Reno Weekly Rag: 2007 EHCC Promotions

Are bobbleheads the new EHCC craze? The Las Vegas Doggs have announced that they will be giving away David Wright bobble heads. The Rockets have Miguel Cabrera and Josh Beckett bobble heads of their own. What else does the EHCC have in store for fans in 2007?


By: Max Powers/Reno Weekly Rag

The 2006 season was fun, but EHCC teams have much more in store for fans during the 2007 season. Let's take a look around the league to see what's in store.

Weymouth Shaddupu
The 4-time champions really don't have a need to draw attention from fans, but instead will be throwing out at least one key promotion in 2007 to show their appreciation to their loyal fans. During their first home series the team plans on giving away free Shaddupu Oars to the first 500 fans that show their boating license. This could really draw attention to the team since 75% of all their fans use some sort of water transportation to get the the stadium.

Bridgewater Weasels
The Weasels' mascot has decided to start doing live appearances more readily in the Bridgewater area and surrounding towns. He has announced he will be available for birthdays, grand openings, and christenings. He has not, however, agree to appear at any Weasel home games this season until the team allows him to beat at least one kid in the Mascot Race Challenge, which takes place in the 5th inning of every game.

Las Vegas Doggs
The Doggs have decided to show their appreciation for not only their fans, but for their star third baseman as well by enshrining him as the first EHCC Bobble head. Las Vegas will be giving away 1000 David Wright bobble heads at their first home series in 2007. Limit to only one per fan.

Quebec City Piglets
The team from the north has big plans for the 2007 season as well. They will be holding a all-you-can-eat Pig contest at some point during the season. The contest will include all meat products that derive from pigs, including but not limited to ham, sausage, pork chops, and pig snouts. The winner will receive Piglet season tickets for the 2008 season. More information to come in the coming months.

Tokyo Omyoujis
The Omyoujis will be having samurai sword day at the ballpark. They will be raffling off 25 real samurai swords with the Omyoujis logo inscribed in them. All proceeds will go to TYSO (Tokyo Youth Samurai Organization).

Winston-Salem Green Monsters
Winston-Salem will be proud to present their premier Mascot Ultimate Fighting Day. They have invited all the mascots from around the league, and various mascots for other leagues to compete in UFC style match ups. A specific date has yet to be announced, but it is believed to be sometime in May and a proposed title for the event is "Winston-Salem Mascot May-em" or "Mascot May-day". The leading fight on the card is rumored to be the Winston-Salem Green Monster vs Wally the Green Monster, mascot of the MLB Boston Red Sox franchise.

Tijuana Hispanics
Our friends from south of the border have announced a special Corona sponsored Cinco de Mayo promotion. They will have all Corona beers half priced during the Cinco de Mayo game. They will also be giving away free Corona sponsored Hispanic bottle coozies. The coozies will come in both 12 oz and 40 oz sizes.

Rakeville Rockets
Rakeville will be giving away 2500 miniature Miguel Cabrera and Josh Beckett bobbleheads during their first home series in 2007. The team has decided to give them away since the manufacturer made a mistake by adding championship rings to the base, making them unsellable to fans.

Peoria Cardinals
During the Cardinals' first home series they will be accepting donations of empty Keystone Light cans in special bins located around the stadium. The cans donated will be cut open, flattened, and welded together to make the world's largest Keystone Light can. The can will then be filled with fresh Keystone Light and be auctioned off to the highest bidder during their final home series. All proceeds will go to artificial liver research.

Arlington Warriors
In this first season in the EHCC, the Warriors plan on doing a lot to attract new fans to the ballpark. All of the 2007 planned promotions revolve around their minority share-holders. For the gambling fans, the Warrirors will be holding a season-long prediction contest against minority owner Marty McFly. McFly has never lost a bet involving sports' scores, and some say this contest is rigged somehow, but Warrior representatives claim it is completely legit. Minority owner Jenna Jameson will be signing her book "How to Make Love Like A Porn Star" during the 6th and 9th innings of every home game. And for their home opener of 2007, the Warriors will be giving away free shot glasses to the first 1000 fans. The shot glasses will bear the Warriors' logo on one side and the face of minority owner Danny Bonaduce on the other with the phrase "Just Out of Rehab" printed on the bottom.

Santo Domingo White Devils
To win over the fans of the Caribbean, the White Devils have decided to hold 11 separate "Caribbean Days". Each home series will be dedicated to a different nation in the Caribbean, and residents that make the trip from the corresponding island during its given home series will receive an authentic White Devils' home jersey of their favorite White Devils player along with half price admission tickets. Island nations to be involved are Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Central America (including Panama, Belize, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, and El Salvador), Mexico, United States (just Florida residents), Venezuela, Columbia, and the Bahamas. In return each country or area has agreed sell White Devils' memorabilia at all town gift shops.

Golden Gryphons
The Gryphons want will be revolving two of their promotions around their two best hitters this season. First off, during the 3rd home series, the Gryphons will be announcing a Golden Holliday in the town, and the first 5000 fans will receive a gold plated Matt Holliday figurine. The other player related promotion the Gryphons have in store for 2007 revolves are speedster Alfonso Soriano. Last year Alfonso stole over 40 bases and hit over 40 home runs for the Gryphons. In 2007 the Gryphons will be making it interesting for their fans in attendance every time Soriano steals a base. They're calling the program the "Ten Finger Discount". If Alfonso Soriano steals a base, all fans in attendance at that game will be allowed to steal anything from the ballpark as long as they can pick it up with their own two hands. Also dubbed the "Hey, if he can do it, so can YOU!" program, it's a way for Gryphons fans to get excited about stealing. They're also hoping it will help cut down on the amount of robbery that has been reported in the Golden area in the past year. Management figures that if fans get the stealing out of their system at the ballpark, they won't feel the need to take it out on small shops in the city.


Max Powers writes for the Reno Weekly Rag. Max moonlights as a hair dryer repair man. Sometimes he wishes it was his real job.