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Collier: Added promotions will solve bobblehead anxiety
Sunday, January 28, 2007

The Pirates' "enhanced" promotions and giveaway schedule for 2007 actually has been marginally re-hanced or de-hanced, from 75 dates down to 70, but many of this year's days and nights at the North Side ballpark include multiple items and/or special occasions, including that always very special occasional Pirates victory.

This is good news, as the number of Just Watch The Damn Game nights has actually been increased to 11, although in this, our annual whatever-happened-to-Swedish Massage Night preview of another looming souvenir summer, we've simply filled in our own preferred item or promotion where none exists.

Even more helpfully, we've filled in some where some already exist.

No need to thank me.

April 9 -- Magnetic Schedule Day/Freddy Sanchez Batting Champ Autographed Bat.

April 10 -- Fireworks (you're kidding!)

April 11 -- Fans Bring The Fireworks Night.

April 13 -- Jason Bay All-Star Bobblehead Night.

April 14 -- Fleece Blanket Night (do you really want to say "fleece" to a Pirates fan?)

April 15 -- Barry Bonds Actual Head Size Bobblehead Day, a.k.a. Ceramic Beach Ball Day.

April 24 -- Honus Wagner Hall of Fame Coin with Coin Holder Night.

April 25 -- Lady Bucs Club Party/Ladies Opening Night.

April 26 -- Honus Wagner Hall of Fame Coin Without Coin Holder Night (shipping error).

April 27 -- Ladies Sing The Blues Night.

April 28 -- Freddy Sanchez Batting Title Bobblehead Night.

April 29 -- Salomon Torres Nearly Eclipsing Kent Tekulve's Club Record For Appearances Bobblehead Day.

April 30 -- Night of the Blood Monster.

May 1 -- Fred Clarke Hall of Fame Coin (no word on the holder)

May 2 -- Marsha Clark Hall of Shame Glove Night.

May 11 -- Umbrella Night/College Night/Presciption For A Three Hour Rain Delay If There Ever Was One Night.

May 12 -- Ronny Paulino Bobblehead (a.k.a. This Could Have Been You, Humberto Cota Night).

May 13 -- Kids & Moms Sauerkraut Saul Build-A-Pierogi Day.

May 14 -- Kids & Dads Spam Samuel Build-A-Highly-Questionable Casserole Night.

May 15 -- Pie Traynor Hall of Fame Coin Night.

May 16 -- Mom & Bob Nutting Build-A-Hall of Fame-Pie Night.

May 17 -- Lady Bucs Club Party Disintegrates Into Lady Bucs Club Clubbing Actual Bucs With Thundersticks Night.

May 18 -- Fireworks Night/College Night/Like Every Night Isn't Fireworks Night In College Night.

May 19 -- '50s & '60s Era Pirates Logo Man Bobblehead Night (how could I make that up?)

May 20 -- Kids Play Their Gameboys All Nine Innings Day.

May 29 -- Paul Waner Hall of Fame Coin.

May 30 -- John Wehner Getting A Handful of Votes For National League Player of the Week One Time in 1995 Coin.

June 1 -- Pirates Batting Practice Cap Night.

June 2 -- Adam LaRoche Bobblehead.

June 3 -- Dave Littlefield Bobblehead Just For Getting Adam LaRoche Into a Pirates Cap Day.

June 4 -- Xavier Nady Autographed Bat Night.

June 12 -- Max Carey Hall of Fame Coin Night.

June 13 -- Half Off A Hot Dog And A Soft Drink For The Guy Who Left Me An Upbeat Voicemail About The Pirates In General, and Xavier Nady In Particular, But Couldn't Actually Identify Him ("Whaddaya call 'im, Xnay") Night.

June 14 -- Mariah Carey Hall of Fame Coin Night.

June 15 -- Mazeroski Collectible Plate -- 1st in a Series (no kiddin'!) Night.

June 16 -- '60s, '70s,'80s Era Pirates Logo Man Bobblehead.

June 17 -- Overlapping '60s Era Duel Logo Man Bobblehead As Apparently There Were Multiple Logo Men In That Turbulent Decade Day.

June 29 -- Bob Walk Bobblehead.

June 30 -- Bob Head Wokklebob.

Aug. 1 -- Lady Bucs Club Obviously Knows How To Party Night.

Aug. 2 -- $360.03 To Every 1,000th Walk-up Customer Day.

Aug. 3 -- Josh Gibson Replica Statue/College Night.

Aug. 4 -- The Night Eddie Tried To Jump Weisner's Hedge Carrying A Pizza, And Didn't.

Aug. 5 -- Willie Stargell Replica Jersey Day/GospelFest.

Aug. 14 -- Ralph Kiner Hall of Fame Coin Night.

Aug. 15 -- Random Kinerism Embroidered On A Throw Pillow Night (sample: "On Father's Day, we again wish you all happy birthday!")

Aug. 16 -- Skyblast First Strike -- Postgame Concert by TBA (Hey, I know, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes!).

Aug. 17 -- Skyblast Strike Two.

Aug. 18 -- Skyblast Hit With A Pitch, Yeah Right On The Coconut. He Didn't Want To Do That Greg, Not With An 0-2 Pitch.

Aug. 19 -- Kids Back Pack Day.

Aug. 28 -- Arky Vaughan Hall of Fame Coin.

Aug. 29 -- Adam LaRoche Hall of Fame Coin, Just In Case.

Aug. 30 -- The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave.

Sept. 7 -- Vintage Sombrero Night.

Sept. 8 -- Roberto Clemente 3,000th Hit Figurine Depicting The Great One's Tip O' The Cap To The Sept. 30, 1972 Crowd of 13,117 Day.

Sept. 9 -- Kids Build-A-Jolly-Roger Day.

Sept. 10 -- Kids Build A Bomb In Your Garage Night.

Sept. 11 -- Willie Stargell Hall of Fame Coin Night.

Sept. 12 -- Restraining Order Day.

Sept. 25 -- Bill Mazeroski Hall of Fame Coin Night.

Sept. 26 -- '90s & '00s Era Pirates Logo Man Bobblehead Night.

Sept. 27 -- Daylight Comes And These Logo Men Just Don't Wan Go Home.

Sept. 28 -- You'll Never Guess -- Fireworks Night.

Sept. 29 -- Mouse Pad Made From Actual Mice Night.

Sept. 30 -- Fan Appreciation Day With Special Prize Package To The 30,000th Person Claiming To Have Been There On This Day 35 Years Ago To See Clemente Pose For That Figurine.

First published on January 28, 2007 at 12:00 am