| In light of an article in today�s Cubune Tempo section of Mike Veeck (son of former Sox owner Bill Veeck) visiting the Cell and coming up with promotions to bring fans to the ballpark. His ideas were as of the following: � A souvenir kiosk of items from Old Comiskey � Freight train on the tracks west of the Cell to be tagged with Sox logos � Murals on right field advertisement � More splashes of color, tho no mention where and what � Write something on the concrete in chalk � Move the Minnie Minoso statue around the ballpark � Remove seats in upper deck with couches (oh please) � Tape of Harry Caray singing �Take Me Out To the Ball Game� from old Comiskey during the 7th inning stretch. � �ushertrainers�. Ushers who sing Opera or do magic tricks. Now, I don�t know if you noticed ushers, but most of them are very shady characters who I doubt possess any real talents. And we all know games would be a lot better if there were fewer ushers. � Radio controlled blimp. Now, they did this at the United Center during a Blackhawks game I went to. This remote controlled airplane would fly around and drop pizza coupons on to the crowd. Unless this blimp crashed into something, I don�t see the point of it. Now, I�m going to say, that most, if not all , of these ideas are pretty lame and shitty. Now here�s some of my ideas: Nickel Beer Night Design the new Sox jersey & logo or alternate uniform contest. Fans would come to the ballpark with their entries and drop them off in the box. Be the Sox GM for a day. Orchestrate trades with management. Win free hot dogs / food promotion. Belching contest between innings (usher would have mic to go into the stands & fan would belch.) Harry Potter / LOTR book burning Literature Depreciation Night Leave Your Kids at Home Night Win tickets to a free luxury suite for a game Strippers dancing on dugouts Night Serve hard booze Tomato Day. Fans would be given a tomato to throw on to the field against idiot performers between innings. Cowbell Night Cubs Suck Night. All fans would be encouraged to wear �Cubs Suck� memorabilia and make signs to receive a discount towards Sox gift shop. Cubs Demolition Night. All things Cubs to be blown up in centerfield with dynamite. DVD / CD Rap / Hip Hop Demolition Night. 9am baseball or midnight baseball games. Bare knuckle boxing Night Fight Club Night Carlton Fisk Day. All those with Fisk jerseys get in for free. Bill Veeck bobble-wooden leg Night Mock Hawk Harrelson Night Free class field trips to Sox games Free Sox tickets for perfect attendance / good grades NRA Night. NRA Propaganda shown on the scoreboard between innings on how to properly use a gun, guns in self-defense and guns for hunting & squirting. Twins suck Night. Would feature videos of the Twins fucking up; obscene mocking songs, and everything that�s lame about the Twins (would include constant footage of Torii Hunter plowing over Jamie Burke at homeplate). Banner / Sign Night. Fans would be encouraged to make signs & banners and hang them from the upper deck, hold them up. Casino Night. Slot machines and tables setup for gambling. Free baseball Night. Fans leaving the ballpark would receive an official Major League baseball. A $12 value. Free lemonade Night. Ideally for a very hot summer night. Cheese Appreciation Night (all things with cheese 75% off) Ninja Star Night. Fans would be encouraged to bring ninja stars & would receive them. Turn Back the Clock nights: 1983, 1990, 1993, 2000 with uniforms, same prices on seats, food.. Free Pizza slice & hot dog night. Win free Sox tickets night Carnival Night (as lame as that is). Carnival outside in the parking lot. Free I-Pass Night. Fans would receive free I-Pass cards to put in their cars to use the Tollways for free. Wet T-Shirt Night. I suppose this could apply to men and women. Tattoo Night. Those with tattoo�s getting in for a discount. Free Parking Night. $13 charge waived. X-Rated Adult Porn night. Hard-core pornography to be shown on the scoreboard and inbetween innings. Adults 21+ only allowed. Local porn retailers will setup shop and sell porn and porn accessories along the concourse. Beard Night. Men and women are encouraged to grow their beards out. Free $50 bill Night. All fans 18 and over will receive free $50 bills upon entering the ballpark. Go Cart race Night. 3 go carts would crash into each other in a race going around the track between innings / & would cart players from the bullpen to the mound. Profanity / heckling Night. Fans will be encouraged to scream and heckle as loudly as possible towards the players. Not responsible for trauma endured by minors. Free popsicle Night. Another warm summer night promotion. Cubs effigy night. Fans will be encouraged to bring items of Cubs players and products to be burned in centerfield bleachers during the game. Would also include a Cub�s blue bear pi�ata to be smashed by lucky Sox fans between innings and shown on the scoreboard. Improv comedian Night. Between innings, fans will have the option to stand up to a mic and spout their skits for a good 60 seconds. Keep in mind, there will police near you. Judgement Day. Fans vote for the worst player on the team to be demoted to Triple-A. Other possible promotional ideas include: Police Brutality Appreciation Night, Beat Up Your Wife Night, Hitler Night, Free White Sox ash trays & cigarettes Night, Face Painters Night, and Give Blood Night where participants would get free beer. |
| 6/15/05 |