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WE HAVE A SMALL LEAGUE. EVERYBODY KNOWS GUYS ON THE OTHER TEAMS AND IT IS NOT GOOD FORM TO STEAL ANOTHER TEAMS SPONSOR.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE STORY, THE PADRES CONVINCED THE BLUE COYOTE WHO IS UNDER KNEW MANAGEMENT TO DROP THEIR SPONSORSHIP OF THE PREVIOUS BLUE COYOTE TEAM AND TO MOVE IT TO THE PADRES.
FORGIVE ME IF i HAVE THIS WRONG, BUT IF I DON'T THIS IS NOT OK AND IT IS DISTASTEFUL.
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2 comments:
Not quite the whole story.
I realize this is a softball league website, not a newspaper, but I ask that you consider posting the full story as described below, or at least retract what is currently posted (read the entire message and email history below).
Josh
The sponsorship was lost, not stolen!
Lets keep it simple: The Padres frequent the Blue Coyote regularly, and have for 5 years long before they sponsored any team. On one outing to the Coyote this winter the servers and management shared that the team they sponsor never came in and that they would like to sponsor the Padres as they always come in (win or lose - and we all know it was mostly for the losing). So the Padres were approached by the Coyote. We went forward and accepted their sponsorship (with old and existing management - no convincing or stealing necessary. Afterwards, we contacted the old Coyote manager to make sure he knew...he did not. We were surprised by the Coyote for not contacting them in advance. The Padre Manager told the other team manager that they would step aside. The Padre Manager went to the Coyote in person to give back the sponsorship. The Coyote said they were not interested in sponsoring last year's team even if we returned their money. We offered to help the old team find a sponsor, but it did not make sense to have no team sponsored by the Coyote. Oh, and by the way, the "old" owners and management are the ones who made all the decisions. As far as I know, the new owners don't event take posession until March. The old owner signed the check and the old (and existing manager) spoke on behalf of last year's experience and their decision. The sponsorship was lost, not stolen!
See email communication below for proof of dialogue:
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: joshuadad@comcast.net
To: christopher alphen
Sent: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:49:21 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Softball
Chris,
I asked Kent for your email as I do not think talking on the phone would be productive based on yesterday's conversation. I want to apologize for offending you so greatly regarding the sponsorship situation. The Servers and the Management (not the owners) at Coyote approached us about sponsoring our team. I never spoke with an owner about it. It made sense when I spoke with the Manager and it seemed obvious that they were not happy with their previous team (implying they were not inviting you back). I ultimately asked Kent to talk to you to make sure it wasn't a surprise. I certainly could have come to you prior to accepting the sponsorship from the Coyote and am sorry I did not do that first.
To try to make this situation better, I propose the following: If you still want the Coyote to sponsor you, you can have them... we'll be fine and we will gladly give back the $ they paid us. What I want to avoid is the Blue Coyote getting screwed and ending up with no team. Please feel free to contact them. If they want you back (and you want them), we will gladly stand aside. I know the owners sold the place and things change hands at the end of the month. I was working with Melissa (the Manager). If you do not want to go back to the Coyote and would like help finding a new sponsor I know a place that might be interested.
Please let me know how you want to proceed so I can secure a new sponsor if I need to. I hope we can work this out and I apologize again for not coming to you first.
Josh
second message
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Christopher Alphen
To: joshuadad@comcast.net Sent: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:43:47 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: RE: Softball
Damage is done Josh. I'm not interested in involving the Coyote with any of this. We'll figure it out on our own.
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