Minor Enterprise: The Holly Madison bobblehead doll rules the desert

It’s the triumphant return of Minor Enterprise, which helped raise a generation of baseball fans at its former home, reporting on such time-honored Minor League Baseball traditions as Mike Tyson Ear Night with the Ft. Myers Miracle, and the West Virgina Power’s Redneck Olympics. Each Wednesday we’ll bring you the finest in minor league promotions and mascots, and if any franchise tries to skip town in the middle of the night, we’ll try to let you know about that as well.
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And we begin with a promotion you’ve missed, unfortunately: Tuesday was Holly Madison Bobblehead Night with the Las Vegas 51s. You may be confused by this, but I assure you that Ms. Madison has impeccable credentials. Not only is she a former Hugh Hefner girlfriend, but she’s currently starring in the Planet Hollywood Las Vegas performance of “Peep Show,” which is pretty much what the title implies I think. Anyway, she got to throw out the first pitch on Tuesday, and let’s say it was a lot more successful than that of a certain President I could mention.
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Video, and more promotional goodness, following the jump.

* Tiger Woods Fall From Grace Night. Monday, Wilmington Blue Rocks (Carolina League). “The timing of the Masters worked out well for us, as it turns out,” Blue Rocks director of marketing Mark VanderHaar told Out of Bounds by phone today. “Of course, the biggest challenge with any Tiger Woods promotion is to keep it tasteful. When we were planning this, we had a lot of ideas that we couldn’t use.” In addition to Tiger Woods-themed shenanigans (blindfold putting challenge; mascot in tiger costume roaming the stands), Fall From Grace Night will also feature fun and games based on Jon and Kate Gosselin, Michael Jackson, and Brittany Spears. Music will be featured from musicians who have fallen from grace as well. “If things go well, this could even top our Joe Biden Bobblehead Night from last season,” VanderHaar said. “We had a line around the stadium for that one.”
* Night of Elegance. Saturday, Salem Red Sox (Carolina League). You had me at “Tuxedo T-shirts.” The first 1,000 fans will get those, plus, the Red Sox will be wearing tuxedo-themed uniforms. That’s class. Hot dogs will be eaten with a knife and fork tonight! [Thanks to Benjamin Hill]
* Fleece Blanket Giveaway. Saturday, Richmond Flying Squirrels (Eastern League). Nothing really remarkable about this, unless you’re into fleece. But I just wanted to enter the name Flying Squirrels into the official record on our first day. “Hey Rock, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!” “Again?” [Thanks to Benjamin Hill]
* Joba Chamberlain Bobblhead Night. Friday, April 23, Trenton Thunder (Eastern League). This fine item (far right) not only indicates that Chamberlain has lost a lot of weight, but evidently he’s 12. May not be traded for booze.
* Mascot of the Week: Muddy the Mudcat, Carolina Mudcats (Southern League). Nightmare Fuel scale (1-10): 7.9. Wears pants under costume: Doubtful. Hobbies include frightening children, bombarding the elderly with T-shirt gun, being fried with herbs and onions.
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