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Last Call For The Oilers Ticket Contest Giveaway
Today is the last day to enter "Take a Seat", The Copper & Blue's promotion in conjunction with TiqIQ that will give away a pair of tickets to an upcoming Oilers' game. The only thing you have to do is predict the Oiler that will have the most penalty minutes (in total) through October and...
Oilers Ticket Contest Giveaway Courtesy TiqIQ
In partnership with TiqIQ all of SB Nation's hockey sites are launching "Take a Seat", a promotion that will give away a pair of tickets to an upcoming Oilers' game. The only thing you have to do is predict the Oiler that will have the most penalty minutes (in total) through October and November....
Angels Fans World Record Wrestling Mask Attempt is Tuesday
A press release sent by the Angels media relations does not explain away the season ticket holders who will re-enter the stadium three and four times (that would be me) for extra masks without the commensurate heads to be wearing said masks when the record will be broken. I assume the Guinness...
Angels Announce Gname The Gnome
The Angels are at .500 after ten games. Vernon Wells is batting .091 and Alberto Callaspo is the big bopper in the lineup. But life must go on in the world of awesome fan giveaway promotions. Angels Just Sent Out an Important Press Release Announcement... The Angels announced today an online...
Padres Dog Tags for Kids Promotion cancelled, being replaced
I got confirmation yesterday from the Padres that they did indeed decide to cancel the kids dog tags promotion, in response to the small, but vocal group that basically protested any sort of promotion that tied kids to the military. Laura Broderick, Padres VP of Brand Development, basically said...
Giveaway Idea: Variable promotions based on attendance
Many years ago, I wrote a blog post suggesting things the Padres could do to boost attendance. I didn't want it to be a thing that required the team to make drastic changes to the team or the stadium. Looking back on it, the Padres have actually done a bunch of the things. Did attendance go up?...
RTSS stats: Giveaways, Takeaways, and Throwaways
Do Real Time Scoring System stats hold any value? I have followed them with interest for some years, mostly because they are there and do provide some context to different sorts of contributions players make. There has never been much doubt that the recording of said stats is deeply flawed, yet an...
Hideki Matsui and Angels Vie for Guinness Book
I got this press release from the Angels. You cannot make this stuff up. ANGELS TO ATTEMPT MATSUI GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ANAHEIM, CA - On Tuesday April 6, 2010, the Angels will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the "largest gathering of people wearing fleece blankets." All fans in...
Giveaways and Takeaways
If hit totals in the official NHL statistics are a little dubious, then giveaways and takeaways are on a whole other level. While the average rink records 14% more hits by the home team than by the visitors, home team takeaways (and visiting team giveaways) are 30-40% higher. In fewer than 3% of...
Giveaways
Not surprisingly, giveaways have a highly-negative defensive impact. The peak shot rate against following a giveaway is as high as during a 5-on-3:Of course, not all defensive zone giveaways are the same. As you can see from the chart, the vast majority of giveaways occur behind the net and along...
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