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    The Western Michigan Whitecaps Will Restore Balance To The Universe


    Welcome to Minor Enterprise. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

    Saturday is Star Wars Night with the Western Michigan Whitecaps, where once again science fiction geek and baseball stat nerd call truce and come together for a night of revelry and excitement ("Hey, give me back my inhaler!"). Never before have so many costumed Star Wars characters descended on a minor league ballpark. Never before have your children witnessed Emperor Palpatine taking a leak in a trough urinal. Never before have so many adults been driven to the game by their parents. Plus, the players will be wearing Star Wars-themed jerseys (shown following the jump), Darth Vader will throw out the first pitch, and the National Anthem will be played on guitar by a Clone Trooper. And it's all for charity!

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    1:35 PM on Thu Jun 26 2008
    By Rick Chandler
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    The Whitecaps Will Summon Your Inner Geek

    We proudly present you with Rick Chandler's Minor Enterprise!

    Finally, Star Wars geeks and Minor League baseball nerds, together in one enclosed space! What's gonna happen? (Whatever it is, it most likely will not involve girls). The West Michigan Whitecaps (Class-A Midwest League) endeavor to find out for sure on Saturday with Star Wars Night, when more than 30 costumed characters from the double-trilogy converge to rock Fifth Third Ballpark with their unique brand of sweaty exuberance.

    Not only will fans get a chance to be frisked by a real storm trooper ("these are not the beers you're looking for"), but the Whitecaps will be showing The Empire Strikes Back after the game, and a clone trooper will play the National Anthem on guitar. Plus, Whitecaps players will be wearing special Star Wars-inspired uniforms (shown in all their grandeur after the jump).

    Also after the jump: Allen Iverson plays softball, Jesus vs. Cheap, Unlimited Beer, and a mascot poetry jam. Enjoy. More »

    2:20 PM on Fri Jul 13 2007
    By rickchand
    6,264 views, 88 comments

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    Minor Enterprise: Save Me, Obi Wan Rabbit

    Welcome to Minor Enterprise, where each Wednesday we preview, and occasionally review, the great events and promotions of minor league baseball. If you have a tip about a minor league promotion, or perhaps you've been arrested for public drunkeness while wearing a mascot beaver costume, contact us at tips@deadspin.com. More »

    3:00 PM on Wed Aug 30 2006
    By rickchand
    216 views, 29 comments

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