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Wacky minor league promotions coming to a stadium near you!
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It's hard enough for major league teams to fill their stadiums, let alone teams whose rosters are comprised of no-name prospects and veteran has-beens. So minor league teams are forced to puts butts in the seats through other creative means, most notably crazy insane promotions that tend to overshadow the game itself. And luckily for us, Sportress of Blogitude has compiled the weirdest of the weird MiLB promos for the Summer of 2011...
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10 wackiest minor league promotions
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Sportress of Blogitude
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What follows are the top 10 promotional events I came across that epitomize how the experience at a minor league ballpark is remarkably different than what one would expect while at a major league baseball game...
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The 10 best MMA knockouts of all-time
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Rant MMA
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On the subject of knockouts, there are the blows that knock someone down and allow a torrent of finishing strikes. Other times, however, there’s a shot thrown with extreme prejudice that lands and sends the referee sprinting. This post is dedicated to the latter. In no particular order, here are our 10 best knockouts of all time...
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MJ's HS sweetheart: Love letter was stolen
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Ball Junkie
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Laquetta Robinson, the recipient of the sweet love letter written by NBA Legend Michael Jordan 30 years ago, is “outraged” that her letter was stolen and leaked to the public...
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The 20 funniest sports photobombs
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egoTV
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The art of photobombing really has become some what of a sport in this country and some might argue that it’s now the photo national pastime of America. And if you consider the fact that everyone looks kinda weird and bloated in digital photographs anyways is this really a bad thing?
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Giants looking for World Series babies
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Larry Brown Sports
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At this point it’s unclear what these families actually stand to win aside from being named the person who got busy with their significant other immediately after San Francisco won the title. The point is the promotion is unique, it’s weird, it’s a little perverse, and it has people buzzing...
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The weirdest MLB players of all-time
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COED
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As boring as most casual fans believe the game to be, they might change their minds after seeing what these ballplayers do behind the scenes. The eccentricities range from peculiar clothing to unusual pre-game rituals, running the gamut from quirky to crazy...
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CFL team pulls controversial ad
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Los That Sports Blog
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I’m not exactly sure how this was supposed to drum up excitement/support for the team, but I’m also not Canadian so I could be missing something...
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Tony Parker flies high with jetpack
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Terez Owens
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The Spurs Guard took flight in a jet pack over the holiday weekend. I really can’t think of a better lockout activity than flying a jet pack. The Player’s union must be so proud...
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Five semi-reasonable Chris Paul trades
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The Scores Report
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I use the phrase ‘semi-reasonable’ because New Orleans fans need to keep their expectations in check — teams are never able to get equal value for their disgruntled/one-foot-out-the-door stars...
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