http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/houston-astros-botch-ladies-night-offend-women-daily-buzz-092513 You would think the Houston Astros had already done enough to alienate their fanbase by trotting out a minor league-caliber team that’s going to finish with one of the worst records in recent baseball history (a list that includes last year’s Astros team as well). I mean, it’s gotten to the point where no one — and I mean no one — is even watching them on TV. But then on Monday, they went ahead and did this, just in case there were a few people who still wanted to watch them play: According to the link in the tweet: "Astros Ladies Night, presented by State Farm, is a women-only event that allows our female fans to get the inside scoop on the Astros and meet some of the staff and players. The event starts at 4:00 pm with a 'Baseball 101' talk, followed by a happy hour event themed 'Diamond, Bling and Glittery Things' with music, specialty drinks, exclusive Ladies Night gift courtesy of State Farm, group photos with Astros players, and complimentary beauty treatments. Package includes a View Deck II ticket to watch the Astros take on the New York Yankees following the cocktail hour." The response went about like you’d expect it to: There are more tweets out there, but I think you get the idea. It’s not so much that there’s something inherently wrong with advertising a ladies night at a sporting event. Teams do it all the time. There’s also nothing wrong with an event that promotes educating new fans about the game. But hosting an event that promotes the idea that women know nothing about sports — and implying that only women might find themselves in need of a baseball 101 course — is definitely the wrong way to go about it. "It's not their intent to alienate women, but it's a symptom of the fact that there are a lot of men who work in sports," Austin-based writer Jessica Luther told Texas Monthly. "I don't think they considered what that would look like to women who already care about baseball." So yeah, the promotion? A bad idea. The execution? Even worse. This likely isn’t the way a struggling team limping through the last few days of another 100-loss season wanted to close things out. (Fortunately, they’ll have Roger Clemens in attendance on Sunday to lift everyone’s spirits.) But at the end of the day, at least they’re still making lots of money.
So, did the Rockets offend women as well? http://www.nba.com/rockets/tickets/basketball_101_for_women_2010_12_20.html How about the Mavericks? http://on.aol.com/video/dallas-mavericks-teach-women-basketball-101-517945764 Phillies? http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/phi/ticketing/clinic.jsp Bears? http://www.chicagobears.com/events/football-101.html
Whatever, most the women at Astros games don't know what the **** is going on and are there on dates or to get drunk. Let them be pissed. No one is going to talk about any of this in 2-3 years if the Astros are good again. People right now just have Astros fatigue after being good but not great for a decade and now 5+ years of irrelevance.
Always lookin' for ways to get at the Astros. It's hilarious. These folks better get their flamesuits on when these kids come up and the Astros aren't bad anymore.
Didn't you know Crane hates black people, women, Italians, poor people, Bigtexxx, fans and the national league.
Who knows how the kids will turn out? If they suck then what is the plan? Crane isn't going to spend money. This team could suck for many more years to come.
This goes for every team in baseball. What if the prospects fail? What if the free agents we sign fizzle? What if the young players producing regress? Major league prospects often fail, that is why you play the numbers, and the Astros system has depth.
Especially considering this is something that has been going on for a number of years, in a number of sports, in a number of organizations.
Do the Texans not do something similar during the season? I thought they had a womens only lunch, with coaches and players explaining the basics of football to help them understand the game their husbands are addicted to on weekends?
I don't see anything wrong with this or how it's remotely offensive. I caught like 30 seconds of Jay Mohr this afternoon and he was ripping on the astros. I know there are some incredibly sensitive people, but a comedian like Mohr? I don't get it. If this was the Red Sox no one would give a ****.
Every franchise does this promotion. Rockets do it all the time. Maybe if the Astros were still on FOX, this wouldn't be an article.
