Atlanta Braves considering free gas promotion

(AJC): "At the onset of the team's peak attendance period — Memorial Day weekend through mid-August — the Braves admit they don't know how $4-per-gallon gas in a slow economy will affect trips to the ballpark.

• So far, they say the biggest impact they've seen from the economic downturn was a disproportionate number of season-ticket cancellations by customers in housing-related businesses. But with summer attendance typically boosted by out-of-towners, team officials now have a wary eye on gas prices.

Figuring some fans might prefer free fuel to, say, a bobblehead, the Braves are talking with gas retailers about a potential promotion in which gas gift cards would come with some ticket packages."....

• From Atlanta Journal Constitution article by Tim Tucker, 5/23/08, "Economy Worries Teams; Gas Giveaways Possible."

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