Here's a conversation, caught by the TV crew and played on the broadcast, from game 1 of the 2007 World Series between Royce Clayton and Coco Crisp of the Red Sox about Taco Bell's free taco promotion.
Royce: You said if somebody steals a base in the World Series...
Coco: The first time somebody steals a base... Taco Bell is gonna give one taco... to everybody in America.
Royce: To everybody what?
Coco: In America.
Royce: That day?
Coco: I dunno... [unintelligible]
Royce: What the hell you talkin' bout? It's gotta be that day.
Coco: But there's only like two hours left in the day at that point.
Royce: So what? That's what the deal has to be. How you gonna come in and say, "I ain't got my taco!" You could go to every Taco Bell in the world and say that. "I didn't get my taco!" How they gonna know?So Royce, on the unlikely event you check my blog, here's the official rules:
During any game of the 2007 World Series, Taco Bell will offer the prize identified below for ANY "stolen base." For purposes of this event, an eligible "stolen base" is defined as a base stolen during regulation or extra innings play and is subject to the determination/designation of the official Major League Baseball scorekeeper as an official stolen base. If a base is stolen during regulation or extra innings play by any player for either team, Taco Bell will offer every person in the U.S. the opportunity to obtain one (1) free Crunchy Seasoned Beef Taco Only one (1) Free Taco will be permitted per person, regardless of how many eligible bases are stolen during the Games. This offer is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia only. Eligible consumers can obtain their free Crunchy Seasoned Beef Taco on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 (if base is stolen in Games 1 or 2) OR November 6, 2007 (if base is stolen in Games 3-7). To obtain the Free Taco, consumers must visit any participating Taco Bell® restaurant in one of the fifty (50) the United States or District of Columbia between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. (local time) on the Redemption Date only and request a Free Crunchy Seasoned Beef Taco. Limit one (1) Free Crunchy Seasoned Beef Taco per person.
So, Royce, I hope that clarifies things for you. Oh, I almost forgot. You don't get a taco:
MLB Entities and employees thereof are ineligible.And, the "I ain't got my taco" excuse might not work:
Participating Taco Bell restaurant manager reserves the right to deny Free Taco to any person he/she reasonably believes has already received a Free Taco or has engaged in any other fraudulent activity.
So, hopefully Coco will steal a base in game 2 so we can all get our free tacos.
[UPDATED 10/25/2007: Jacoby Ellsbury, the Red Sox rookie center fielder, just stole 2nd base and earned everyone a free taco]
