View Full Version : Politicians Getting Playoff Tickets
eleveneighteen
09-28-2008, 03:20 PM
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubssox/chi-clout-final_0928sep28,0,3177081.story
Corrupt bastards.
heelsguy
09-28-2008, 03:24 PM
this is common practice. teams always reserve prime seats for VIP's. I am surprised they even have to pay for them
eleveneighteen
09-28-2008, 03:30 PM
this is common practice. teams always reserve prime seats for VIP's. I am surprised they even have to pay for them
...if by VIP's you mean "corrupt bastards" then you have a good point. ;)
dick_darlington
09-28-2008, 06:27 PM
yeah, this is pretty gay.
Jatoza
09-28-2008, 10:18 PM
I just don't see the problem with this. It's good publicity all around for politicians to be at those games. I'd want the mayor at my playoff games if I were the owner so I could be sure to have good relations with the town. Likewise, I'd want to go to that game if I were the mayor so I could be sure to make the team feel welcome. Moreover, they do a hard job, why shouldn't they have perks?
heelsguy
09-28-2008, 10:21 PM
I just don't see the problem with this. It's good publicity all around for politicians to be at those games. I'd want the mayor at my playoff games if I were the owner so I could be sure to have good relations with the town. Likewise, I'd want to go to that game if I were the mayor so I could be sure to make the team feel welcome. Moreover, they do a hard job, why shouldn't they have perks?
agreed. all pro teams save seats for "whatif" scenarios. if the politicians did not buy them some team employee probably would be using them for free or almost free.
Da Raider
09-28-2008, 10:35 PM
I just don't see the problem with this. It's good publicity all around for politicians to be at those games. I'd want the mayor at my playoff games if I were the owner so I could be sure to have good relations with the town. Likewise, I'd want to go to that game if I were the mayor so I could be sure to make the team feel welcome. Moreover, they do a hard job, why shouldn't they have perks?
how is giving politicians tickets, "good publicity"? I'm pretty sure the game would be a sell out regardless. Politicians have the easiest jobs with access to power and loads of cash, which is why they fight so hard to get elected.