tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post4342740818892132258..comments2024-03-27T09:05:18.353-04:00Comments on Greatest Hockey Legends.com: Virtual Advertising On The GlassJoe Pelletierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01906327400250923397noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-4657131616387532092011-10-13T12:39:51.806-04:002011-10-13T12:39:51.806-04:00I'm in Philly, and last night i had to watch m...I'm in Philly, and last night i had to watch my team kill a penalty with 3 min to go in the 3rd, with a one goal lead, a man without a stick, Vancouver peppering the net something hard. This was some gooood hockey. No it wasn't, cuz i had an effing 16 foot wide orange effing geico lizard ad behind my goalie!!!! Flyers fan, Rangers fan, HOCKEY FANS, we gotta get this out of the game. Don (in Philly)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-5558054809924934002011-03-03T23:05:06.423-05:002011-03-03T23:05:06.423-05:00garbage! why should we be pestered with over adve...garbage! why should we be pestered with over advertising while watching hockey. it's annoying, looks weird, shimmers strangely and is distracting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-50723537240907423942009-12-01T18:24:48.480-05:002009-12-01T18:24:48.480-05:00Sorry, folks. Professional sports are now and alw...Sorry, folks. Professional sports are now and always will be about money. The athletes want it from the owners who in turn want it from you. If they can't get it from you, they'll get it from advertisers who in turn *will* get it from you. You want real sports? Go play some.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-70553054889061453482009-11-16T09:22:15.697-05:002009-11-16T09:22:15.697-05:00penaltykiller9 says it all. in fact, let's go...penaltykiller9 says it all. in fact, let's go one step further and get rid of all traditional team names and just have sponsored teams. "Tonights game is the Chicago Coke's against the Detroit Pepsi's." <br /><br />it's bad enough with some of the LED panels on the ice. stop this before it goes too far . . if it hasn't already.crs24noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-16126258504766133852009-04-09T13:38:00.000-04:002009-04-09T13:38:00.000-04:00I am old school and am disgusted by the complete c...I am old school and am disgusted by the complete commercialization of the game. what's next " Ranger goal scored by Gomez unassisted at 17.40 is sponsored by Bud Lite and McDonalds"penaltykiller9noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-13694407564542212942009-04-08T19:29:00.000-04:002009-04-08T19:29:00.000-04:00They did it last year during the playoffs, too. Va...They did it last year during the playoffs, too. Vaguely recall it was a financial company, but I could be wrong (Chase? Wamu?) As a blueseater, I'd rather come home and see it on Rewind than during the game. And it SURELY beats those rotating ads that some boards employ.Andreanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-27145830538638708282009-04-08T15:56:00.000-04:002009-04-08T15:56:00.000-04:00It's certainly better than using the Gorton's fish...It's certainly better than using the Gorton's fisherman as your logo, right?Entityneinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-7082949501705746782009-04-08T15:06:00.000-04:002009-04-08T15:06:00.000-04:00Nathan's hit the nail on the head. I met some fol...Nathan's hit the nail on the head. I met some folks who were testing this with NESN earlier this year, it's pretty cool technology. It's way better to have virtual billboards than real ones obstructing view.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00292801975965074592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-63479206018694080642009-04-08T14:07:00.000-04:002009-04-08T14:07:00.000-04:00As long as it doesn't impede my view I'm ok with i...As long as it doesn't impede my view I'm ok with it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456343160888936548noreply@blogger.com