MiLB Team Hosts Facebook Fans Night

In a world where wacky Minor League Baseball promotional shenanigans are all the norm, the Bowling Green Hot Rods tapped into another common societal element for their latest game-day marketing scheme - Facebook.

For more than two months, fans cast votes on a variety of elements they will see and experience on May 18. The winning elements are:

• Game Time: 6:35 PM (Gates open at 5:30 PM)
• Hot Rods Jersey Color: Red
• Food Special: $1 Nachos
• Merchandise Special: 20% off Adult Apparel
• Theme: '80's Night featuring music and video clips from the awesome '80's
• Field Pattern: Classic Angels Pattern
• On-Field Experience: Hot Rods Facebook fan David Matthews won 4 tickets and will participate in Wendy's Build-a-Burger Challenge
• Charity: Bellewood Presbyterian Home for Children

Nice touch. The team boasts "more than 7,000 tallies were cast" for the final element - the charity angle. Not to shabby for a page that close to 9,000 "Likes." Come to think of it, 9,000 Facebook fans is nothing to sneeze at for a Minor League Baseball team in Central Kentucky.

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Post Script From Gay Hotdog Night at Citizens Bank Park

Did I mention it's also the perfect time and audience to promote NASCAR?

I shit you not.

"Share the Goodness."

Bizarre Promotions with the Minnesota Twins

I will admit. My two favorite shows on television not a part of the Law & Order franchise are the Travel Channel's Anthony Bordain: No Reservations and Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern.

I am such a tool that I actually have Zimmern's blog in my RSS feed.

Because of that, I know that on August 1 and 2 the Minnesota Twins and the Travel Channel will "team up to present Bizarre Foods weekend at the Dome," with Minnesota resident Zimmern doing a pregame TV interview and tossing out the first pitch.

Photo: KitchenTable.AndrewZimmern.com

$27 will get you "a ticket in the Twins' Homerun Porch, plus access to an exclusive pregame party which include some Bizarre Foods treats."

Any one who watches the show knows to be wary. "Bizarre Foods treats" no doubt means scrotum, penis, anus and intestines of some filthy animal that probably has a real "game-y" taste.

Ginker Night at Citizens Bank Park

Shirts optional, fist pumping mandatory.

The Circle of Life

Yesterday, we were ecstatic to hear about the St. Paul Saints' clever upcoming promotion, the Larry Craig Bobblefoot giveaway.

Unfortunately, just as this promotion was born, we got wind (albeit late) that another passed away. We decided that this would be a good time to check the status of the Macon Music "Eliot Spitzer Night" scheduled for June 13, only to learn that it died a silent death back in March.

The team’s website poll results show that 55% of fans voting were in favor of canceling the event. Another poll featured on the Macon Telegraph’s website had similar results.

The Music team wanted to give its fans the chance to voice their opinion on a promotion that has caused quite a stir. The local fans support is very important and with that in mind, the team respectfully has canceled the event.

We applaud the Saints for their innovative and media-grabbing promotion and the effort by the Music to be equally creative. But we understand while some people would be uncomfortable with the idea(s).

We do, however, still offer our deal to Music fans.

HHR will offer a free weekly guest post throughout the Music's season to recap Macon games on our site to any fan who send us a picture of themselves wearing our Spitzer #9 baseball jersey at Luther Williams Field.

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St. Paul Saints Offering "Larry Craig Bobblefoot" Giveaway

Pure genius.

The first 2500 fans attending the St. Paul Saints' game against the Fort Worth Cats, May 25 will received one of these collector's pieces commemorating Sen. Larry Craig's run-in with an officer at the Minneapolis-St.Paul airport last year.

AP Photo

Coincidentally, the Saints' schedule lists the 25th as "Day of the Week Sponsor: Underwater Adventures Family Sunday. Kids run the bases and get autographs from Saints players!"

Nice.