OAKLAND SQUIRRELS
Hosting Bid: Turn Ahead the Clock
Location: A virtual platform (Like how Fortnite hosts concerts/events). Do I find it humorous? Yes, but after giving it some thought, I believe this is actually a great idea.
Reasoning:
- Who's better to host a future themed event than a team located in the Silicon Valley?
- A virtual event would test/push cutting edge technology that will change how we live in the near future.
- To benefit the fans, the AltLB could make the virtual viewing simulate the experience of a fan at an actual game without putting anyone at risk of COVID.
- To benefit the league, the AltLB could make the viewing platform (or stadium) as large as they desire with little consequence. Doing this gives the league the ability to cut "ticket" prices while establishing a high ceiling for potential profit.
- I also encourage you to consider the opportunity of growing the game through accessibility (which baseball desperately needs right now). By hosting the event on an immersive, virtual platform, everyone gets the chance to participate (this is why I mentioned cutting the "ticket" prices earlier).
I believe this avenue would benefit our league the most in many different ways. For a league who lost a handful of teams prior to starting, recognizing potential growth while minimizing financial loss in the process is the number 1 priority. Instead of blowing cash to test markets that might not work (the traditional method), why not let the fans tell us who's actually invested in our sport?.... all while generating a dumb amount of revenue.

Opportunities beyond the initial idea:
- Establish concession agreements that give large companies with established online platforms (Amazon/AltLB.com/Nike) the opportunity to sell merchandise in the virtual venue. This would not only generate backing to carry out this idea, but also give the consumer the unique opportunity to benefit from the appeal of a "brick-and-mortar" and virtual shopping at the same time.
- Imagine a fan zone that gives fans the ability to experience their favorite players life. If a person from New Zealand wants to fire balls over 400 ft like their favorite Squirrel but has no athletic ability, what's stopping us from virtually juicing them up?

=24pxLet's create an unmatched experience that builds a connection. Let's build the AltLB.

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Turn Ahead the Clock: The "Digital Derby" Powered by 0100000101101100011101000100110001000010 

Can we also not do the guessing game in a main thread anymore? It has ran 9 PAGES, making it very difficult to locate league information (like this community event) when I find free time. I almost used all of my time trying to find QCS's original post.
.....This was literally copied and pasted from last year's thread so disregard that bit at the end.... or regard it... I am not your boss.

I'm going to add on to what we have going on by opening bids for the All-Star Game as well! I've already received one from Tampa Bay. The rules for this one are a little different from the event games - there's no restrictions apart from two: you can't host it two years in a row (not a problem this year) and you can't host it and an event game in the same year. If anyone who has submitted an Event Game bid would like to change their bid to an All-Star bid, please let me know. Otherwise, happy bidding! I'll leave the bids open for 3 more days before closing for polls.

Jayhawk wrote:

The Havana Cubans will be submitting a bid for the Fields of The Future game.

The game would be hosted on a yacht off the coast of Havana. The yacht will be dubbed El Yate Caliente which translates to "The Hot Yacht". 

The yacht will be huge to be able to host a baseball game but there is plenty of cash to get it done.

There will be an exclusive upper deck with food, music, dancing and "fun drinks" for the adults. Including pineapples being used as drinking glasses. You could also have the opportunity to ride on a jet ski with the chance of catching a home run if one is hit out there.

The overall goal is to provide a very fun and unique night for their fans. 

 
Boozeball cruise

With the bidding complete, we now turn to voting! Once again we're doing ranked choice voting, which means you'll be ranking the options from most to least favorite. Once again, 1 is your most favorite choice and the highest number is your least favorite choice. The bid with the lowest amount of "points" will be selected. The poll will be open for three days and will close at 3:00 PM Pacific Time (6:00 PM Eastern Time) on March 13th. So get your votes in!

You can vote here: AltLB 2023 Event Games Host

In addition, I'd like to congratulate the Tampa Bay Turtles for being selected as the host of the All-Star Game this year. They did run unopposed, but a win's a win, right?

Here are the bids for the Sandlot Series and Fields of the Future games!

The Arizona Thunderbirds have come to an agreement with the Los Angeles Condors to be our opponent the Sandlot Series in our week 10 matchup. Branding for both teams and the event will come at a later date.