It's a web, but certainly not a gem

[db44]

(New York-AP) -- "Spider-man'' is going out to the ballgame. Ads for the movie "Spider-Man 2'' will be placed on top of bases at 15 major league ballparks during games from June eleventh through the 13th. The promotion is part of baseball's pitch to appeal to younger fans. And, to make money, too, by selling the ads. As expected, some baseball purists think the game is selling out. A former baseball commissioner says he guesses "it's inevitable, but it's sad.'' Fay Vincent says he thinks "the bases should be protected from this.'' "Spider-Man'' opens June 30th. But, the weekend in early June was picked because it's during inter-league play, which draws a higher attendance than usual.

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Somebody PLEASE take Bud Selig out of my misery?

[db44]

A little mroe info from the AP:

(New York-AP) -- Hit the ball and run to Spider-Man.

Ads for the movie "Spider-Man 2'' will be placed atop bases at major league ballparks during games from June eleventh through the 13th as part of a promotion for the film.

In separate promotions, the bases will feature pink ribbons Sunday as part of a Mother's Day promotion to raise breast-cancer awareness. They'll sport blue ribbons on Father's Day to raise prostate-cancer awareness.

The moves are the latest push by baseball to increase its marketing to younger fans and to make money along the way. A high-ranking baseball executive says baseball will get about 3.6 million dollars in the movie deal.

A team executive says the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will get more than 100-thousand dollars each out of that pool, and most of the other 13 teams at home that weekend will get about 50-thousand each.

The ads will be about four inches long. They won't appear on home plates.

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As you can probably tell, I think it's wrong in the first place, but that the Yanks and Sox will get more than the others is also sad. It's also wrong that only the home teams' collective palms get greased.

[princessKT]

Dumb! Dumb, dumb, dumb!.. lol

[*nsyncablemom]

isn't it all about $$$.....?

[db44]

Apparently the Yanks have said they will only use the bases for batting practice for one game, yet they still get double the money... That is so wrong,.

[Venisenvy]

It doesnt matter anymore since now they have announced that because of negative feedback they are no longer placing ads on the bases.

[db44]

Did they expect this to go over well with us?

I'm guessing now that the idea has been planted that it is only a matter of time before we do see this as reality.