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Excellent Timing, MLB

Have you no feelings, MLB? Is it not enough that we stayed up until the wee hours of the morn on Sunday to watch our team's season end? Are you not satisfied with that? Because I opened my email last night, and found this lovely gem waiting for me:

Note to MLB and StubHub marketing gurus: go through your contact lists, and remove Red Sox fans from an email distribution hawking World Series tickets THE DAY after the Sox are eliminated from the playoffs.

On the positive side, I woke up this morning and had this much happier email waiting for me:

I feel slightly mollified.

Comments (9)

[ Angie ] says:
on October 21, 2008 6:21 PM

I didn't get the WS tickets email but I got the one from the Sox organization. I thought it was a nice way to end the season. It was like, "Hey we didn't go all the way but we made it really far and had great times along the way, so let's remember them." Cheers to a great year.

[ Twinkie ] says:
on October 21, 2008 6:33 PM

I got both. Liked the second one a lot better. It was very sweet.

[ fc ] says:
on October 21, 2008 6:55 PM

I know the feeling. On Oct. 15th, after witnessing Wake's crash and burn in ALCS Game 4 the night before, I was subjected to flashbacks by an email from "Rob Bradford" (WEEI) with subject "Live from the Fenway: Can Wake get it done?" Ugh.

The Sox email this morning was a sweet reminder of a mostly sweet season.

[ amanda ] says:
on October 21, 2008 8:49 PM

I got the WS one and one offering a discount on warm-weather MLB gear. Photo included only showed Rays, Phillies and Angels jackets! Thanks, guys! (Do Angels and Rays fans even need jackets?)

[ jules ] says:
on October 21, 2008 8:52 PM

I was getting all jealous because I didn't get that email.

Checked the spam filter...there it is.

Loved the Sox email. I took the day off for opening day. Awesome.

[ Karen ] says:
on October 21, 2008 9:52 PM

Beats my email inbox. Because I have bought tickets from Tampa for Sox games, I got many emails from them Congratulating their team. I so wanted to call them. Instead just put them in spam.

[ Danielle ] says:
on October 21, 2008 10:14 PM

Karen, my email inbox was similar to yours, except in addition to the Congratulations email, I got the you have not been picked for tickets in Game 1 or 2 of the WS because I couldn't go/buy tickets for Game 7. That email was just harsh.

i did appreciate the email from the Red Sox though, this season had many great moments that I was honored to be a part of as a fan.

Don't forget that This Year In Baseball voting has started!

[ Mary ] says:
on October 22, 2008 12:54 AM

I love the second one. Made me get kinda misty eyed.

[ jennie ] says:
on October 22, 2008 12:40 PM

I got the first one, not the second. :( Ugly

I did have a dream that I hung out with Beckett and Lester last night, though. Does that count as SWEET?

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