Minor League Baseball team has caught Obama fever

While I try to keep this blog related to the Blue Jays or Baseball Canada as much as possible, from time to time a story unrelated to either will catch my attention and I feel compelled to post it on here.  Of course, this story is related to minor league baseball, so the subject matter is fairly consistant.

It looks like the Brooklyn Cyclones (a class A minor league baseball team in the New York Penn League), have caught Obama fever and are launching what could be the funniest promotion in minor league baseball this season, and possibly this decade.  The Brooklyn Cyclones will change their name to the "Baracklyn Cyclones" for June 23 and give away Barack Obama bobbleheads to the first 2,500 fans in honor of the new president.

Special red-white-and-blue jerseys will be worn by players and auctioned during the game... [and] the team...will have an "Economic Stimulus Package"... selling tickets at $5-$10, matching the levels of its inaugural season in 2001. Regular prices are $8-15.

In addition, the first 1,000 fans get free Band-Aids as part of "Universal Health Care," all fans named Barack get in for free, fans named McCain or Palin get free bleacher seats ("a bipartisan consolation prize") and any plumber named Joe gets two free tickets.

Fans will also receive American flags when they leave, in what the Cyclones called "a clear-cut exit strategy."

You can read the full story here.

My only question, shouldn't bandaids be given to all fans if they're supposed to represent Universal Health Care?

Once again, minor league baseball impresses me with their over-the-top promotions.