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withered
Orioles Park Serves Up Sad Hot Dog, Ignores Pleas For Help
A couple years ago, we wrote about the excellent customer service the Washington Nationals provided to a fan who was unable to get a hot dog. We're sad to say that such responsiveness and concern do not extend north to Baltimore's Camden Yards, where we suffered our own tale of hot dog woe this past weekend. More » -
baseball
New Baseball Season, Same Bad Service From MLB.TV
For fans who don't live in the same area as their favorite team, the glorious beginning of a new baseball season is tarnished by the flawed methods for keeping up with games. And once again MLB.TV, the official package from Major League Baseball, is making its case for the worst option. More » -
wall street bailout
8 Banks Took $153.4 Billion In Tax Payer Money, Spent $845 Million On Naming Rights
Should bailout out banks be buying naming rights? Dennis Kucinich doesn't think so, and last week he urged the Treasury department to cancel one such deal between Citibank and the New York Mets. Now Bloomberg says that seven more bailed out banks are spending money on stadium rights. More » -
poll
Should Citibank Pay $400 Million To Name A Stadium While Taking Taxpayer Money?
The New York Mets are getting a new stadium. It'll be called Citi Field and that honor cost Citibank (and by extension, one could argue, taxpayers) $400 million. More » -
funny
Police Dispatch Log: Taco Bell "Steal A Taco" Promotion Turns Ugly
Reader Kevin sent us the following entry from his town's police dispatch log. It seems that the "Steal A Taco" promotion was causing some problems at the drive-thru window of his local Taco Bell. More » -
free stuff
Free Tacos Today At Taco Bell
That "Steal A Base, Steal A Taco" promotion is today, October 28th, from 2pm to 6pm. Get a free beef crunchy taco thanks to Jason Bartlett of the Tampa Bay Rays. More » -
free stuff
Taco Bell: Dude Steals Base In World Series, So Enjoy Your Free Taco
A base was stolen last night in Game 1 of the World Series (yes, it seems that they do still bother to televise baseball after the Red Sox are eliminated,) meaning that everyone in America is eligible to receive a free taco. You have the Tampa Bay Rays and shortstop Jason Bartlett to thank this year. Be sure to send him a note. More » -
mlb
MLB.TV: The Premium Content You Paid Extra For Is A Bonus That We Don't Have To Provide
According to the customer service at Major League Baseball, the MLB.TV Premium package, which lets customers watch baseball games on their computers at higher bandwidths than the basic package and allows users to watch up to six games at once, is a "bonus." The rep also claims that the difference between 800k and 1.2Mb video speeds, both of which are available to Premium subscribers, is negligible, and in any case, their product info pages says they're not obligated to provide the 1.2Mb package. Inside, read why all of this is completely wrong. More » -
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mortgage meltdown
Jose Canseco Makes "Mathematical Decision" To Let Mansion Go Into Foreclosure
Was ex-American League MVP and admitted steroid abuser Jose Canseco too busy counting the money from his Major League Baseball tell-all books to remember to pay his mortgage? Nope. When the California market tanked, Canseco made "a mathematical decision" to walk away from his mortgage, says the Wall Street Journal. More » -
backlash
Verizon Infuriates Baseball Fans With "Misleading" Blog Post "Announcing" MLB Extra Innings On FiOS
Back in February of this year, Verizon posted the following message titled "MLB Coming to FiOS, Mom and Apple Pie Rejoice!" on their Policy Blog: More » -
travel
Midwest Airlines: The Milwaukee Brewers Are More Important Than You
Midwest Airlines flies the Milwaukee Brewers on their planes through a "charter service" says the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, but the Brewers weren't grounded like the over 100,000 other passengers who were booked on MD-80s. More » -
sports
Comcast SportsNet Elects To Show Extra Baseball Innings Instead Of Playoff Hockey
Comcast SportsNet has more sports than they do channels. When fans of the San Jose Sharks tuned in to see playoff hockey last night they were surprised to see a baseball game in progress. When that game went into extra innings, ComcastSportsNet decided to stick with the game and drop playoff hockey. More » -
ripoffs
Wanna See The Red Sox Play The Reds? You Must Also Buy Tickets To Three Other Games
A Bostonian now living in Cincinnati, reader Patrick was excited to see that this year's Major League Baseball schedule includes a Red Sox at Reds series. He went to the Reds' ticket website to buy tickets for his family, friends, and himself. That's where things got ridiculous.
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lawsuits
Yankees Fan Sues: Steriods Are Almost "Consumer Fraud"
Baseball fans all over the country feel betrayed by the steroids scandal that is rocking Major League Baseball, but one fan is irked enough to actually sue the New York Yankees in small claims court: More » -
punishing the ones who don't steal
MLB Rips Off Everyone Who Bought Games Under Their "Old" DRM
Major League Baseball, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to deactivate its system for "authenticating" downloads, and they apparently expect people to repurchase the games in a new format. What? More » -
mysterious
FBI Investigating Rockies Ticketing Meltdown
The FBI is investigating after the Colorado Rockies blamed an "external, malicious attack" for the meltdown that prevented fans from buying World Series tickets. More » -
metldown
Colorado Rockies' World Series Ticketing System Fails Spectacularly
Reader Jennifer would like to see the Colorado Rockies kick some Boston Red Sox butt in the World Series. Sadly, the ticketing system has melted under the pressure and she was unable to get her tickets—and she's not the only one. More »
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