Microsoft is using its considerable influence to show off the capabilities of the Windows phone in new and innovative ways. The latest showcase is with a new progressive campaign revolving around baseball. Steve Gebhardt and John Tramutolo – editors from The Roosevelts – have put together a Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List. The editors have compiled a list of must-see and must-do adventures that true MLB fans would have, including taking a picture with Mr. Met at Citi Field, walking out of the corn at the Field Of Dreams field, eat Shake Shack at Citi Field, participate in “Roll Call” at…

With a bevy of recognizable names in the online ticket marketplace, such as Stubhub, TicketsNow, and Ticketmaster, ScoreBig entered the fray in 2009, backed with over 8 million dollars in venture capital funding. When I was recently introduced to the site by a friend, I decided to check it out and decide if it was simply another ticket site, or if it was an impressive new idea. ScoreBig basically works like this: It sells tickets for 10-60% off face value, with the added bonus of no service fees, which you have to pay on any other ticket site. This intrigued me, so I purchased tickets to a Warriors…

Wade McGilberry is laughing all the way to the bank after winning a million dollars to play a video game. Or, rather, not play it, depending on how you look at it. Developer 2K Sports had offered up a million dollars to the first player who could pitch a perfect game – that is, not allow a single player to make it even to first base – in their latest baseball offering, Major League Baseball 2K10. Upon hearing about the contest, McGilberry’s wife told him to gun it. “She told me, if I was going to be serious about this, that I should stay home [from work] and play the game. I decided to go to work anyway.” Apparently,…