sports.yahoo.com - 6/13/2008
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Having Greg Maddux , Tom Glavine and John Smoltz in the rotation didn't work. Winning all those division titles in a row didn't work. Heck, even the gigantic Coca-Cola bottle in the outfield didn't work. But you know what's going to increase attendance at Turner Field and make it more fun to attend a game? Why, a 15,000-pound mechanical cow that stands 40 feet, does the Tomahawk Chop and ...
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Short Hops: Hit the cow win a sammich??
Baseball Digest Daily —
...When all else fails, bring in the sacred cow. Maybe the addition of a giant cow doing the Tomahawk Chop will turn things around in Atlanta (anything right?). It seems that right next to the giant Coke bottle that shoots off fire works will be a giant cow that does the "Chop". The Cow is a giant size advertisement for Chick-fil-A restaurants. At this rate, maybe they should try to get the Bull from Durham Athletic Park - at least then if the players hit it, they get a free steak.. ...
The Braves have officially hit rock bottom
Hail Mary Jane —
... They’ve installed a giant tomahawk chopping Chick-fil-A cow. Wow. Isn’t there something more useful they could be spending their money on? Chick-fil-a must be paying them a pretty penny for the promotion but it just makes them look like clowns. ...
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