In tonight's Giants news update, one San Francisco Chronicle writer believes that the promotions that the San Francisco Giants run during home games at AT&T Park are going way over the top - the big top that is.
Speaking of a recent game that he attended, writer Gerald Nachman had this to say about his experience: "Much of the time between innings - indeed, between plays - was spent pestering fans to make "more noise" or to ogle the flashing scoreboard for fun videos, or to take part in goofy contests. The actual game between the Giants and the Padres was terrific but almost an afterthought to the circus surrounding it."
Nachman also took the team's TV broadcasts to task for "zooming in on cute babies (and "gamer babes"), or on kids trotted out to perform for the camera - a blatant marketing appeal to the family audience."
In summation, Nachman asserted that "we loyal fans, deserve better," before quipping that "the San Francisco Giants are a great baseball club, not the Mickey Mouse Club."
Your thoughts, Giants fans?
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