The commissioner of Major League Baseball has initiated a new revenue enhancement policy beginning this season. It has been a long time tradition that fans may keep any foul balls they catch as souvenirs. Beginning with the 2011 season, foul balls must be purchased before leaving Major League baseball parks. They can be returned if the fans do not want to pay the cost of the balls, which is $9 each. To track foul balls, an electronic chip similar to those planted under the skin of pets for identification purposes has been woven into the balls used by Major League teams. Once paid for, the chips are deactivated.
This policy is expected to greatly increase revenue to the Major Leagues, as 5 or more balls might be fouled off during one at bat by a skilled hitter. Multiply this by 162 games per team and you can see the astronomic cost to the American and National League teams. The committee that worked on, and finalized this revenue enhancement sincerely hopes that fans will understand the reasoning behind this new policy, and teams are strongly encouraged to increase the number of promotional advertising events such as bat nights, T-Shirt day, and other such crowd drawing events to increase the number of fans that attend Major League baseball games during the 2011 season. For more in depth reading on this issue, go to www.04012011.afj --- Shepherds are the best beasts! --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
