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The Washington Nationals sent out this email to fans today. It's hard to say what's more at play here—the recession, or the lack of popularity of the Nats. Click here to get your season tickets on an E-Z installment plan!
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I wonder if they pay their players that way too?
You mean, in periodic installments (a.k.a., "paychecks") the way nearly everyone else in the universe gets paid . . . ?
This isn't "layaway," it's just being allowed no-interest financing on a very large purchase. True, most ballparks have high enough demand that they can insist that everyone pay up front for their season tickets. If that demand isn't naturally present, however, this seems like a pretty sensible way to increase season ticket sales.
Congratulations on sucking the fun out of a 'Hey, the Nats sure are pathetic!' joke, professor.
Well, apparently all the humor had been sucked out of it already, so I can't say that I feel all that guilty.
There is a Nats player that lives in my building, so yes, they must be payed on layaway. Either that or he likes to keep it real.
poor lerner family. how's that investment working out?
(oh yeah, it's great, because we subsidized the living hell out of it!)
Man, this just screams "desperation." It's like when the hookers started taking Discover cards. And nobody takes Discover cards.
So how does this work: pay what you want now, and the rest when they have a winning season???
Hey, can I get a luxury box on the "buy now, pay never" plan? I'll put up some Citigroup stock as collateral. And can I get some free drink coupons with that?
One upside of the current economic meltdown, perhaps "Nationals Park" will avoid being given some cringe-inducing corporate name. Another giveaway the financial geniuses at the Wilson Building agreed to.
I'll consider Nats season tickets as soon as the Lerners quit being so damn cheap and build a team that isn't the laughingstock of baseball. I love going to the games, but watching last year's team was downright excruciating.
Who goes to the Nats games to watch the Nats?
Is this like Check N' Go, but for baseball?
Hi, I'm Ryan Zimmerman of your Washington Nationals. When the bills start piling up, and I don't know where else to turn when my paychecks bounce (which is often), I take my free and clear car title to CashPoint, and walk out with cash!
(shot of Ryan leaning out the window of a huge Chevy Tahoe flashing a wad of cash as he drives off)
Get the cash you need in a flash at CashPoint!!!
(Ryan Zimmerman is an uncompensated spokesperson)
Pan to Eastern Motors, where Ryan Zimmerman is using his job as a CashPoint spokesperson as his credit. He can now trade the huge Tahoe for a sporty fuel-efficient alternative, because Ryan Zimmerman loves the enviroment.
There is much rejoicing and rapping of the theme song.
And....scene
And for the trifecta....star wipe into Zimmerman walking away from Senate Insurance
Kiss my bumper...just kiss it!
Could get two partial plans for about $70 a month, over six months. And see a lot of good baseball from 16 visiting teams (21 games). That's not too bad.
Can I put the beer on layaway?
Can I put the beer on layaway?
You always can. word on the street is they're called "love handles"...or simply "fat" if you don't need the street cred.
The Caps have actually been doing this for several seasons. Perhaps it is a way to encourage season ticket signups not due to a crappy economy, but due to a crappy team. (When I first became a Caps STH, the team was, well, pretty crappy. Fun, but crappy.)
if only the city could have defered payment until the stadium deal proves profitable . . . oh, wait a minute. . .
Do this many people really not understand what it means to buy something "on layaway"? When you buy something on layaway, you don't get it up front and you have to wait until all the payments have been made to pick up your purchase. Buying something on an installment plan is completely different, and given the nation's reliance on carrying credit card balances, it's the way a significant percentage of us are buying everything. I get that we're all just trying to crack wise at the Nats' expense, and all, but words actually do have definitions, and it helps to have a marginally valid premise to build your jokes on . . .
Layaway would be a waste unless structured to complete payments by April. I think most people got the joke, semantics aside.
Besides, layaway is a form of installment plan where the good or service is received at the end rather than upfront, delaying depreciation and instant gratification. Layaway also provides the consumer with a noncommittal means of opting out of the transaction if circumstances change before the item is paid in full.
Layaway would be good for the Nats if you could change your mind without taking any financial hit if by the All-Star break with the team is firmly entrenched in the cellar
$5 game day tickets. 'Nuff said.
Worth noting that they offered this plan AFTER all payments were due from renewing season ticket holders. Annoying to those of us who were masochistic enough to re-up, and just paid. Also, probably somewhat indicative of how many people DIDN'T renew.
At least they never hit you for a PSL (Personal Seat License).
$5 walk-up tix? That's a good deal. $5 won't even buy your first round. Beats the $70+ on Stubhub a Wrigley tix was going to cost last summer . . . on a weekday.
Is it me, or is this f@*#in weather actually making me look forward to baseball season?
No chance, it looks like the Lerners are up to more shady shit. I'm not giving those fuckers a dime.
Hillrat,
Let's not get carried away here. . . I never said I was looking forward to the Nats.