It’s been known that the Daytona Tortugas would have a Bob Ross Night on Friday, July 15, which would include a bobblehead. a first for the team. But one question still went unanswered. Just what would that bobblehead look like?
That’s a mystery no more.
The wait is over! TONIGHT is Bob Ross Bobblehead Night at the @daytonatortugas! pic.twitter.com/wXDD33rKxa
— Minor League Promos (@MiLBPromos) July 15, 2017
Of course, that brings another question. There’s no question that this is a pretty sweet promotion idea. But how many people would it actually draw to the ballpark?
One enthusiastic fan showed up early to be the first in line.
https://twitter.com/woahsra/status/886315051849846784
As it turned out, that was smart. Plenty of people followed her.
https://twitter.com/JoeQuatt/status/886329680063803394
The class painting class before the game drew a good crowd. As promised, we even got some solid Bob Ross wigs.
And so we begin…#happylittletrees #goboborgohome @daytonatortugas pic.twitter.com/MgBw6K7fFj
— tweetalee (@njayeb) July 15, 2017
Of course, the excitement of the day was not just limited to the fans and the promotions team. Team manager and former MLB player Eli Marrero got into the spirit of things.
Our manager Eli Marrero can't wait to draw up a victory tonight #BobRossNight #GoBobOrGoHome pic.twitter.com/at5oQHn8t9
— Daytona Tortugas (@daytonatortugas) July 15, 2017
As did the concessions stands.
Make sure to try our "Paint Pallet Waffles" tonight! #BobRossNight #GoBobOrGoHome pic.twitter.com/71aGMlDFu0
— Daytona Tortugas (@daytonatortugas) July 15, 2017
Minor League Baseball is full of promotions. The Tortugas appear to have given teams a pretty good model to follow for the future.