Independent Baseball Trivia
In 2004, which independent team offered the rights to a “fan’s choice” of a bobblehead doll, and the winner chose to have the fans in the stadium receive a bobblehead doll of his son?
Answer:
The 2004 Fort Worth Cats. The fan, David Spurlin, bid the highest amount and chose to have the giveaway bobblehead doll be of his son Preston.
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From the above link:
Preston Spurlin Bobblehead This bobblehead was a giveaway to 1,500 fans at a 2004 Fort Worth Cats minor league baseball game. The team ran a promotion in which the highest bidder would have the team produce the bobblehead of their choice. The highest bidder was David Spurlin, CEO of Microwave Transmission Systems Inc., who had the team produce a bobblehead of his 19-year old son, Preston. The campaign and the� bobblehead attracted wide media attention and became a local sensation and garnered national attention.
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