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1. Guapo Posted: June 25, 2012 at 12:58 PM (#4165706)he's no Homer Bush, that's for sure
I'm glad the Yankees are holding firm on the infernal corporate naming rights. "Taco Bell presents Old Timer's Day" just doesn't have the same ring.
He doesn't have the stuff to be a closer.
Either that or two of Mickey Mantle's illegitimate children.
Is he real? I thought he was Keyser Söze.
If someone creates a Kickstarter campaign to pay for his plane ticket to do that, I'd chip in $5.
Also listed are the widows of Thurman Munson, Bobby Murcer & Catfish Hunter.
IIRC, the Yankees are the only team that is still doing Old Timers Day. I can understand maybe the Rays passing on this, but for teams that have a real history, it seems a no-brainer. That's not to say that it is a guaranteed money maker, since you have to draw enough to offset the Old Timers' hotel and airfare, but that shouldn't be all that difficult.
Nah, it'll be your moms.
I disagree, respectfully. Old Timer's Day is a tradition associate with the Yankees, or at least more associated with the Yankees than any other team. Let the other teams find or start their own traditions.
Most teams have stopped doing it for two reasons: a) it's an expensive promotion to run, given the cost of bringing all those former players back and b) it takes a lot of hard work and planning.
It's a lot easier just to have a bobblehead day, rather than do all of the leg work involved in staging what is essentially a large reunion. A lot of teams just don't want to make the effort anymore.
There aren't many Brooklyn Dodgers around anymore.
I'm not sure that is the best use of a "get Jose Canseco to do X" kickstarter.
But I do concur that the pre-1993 franchises should do Old Timers festivities. Make younger fans aware of your past, in person. (One of my favorite baseball memories came in the first game I ever saw at Dodger Stadium, Old Timers day in 1989. Wally Moon came up to bat, and to replicate the Los Angeles Coliseum "Moon shot" screen he made famous, time was called and a batting practice pitcher's screen was put in medium left center. So what does Moon do? He singles to right.)
I don't have the attendance figures broken down that way, but I've attended more OTDs at Yankee Stadium than regular games. My grandfather (who saw Babe Ruth play), my father (who saw Mickey Mantle play), and I would make a big thing of it every year and travel from Jersey.
I would assume that OTD puts more butts in the seats than a bobblehead day. And I'm sure the concessionaires love it; the park is filled for like two hours longer than a regular date.
The ceremony and Old Timers Game are also televised, presenting additional commercial opportunities.
Beyond the bottom line for OTD, it also strengthens the brand, tying the present team to past success and appealing to multiple generations; thus enhancing the revenue stream for other games.
1) Living Hall of Famers (Reggie)
2) Really good players who didn't make the HOF, but are a big part of one's childhood memories (Murcer, Randolph)
3) Crappy players who make you say, "That's find of fun" (Tanyon Sturze)
I actually kind of like #2 the best, because you can follow the HOFers pretty easily, and the crappy players are fun for about two minutes. It's the really good players who don't become immortalized that bring back the best memories for me (as a Red Sox fan, seeing Fred Lynn and Dwight Evans sand next to each other in the outfield would be pretty cool).
I see that Rusty Torres and Chad Curtis did not make the invite list.
That having been said, I think Rivera might get even bigger rounds of applause.
I remember (as young fellow) watching DiMaggio play in the OTGs - still gliding gracefully in centerfield. Never saw him play in regular games, but you could tell you were watching something special. Seeing Jeter at SS one more time may be similar - but how long will he be able to do that jump-throw?
Chad Curtis is too busy getting invited to prison.
I'm sure that there were sporadic OTDs going back at least 100 years that involved players who were active well back into the 19th century. I do know that in 1932 the Senators staged an August "Bicentennial game" (for George Washington's birthday year) that featured the 1932 Nats against the World Champs of 1924. And I definitely remember several OTDs in Griffith Stadium in the 1950's.
50 years from last Friday, to be exact. The Yanks scored 6 in the first, the Tigers eventually tied it in the 6th, and Reed's 2-run homer in the 22nd inning was his only home run of his ML career. Jim Bouton pitched 3-hit ball over the last 7 innings to pick up his second ML win, and Rocky Colavito went 7 for 10 in the loss.
Nah, that was just the Giants regular team and the Cubs front office and staff.
world's greatest living calm eyes
Were you there or did you listen on the wireless? [j/k]
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