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Karmanopoly@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 个月前

Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ tossed a ball to the fans with $300 wrapped around it to buy beers for a bunch of fans

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Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ tossed a ball to the fans with $300 wrapped around it to buy beers for a bunch of fans

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Karmanopoly@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 个月前
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  • Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world
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    So, 3 beers?

    • Soulphite@reddthat.com
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      That’s a bunch of fans for the cubs, so yeah.

      • DickCaramel@piefed.social
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        There’s no such thing as Cubs fans, there are only Wrigley Field fans

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          I’m an ethnic Cubs fan, but not practicing.

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        It’s Cubs, not White Sox

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      He wants you to buy them outside of the stadium.

      • diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de
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        4 beers.

  • cattywampas@lemmy.world
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    Happ does this for the last home game every season! Unfortunately his contract is up and they probably won’t re-sign him, we’re gonna miss him dearly.

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      It’s crazy that he’s like a veteran on the team. The bleachers fucking love him.

  • allidoislietomyself@lemmy.world
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    I had to look it up but $300 would get you 15 to 25 beers depending on the size and type of beer

    • BillyClark@piefed.social
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      The cheapest, smallest beer you can get is $12, then.

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        Which would be sort of reasonable if it was a pitcher/jug. But we know it isn’t.

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          Even at a regular restaurant or bar, a beer is gonna be like $6 or $8.

          Maybe 30 years ago you could get a pitcher for $12 if it was happy hour or something.

          • ecrevisse@tarte.nuage-libre.fr
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            In Switzerland (admittedly one of the most expensive places on earth), 15$ ish for a jug is quite normal.

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            Yeah I don’t think those prices are reasonable either.

            But… I don’t drink anymore, so what do I know.

  • Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world
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    First I visualized it as a single $300 bill, which woulda been funnier.

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    Yep. It’s always fun being in the left field bleachers. They took a picture around the 3rd inning of everyone who got a beer out of it. We’re all big fans of Ian Happ. I didn’t get one of the beers, but they also do a huge pot luck on the last home game. Which is pretty awesome.

    Bleacher Jeff is a good guy. They always are helping kids get a ball tossed to me after the warm up each inning. He’s there in the same seat every game.

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    Now that’s pretty gangster. Didn’t think I’d see people acting like that ever again

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    Hell yeah. I saw the clip from the broadcast side and it was such a cool gesture.

  • Coco@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Pretty sure that stadium is cashless now…

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      I mean I’d keep the $300 and use my CC to get the beers. Most stadiums also have cash to card ATMs if you absolutely don’t have any card with you

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        There are cash to card ATMs now? Bizarro World.

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          You’ve been able to make cash deposits at regular ATMs for like at least 15 years at this point.

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          Yup. I encountered one at a Boston Bruins game at TD Garden recently, after discovering I couldn’t buy a beer with cash. Cash goes in, prepaid debit card comes out. Surprisingly, it didn’t cost anything to load the cash - the same amount I put in ended up on the card. I did have to enter some PII to satisfy our bullshit KYC regs.

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            Crazy, be pretty handy for laundering

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              I think people do similar stuff at casinos for this purpose

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                Yeah In Australia it’s super common even at pubs etc.

                Boy boy did a great video on it

                https://youtu.be/DoyH1dgj8Lo

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                  Didn’t his house get firebombed for this one?

                  These dudes have legit balls of steel. The shit they do in their videos is just nuts and I will not be surprised if it ends up killing one or both of them. Which I think they are aware of and ok with.

                  The one where they go to North Korea was amazing.

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        How is a cash to card atm gonna help if you don’t have your card? Don’t you still need it to top up and pay with the card?

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          You get a prepaid card from the ATM. I assume that charge some commission, I’ve never used it

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            Huh, I’ve never heard of a prepaid card, I don’t think that’s a thing here. Can you just get one of those from a machine without any identification or anything?

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              No idea. Here’s an example case: https://www.sixflags.com/cashless

              I’ve also seen it at concert venues but I have never used them

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    Baller move, but it’s kinda bittersweet. He probably wouldn’t have done it if he thought he’d be back next year. He’s a free agent after this season, and this makes me think he’s assuming he’ll end up somewhere else.

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      He does this every year.

      • Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world
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        Well that makes me feel a little better. I know Happer hasn’t had the offensive year he would’ve liked, but I hope he gets another contract. Unfortunately at this point I doubt we’ll see any new contracts until the CBA is worked out.

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    This is such a human being bros story! Thanks for sharing

  • Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world
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    So he’s running for the dumbocrat’s senate seat?

    • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.world
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      STFU, you dumb twit.

      • Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world
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        No you

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          You really are a thickheaded cunt, aren’t ya? Mum should have swallowed

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            Wow! You’re clever!

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