It was a promo designed to never deliver: the St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) offered to pay $10,000 to a randomly selected Twitter user if a #1 seed lost in the first round of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament. Then UMBC defeated Virginia. (more…)
A nice hockey promotion for the Minnesota Twins’ High-A farm team, as the legendary Hanson Brothers will be appearing at Hammond Stadium for a Salute to Slap Shot Night promo from the Fort Myers Miracle (Florida State League). (more…)
Another smart jersey promotion from the Kalamazoo Growlers (summer collegiate; Northwoods League), as the team is seeking fan participation in an emoji jersey this season. (more…)
Well, this is certainly new and very cool: the Lake Elsinore Storm (High A; California League) are hosting AHHH-nold Night this Thursday, complete with a Arnold Schwarzenegger bobble-biceps giveaway. (more…)
It was inevitable that MiLB and indy teams would use the subject of the New England Patriots and Deflategate as the basis for a promo, as teams amuse fans by mocking Tom Brady and Patriots Nation. (more…)
Riffing off the news: the Akron RubberDucks (Class AA; Eastern League) have scheduled “Brian Williams’ Pants-on-Fire Night” for April 27. (more…)
The New England Patriots Deflategate scandal has already inspired an MiLB promotion, as the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High Class A; Carolina League) announced plans for #DeflateCancer Night in April. (more…)
The Schaumburg Boomers (independent; Frontier League), who do a pretty good job with social media, are eschewing the technology for an upcoming Human Interaction Night on Saturday, July 26. The theme: turn off the smartphones and interact with your fellow human beings. That may be harder to do for many, but the Boomers are throwing […]
Maybe it’s because we’re unabashed fans of Sherlock and Benedict Cumberbatch, but we’re really enjoying the release of Sherlock baseball-themed hats by the Florence Freedom (independent; Frontier League). Sherlock, of course, is the popular reboot of the venerable detective series, with Cumberbatch dazzling as the title character. And the once-popular Sherlock Holmes hat does appear […]
Every team should do this: the Syracuse Chiefs (Class AAA; International League) had folks lining up six hours before gametime for a free team tattoo giving them general-admission privileges for life. Other teams have done this — in fact, we were at a Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League) contest when the […]
Kenosha Kingfish (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) GM Jake McGhee is guaranteeing a win next Monday night and will sleep in the Bambino, the boat built into the Simmons Field home-run fence, if the team loses. Fans will also receive a ticket to a future game if the team loses. But McGhee will be sleeping in […]
Our eyes hurt just from seeing the image of the Christmas-sweater jersey to be worn on Aug. 2 by the Williamsport Crosscutters (short season A; NY-Penn League) during a Halfway to Christmas promotion. Actually, this is a brilliant promotion. These jerseys are so ugly they are beautiful — just like the best/worst Christmas sweaters — […]
NCAA President Mark Emmert’s statement during a trial — that minor-league teams are not successful and don’t entertain fans — created waves of chatter among pro-baseball front offices, so expect a flood of promos mocking him, with the St. Paul Saints and Lake County Captains eading the way. Emmert testified in the ongoing Ed O’Bannon […]
