Opening Day in DC
by Brian Reich | 11 Apr 2006, 2:00am
Today is Opening Day for the Washington Nationals. Woo hoo!
In honor of Opening Day, here is a list of The Top 10 Worst Baseball Promos (from Brandweek):
1. Disco Sucks Night, July 12, 1979: Chicago DJ Steve Dahl had White Sox fans bring disco records, which were blown up between games of a doubleheder. The explosion triggered a riot.
2. 10-Cent Beer Night, June 4, 1974: The Cleveland Indians offered fans unlimited beer for a dime a pop. Drunks soon pelted umpires and players with cheap brew, followed by chairs, batteries, rocks, and golf balls.
3. Free Baseballs, August 19, 1995: Many teams give away balls. Few have them throw back at them. LA Dodgers fans did it en masse 11 years ago, ending the game.
4. Hidden Diamond, August 22, 2002: The minor league Orlando Rays had 250 women race across the field to dig for a hidden diamond. In the frenzy, one had a seizure and died.
5. Whack the Sausage, July 9, 2003: A race among sausage mascots at a Milwaukee Brewers game ended when a Pittsburgh Pirates player hit one with a bat. The weiner fell and was run over by a hot dog.
6. Stress Relief Night, August 18, 2003: The minor leage Las Vegas 51s handed out stress relief balls, but one distressed fan threw his at a Portland Beavers player. Teammates rushed into the stands, leading to a free-for-all.
7. Ted Williams Popsicle Night, June 3, 2003: Ted Williams’ body was cryogenically frozen in 2002, and at the one-year anniversary Arizona’s minor leage Copper Kings handed out Popsicles to “honor” him.
8. Baseball’s All-Star Tie, July 9, 2002: When Commissioner Bud Selig declared the 2002 MLB All-Start Game end in a tie after both teams “ran out” of players, fans threw bottles, plastic cups and promotional seat cushions.
9. Tonya Harding Bat Night: Several minor league teams have “celebrated” the 1994 baton attack on Nancy Kerrigan, at which Harding signs minibats and recalls her career “highs.”
10. Awful Night, July 14, 2003: The minor league Altoona, PA Curve blasted music by William Shatner and Milli Vanilli while fans popped sheets of bubble wrap.
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