{"id":18956,"date":"2012-11-27T12:30:27","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T17:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=18956"},"modified":"2012-11-27T12:30:27","modified_gmt":"2012-11-27T17:30:27","slug":"verizon-center-switching-to-pepsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/11\/verizon-center-switching-to-pepsi\/","title":{"rendered":"Verizon Center switching to Pepsi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/5135\/5479270290_9113f92f93_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/dc-sports-bog\/wp\/2012\/11\/27\/verizon-center-to-switch-from-coke-to-pepsi-products\/\"><strong>Verizon Center to switch from Coke to Pepsi products<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; DC Sports Bog, <em>The Post<\/em><br>The best news out of Ted Leonsis&#8217; Monumental Sports &amp; Entertainment since <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/04\/game-7-washington-capitals-2-boston-bruins-1-overtime.html\"><strong>Game 7 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs<\/strong><\/a> is that Pepsi products will soon be the official soft drinks of Verizon Center. Coke drinkers are not taking the news well which isn&#8217;t surprising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, it is going to be a while before I get my first Verizon Center Pepsi. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/10\/nhl-lockout-im-blaming-the-owners-including-ted-leonsis-wont-buy-any-capitals-or-wizards-tickets.html\"><strong>I&#8217;m boycotting the teams there because Leonsis is presiding over his third lockout<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; second in hockey and second in consecutive years (Capitals now, Wizards last year). Hard to cheer for a team and sport when ownership doesn&#8217;t want to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pepsi was sold at Washington Nationals games when they were at RFK Stadium. I think that is still true for DC United. 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