Nats reps when talked to don't seem to know anything. I can't believe our new skinflint owners are too cheap or disorganized to even put some promo nights together. Boy I miss the free spendin' days of MLB ownership.
Funny Doug should ask. BW was just on the phone with his ticket rep today asking the same question, with the same answer. However, Charlie and Dave did mention during the broadcast of today's game from Dodgertown that the Nationals will be giving red curly-W ballcaps to all fans at the home opener on April 2. That's a 1:05 start, so if you want the season's first taste of baseball pork, start working on your get-out-of-work excuses now.
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2005's opening day giveaway was a little commemorative medallion thing rather than a pin.
Last year at opening day they gave out a pennant. The previous year, I believe it was an inaugural season collectible pin(?).
I blame last year's failure to sell out squarely on Dick Cheney. His pressure on MLB intel analysts skewed the estimates on the number of fans needed to sell out RFK. Kasten will be taking matters into his on hands this season. The Plan has included regime change and The Surge of pitchers. He's asking that fans give The Plan a chance to work before considering cutting off funding.
So the Nats are giving away caps at the home opener. I have never heard of a team offering a promotion on opening day. That tells me that they are trying to avoid last year's embarrassing failure to sell out the stadium.