Season ticket holders get free beer?

[maddogkf]

Maybe the Cards could do something like this!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=565&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20040512/ap_on_sp_ho_ne/hkn_lightning_beer

Tampa Bay Lightning May Offer Free Beer

Wed May 12,12:31 PM ET

TAMPA, Fla. - [size=-1]The Tampa Bay Lightning (news) is hoping to tap into larger crowds by offering unlimited free beer to season ticket holders. [/size]

[size=-1]But the sudsy sale may not reach its goal if safe-driving advocates have their way.

Police and several area chapters of Mothers Against Drunk Driving say the hockey team's offer is irresponsible.

"Why attach alcohol to a season-ticket plan? It's almost encouraging people to drink more than they should because it is free," said Sgt. Chris Velar, who runs the Police Department's drunken driving squad.

During the first Eastern Conference playoff game between the Lightning and the Philadelphia Flyers (news) Saturday, the St. Pete Times Forum's main scoreboard advertised the offer. Those who paid $100 toward 2004-05 season tickets were eligible for unlimited free beer during the game.

About 25 of the 21,000 people at the game signed up for season tickets, said team spokesman Bill Wickett.

People who are already intoxicated aren't served beer and free taxi rides are provided to patrons who believe they have had too much to drink, Wickett said.



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[Scott MS]

Only problem is that hockey tickets run around $2,500 per seat for the whole season. Football tickets are 20% of the cost because there are only 8 home games.

As a result, you will get a free floppy hat or t-shirt.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

Deals like this should be put in place by the Cardinals if they want to increase attendance, even though I doubt it will ever happen at SDS being a college facility and all. $1 beer night at Tucson Sidewinders games are far more popular than regular games. A deal like that would inevitably increase attendance, although the bottom line woud most likely be the same due to less incoming cash flow and and more money spent on security and other programs devoted to fan safety (i.e. cab and shuttle service). I don't see these groups throwing tantrums when bars/clubs offer similar deals, why the negativity towards sports teams?

 

[Jersey Girl]

Great deal, but the Lightening still sucks. GO FLYERS!!!!

 

[Southpaw]

and, the Lightning will be offering free taxi rides home for the over indulgent.
It's true. It's true.

Gotta love it. I do.

 

[Jersey Girl]

and, the Lightning will be offering free taxi rides home for the over indulgent.
It's true. It's true.

Gotta love it. I do.

 

[CaptTurbo]

and, the Lightning will be offering free taxi rides home for the over indulgent.
It's true. It's true.

Gotta love it. I do.

 

[Stout]

Great deal, but the Lightening still sucks. GO FLYERS!!!!

Screw the Flyers! There's only one team in PA, and they ain't it! Lol They'll bounce out of the playoffs soon enough anyway...as they always do

 

[azdad1978]

and, the Lightning will be offering free taxi rides home for the over indulgent.
It's true. It's true.

Gotta love it. I do.

 

[Skkorpion]

NHL hockey sucks and will be history within 5 years.

 

[Jersey Girl]

Screw the Flyers! There's only one team in PA, and they ain't it! Lol They'll bounce out of the playoffs soon enough anyway...as they always do

No, no, no. This has got to be the year! This team has been killing me since high school. I want to go to a parade, I want to go to a parade!

BTW, what one team are you referring to? Sixers? (Man they sucked this year.) Phillies? Wings? I KNOW you're not talking Eagles. C'mon and fess up.

 

[Stout]

No, no, no. This has got to be the year! This team has been killing me since high school. I want to go to a parade, I want to go to a parade!

BTW, what one team are you referring to? Sixers? (Man they sucked this year.) Phillies? Wings? I KNOW you're not talking Eagles. C'mon and fess up.

Hells no! I'm talking about hockey...the Penguins are the only team in PA, baby! Broad Street Bullies...pshaw! We won the cup in the early 90's...twice! Whaddya got, Philly?

I love trash talking, even when the Penguins suck!

 

[Jersey Girl]

Hells no! I'm talking about hockey...the Penguins are the only team in PA, baby! Broad Street Bullies...pshaw! We won the cup in the early 90's...twice! Whaddya got, Philly?

I love trash talking, even when the Penguins suck!

Oops. Forgot that PA extends out past Philly and past the Pennsylvania Dutch
Country.

I liked the Penguins throughout high school. I am a Lemieux girl and always liked him better than Gretszky.

And as far as cups go, please allow me to go back to a far away time I like to call the mid-70s. Yeah, yeah I know. Long time ago. I was barely old enough to understand what hockey was (um, actually, I wasn't), but I'm told those were the days.

You gotta admit that Philly needs one of these suck teams to win a championship. Otherwise things are really gonna get ugly in a few years.

Oh, and to get back on topic, I doubt seriously they could do the free beer thing at Flyers games. For one, most of the people in the first level with season tickets are business people. They wouldn't take advantage of a great deal like this. Of course, the people in the second level with season tickets would make sure that they drank the first-level's share.

Of course, drinking in the parking lot before the game is legal and free!

 

[Stout]

Hey, I'm all in favor of the Sixers and Phillies winning...I wouldn't even mind if the Eagles won...but I can NEVER root for the Flyers...I mean, the Pens and Flyers are one hell of a rivalry.

Cool that you're a Lemieux fan, though...I always argued with one guy in the military on the Lemieux/Gretzky issue. Lemieux all the way!

 

[Jersey Girl]

I wouldn't even mind if the Eagles won.

Blasphemer!

 

[Stout]

Blasphemer!

I know, I know! I only hated them out of loyalty to my Cards, though, same as with the Giants. Now with Danny Boy, I must hate the 'Skins, and with the Cowgirls...well, it's the Cowgirls!

 

[40yearfan]

Maybe the Cards could do something like this!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=565&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20040512/ap_on_sp_ho_ne/hkn_lightning_beer

Tampa Bay Lightning May Offer Free Beer

Wed May 12,12:31 PM ET

TAMPA, Fla. - [size=-1]The Tampa Bay Lightning (news) is hoping to tap into larger crowds by offering unlimited free beer to season ticket holders. [/size]

[size=-1]But the sudsy sale may not reach its goal if safe-driving advocates have their way.

Police and several area chapters of Mothers Against Drunk Driving say the hockey team's offer is irresponsible.

"Why attach alcohol to a season-ticket plan? It's almost encouraging people to drink more than they should because it is free," said Sgt. Chris Velar, who runs the Police Department's drunken driving squad.

During the first Eastern Conference playoff game between the Lightning and the Philadelphia Flyers (news) Saturday, the St. Pete Times Forum's main scoreboard advertised the offer. Those who paid $100 toward 2004-05 season tickets were eligible for unlimited free beer during the game.

About 25 of the 21,000 people at the game signed up for season tickets, said team spokesman Bill Wickett.

People who are already intoxicated aren't served beer and free taxi rides are provided to patrons who believe they have had too much to drink, Wickett said.



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Good grief, give free beer to the Cards fans crowd and you'd have a riot. I can see the headlines now----"Six Cardinal fans drown in giant vat of beer---news at 11".

 

[Southpaw]

The part I can't figure out is the part where Police and safe driving advocates say it is irresponsible to attach free beer to season ticket purchases.

My question is, " is it anymore irresponsible than buying the beers? "
Actually, I think free beer tastes much better than $6.50/ cup beer.

 

[CardsAreMyLife]

Oops. Forgot that PA extends out past Philly and past the Pennsylvania Dutch
Country.



And as far as cups go, please allow me to go back to a far away time I like to call the mid-70s. Yeah, yeah I know. Long time ago. I was barely old enough to understand what hockey was (um, actually, I wasn't), but I'm told those were the days.

Oh, and to get back on topic, I doubt seriously they could do the free beer thing at Flyers games. For one, most of the people in the first level with season tickets are business people. They wouldn't take advantage of a great deal like this. Of course, the people in the second level with season tickets would make sure that they drank the first-level's share.

Of course, drinking in the parking lot before the game is legal and free!

It was 1974 and 1975. I was in high school when they won their 2 Cups. I wanted to go to those parades, but, too young to drive and I was living in Levittown at the time.

I remember when HBO became a channel, Philly had their own..
PRISM and Flyers HOME games where only shown on Prism.

I have 2 bumper sticker in my garage here in AZ that say's, "ONE CUP TO HAVE WHEN YOU ARE HAVING MORE THAN ONE" and " HAT TRICK IN 76".

( just stopped watching the game tonight..... it was 4-1!!!! ;()


Yeah tailgating in PHILLY is/was...

I've heard that Glendale doesn't allow open fire's and liquor
in the parking lots!!!!! That's going to be a problem come 2006

 

[CatBoxBackFan]

Please move this disussion to the "We don't care about hockey" Forum