Cubs/Walgreens Re-Work Promotion

[TuffyRhodes]

Walgreen Co. and the Cubs Re-Work Promotion

 

Citing a lack of donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Walgreens Company announced changes to their ever popular Cubs Radio charity program are coming soon. At a press conference Monday afternoon at Wrigley Field, Walgreen Company Chairman David Bernauer highlighted the changes to the program.

 

As it currently stands, each time a Cubs player draws a walk, Walgreens makes a $100 donation to JDRF, however, with just $9,800 raised through the first 37 games, Bernauer feels Walgreens can offer more and has proposed that the program be changed to a $100 donation each time a Cubs player has an at bat lasting at least four pitches.

 

"When we sat down after Sunday's game and looked at the big picture, we decided that it wasn't fair to punish a great organization like JDRF for the Cubs total lack of patience at the plate. We think by cutting out the walks aspect of the plan and focusing on pitches we think we have a great opportunity to substantially increase, well I don't know about substantially, but at least increase our funding to JDRF.

 

Following the conclusion of Sunday's game which saw the Cubs draw one walk (an intentional walk to Neifi Perez in the 5th inning) the Cubs had just 98 walks, good for last in the National League, 75 walks behind the Los Angeles Dodgers who currently occupy the number one spot in the category.

 

"Seeing how the Cubs were last in the National League last year in walks, we should have anticipated this earlier, however, a lot of people, myself included, were fooled into thinking that this new speed and small ball approach the Cubs pitched to us all off-season would actually result in more walks. Clearly, nothing has changed, and so we needed to do something about it."

 

Ron Santo, who also attended the press conference, was looking forward to the change.

 

"Not a lot of things are going right with this club right now, but if we can encourage some of the guys like Neifi and Jaqcue (Jones) to work the count a bit and not swing at say the first pitch every time, I think everyone will benefit, but mostly JDRF!"

 

According to Bernauer the Cubs had 10 at bats Sunday where they saw at least four pitches.

Edited May 19, 2006 by TuffyRhodes

[Wilson A2000]

Walgreens should give a hundred bucks every time a Cub walks someone if they really wNt to raise money

[ConstableRabbit]

Is this real?

[rynefan]

Oh, man... that's soooo funny! I am not so sure that four is a good number. How about THREE pitches? Four is asking a lot right now!

 

ha ha

[Balsa]

LOL. Good writing that. I was wondering if someone would use that easy joke line.

 

BTW, to make it more convincing, consider spelling "Citing" correctly. :wink:

[JonnyRed]

Very clever......How bout $100 for every time we don't swing at the first pitch? I really think the Cubs could benefit from the Norman Dale philosophy from Hooisers, don't swing at the first five pitches!

[TuffyRhodes]

BTW, to make it more convincing, consider spelling "Citing" correctly. :wink:

 

Thanks, the embarrassing thing is I thought I caught myself at the last second when I changed it from "Sitting to Sighting"

[hardcorecubfan]

I can see this post going three hundred pages.

 

100 dollars every time Juan Pierre lays a bunt down.

100 dollars every time Dusty flips his toothpick around.

 

how many more suggestions are there?

 

Good post!!!

[Wild_Cubs04]

I can see this post going three hundred pages.

 

100 dollars every time Juan Pierre lays a bunt down.

100 dollars every time Dusty flips his toothpick around.

 

how many more suggestions are there?

 

Good post!!!

 

Charge Perez 100 dollars everytime he shows up in the Club House..

[TuffyRhodes]

100 dollars every time Jones gets doubled off second. 200 if there is a guy on third base ready to tag up.

[YearofDaCubs]

Classic!! Walgreens is loving this new Hendry team.

[Derwood]

$100 every time someone starts a thread about Jones, Dusty, Hendry or Neifi

[Master Shake]

Heh...

 

For God's sake Neifi...

 

 

THINK OF THE CHILDREN!