In the fourth inning of World Series game two in Boston, Red Sox centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury stole second base off the Rockies’ Ubaldo Jimenez and Yorvit Torrealba. Ellsbury would end up being stranded in scoring position when the inning was over, but his stolen base proved to be more significant than most.

Earlier this season, Taco Bell announced a promotion with Major League Baseball dubbed “Steal a Base. Steal a Taco.” The rules state that: Taco Bell will offer every person in the U.S. the opportunity to obtain one (1) free Crunchy Seasoned Beef Taco (”Free Taco”) at participating Taco Bell® restaurants in the United States on the date designated herein (October 30 from 2pm-5pm across all time zones).

Chances are, I won’t even go in to claim my free taco, but the potential for chaos makes this one of the best promotions of all time – I mean, could you imagine if all 300 million+ Americans attempted to get a free taco?

During Game one, outfielder Coco Crisp and non-roster infielder, Royce Clayton discussed the promotion. I found it pretty funny…

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