Putting Butts in the Seats

Tonight, I completed my Catfish bobblehead collection with the third and final bobblehead giveaway of the season, Edwin Jackson.
For those of you not familiar with Mr. Jackson's work, you may recall my elation at his major league debut a little over two years ago.

Since then, Edwin's struggled a little, suffered a couple injuries, and has been demoted back down to Double-A. He may be on his way back up again soon, though, since he was recently named the Southern League pitcher of the week.

I love the fact that the Catfish are doing fun promotions and giveaways this year. Tomorrow is not only "Thirsty Thursday" at the ballpark ($1.00 Killian's Red), but it's also "Bald is Beautiful" night. I don't know if the promotions are putting any more butts in the seats, but I hope that they keep doing it.

The best minor league baseball promotion this year, though, isn't at Golden Park here in C-Town. Nope. It's in Woodbridge, Virginia, home of the Potomac Nationals. Next Thursday is "Hairiest Back at the Ballpark" night. The most hirsute fan wins $2,500 in laser hair removal.