The controversy surrounds Steiner Sports latest promotion centered around the Subway Series. Fans who made a purchase of Mets or Yankees memorabilia could have their entire order charge waived if the player featured on their memorabilia hit a home run during the Subway Series this weekend.
"If these games turned into a slugfest, Steiner would stand to lose millions in sales.", say a Steiner employee speaking under the condition of anonymity. "In order to keep that in control, certain steps had to be taken."
Those steps apparently including rewarding players who don't homer, threatening those who refused to play along and keeping Oliver Perez out of the games.
News of the arrest came as a relief to some players. Jason Bay was one of the few who refused to take part and was receiving threats from the sports memorabilia giant. "They told me that they had Cowbell Man and I would never see him again if I hit one out.", said Bay. "Now that that's over I can relax. I might just hit two homers tonight just for the heck of it."
Steiner insists they have done nothing wrong. Major League Baseball will be launching their own investigation into the incident and will decide whether any players will be punished later this week.
All articles featured on The Apple are fictitious. No Mets were harmed in the writing of this story. For more info on the actual Steiner Sports Subway Series promotion and other great deals on Mets memorabilia check out www.steinersports.com
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