Minor League Baseball Team’s Idea For “Millennial Night” Features Participation Ribbons, Selfies, And Nap Time

El Taco7 years ago

Leave it to minor league baseball teams to come up with a promotional idea so bad that it might actually get them 15 minutes of media attention.

On Monday, the Lexington Legends, the Single A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, will host Millennial Night at the ballpark. The idea, clearly created by some 40-year-old whose career in sports PR went awry to the point they’re running campaigns for a Single A ballclub, will feature everything from participation awards to selfie stations to nap time to coloring books. You can tell how poorly guided the idea is from the second sentence of the news release.

MiLB:

Instead of Occupying Wall Street, Millennials are invited to Occupy Whitaker Bank Ballpark.”

I’m sorry, but how in the hell is Occupying Wall Street still on anybody’s radar, and why are millennials getting roped into it? I don’t think that was a millennial thing. It was just a hippies and PETA and people who were bored but didn’t want to work kind of thing. Read a damn book.

Upon entering the gates, fans can expect to receive a participation ribbon for showing up. We know it’s a big feat to leave the safe confines of your home with Netflix beaconing you to stay on the couch, so the Legends are ready to congratulate fans on their accomplishment, even if they are still in sweatpants.

Once inside Whitaker Bank Ballpark, the Legends will be passing around a very important petition concerning the state of Kentucky. They will be petitioning the state to make Avocado Toast the official food item of Kentucky. It’s a tough battle between the toast, burgoo and even bourbon.

Whew. Sorry, we had to take a nap. The Legends know that fans might need one too, so between certain innings, there will be group naptime…blankets are not provided. Fans are encouraged to bring their own coloring books and colored pencils in case the game is too stressful and they need to find an escape.”

Honestly, anybody willing to leave their couch to watch a .500 Single-A ballclub deserves a participation award, a mid-game nap, and perhaps a slap in the face and some counseling to boot.

Unfortunately, they won’t be handing out $30,000 of student debt for fans to carry over the next 15 years, which is unfortunate, as fans won’t truly be able to get the full millennial experience..

[via MiLB]

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