tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post7075231698704692424..comments2024-03-04T07:33:09.398-05:00Comments on The Phillies Room: Phillies at Astros: September 13th to September 16thJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-11903937902016763912012-09-20T07:32:25.860-04:002012-09-20T07:32:25.860-04:00Surprisingly enough, in doing these posts I've...Surprisingly enough, in doing these posts I've discovered the Phillies may be the only team (National League at least) to not limit their giveaways to the first X,000 fans. Their policy has always been - if you buy a ticket, you get the giveaway. Hopefully this remains their policy for years to come.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-15951895146174027102012-09-17T11:22:29.291-04:002012-09-17T11:22:29.291-04:00a) It's bush league of the 'Stros to limit...a) It's bush league of the 'Stros to limit their giveaways to the first 10,000. Literally bush league (or at least minor league), since that's what minor league teams do.<br /><br />b) The fact that the Astros are going to the AL instead of the Brewers is further fuel for the fire of my intense dislike for Bud Selig. The Brewers are a historically AL team. The Astros are an exclusively NL team. Bud helped out his family by moving the Brewers to the NL in 1998, and then whoever his buddies are who bought the team from his family since then by keeping them in the AL and moving the Astros. I suppose the Astros agreed to the move, but still.<br /><br />And that's without getting into the preposterousness of interleague play 24/7.Steve F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00753488569249068229noreply@blogger.com