I don’t know whether this was New York’s idea or STARR’s idea, but it is remarkably dumb.
The New York YankOn Friday afternoon, the New York Yankees hosted their first home game of the 2024 Major League Baseball season.
their opening day home game of the 2024 Major League Baseball season on Friday. Among the highlights of their Opening Day celebrations was one of the worst promotions ever.
Their intention was to impose a fee for attaching a sponsor patch to their jerseys.
Really? The Yankees offered free Starr Insurance stickers to supporters for $15, which would have been applied permanently on their left sleeve.
I own multiple Yankees jerseys because I’m a fan. Not to brag.
I didn’t ever think, “This jersey is so inauthentic because it doesn’t have a sponsorship patch,” once. I never once wanted to personalize any of my jerseys with free advertising for a business I’ve never heard of. The patches on professional jerseys are so awful that we, the supporters, never really wanted them on there. We acknowledge that they provide an extra revenue stream and have come to terms with their permanence.
That being said, it doesn’t mean we want them on our shirts! in particular if we have to pay for it!
If the patches are free, this may be a different discussion altogether. I could see myself walking onto the concourse for another beer and then being enticed into a complimentary sponsorship patch.
I would never, ever think about spending money on a ticket, some hot dogs, a few beers, and then more money on a chance to be a walking billboard. It is genuinely absurd.
To begin with, the STARR Insurance patches are ugly. That alone should be enough to make me never, ever have one on my shirt. In actuality, I would rather pay money to avoid receiving the patch than to pay money to receive it. I desire myIf the patches are free, this may be a different discussion altogether. I could see myself walking onto the concourse for another beer and then being enticed into a complimentary sponsorship patch.
I would never, ever think about spending money on a ticket, some hot dogs, a few beers, and then more money on a chance to be a walking billboard. It is genuinely absurd.
To begin with, the STARR Insurance patches are ugly. That alone should be enough to make me never, ever have one on my shirt. In actuality, I would rather pay money to avoid receiving the patch than to pay money to receive it. I desire myIf the patches are available for free, this might be a whole other conversation. I could picture myself entering the concourse in search of another beer, only to be seduced by a free sponsorship patch.
Never, ever would I consider paying for a ticket, some hot dogs, a couple of beers, and then additional money for the opportunity to act as a walking billboard. It is truly nonsensical.
The STARR Insurance patches are unsightly to start. I should never, ever wear one on my shirt based just on that. Actually, rather than spending money to get the patch, I would prefer to pay money to avoid getting it. I want my
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