Happy Mother's Dawn

The St. Paul Saints, the Twin Cities' minor league baseball team, offers many things the Twins don't, like 80 mile per hour fastballs and piss poor fielding, but no one goes to see quality baseball. The go for all the other fun things a Saints game offers:

Outdoor baseball
A pig that brings the balls out to the umpire
A nun that gives massages
Haircuts
A hot tub party in the outfield

The Saints slogan is "Fun is good." They forgot that sleep is good too.

On Mother's Day, they had an exhibition game that started under the lights at 5:35 a.m. Some 200+ crazed fans spent the night at the ballpark and 2000+ went to the game. The rationale for the early start was that this would allow fans and players alike to have the rest of the day to spend with their family.

The Saints is a remarkable organization. The baseball is mediocre on a good day, and management knows this. So they find other ways to sell their product that don't involve comparing their experience to the quality of play at a Twins game.

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