One restaurant chain's special promo may not have been a great idea during Red Sox winning streak
The Boston Red Sox had their 15-game winning streak snapped earlier this week, and no one may be happier about it than a Boston-area restaurant.Sure, the folks who work there are probably big Red Sox fans, but this winning streak had them losing their asses thanks to a promotion they were running.The chain, 99 Restaurants, originated in Boston and has locations throughout New England and into New York.REDS FANS GO BERSERK AFTER CATCHER TYLER STEPHENSON'S ABS CHALLENGE WINS THEM FREE PIZZAAccording to Front Office Sports, the restaurant has been running a really simple promotion with the Red Sox since 2008: when the Red Sox win, kids eat free.I think you can already see how this may have become a problem.The Red Sox did not lose from July 2 until July 22, which means that for almost three weeks, kids were throwing down free grub.ZERO BS. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.
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The Boston Red Sox had their 15-game winning streak snapped earlier this week, and no one may be happier about it than a Boston-area restaurant.Sure, the folks who work there are probably big Red Sox fans, but this winning streak had them losing their asses thanks to a promotion they were running.The chain, 99 Restaurants, originated in Boston and has locations throughout New England and into New York.REDS FANS GO BERSERK AFTER CATCHER TYLER STEPHENSON'S ABS CHALLENGE WINS THEM FREE PIZZAAccording to Front Office Sports, the restaurant has been running a really simple promotion with the Red Sox since 2008: when the Red Sox win, kids eat free.I think you can already see how this may have become a problem.The Red Sox did not lose from July 2 until July 22, which means that for almost three weeks, kids were throwing down free grub.ZERO BS. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!Now, I've seen a million promotions like this. Especially if you go to a minor league game, you'll see this for just about anything that can happen in a game.Infield fly?
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- The Boston Red Sox had their 15-game winning streak snapped earlier this week, and no one may be happier about it than a Boston-area restaurant.Sure, the folks who work there are probably big Red Sox fans, but this winning streak had them losing their asses thanks to a promotion they were running.The chain, 99 Restaurants, originated in Boston and has locations throughout New England and into New York.REDS FANS GO BERSERK AFTER CATCHER TYLER STEPHENSON'S ABS CHALLENGE WINS THEM FREE PIZZAAccording to Front Office Sports, the restaurant has been running a really simple promotion with the Red Sox since 2008: when the Red Sox win, kids eat free.I think you can already see how this may have become a problem.The Red Sox did not lose from July 2 until July 22, which means that for almost three weeks, kids were throwing down free grub.ZERO BS. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.
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One restaurant chain's special promo may not have been a great idea during Red Sox winning streak
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