Wednesday, June 14, 2006

 

My Rant About What Needs To Be Done

Many things have to be updated. Scoreboard definitely. Someone in the Press-Register Sports Soud-Off yesterday actually complained about it. The video board is truely embarrasing. Last time I went to a game, however, it did seem like they replaced a bunch of the missing number pixel lights. He is also right when he says that they don't follow through on their promotions. Example: Last year on Mayor Dow bobblehead night they wouldn't give me a bobblehead, even though the promotion clearly stated "first 1000 fans." They told me that you had to be 18 (voting age) to get one, while I was still 17 at the time. Well just about all my frustration over everything I disliked about the BayBears came out then and there. I pitched a fit for about 30 minutes and one of the BayBear staff finally decided to just give me one. I will never forget that. Mobile has some of the worst promotions/PR people I have ever seen. Who cares about coming to the park to get a plunger? (not even kidding) A new logo and/or a new name would benefit the team. The colors are outdated (navy blue and red) and the logo they came up with 2 years ago (the MB Mobile one) has just about been scrapped as they mostly wear the Old English M hats now. It may seem a bit out there, but I would like to see the name changed back to BaySharks or just Sharks like the 1994-95 TX-LA League team with the colors changed to orange and green. This would no doubt put some originality back into this organization. The park is not clean. That is a fact. Take a look at every single seat in the upper deck. The green color of the seats are fading into a light white color, which looks disgusting. The concourse smells like a bathroom (no joke), and there are puddles of water just about everywhere you turn. The landscaping in Gaslight Park is going downhill as well. More developments for evey fan (not just qualified ticket holders) should be looked into for down the first base side on the field level (which is the BayBears side). Countless improvements to the third base side have been made including the Beach and the Pepsi Pavilion. This might be a tough task, but with a little EFFORT and an open mind, the Mobile staff can make the BayBears a whole lot better and make it a place where families and sports fanatics alike can come and enjoy a game and want to come back.

Comments:
Bringing back the BaySharks name/colors is FANTASTIC idea. The logo was one of the best ever. If the rights to the name and logo were available, they should go for it. BaySharks forever!
 
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