May 16, 2007
Nice Beaver Promotion
The Portland Beavers are going to give away a bobblehead doll of a real Bob L. Head.
The Beavers, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, sent letters to every Bob L. Head they could find, including Roberts and Robertos, and Mauoketa's own.
The team explained its promotion, then asked the Bobs to submit an essay explaining why they should be cast as a miniature, head-bobbing figurine.
On the line was a trip to Portland, and of course, a personal bobblehead.
The team narrowed the list down to three, and now fans can vote for their favorite Bob L. Head: The aforementioned Robert Leroy Head of Iowa, Bob Louis Head from Vallejo, Calif., and Bob Lee Head of Evansville, Ind.
Bob Louis Head's campaign slogan: "No matter what the score, I am always a Head."
You can vote here. Leroy appears to own the right head shape for the doll.
This blog is skewing the results for Leroy, a car dealership owner who probably is already a master of self-promotion. That's dumb. Vote for Bob Louis Head, the retired welder, who has the best slogan.