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Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ tossed a ball to the fans with $300 wrapped around it to buy beers for a bunch of fans
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Karmanopoly lemmy.world Karmanopoly@lemmy.world
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Zahille7 lemmy.world Zahille7@lemmy.world
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#2 · Quote Reply

Hell yeah. I saw the clip from the broadcast side and it was such a cool gesture.

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Tylerdurdon lemmy.world Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world
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#3 · Quote Reply

So, 3 beers?

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allidoislietomyself lemmy.world allidoislietomyself@lemmy.world
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I had to look it up but $300 would get you 15 to 25 beers depending on the size and type of beer

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Soulphite reddthat.com Soulphite@reddthat.com
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#5 · Quote Reply

So, 3 beers?

That's a bunch of fans for the cubs, so yeah.

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DickCaramel piefed.social DickCaramel@piefed.social
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#6 · Quote Reply

That's a bunch of fans for the cubs, so yeah.

There's no such thing as Cubs fans, there are only Wrigley Field fans

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Ep1cFac3pa1m lemmy.world Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world
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#7 · Quote Reply

Baller move, but it’s kinda bittersweet. He probably wouldn’t have done it if he thought he’d be back next year. He’s a free agent after this season, and this makes me think he’s assuming he’ll end up somewhere else.

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Proprietary_Blend lemmy.world Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world
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#8 · Quote Reply

So he's running for the dumbocrat's senate seat?

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BillyClark piefed.social BillyClark@piefed.social
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I had to look it up but $300 would get you 15 to 25 beers depending on the size and type of beer

The cheapest, smallest beer you can get is $12, then.

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JohnnyCanuck lemmy.ca JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca
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The cheapest, smallest beer you can get is $12, then.

Which would be sort of reasonable if it was a pitcher/jug. But we know it isn't.

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😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈 lemmy.world MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world
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#11 · Quote Reply

So he's running for the dumbocrat's senate seat?

STFU, you dumb twit.

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Lady Butterfly she/her reddthat.com LadyButterfly@reddthat.com
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#12 · Quote Reply

This is such a human being bros story! Thanks for sharing

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cattywampas lemmy.world cattywampas@lemmy.world
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Happ does this for the last home game every season! Unfortunately his contract is up and they probably won't re-sign him, we're gonna miss him dearly.

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cattywampas lemmy.world cattywampas@lemmy.world
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Baller move, but it’s kinda bittersweet. He probably wouldn’t have done it if he thought he’d be back next year. He’s a free agent after this season, and this makes me think he’s assuming he’ll end up somewhere else.

He does this every year.

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Coco lemmy.blahaj.zone recently_Coco@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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#15 · Quote Reply

Pretty sure that stadium is cashless now...

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criticon lemmy.ca criticon@lemmy.ca
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Pretty sure that stadium is cashless now...

I mean I'd keep the $300 and use my CC to get the beers. Most stadiums also have cash to card ATMs if you absolutely don't have any card with you

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Lovable Sidekick lemmy.world LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
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#17 · (edited) Quote Reply

First I visualized it as a single $300 bill, which woulda been funnier.

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criticon lemmy.ca criticon@lemmy.ca
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The cheapest, smallest beer you can get is $12, then.

Usually the cheapest is a big can of bud light or similar, I think they are 24oz

Draft and craft beers are usually $2-$6 more than the bud light for 16-20oz, so $12 would actually get you the biggest at most stadiums

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Ep1cFac3pa1m lemmy.world Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world
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He does this every year.

Well that makes me feel a little better. I know Happer hasn’t had the offensive year he would’ve liked, but I hope he gets another contract. Unfortunately at this point I doubt we’ll see any new contracts until the CBA is worked out.

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Proprietary_Blend lemmy.world Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world
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#20 · Quote Reply

STFU, you dumb twit.

No you

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Ech lemmy.ca ech@lemmy.ca
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There's no such thing as Cubs fans, there are only Wrigley Field fans

I'm an ethnic Cubs fan, but not practicing.

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DreaddyMck lemmy.world DreaddyMck@lemmy.world
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#22 · Quote Reply

Sorry guys, but I have bills to pay...cya

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Deacon lemmy.world deacon@lemmy.world
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Happ does this for the last home game every season! Unfortunately his contract is up and they probably won't re-sign him, we're gonna miss him dearly.

It’s crazy that he’s like a veteran on the team. The bleachers fucking love him.

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jaybone lemmy.zip jaybone@lemmy.zip
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#24 · Quote Reply

I mean I'd keep the $300 and use my CC to get the beers. Most stadiums also have cash to card ATMs if you absolutely don't have any card with you

There are cash to card ATMs now? Bizarro World.

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jaybone lemmy.zip jaybone@lemmy.zip
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#25 · Quote Reply

Which would be sort of reasonable if it was a pitcher/jug. But we know it isn't.

Even at a regular restaurant or bar, a beer is gonna be like $6 or $8.

Maybe 30 years ago you could get a pitcher for $12 if it was happy hour or something.

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some_kind_of_guy lemmy.world some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world
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#26 · (edited) Quote Reply

There are cash to card ATMs now? Bizarro World.

Yup. I encountered one at a Boston Bruins game at TD Garden recently, after discovering I couldn't buy a beer with cash. Cash goes in, prepaid debit card comes out. Surprisingly, it didn't cost anything to load the cash - the same amount I put in ended up on the card. I did have to enter some PII to satisfy our bullshit KYC regs.

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some_kind_of_guy lemmy.world some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world
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#27 · Quote Reply

No you

You really are a thickheaded cunt, aren't ya? Mum should have swallowed

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Aussiemandeus aussie.zone Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone
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#28 · Quote Reply

Yup. I encountered one at a Boston Bruins game at TD Garden recently, after discovering I couldn't buy a beer with cash. Cash goes in, prepaid debit card comes out. Surprisingly, it didn't cost anything to load the cash - the same amount I put in ended up on the card. I did have to enter some PII to satisfy our bullshit KYC regs.

Crazy, be pretty handy for laundering

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JohnnyCanuck lemmy.ca JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca
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#29 · Quote Reply

Even at a regular restaurant or bar, a beer is gonna be like $6 or $8. Maybe 30 years ago you could get a pitcher for $12 if it was happy hour or something.

Yeah I don't think those prices are reasonable either.

But... I don't drink anymore, so what do I know.

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brygphilomena lemmy.dbzer0.com brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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#30 · Quote Reply

Yep. It's always fun being in the left field bleachers. They took a picture around the 3rd inning of everyone who got a beer out of it. We're all big fans of Ian Happ. I didn't get one of the beers, but they also do a huge pot luck on the last home game. Which is pretty awesome.

Bleacher Jeff is a good guy. They always are helping kids get a ball tossed to me after the warm up each inning. He's there in the same seat every game.

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AeronMelon lemmy.world aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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#31 · Quote Reply

So, 3 beers?

He wants you to buy them outside of the stadium.

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Ghoelian piefed.social Ghoelian@piefed.social
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#32 · Quote Reply

I mean I'd keep the $300 and use my CC to get the beers. Most stadiums also have cash to card ATMs if you absolutely don't have any card with you

How is a cash to card atm gonna help if you don't have your card? Don't you still need it to top up and pay with the card?

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Proprietary_Blend lemmy.world Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world
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You really are a thickheaded cunt, aren't ya? Mum should have swallowed

Wow! You're clever!

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prole lemmy.blahaj.zone prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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#34 · Quote Reply

There are cash to card ATMs now? Bizarro World.

You've been able to make cash deposits at regular ATMs for like at least 15 years at this point.

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prole lemmy.blahaj.zone prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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#35 · Quote Reply

Crazy, be pretty handy for laundering

I think people do similar stuff at casinos for this purpose

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criticon lemmy.ca criticon@lemmy.ca
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#36 · Quote Reply

How is a cash to card atm gonna help if you don't have your card? Don't you still need it to top up and pay with the card?

You get a prepaid card from the ATM. I assume that charge some commission, I've never used it

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diaphragmwp discuss.tchncs.de diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de
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#37 · Quote Reply

He wants you to buy them outside of the stadium.

4 beers.

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ecrevisse tarte.nuage-libre.fr ecrevisse@tarte.nuage-libre.fr
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#38 · Quote Reply

Even at a regular restaurant or bar, a beer is gonna be like $6 or $8. Maybe 30 years ago you could get a pitcher for $12 if it was happy hour or something.

In Switzerland (admittedly one of the most expensive places on earth), 15$ ish for a jug is quite normal.

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Aussiemandeus aussie.zone Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone
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#39 · Quote Reply

I think people do similar stuff at casinos for this purpose

Yeah In Australia it's super common even at pubs etc.

Boy boy did a great video on it

https://youtu.be/DoyH1dgj8Lo

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ryathal sh.itjust.works ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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#40 · Quote Reply

That's a bunch of fans for the cubs, so yeah.

It's Cubs, not White Sox

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prole lemmy.blahaj.zone prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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#41 · (edited) Quote Reply

Yeah In Australia it's super common even at pubs etc. Boy boy did a great video on it https://youtu.be/DoyH1dgj8Lo

Didn't his house get firebombed for this one?

These dudes have legit balls of steel. The shit they do in their videos is just nuts and I will not be surprised if it ends up killing one or both of them. Which I think they are aware of and ok with.

The one where they go to North Korea was amazing.

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Aussiemandeus aussie.zone Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone
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Didn't his house get firebombed for this one? These dudes have legit balls of steel. The shit they do in their videos is just nuts and I will not be surprised if it ends up killing one or both of them. Which I think they are aware of and ok with. The one where they go to North Korea was amazing.

Friendly Jordies was firebombed for putting out something out on soem crime family and crime in politics.

I think it was unrelated to this video as this came out 3 months or so after the attack.

But certainly their videos cause a stir. It's like actual journalism.

Boyboy actually sailed to Cuba to deliver aid when America was destroying all the boats

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prole lemmy.blahaj.zone prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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#43 · (edited) Quote Reply

Friendly Jordies was firebombed for putting out something out on soem crime family and crime in politics. I think it was unrelated to this video as this came out 3 months or so after the attack. But certainly their videos cause a stir. It's like actual journalism. Boyboy actually sailed to Cuba to deliver aid when America was destroying all the boats

Ah right... For some reason I thought it had to do with a video he did together with Boy Boy? Or maybe I'm just confusing things.

Maybe he just did the casino video with them after the firebombing and my brain combined the two events.

All three of them have balls of steel. They attempted murder on this guy and then he just keeps doing like intense investigative journalism. We need more people like them.

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Ghoelian piefed.social Ghoelian@piefed.social
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#44 · Quote Reply

You get a prepaid card from the ATM. I assume that charge some commission, I've never used it

Huh, I've never heard of a prepaid card, I don't think that's a thing here. Can you just get one of those from a machine without any identification or anything?

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criticon lemmy.ca criticon@lemmy.ca
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#45 · Quote Reply

Huh, I've never heard of a prepaid card, I don't think that's a thing here. Can you just get one of those from a machine without any identification or anything?

No idea. Here's an example case: https://www.sixflags.com/cashless

I've also seen it at concert venues but I have never used them

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