Comments on: Trade Winds Swirl Around Todd Helton http://umpbump.com/press/2007/01/27/trade-winds-swirl-around-todd-helton/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Cookie Backelman http://umpbump.com/press/2007/01/27/trade-winds-swirl-around-todd-helton/comment-page-1/#comment-3628 Cookie Backelman Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:41:45 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/trade-winds-swirl-around-todd-helton/#comment-3628 This will be a very sad day IF this deal goes through. If baseball really wants to build its' fan base this move seems counterintuitive as it prohibits 1/2 million of its' MOST devoted fans (and their children...do I hear next generation) from having access to the sport they have been willing to seek out and pay extra for. As I recall, the advertising campaign USED to be based on families who were far from their "home teams" being able to share the joy no matter how far from home. I guess MLB doesn't care about that group of fans anymore. Too bad, so sad !!! This will be a very sad day IF this deal goes through. If baseball really wants to build its’ fan base this move seems counterintuitive as it prohibits 1/2 million of its’ MOST devoted fans (and their children…do I hear next generation) from having access to the sport they have been willing to seek out and pay extra for. As I recall, the advertising campaign USED to be based on families who were far from their “home teams” being able to share the joy no matter how far from home. I guess MLB doesn’t care about that group of fans anymore. Too bad, so sad !!!

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]]> By: Wes Wilson http://umpbump.com/press/2007/01/27/trade-winds-swirl-around-todd-helton/comment-page-1/#comment-52221 Wes Wilson Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:25:02 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/trade-winds-swirl-around-todd-helton/#comment-52221 The Red Sox aren't thinking about getting Helton for his power. They already have Manny and Big Papi. They're getting Helton for his OBP and defense. Plug him in at No. 2 in their lineup with Ramirez, Ortiz and Drew behind him and Helton will score a ton of runs. That kid's always on base. The Red Sox aren’t thinking about getting Helton for his power. They already have Manny and Big Papi. They’re getting Helton for his OBP and defense. Plug him in at No. 2 in their lineup with Ramirez, Ortiz and Drew behind him and Helton will score a ton of runs. That kid’s always on base.

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]]> By: itsmetsforme http://umpbump.com/press/2007/01/27/trade-winds-swirl-around-todd-helton/comment-page-1/#comment-3345 itsmetsforme Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:35:23 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/trade-winds-swirl-around-todd-helton/#comment-3345 I hope you will all shake your tiny fists with me as I go into week two of my MLB boycott over this issue. it would be nice if we all banded together to stop this. It's just a fantasy i guess, since MLB doesn't give no shit. There seems to be too many who are jsut resigned to the deal, probably an effect of fans being screwed for so long (ticket prices, cable and dish deals, etc.) As for ideas of how to follow the Mets and still boycott MLB, I have none, but it won't stop me. I hope you will all shake your tiny fists with me as I go into week two of my MLB boycott over this issue.

it would be nice if we all banded together to stop this. It’s just a fantasy i guess, since MLB doesn’t give no shit. There seems to be too many who are jsut resigned to the deal, probably an effect of fans being screwed for so long (ticket prices, cable and dish deals, etc.)

As for ideas of how to follow the Mets and still boycott MLB, I have none, but it won’t stop me.

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]]> By: mark wheeler http://umpbump.com/press/2007/01/27/trade-winds-swirl-around-todd-helton/comment-page-1/#comment-3144 mark wheeler Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:24:07 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/trade-winds-swirl-around-todd-helton/#comment-3144 Tell them all where to go. Buy a Slingbox. Tell them all where to go. Buy a Slingbox.

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]]> By: susan mullen http://umpbump.com/press/2007/01/27/trade-winds-swirl-around-todd-helton/comment-page-1/#comment-3088 susan mullen Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:45:10 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/trade-winds-swirl-around-todd-helton/#comment-3088 Your headline has been picked up by NY Times' Richard Sandomir in his follow up story on the Extra Innings mess. Your blog's name is of course named along with your headline. I just sent you an email about it, and posted on my own blog about it. Since there's zero chance you'd ever see my blog, I thought I'd let you know. Your headline has been picked up by NY Times’ Richard Sandomir in his follow up story on the Extra Innings mess. Your blog’s name is of course named along with your headline. I just sent you an email about it, and posted on my own blog about it. Since there’s zero chance you’d ever see my blog, I thought I’d let you know.

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