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Instead of Bobbleheads, Baseball Stadium Tries Handing Out Crypto Tokens (mlblogs.com) 51

Posted by EditorDavid from the take-me-out-with-the-cloud dept.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will try a high-tech giveaway for their September 21st game: "Digital Bobblehead Night." DevNull127 quotes the digital editor for the Los Angeles Dodgers: While supplies last at guest's point of entry, the first 40,000 ticketed fans in attendance will receive a card with a unique code and directions to a website where a digital bobblehead can be unlocked and added to their Ethereum wallet. The player Crypto token received will be randomly selected, with approximately an equal number of Kershaw, Turner and Jansen codes distributed at the stadium gates.

"We're excited for our first-ever Crypto giveaway, and to explore an entirely new marketplace with our fanbase," said Lon Rosen, Dodger Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. "We hope this piques the interest of Dodger fans, and will help launch a new age of digital collectibles and promotions."
That stadium already has another high-tech gimmick: Flippy the Burger-Flipping Robot, who reportedly was "called up to the Majors" to help feed hungry baseball fans by cooking up fried chicken tenders and tater tots.
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Instead of Bobbleheads, Baseball Stadium Tries Handing Out Crypto Tokens

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  • Can you imagine taking your son to the ballpark on Bobblehead Night, and you paid $90 for two tickets, $35 to park, another $50 on two hotdogs, two beers, a couple of cokes and maybe a bag of peanuts and some jackoff tells you you're getting a "virtual bobblehead" added to your "Ethereum wallet", whatever the fuck that is?

    That happens and this is how they're taking me out of the ballpark:

    https://youtu.be/j2zlPNGuPbw [youtu.be]

    • ... you're getting a "virtual bobblehead" added to your "Ethereum wallet", whatever the fuck that is?

      Perhaps you haven't heard of things like Cryptokitties [wikipedia.org] and that People have spent over $1M buying virtual cats on the Ethereum blockchain [techcrunch.com] -- oh, and that people are stupid.

      • Re:Just give me the damn bobblehead (Score:4, Insightful)

        by PopeRatzo ( 965947 ) on Saturday September 08, 2018 @05:52PM (#57277460) Journal

        Perhaps you haven't heard of things like Cryptokitties [wikipedia.org] and that People have spent over $1M buying virtual cats on the Ethereum blockchain [techcrunch.com] -- oh, and that people are stupid.

        I'm starting to understand how Trump got elected.

        • Yes, it happened because the Left considers the American people stupid and wishes to harm them. Apparently you learned nothing from the experience. Sneering contempt is not how to win people over to your side. I also note the TDS in a thread about cryptography.

          • Yes, it happened because the Left considers the American people stupid and wishes to harm them. Apparently you learned nothing from the experience. Sneering contempt is not how to win people over to your side. I also note the TDS in a thread about cryptography.

            I'm sure the president appreciates your willingness to spring to his defense at a moment's notice. Maybe someday he'll notice you.

          • ". Sneering contempt is not how to win people over to your side. "

            It worked for Trump.

            MAGA

            My
            Lawyer
            Got
            Arrested

            MAGA
            • You neither addressed nor refuted anything I said. Democrats shitting in the mouths of the American people and calling us stupid is not going to work. It sure makes you feel good, though, doesn't it?
              • Bullshit.
                Trump pulled exactly what you complained about the left.
                And continues to. Daily.

                 
                • Do you have any actual arguments that address the meaning of what I'm saying? Or are you some kind of Russian bot that just replies with whataboutism?
                  • Hilarious.
                    Only bot I see is thee. Who excuses the inexcusable.
                    You were quite clear in your meaning. You are under the delusion that the other side is evil and trying to hurt people, while defending the party in power that is actively hurting people with their policies.
                    You are yet another Trump apologist. As bad as the Obama apologists of the last administration.
                    I need no argument, as the current administration has laid it all bare for all to see.
                    Just another partisan hack.
                    I hope one day the moderates wake u
                    • So, no arguments then. At least you changed from whataboutism to ad hominem attack. At no point did you address the substance of what I said, which is what makes me think I'm arguing with a bot. Good day, Ivan.
                    • Typical deflecting right winger. Auf Wiedersehen Nazi bot.

          • I've noted that sneering contempt is not a characteristic solely of the left.

            And I agree that the technique is not persuasive to the other side. It can be used as a communication for ones own tribes.

            I am annoyed, irritated and/or angry about the crap coming out both sides of the American Mouth.

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by rtb61 ( 674572 )

      My answer to that. Wake up, don't be a fool. Taking you child to the ballpark to pay to watch others play and have fun is stupid. Take your child to the ballpark and with other parents and their children and play baseball. Spectator sports selling rubbish are so last millennium, this millennium is all about participation, participating as much as you can. There ain't no real fun in watching others have fun, you are just being sold, not once but thrice over, one to longer participate in sport directly, two y

      • Taking you child to the ballpark to pay to watch others play and have fun is stupid.

        Who hurt you? Was it a member of the St. Louis Cardinals? Did one of them touch you in the bad place? Don't be afraid to come forward. From what I hear, you're not alone.

      • That's kind of hard to argue, given then Twitch and esports competitions in general are taking off as we speak, and attracting many spectators.

        IMO, there is value in going somewhere to watch people that are the best at what they do perform at the peak of their abilities. Many athletes are great role models (anecdotal bad actors don't spoil the whole set), and I'm happy to bring my kid to see them perform.

        Specifically going to a ballpark is more than about the game. Did you know that if you go early during

    • Can you imagine taking your son to the ballpark on Bobblehead Night, and you paid $90 for two tickets, $35 to park, another $50 on two hotdogs, two beers, a couple of cokes and maybe a bag of peanuts and some jackoff tells you you're getting a "virtual bobblehead" added to your "Ethereum wallet", whatever the fuck that is?

      While we are having videos, we need les crypto-bobbleheads and more Sausage races. https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]

      Everyone had a good time, except for the poor chorizo.

      • While we are having videos, we need les crypto-bobbleheads and more Sausage races.

        Now you're talking.

  • I am so confused. How is virtual facebook garbage related to ethereum? I've only used other cryptocurrencies, but I can't imagine a wallet being anything other than a list of transactions.

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by ceoyoyo ( 59147 )

      It is a list of transactions. One of the transactions is "the owner of this wallet owns 1 x special limited edition digital bobblehead".

      Priceless no?

    • I own crypto-currencies and I'm staying the fuck away from Ethereum. They were able to reverse their fucking blockchain TWICE because of security problems.

      They should be offering "Facebook digital bobbleheads" instead because of all the people who will go watch the baseball game, the percentage of Facebook users is going to be much higher than Ethereum wallet owners.

  • Yeah, right (Score:5, Insightful)

    by glitch! ( 57276 ) on Saturday September 08, 2018 @05:02PM (#57277254)

    "Where is my bobblehead?"
    "Sir, tonight you are getting a special token to a digital bobblehead."
    "So I go to some web site where I can see my bobblehead?"
    "Well, no. First you need an Etherium wallet."
    "Where do I get this wallet, then?"
    "You have to download the wallet software and run it on your computer."
    "Then I can see my non-existent bobblehead?"
    "Well, sort of. It's in your wallet, and you know it's there."
    "F' that. Give me a real bobblehead."

    • "... from free digital bobblehead! Is this the start of a goldrush era in crypto merch?"

      What will be reported:
      How a bunch of regular old fanbros just paid their mortgage from selling wack-ass crypto bobblehead things that suddenly everyone wants
      How easy it is to trade these tokens if you just go to $promoterPortalDisguisedAsFanBlog and follow helpful wallet creation wizard steps

      What won't be reported:
      "stunned fan" (along with 2 or 3 others who were helpfully introduced to the article's author) was a plant b

  • ... the first 40,000 ticketed fans in attendance ...

    Maybe I'm missing something, but how many fans w/o tickets are usually in attendance? Seems like that's something to look into rather than giving out useless things like blockchain pets.

    ... will receive a card with a unique code and directions to a website ...

    Just what these people have always wanted, codes and URLs. Haven't they suffered enough? I mean, they're Dodgers / Baseball fans. :-)

    ... where a digital bobblehead can be unlocked and added to their Ethereum wallet.

    ... that'll look so good on my dashboard.

  • Someone probably will "accidentally" leave some fake cards lying around at the stadium with alternate instructions that winds up draining the persons Ethereum wallet.

  • Impending sign of the Apocalypse (Score:3)

    by fahrbot-bot ( 874524 ) on Saturday September 08, 2018 @05:30PM (#57277376)

    We hope this piques the interest of Dodger fans, and will help launch a new age of digital collectibles and promotions.

    And The End then won't come soon enough - for Dodgers fans and the World ...

  • I thought maybe they’d be announcing the launch of a new crypto currency- Corey Coin.

    Also... a burger flipping robot? If there’s one food place that can well afford human employees, it’s a ballpark burger stand. Their prices are atrocious.

  • cutting edge Air biscuits.

    Everyone says they're great!

  • Bubble vs. Ponzi Scheme [diffen.com]

    Who was it that once said, there's a sucker born every minute?

  • ... blockchain with that?

  • You think I came here to watch Baseball? Ha! Where's my free thing?!

  • The Dodgers have failed again, this time by playing someone out of position. If the fucking robot's name is Flippy, and he's literally a burger flipping machine, why the hell do they have him making goddamn chicken tenders and fucking tater tots!?!? It's no wonder they're not in position to make the playoffs, with management like that.

  • I'm sure little Johnny will appreciate that when grampa takes him to the ball game.

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