Archive for the ‘Promotions’ Category

The Return of Eddie Gaedel

Two weeks ago, I mentioned the news that an independent team in Missouri, the River City Rascals, were planning to hold a “Salute To Bill Veeck” on August 19, the 59th anniversary of Eddie Gaedel’s first and last major league appearance. The big draw: a recreation of Gaedel’s famous at-bat.
The event was [...]

Breaking Down Round 4 of the Minors Moniker Madness Tournament

Ladies and Gentlemen, as I did with Round 1 and Round 2, here are my favorites to win the 4th Annual Minors Moniker Madness Tournament.
(I know, I missed Round 3. Sorry.)

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“Salute To Bill Veeck” (Alternate Title: My Favorite Promotion Ever)

Jordi shared something on Google Reader earlier today, and considering my longstanding love of Bill Veeck, I had to share it with the world.
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On Aug. 19, the independent River City Rascals will recreate the famous moment as part of its “Salute to Bill Veeck and St. Louis Baseball History Night.”
In honor of the 59th [...]

Breaking down Round 2 of the 4th Annual Minors Monikers Madness

Last week, I looked at the first round of the 4th Annual Minors Monikers Madness Tournament. Now that the first round has passed us by, let’s take a look at how I did and then try to handicap the 2nd round.
In the Icicle Reader bracket I got three wrong. I thought number 11 Qualon Millender [...]

Don’t even bother to ask, he’s taken.

I spend my mornings frantically writing about college basketball, so I usually don’t think about baseball until the afternoon. But I do keep my eye on Twitter, so I had to take note when mi amigo Kyle Whelliston posted this tidbit:
“Ramdy Johnson performs exclusively for the Indianapolis Indians through a special agreement.” http://kyl.co/ul #zooperstars
I filed [...]