Aren’t blood oaths binding?
"As you likely know, the Mets have enjoyed an amazingly good season and the demand for tickets has increased sharply. Unfortunately, we are now unable to purchase the volume of tickets that we need to fulfill our pledge to you and other donors." —New York Blood Center email to Blood Doners [Newsday]
In other words, PANIC!
"I said it the other day, we had such an emotional high going coming out of Atlanta, I think you are seeing just a little drainage on the system.