Mar 15, 2008
You know, as far as minor league sports go, I think baseball is by far the best. Why? because they realize that people usually don’t go to minor league games unless you’re a family member or scout or player. Taking this into consideration, they compensate for it by having the best (and sometimes very inappropriate) promotions in all of sports. From “, Minor League Baseball constantly pushes the envelope with usually hilarious results. So, in the vein of “Ted Williams Popsicle Night” comes Eliot Spitzer night! Sarah Talalay has the details,
The minor league Macon Music of the South Coast League has scheduled an “Eliot Spitzer Night”… In true minor league fashion, the promotion has a number of elements that play on the story of Spitzer, who resigned his post Wednesday after being linked to a high-priced prostitution ring.
The team plans a New York vacation giveaway; a Music prize package for Client – or fan – No. 9; and a gift certificate to the team store for fan No. 871, a reference to Spitzer’s room number at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Fans named Eliot, Spitzer or “Kristen” get $1 off admission, as does anyone who has resigned his position.
Talalay also reports that the Macon Music have also asked Spitzer to show up himself, and throw out the first pitch. Probably not likely, but don’t you just love the audacity? The Music’s promotion can be found here.
…Eliot Spitzer hates minor league baseball…But, he loves this girl. Or at least he did…for a lot of money.
SI.com:
Sun-Sentinel: Minor League team holds Eliot Spitzer night
2 comments
I wonder if the team also invited his wife and three daughters…I have to admit, these minor league teams often come up with clever, witty promotions that catch my fancy. This was not one of them. Maybe its the news on foreclosures, the economy, job outlook, the war, etc. but somehow I did not get a chuckle out of this one. Maybe that’s why they’re called the “minor” leagues.
He also was opposed to online gambling and then I read on gambling911 that he had sports betting accounts as well.