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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 »

12:46 PM on Thu Oct 23 2008
By Meg Marco
17,069 views, 59 comments

Most discussed gaya2081: Does anyone know why we have to wait until Oct 28th for our free taco? more »

remainders

Wrigley Field Unloads WaMu Swag On Fans Before Its Too Late

Stacy writes:

My husband and I were at the Cubs/Brewers game at Wrigley Field last night. At the door we were surprised to be given WaMu promotional string backpack/bags. This was in addition to the announced promotion, Carlos Zambrano bobbleheads.

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10:59 AM on Thu Sep 18 2008
By Chris Walters
5,119 views, 17 comments

Most discussed BrianDaBrain: LOL, that's just great. They'd have to pay me to take the stuff, I think. Perhaps something good will come more »

complaints

San Diego Padres' "Loaded Tickets" Are Actually Just A Load

Jonathan purchased the heavily promoted Padres' "loaded tickets" for his family, each costing $40 which includes a $20 credit toward concessions at the park. The family arrived at Petco Park where confused employees told them to wait in several different lines because nobody knew how to process their tickets...strike 1. During the game, Jonathan thought he would go and redeem the concession money on his tickets by getting some food for his family. However, the food-stand employee balked at Jonathan's loaded ticket, so Jonathan spent $40 out-of-pocket for food...strike 2. After a month of phone tag and a half-dozen calls, park officials refused to compensate him for the money he spent on food at the park...strike 3, yer out. His letter, inside... More »

9:28 AM on Mon May 12 2008
By Jay Slatkin
17,381 views, 54 comments

Latest by SloppyChris: When did this occur? Must have been at least a month ago since Jonathan mentioned he's been playing phone 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 »

2:03 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Alex Chasick
12,648 views, 47 comments

Latest by NYCHK: Why not email the CEO directly - he loves responding to this kind of thing:Bob Bowmanbbowman@mlb.com Or, his underling who is more »

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 »

9:39 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Meg Marco
8,007 views, 62 comments

Latest by troubadoorway: I'm a Virginian facing foreclosure. Nowhere near Conseco's income level but --though my income has taken a big recent hit-- 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 »

2:59 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Meg Marco
5,725 views, 58 comments

ouch

Comcast To Baseball Fans: Sorry You Woke Up At 6AM To Watch Nothing, Here's $2

Reader Jeff says:

On a normal day, losing some cable channels for a couple of hours would be an inconvenience. On a day like today, some might use words unfit for publishing. You see, today was the first game of the Red Sox and A's seasons, played in Japan. The game started at 6AM EST, and plenty of die hard baseball fans rose early to watch... nothing. Comcast gave me a $2 credit for my troubles. There's nothing like a $2 credit to make me feel valued as a customer.

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3:47 PM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Meg Marco
5,396 views, 61 comments

Latest by MelindaBear: While I understand that the level of importance is very different, isn't this similar to paying for servers and then having 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. More »

1:17 PM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Alex Chasick
14,444 views, 105 comments

Latest by billhelm: the Minnesota Vikings do this every year with the Packer tickets that go on sale. They make people buy tickets more »

errors

This Wii Baseball Bat Is Not Regulation

Reader Phil says:

I found this on Amazon's video outlet. No wonder it's on sale.

We're not, like, Barry Bonds or Sammy Sosa or anything, but yeah. Something seems a little off. More »

1:49 PM on Fri Feb 1 2008
By Meg Marco
5,228 views, 17 comments

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 »

4:08 PM on Wed Nov 7 2007
By Meg Marco
5,457 views, 37 comments

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