There’s nothing like a faltering economy and a couple of bank crises to put you in the mood for throwing away money, right? Simply put, Bud Selig would like you to bet your hard-earned cash that your favorite MLB team will make the playoffs. It’s like playing the stock market, only with Jayson Nix batting eighth. Here’s the scam deal: MLB.com is offering fans of any Major League Baseball team the chance to reserve two tickets to any playoff game their team may be in this season. You plunk down a $10 deposit on each ticket (limit two per customer per game), and you reserve the right to pay face value for that ticket come playoff time. Let’s let Rob Iracane at Walkoff Walk explain the rest.
Add in a one dollar processing fee and Herr Selig will set aside a seat in the upper deck for you and your sweetheart. But what if your favorite team fails to make the postseason? Will your mini-deposit be refunded? No! And what if you end up with Game 5 tickets but the series ends in four, will you get a refund? Heck no!
So it’s like the final scene in It’s a Wonderful Life, in which people are flocking into George Bailey’s house giving him money. Here Selig plays the role of Uncle Billy, all smiles as he totals up the cash on his adding machine. Remember what teacher said: Every time a bell rings, Selig makes another 10 bucks.
Luke! Don’t give in to hate. That leads to Thursday.
ABOUT LAST NIGHT
What you missed after finally ending Donald Duck’s reign of terror …
* What happens when you leave the pit stop with the rear jack still attached to your car.
* UFC bans vuvuzelas. Because that had been such a huge national problem.
* NFL Network to broadcast Canadian Football League games. Beauty, eh.
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TODAY IN MARK TRAIL …
Panel 3: Let’s let this magpie fill us in on the plot so far.
