So first I want to show you this video of Keith Olbermann. He is calling the Masters racist because of its name. And how it should be boycotted from GA... and what not.
Anyways... here is a quick comment on "the masters"..... it has nothing to do with race. I mean the name of it. It is called the "masters" because it was the best of the best going against each other on what they used to say was the "best" course in the world. If you won it you were then considered a "master" at golf. Just like if a plumber, electrician, or other trades gets highest designation it is called a "master" license. Just like blacksmithing, knife smithing, etc. Anyways... it shows the lunacy that is now Keith Olbermann.
Now back to the title.... With MLB taking away the "all star" game because of the voting law. Will this hurt MLB image. Remember NBA and the NFL right away the knocks they got when it was announce players could "protest" via jerseys and want not. Then you saw the NFL jumped in and limited it far more than the NBA... also you saw viewership drop and what not. For each of these. Will this hurt the already "dying" sport of baseball???
Same goes with Delta and Coke. Will those brands take a hit?
My take on all of this...
Well over the weekend I had a discussion with someone who works with an MLB team. He stated as of now it actually increased some sales of tickets type thing. BUT... he stated he doesn't know the long term affect because tickets are limited and the sales could be just because of opening day and what not. But he stated so far the PR is positive more than negative.... but he also stated they dont know if that will "curb" season ticket sales. Which have been dying as well. His statement on that is that "younger" people are not buying season tickets... older people are the ones who buy them and we are losing the older generation via... age/death. So as a "whole" MLB needs to redesign their marketing and sales. So he says that this "political" move might jump start that process. Anyways... as of now... He stated it isn't a "bad" move.... SO FAR. But he does see and know how it effected both of the other pro sports organizations. He also stated.... Look at NBA... not too many slogans on jerseys like it was a year ago. He stated they all know where the money is and how to get it..... so again all political theatre and what not by all organizaitons. Also the "backing out of GA" could also be that they wanted to move the All Star game to TX... brand new stadium there, fully open, etc. So this could have just been an "oppurunity" to make a change for a better "venune" and more money. It will be interesting to see where they decide to have it. That could be a tell tale sign.
Now onto Delta.... Well this one could hurt them more because i guess there is some "tax" breaks that might get lifted from them. But will they then just move to a different state? Think of Amazon opening things... the go where they got the best deal. But I could see that they loose flight to a MAJOR hub in ATL. But will they just direct the flights directly to Orlando and skip ATL.... it is yet to be determined. Also was this a marketing thing to get people to fly delta and political because they were possibably already knew they were going to lose that tax break and this was just a "middle finger" to that move type thing. Time will tell.
Now with Coke.... Well there brand is way too big. If you want a poster child of too big to fail... well it is Coke. Its grasp on the world market it so huge it isn't even funny. So them saying this might hurt some sales... but it is small cookies compared to the larger picture.....ie: their dealing in China or the world market.
Other peoples thoughts??
