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Iger to be commissioner of baseball?
- Thread starter DocAlan02
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Captain Chaos
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Oh God no... Just no. Iger, commish of baseball.. Tickets will no longer be printed. Fans will have to order their tickets online and will receive a magic band for each "ticket" purchased.... of course, season ticket holders will be the last to get their bands some time after the all star break, more than likely after the World Series... in the mean time, they will be the only ones who still have to use printed tickets, but the tickets will be embedded with RFID.. That way the team and MLB can track the fans movements throughout the game...
"By offering fans these wonderful tools call magic bands, though we will change the name to MLB bands, guests will find it much easier to enter our stadiums," said Iger.
"Fans using these MLB bands will stay with us longer, so we can then get more of their life savings," claimed Jay Rasulo former CFO of TWDC and now head of MLB's Rules Committee. "By spending your life savings on your favorite MLB team, you are guaranteed to have the time of your life. People never enjoyed MLB games before, never in the history of the game. But with these bands, oh imagine the fun you can have as you watch your house, car, and children taken away from you!!!!"
Tom Staggs, following Iger, had this to say: "We propose this new undertaking will cost MLB and its franchises $700 million dollars. But no, when it hits $2.0 billion and still doesn't work, no worries. We'll just tell our most rabid of fans everything is ok. We will feed lie after lie to the media that we are grossly UNDER budget and all is well. People will buy it hook, line and sinker. Why? People are fools. Do you not read WDW fan sites? Look at the nonsense we fed them for years. They ate it up like a kid with an ice cream cone. They loved us!!!!"
Bob Iger also confirmed fans attending games will be able to book time at their favorite concession stand 60 days prior to day of game. Your passes are good for only 1 stadium on one day. And you must use your pass during your allotted time. Too bad if your team is in the middle of a late inning rally. You don't use it, you lose it. So, want to see your team push ahead in the 8th inning? "Won't be possible," proclaimed Rasulo."This system will only work if the drones, I mean our most trusted, loved, and loyal fans follow our rules. Your choice: that one last beer, that one last hot dog for your crying, hungry child, or watching the your team rally in the bottom of the 8th. Hey, can't have it all. But remember, we are doing this for you!!!!"
"By offering fans these wonderful tools call magic bands, though we will change the name to MLB bands, guests will find it much easier to enter our stadiums," said Iger.
"Fans using these MLB bands will stay with us longer, so we can then get more of their life savings," claimed Jay Rasulo former CFO of TWDC and now head of MLB's Rules Committee. "By spending your life savings on your favorite MLB team, you are guaranteed to have the time of your life. People never enjoyed MLB games before, never in the history of the game. But with these bands, oh imagine the fun you can have as you watch your house, car, and children taken away from you!!!!"
Tom Staggs, following Iger, had this to say: "We propose this new undertaking will cost MLB and its franchises $700 million dollars. But no, when it hits $2.0 billion and still doesn't work, no worries. We'll just tell our most rabid of fans everything is ok. We will feed lie after lie to the media that we are grossly UNDER budget and all is well. People will buy it hook, line and sinker. Why? People are fools. Do you not read WDW fan sites? Look at the nonsense we fed them for years. They ate it up like a kid with an ice cream cone. They loved us!!!!"
Bob Iger also confirmed fans attending games will be able to book time at their favorite concession stand 60 days prior to day of game. Your passes are good for only 1 stadium on one day. And you must use your pass during your allotted time. Too bad if your team is in the middle of a late inning rally. You don't use it, you lose it. So, want to see your team push ahead in the 8th inning? "Won't be possible," proclaimed Rasulo."This system will only work if the drones, I mean our most trusted, loved, and loyal fans follow our rules. Your choice: that one last beer, that one last hot dog for your crying, hungry child, or watching the your team rally in the bottom of the 8th. Hey, can't have it all. But remember, we are doing this for you!!!!"
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PhotoDave219
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Thankfully, there's videotape of my reaction to this.
PhotoDave219
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No, wait....
Here's my reaction. (Start at 2:35)
Here's my reaction. (Start at 2:35)
EpcoTim
Well-Known Member
Free baseball games or free Disney? I choose the free Disney
I can see him wanting to go to MLB, that would be a different type of power to wield.
Good ol Texas ignorance. Yee-Haw!!!
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
Well, based on his stewardship of TWDC.... I can only imagine how he'd run baseball into the ground.
Give me Joe Torre.
Give me Joe Torre.
BigTxEars
Well-Known Member
Been a jerk all of you life or have your slowly grown into it?
Either way enough of your dribble for me.
EpcoTim
Well-Known Member
It was the Yee-Haw, wasn't it?
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PhotoDave219
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Sounds like an odd fit to me. Iger is an acquisition and synergy and marketing guy. MLB isn't into acquisitions and synergy, and doesn't need any better marketing. Maybe they think Iger is a "new media" wizard, as evidenced by MM+? 
Then again, he would fit into the club of owners well, and ESPN has, I suspect, strong relationships with MLB.
That being said, I'd have guessed Eisner as a better fit than Iger.
Then again, he would fit into the club of owners well, and ESPN has, I suspect, strong relationships with MLB.
That being said, I'd have guessed Eisner as a better fit than Iger.
SorcererDonald16
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Not what I wanted to read while on the road to WDW. Seriously? If this guy gets in and mucks up my first great love any more than it already is... 
Matt_Black
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I understand that Iger isn't exactly loved here, but really- can he possibly make baseball any worse? I say no, because baseball stinks nowadays.
Matt_Black
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He's no worse a candidate than Donald Trump.
He is much better than Trump.