Peter Angelos as Mr. Scrooge.

by Senatorrosewater on Sep 11, 2008 1:00 PM EDT

This is not another blog bemoaning Angelos' failure to sign real talent. What it is though, is a quick relation of Uncle Pete's attempt to steal a shilling from an orphan's hand on a day of national mourning.

Okay... so I'm not really an orphan. But I am a US Merchant Marine and a loyal, lifelong O's fan, and I just got back from Kuwait. While I'm ashore, I've really tried to take advantage of the MASN $1 tickets, and have bought tickets to 7 games so far. Its enough just to show up when you have to look at the likes of Chris Waters and Rad Liz. Anyway, I've been buying these tickets online and each one has come with a 50 cent surcharge; a convenience fee. So after coming home from another embarassing loss there's a number for me to call on the kitchen counter and a note saying

"We forgot to charge you $1 on one of your internet transactions. Please call and pay us a dollar"

Or something like that. So I waited a day and called, intending to ask them to waive the fee, since it was the O's' fault that they didn't apply it in the first pplace, and since, you know Its a freaking dollar!

But who do you think picked up the phone? A friendly, orange-clad intern at the warehouse? Negative. It was ticketmaster's automated answering system telling me to have my confirmation number ready and be prepared to wait on hold.

So I hung up. Fuck a bunch of Ticketmaster.

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y'know what's perverse?

they’ll end up taxing your ass if you don’t pay that money and they’ll fuck up your credit. just over a dollar. man, that is some bullshit.

in the words of the famous russian poet: “what a country!”

"When people ask me what my motivation is, I have a simple answer: Money."

--Jerry Reed, on acting

by j.q. higgins on Sep 11, 2008 3:07 PM EDT reply actions

I bought dollar tickets online

they charged me zero surcharge. I was shocked. But I guess it was a mistake since they’ve been charging you.

[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8

by Stacey on Sep 11, 2008 3:45 PM EDT reply actions

I once had the Wing Zone in college park

Call my cell phone when they forgot to charge me after they screwed up my order.

I was like “well, you guys screwed up like three times and your employees were rude to me, I ain’t coming back to pay you or to eat there again.”

But the sheer gall to even call me was pretty ridiculous. Over like 12 bucks!

by pipkin on Sep 11, 2008 6:59 PM EDT reply actions

Hi, just stopping by for a chance to say F*ck you, Petey. Aaah, that's nice. OK, thanks. Bye!

"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.

by Titov on Sep 11, 2008 8:19 PM EDT reply actions

Fill a sock with 100 pennies

and mail it to them with a note saying “Sign players under 30 that don’t suck. k, thx”

"This world extends way beyond this little field of dreams we're dancing in and I want to see that world"

by exitfare on Sep 11, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions

*28

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver

by Baltimo on Sep 12, 2008 8:10 AM EDT up reply actions