Anything that the Cubs do to me is really my fault. I’m the one who purchases tickets for Cubs games. I’m the one who wastes his time writing a blog about them. I’m the one who apologizes to my friends for them when they drink to much and hit me in the face. But it’s still pretty shocking when they flat-out lie to me. Observe, if you will, the following e-mail that I received from the Cubs today (the poorly-Photoshopped circles are my own):
As someone who has tickets to this Wednesday night’s game, my first thought was that I would receive a Cubs Washed Cap, whatever the hell that is.
But look at the date of the promotion. May 28th is this Friday. Clicking through to the Cubs.com site confirmed that the “washed hat” giveaway is indeed during this Friday afternoon’s game. Wednesday night’s giveaway is a crappy Gatorade bottle.
No, I don’t care about the hat or the bottle. But whether from their stupidity or intentionally, that e-mail could very easily lead someone to purchase tickets for Wednesday night’s game in the hope that they can unravel the mystery of what the hell a Cubs washed hat is.
Is there any way to read that e-mail header that isn’t false advertising? It’s a shameful ploy by an abusive franchise. But they’re seeing a shrink, and they promise they love me and they’re going to quit drinking and sort their life out really soon!
What? I fell down some steps, okay?
