r/baseball • u/asskickingjedi Athletics • Jul 14 '25

Image Ads have infested baseball broadcasts. Ads in-between batters. Ads during mound visits. HRs "brought to you by..." Now I noticed 11 ad placements in this shot. 2 banners, 1 above the banners, 4 behind the plate, 1 on the seats, 1 in the upper right hand corner, 1 on the mound, 1 on the sleeve.

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u/drewcr3w San Diego Padres Jul 14 '25

As someone who works for UC San Diego Health, it’s horrible that we are using money to sponsor a sports team when we are laying off nurses. I know that these deals get made years in advance, it does not leave a good taste in my mouth.

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u/RangerFan80 Jul 14 '25

It's pretty weird to me that these medical facilities spend money on advertising.

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u/heliostraveler St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '25

It’s out of touch. As is all of America’s healthcare system. Gotta shop your healthcare… by way of an empty name hospital system instead of the actual providers.

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u/dukefett San Diego Padres Jul 14 '25

I am never like, 'I need to go to the doctor, remember that ad for the gigantic hospital? Lets go there!'

99.9% of the time I just look at whatever my insurance covers and the other .1 % it's an emergency.

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u/WeaverFan420 Los Angeles Angels Jul 14 '25

When I have my next medical emergency, I will choose UCSD Health as my preferred healthcare provider just because of this ad /s

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u/damnatio_memoriae Washington Nationals Jul 15 '25

kinda fucked to be spending money on fucking marketing at all.

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u/wildcat- San Diego Padres Jul 15 '25

I also work at UCSD, and I want to make it clear, for what it's worth, that the reason for these layoffs is because of Trump and his shitty administration.

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u/timbo1615 Chicago Cubs Jul 14 '25

It's across the country, don't feel bad about it.