Name Yer Red Sock, Episode 5

[Brock Beauchamp]

[mvp 78]

That's my parents' dead dog Ellsbury. Well, the player the dog was named after.

[notin]

14 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

That's my parents' dead dog Ellsbury. Well, the player the dog was named after.

I assume they named him Ellsbury because their dog received a huge contract offer from the Yankees…

[mvp 78]

15 minutes ago, notin said:

I assume they named him Ellsbury because their dog received a huge contract offer from the Yankees…

Nope, because they liked the free taco promotion during the 07 WS. 🌮🔔

[notin]

10 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Nope, because they liked the free taco promotion during the 07 WS. 🌮🔔

That sounds less lucrative.  I mean, it is mildly lucrative.  But certainly less so than my guess…

[mvp 78]

22 minutes ago, notin said:

That sounds less lucrative.  I mean, it is mildly lucrative.  But certainly less so than my guess…

Ellsbury contract with Yankees $153M (ignoring NPV of course)

US population 2007 301.5M

Cost of taco in 2007 $0.77

Potential promotional tacos in USD $232M

[Brandon Glick]

Finally we're doing a David Ortiz graphic

 

[notin]

17 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

Ellsbury contract with Yankees $153M (ignoring NPV of course)

US population 2007 301.5M

Cost of taco in 2007 $0.77

Potential promotional tacos in USD $232M

I didn’t have one, so start deducting.  Anyone else?

[Brock Beauchamp]

Tis Ellsbury.

[mvp 78]

The giveaway was the one sleeve and the gloves in the back pocket.