This Rain Delay Is Brought to You By …
This Rain Delay Is Brought to You By … https://csuiteold.c-suitenetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/this-rain-delay-is-brought-to-you-by-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 C-Suite Network https://csuiteold.c-suitenetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/this-rain-delay-is-brought-to-you-by-1024x683.jpgLast Wednesday, as thunder boomed and rain poured over Yankee Stadium, groundskeepers rolled out a tarp to protect the dirt infield. Standard practice, perhaps, but this tarp was in fact a giant branded slice of Glad wrap.
The delay-filled day kept the Yankees and Detroit Tigers off the field for over four hours in a double-header. Fans and players were miserable. Glad, meanwhile, savored every minute of their captive audience.
The @gladproducts tarp is on the field. We’ll update you as soon as we can. pic.twitter.com/jpYk5D11Tl
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 2, 2017
While it’s unclear how much Glad paid for the approximately 160 square-foot infield cover, branded tarps are baseball’s newest revenue stream, with major-market teams like the Yankees and Chicago Cubs striking deals that spread messaging during the most dreaded period of any baseball game: rain delays.
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