# Minor League Baseball Honors 2021 Golden Bobblehead Award Winners

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/minor-league-baseball-honors-2021-golden-bobblehead-award-winners/
- Published: 2021-12-10T15:00:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

_Awards honor top promotional efforts of 2021 season_

**ORLANDO, FL, Dec. 7, 2021 —** Minor League Baseball announced today the winners
of the 2021 Golden Bobblehead Awards for top promotional activities and events in
six categories and one overall winner for the best overall promotion of 2021.

**BEST PROMOTION or EVENT AND BEST OVERALL PROMOTION – Erie SeaWolves, “Wonders 
Night”**
The actors (**Steve Zahn, Tom Everett Scott, Johnathon Schaech** and **
Ethan Embry**) participated in a pregame panel discussion and charity autograph 
session, played a role in the in-game promotions that night, led the singing of 
_Take Me Out to the Ballgame_ and the team wore Wonders jerseys. The event was covered
by Entertainment Tonight and other national media outlets and resulted in a season-
best crowd of 5,020, which included guests from more than 20 states. 

“This is a tremendous honor to win not one but two Golden Bobbleheads for Wonders
Night, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Tom Hanks film _That Thing You Do!_,
which was fictitiously set in Erie, PA,” said Assistant General Manager **Greg Gania**.“
It was a promotion almost two years in the making and wouldn’t have been possible
without the support of actors Tom Everett Scott, Ethan Embry, Steve Zahn and Johnathon
Schaech. Raising over $25,000 for charity was the icing on the cake to an amazing
night at the ballpark.” 

**BEST IN-GAME PROMOTION OR EVENT – Oklahoma City Dodgers, appearance by speed painter
Revel**
On July 3, the Oklahoma City Dodgers hosted world-class speed painter and
performance artist Revel for a performance that fans wouldn’t soon forget. Revel
painted two portraits upside down, each during a 90-second break between innings–
including one of Hall of Famer [Jackie Robinson](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinja02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-).

After the game, Revel returned to the field to create a painting of Chickasaw Bricktown
Ballpark with proceeds from the sale of the three paintings generating $2,000 for
the Oklahoma City Dodgers Baseball Foundation.

“Winning our first Golden Bobblehead award is another benchmark for our organization,”
said Oklahoma City Dodgers President/General Manager **[Michael Byrnes](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=byrne-004mic&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)**.“
I’m proud of our team members for not only devising the idea of having a performance
artist be part of our game presentation, but also finding a way to make it work 
with the unique constraints within a baseball game. We’d also like to recognize 
Revel, because without his incredible talent and willingness to try something new,
this would have never happened.”

**BEST NON-GAMEDAY EVENT – St. Paul Saints, Cat Video Festival**
In 2012, Kate Hill,
a program associate with the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, suggested the idea
of a Cat Internet Video Festival as a joke. After the event drew more than 10,000
people in its first year, the event outgrew its venue and the Saints stepped in 
and it instantly became one of the largest non-baseball events in the history of
CHS Field.

Partnering with a local radio station, the Saints encouraged fans to dress up and
bring out cat toys, photos of their cats and anything else that would lead to some
feline fun. Upwards of 13,000 people visited to watch one hour of cat videos. Pet
vendors lined the 360-degree concourse selling various cat supplies, and the Saints,
who work closely with the local art community, invited artists out to the ballpark
for face painting, while a firework show brought the night to a close.

“It’s such an honor to be recognized by our peers and fortunately we work in a business
where often times the silliest ideas are the most valuable, especially if they bring
people together and make them smile,” said Saints Executive Vice President and General
Manager **Derek Sharrer**. “Cat Video Fest is one of those ideas and we appreciate
that our friends at the Walker Center for the Arts and myTalk 107.1 radio that have
helped us do exactly that for the past several years.”

**BEST COMMUNITY EVENT – Spokane Indians, Operation Fly Together**
The Indians honored
Team Fairchild and Veterans by selecting a “Fairchild Family” each Friday night,
in addition to the team wearing specialty uniforms modeled after the current U.S.
Air Force Service Dress Uniforms on “Fairchild Fridays” throughout the season. The
jerseys were auctioned off to raise money for the Operation Fly Together Veterans
Fund to enhance the lives of veteran groups in the Spokane region. The Indians’ 
team store also offered a full line of Operation Fly Together merchandise, with 
a portion of the proceeds going to the Operation Fly Together Fund.

“We’re honored to be included with so many other great nominees and are extremely
proud of our historic partnership with Fairchild Air Force Base and its impact on
the greater Spokane community,” said Indians Vice President **Otto Klein**. “We 
feel fortunate that we were recognized by Major League Baseball with a Golden Bobblehead
for the positive influence that this campaign has had on local veterans, and we’re
excited to continue the tradition of Minor League Baseball teams being leaders in
their communities.”

**BEST DIGITAL CAMPAIGN – Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Beer Bats**
Since the beer bats
were only available at the ballpark, the club found a way to capitalize on the concessions
item worldwide, as team president [Ryan Moore](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=moore-011rya,moore-012rya,moore-007rya,moore-008rya&search=Ryan+Moore&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)“
took the night off” and allowed fans to send him $25 to drink a beer on their behalf
and be mailed a “game-used bat.”

While the team thought they might sell a few dozen, several hundred were ordered
the first night and nearly 900 beer bats were sold overall as a result of the tweet.

“Some of the best promotions are the ones that happen organically, and the beer 
bat phenomenon was just that and its popularity and success far surpassed our wildest
expectations,” said Pelicans President **Ryan Moore**. “Thanks to @bryan_kurp for
the tweet that started it all, and thanks to everyone who engaged with our posts
and purchased a beer bat. In order to execute this promotion, everyone on staff 
pulled together to make it happen, and this award is a testament to the great staff
at the Pelicans and all the hard work they put in to provide the best experience
in sports.”

**BEST SPECIALTY JERSEY – Reno Aces, Remo Srirachas**
On Sept. 18 the Aces hosted“
Remo Sriracha Night” at Greater Nevada Field. The event was inspired by a video 
from the Overly Excited Tourist that went viral locally in 2017. The team brought
the Overly Excited Tourist, Ryan O’Flanagan, back to the stadium he snuck into in
the video to interact with fans and be part of the in-game entertainment.

The Aces created special Remo Sriracha jerseys that were worn in the game and auctioned
to benefit a local charity. The 33 jerseys raised nearly $7,000 and the event garnered
the Aces’ largest social media numbers of the year and provided fans with a night
they won’t soon forget.

“Our marketing team exudes the Reno Aces’ values of opportunity, energy, and creating
memories,” said Aces President **Eric Edelstein**. “I couldn’t be prouder of their
commitment to making Remo Sriracha Night an event worthy of a Golden Bobblehead,
which we will display proudly and use as motivation for more.” 

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**About Minor League Baseball**
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four classification levels (Low-A, High-A, Double-A and Triple-A) that are affiliated
with Major League Baseball’s 30 teams. Fans flock to Minor League Baseball games
to see baseball’s future stars and experience the affordable family-friendly entertainment
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