I'm a fan of the White Sox. I'm a fan of 7-11. Put them together, and what do you get? Start times at Comiskey delayed by six minutes.
The convenience store
bought rights to the start time for $500,000 just a couple weeks after
dropping Citgo as its gas supplier. The latter decision was sparked by Hugo Chavez calling George W. Bush "the devil," so maybe this is a gesture to prove that 7-11 doesn't discriminate against Venezuelans who are just a
little crazy.
As the Cheat notes, $500,000 is just enough
to pay for Dustin Hermanson's contract buyout. That said, why stop there? The Sox sound eager,
eager for a business opportunity.
Let's go for a lightning round of possible revenue sources from unturned stones. I'll start:
- Afternoon start times of 4:20, sponsored by High Times. (Proceeds will benefit Freddy Garcia's contract extension)
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Presents Herm Schneider's Amusing Jog to the Outfield.
- Barely Legal Home Run Fireworks by Indiana's Last Liquor And Fireworks (only 15 minutes from Comiskey in Hammond)
- Southpaw, by Mucinex
- Meet your new White Sox public address announcer, Gene Hyundai (he wouldn't see it coming)