Golden fleece: fans flock to Dodger Stadium for free blankets.The Dodger faithful ann outs in droves to boo San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently play in the National League West Division. New York Giants history Early days and the John McGraw era star Barry Bonds Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 in Riverside, California) is a left fielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds, the godson of Hall of Famer Willie Mays, and a distant cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie , but as a draw, the slugger can't match fleece blankets--even in sunny L.A. Dodger Stadium's second-largest regular season baseball crowd ever was on hand for the club's May 9 game against the Houston Astros “Astros” redirects here. For other uses, see Astros (disambiguation). The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The team is in the Central Division of the National League. . The 55,992 fans who paid for a ticket that Tuesday night probably wouldn't have minded seeing a no-hit pitching performance: But the big lure was the chance to get a free Dodger-blue fleece blanket commemorating the 25th anniversary of the team's 1981 World Series title. "The fleece blanket is one of the most popular items," said Marty Greenspun, the Dodgers' chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . An estimated that an extra 20,000 ticket. were sold thanks to the blankets, provided by Dodger sponsor Toyota. Indeed, the next two blanket-less games of the series with Houston drew smaller crowds of 33,595 and 37,133 fans. Such promotions are often good deals for baseball teams. The cost of the items is borne by the company that gives them away. Furthermore, the company pays the baseball team for the right to give away the items, either as part of the company's bigger sponsorship of the team or as an add-on expense. The payoff for the baseball team, according to Greenspun, can be an attendance boost, and for the company it is brand enhancement. The sponsors often see a surge in retail traffic as a result of the sponsorship. Upcoming giveaways include traditional items such as hats, shirts and bobble bob·ble v. bob·bled, bob·bling, bob·bles v.intr. To bob up and down. v.tr. To lose one's grip on (a ball, for example) momentarily. n. A mistake or blunder. head dolls. "We're trying to do more kids items," said Greenspun. Earlier this season, young ball fans took home alarm clocks sponsored by Farmer John and Jeff John (Boyle) and Jeff (Carroll) are a pair of radio talk show hosts based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They broadcast from KLSX, a CBS Radio station in Los Angeles, but their show is also syndicated across America. Kent batting jerseys, courtesy of Kragen Auto Parts. Culver City-based Smashbox Cosmetics products will be dispersed at another game. The team's biggest crowd on record came on opening day of this season, when the Dodgers hosted the Atlanta Braves before 56,000. And that guy from 'Frisco? On Easter, 55,132 came out to Chavez Ravine to see him. A big crowd, but still almost 900 fewer than for those nifty blankets. DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. NUSBAUM Staff Reporter |
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