Readers' Thread: Stadium Giveaways!

Paul Semendinger
May 4
1 min read

May 4, 2025

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I shared my feelings that the "May the 4th Be With You" stadium gimmick has been played out. I appreciated the creativity in it, but it's been done year-after-year and is now very (very) tired.

For our Readers' Thread today (and reminding everyone to be very appropriate in your responses) please respond to the following:

If you ran the Yankees' Marketing Department, what new giveaway would you bring to fans in attendance at Yankee Stadium?

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9 Comments

fantasyfb3313

May 04

how about rotating days when all fans are entered in drawings for a lunch with a Yankee legend. they have more legends than any one. i feel like they could do this probably one game in every homestand

who would be your top 3 Yankee legend choices to have lunch with?

off top of my head

Mariano

Guidry

there are so many other choices. I am a big O Neil fan and Gardy fan. I am sure I am forgetting someone obvious

Paul Semendinger

May 04

Replying to

We had a writer here interview Swish a few years back... It was terrific.

mikemarinelli54

May 04

This is for next year.

Do a “#28 World Series Replica Ring” promo.

Philip Cashier

May 04

Autographed MRI results.

Do they really need to give away anything to fill the stadium?

Edited

Paul Semendinger

May 04

Replying to

No. They will always draw fans, but the giveaways are always fun and a great touch. It's a way for the Yankees to actually say, "Hey fans, we do care about you."

fuster

May 04

a Bread and Circuses lottery..... in addition to the commemorative t-shirts for all attendees,

a drawing wherein a few winners are selected to receive free admission and free food for 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2,1 game(s)

with the grand prize winner awarded the use of the owner's box for self and family for the season's final series against the Orioles

Alan B.

May 04

Something with dunk the GM or the Manager after the game. Special random drawings during the game. How many people do you think wouldn't stay after the game, if picked, if they knew they were going to do that?

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