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This happened a while ago but we thought it should be mentioned: The Ft. Myers Miracle's "Billy Donovan Night" won Minor League Baseball's Promotion of the Year award. The gala promotion, in which any fan who attended the game at the Lee County Sports Complex could negotiate their way out of their ticket, received 28 percent of the vote by MiLB.com voters.
The event honored University of Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan, who agreed to coach the Orlando Magic before changing his mind and going back to the Gators. Among the food available at the Miracles snack bar that evening were waffles, of course.
In second place was the Portland Beavers' Bob L. Head Night, in which three actual guys named Bob L. Head competed, with the winner immortalized with his own bobblehead likeness. Personally, I would have voted for the West Virginia Power's Redneck Olympics, which included the cow pie toss and outhouse races. But that's just me.
(Thanks to Spencer Cordell for the photo).
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Comments
I cannot believe the West Michigan White Caps' Star Wars Night did win. A stormtrooper played the National Anthem!!!!
Tell that douchebag wearing a Danny Wuerfell jersey is no longer cool
I thought you went to jail for promoting minors.
Shanoff?
@Lady Andrea: The internets are not inhabited by all Star Wars geeks and basement bound losers. Oh wait, your right, the storm trooper should have won.
I think that's one of the kids from Icey Hot Stuntaz.
I would have voted for the Binghamton Mets' "Heimlich Maneuver Educational Night." You never know when you will need to know how to prevent someone from choking.
I voted for the Jena, Louisiana Negro Giants "Pin the Tail on a Honky" promotion.
Where did Elijah Dukes Family night rank?
Personally, I'd prefer a Larry Eustache Night
That's a Mangino-Sized jug of Aunt Jemima. You could easily drown an infant in that.
@El Gran Guapo:
not to be confused with the more popular 'pin the crime on the negro' promotion
@Lady Andrea: Probably because the Red Sox did it first.
What about Awful Night?
@CharlesBronsonPinchot:
Michael Vick is intrigued, etc...
The revenge ain't gonna be pretty - a jorts-wearing beer league team outta Gainesville plans on inviting people out to kick Mike Eruzione in the nuts.
@Shea Guevara: but did the Red Sox wear special Star Wars-themed jerseys?
@MurrayHewitt: it's not that great. He slobbers all over you and spills Natty Lite on your dress.
Wait...what?
@Lady Andrea: No, but you gotta admit that Chewbacca's got a hell of a delivery.
@Herbie's Wingman: It ever actually was cool?
@Shea Guevara: He hides the ball well.
And the party's gonna go on ALLLLL night until the crack of 8:30.
I would go for an 'I Swear It's Flaxseed Oil' promotion as a good enticement for a gym or nutrition center
@lieutenant winslow: a much more restrained response than what i would have made.
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