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Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:25 pm EST

Free beer with every 'bat-free' Spurs win

By J.E. Skeets

This is bloody brilliant.

(Yes, that was vampire joke.)

In an effort to bring peace between San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili(notes), the southern U.S. bat population and, presumably, those crazy kooks at PETA, one creative San Antonio-based brewery is offering free beer for the people.

Yep, you heard me, free beer!

The Freetail Brewing Company says every time the Spurs win a game, and no Mexican Free-tailed Bats are caught by that Ozzy Osbourne-wannabee pictured right, everyone at the brewery will receive a free pint of lager. In addition, the brewery will donate $1 on thepatron's behalf to Bat Conservation International.

Ginobili punked a bat that got loose inside the AT&T Center on Halloween night, delaying the Spurs' game against the Sacramento Kings. Once down for the count, Manu picked up the bat and handed it to an usher as the crowd gave him a standing ovation. Something tells me they won't be so kind with a free beer or two riding on the line.

(I can't believe the Utah Flash didn't think of this first.)

Cheers, WOAI and Dime.

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  1. smakledorf
    1. Posted by smakledorf Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:46 pm EST

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    ginobilo? first sentence, last paragraph.
  2. liam c
    2. Posted by liam c Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:47 pm EST

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    What!
  3. Tyler P
    3. Posted by Tyler P Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:48 pm EST

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    shiz, I don't get it why the Utah Flash?
  4. choy
    4. Posted by choy Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:14 pm EST

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    if there was any respect for PETA in me, i'm pretty sure its all but gone now
    no wonder they're fighting for ethical treatment of animals. with their brains, they can't be considered humans
    sheesh, its not like Manu had a gattling gun and was shooting down bats left and right
  5. Mehs
    5. Posted by Mehs Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:17 pm EST

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    Smartest...gimmick...ever.
  6. YingZ
    6. Posted by YingZ Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:17 pm EST

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    So that's like 52 free beers (I'm assuming SA goes 54-28 this season. They've won twice already)? Wow..that's a ton of free beer to be giving out..
  7. YingZ
    7. Posted by YingZ Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:18 pm EST

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    Or maybe the beer is crappier than Natural Light or Milwaukee's Best, in which case, it's not so bad at all.
  8. YingZ
    8. Posted by YingZ Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:20 pm EST

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    The bat wasn't even killed. It was reported that it was released outside later. Those PETA people get crazier by the day. Stick to real animal rights organizations like ASPCA, not psychopaths like those in PETA. What a terrible organization.
  9. Adrian Argh
    9. Posted by Adrian Argh Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:41 pm EST

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    I am moving to San Antonie, if only for the free beer.
  10. Lesde
    10. Posted by Lesde Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:20 pm EST

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    PETA is nothing but a business scam! Just bunch of hypocrite, self righteous pretenders. Selective animal right advocate.
  11. P WONG
    11. Posted by P WONG Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:49 pm EST

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    stupid PETA
  12. Sam C
    12. Posted by Sam C Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:59 pm EST

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    The Freetail Brewery is legit too. Good micro-brews. As a Dallas Mavericks fan living in San Antonio I might actually have a rooting interest in the Spurs now.
  13. John S
    13. Posted by John S Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:17 pm EST

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    That YouTube link posted is not even remotely funny.
  14. oLLie BoomBayay
    14. Posted by oLLie BoomBayay Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:26 pm EST

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    Even better promotion when yahoo gives them free advertising. Who goes to a bar and drinks one beer? It's like the JAck in the Crack and Chalupa promotions, they count on you ordering more once you are there.
  15. Richard F
    15. Posted by Richard F Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:22 pm EST

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    well this ought to piss em off............I wanna eat a male and female of every endangered species while the heads of PETA have toothpicks in their eyes so's they can't look away.......PETA, NAACP, Washington lobbyists=people who can't get or keep a REAL job!
  16. Texas_Ms.Fire
    16. Posted by Texas_Ms.Fire Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:36 pm EST

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    P.E.T.A. People Eating Tasty Animals. I want some Texas Bat Wings, Please. Oh, and serve them with that free beer too.
  17. Texas_Ms.Fire
    17. Posted by Texas_Ms.Fire Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:42 pm EST

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    Ollie BoomBayay,
    Samples and free items are designed to do just that. Sell, sell, sell. If you've ever been in a grocery store and had a free sample how many times do you add that sampled item to the car?. Free items usually generate business or have you coming back for more.
  18. GoodOleBoyCo
    18. Posted by GoodOleBoyCo Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:48 pm EST

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    Comment #15 was worth the whole article. I don't know why, but visualizing this comment is hella funny to me.
  19. Calaway
    19. Posted by Calaway Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:22 pm EST

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    I ate kangaroo last weekend. Yummy.
    Hey, I wonder if it's legal to eat bat?
  20. DOC
    20. Posted by DOC Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:23 pm EST

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    He could just let them catch it, but the latin blood boiled and a$$hole in him rose up to bat the bat. bhahahahaa
  21. Mehs
    21. Posted by Mehs Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:25 pm EST

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    Jesus some of you,
    Everything has got to turn into the anti-government, conservative-leaning BS on the internet nowadays!! PETA has a right to [profane] because you have a right to [profane]. If you actually care about the first amendment, you'll support the right of interest groups to speak their minds. If you want to crap on lobbyists then be expected to be crapped on for your wrong opinion. Lobbyists serve a very important role in our system. If you don't like it, then move to a country where individuals (and yes, organized groups') rights to speech are oppressed.
  22. Geoff
    22. Posted by Geoff Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:28 pm EST

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    Seriously. Have you ever lived anywhere with bats.(rabies etc)PETA can go with all the other wackos, . How stupid are we to give them attention. Ginoboli did the right thing and it shows he is back.
  23. stinka p
    23. Posted by stinka p Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:10 am EST

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    Another worthless lame post by skeets. Why is this guy on the basketball blog? Put someone in this job that knows something about basketball, or at the very least, someone that has a sense of humor more advanced than a junior high student.
  24. lilhegs89
    24. Posted by lilhegs89 Fri Nov 06, 2009 2:07 am EST

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    P.E.T.A = People Eat Tasty Animals

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