Minor league baseball is noted - some might say, “infamous” - for its promotional prowess, with no opportunity to lure the spectators in left unused. This may not necessarily be a good thing, going by the horrified reactions from those people I know who heard about the Saturday promotion by the Fresno Grizzlies of the Pacific Coast League. According to their site:
Are You Team Edward Or Team Jacob? Baseball Team, That Is...
Twilight Night will mark one the biggest nights of the year at Chukchansi Park. Fans voted through the Grizzlies’ Facebook Fan Page during the month of May between a customized vampire (Team Edward) or werewolf (Team Jacob) jersey... The evening’s in-game entertainment will feature vampire and werewolf player headshots, competitions between Team Jacob and Team Edward sections, a “moody romance” cam, and much more.
What? You want to see the jerseys? In the interests of decorum, I’ll put them after the jump...
I can see why the werewolves won that round - at least it seems to have a vague connection to the team name. I am sure the players heaved a sigh of relief on finding out they would not have to take the field looking like nine rejects from the clearance rail at Hot Topic.
Fresno does appreciate that not everyone is prepared to pick a side. They are offering discounted tickets to the “Team Neither” section, as well as a Buster Posey Jersey T-shirt Giveaway. Still, that wasn’t enough to satisfy one SB Nation Colleague, who expressed her opinion in no uncertain fashion by voting for “Team Catastrophic Meteor Strike”...
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