winonadailynews.com - 5/23/2008
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ST. PAUL (AP) _ You've heard of the bobblehead doll that baseball teams love to hand out to fans. So how about a bobblefoot? The St. Paul Saints are putting their own twist on the popular promotion, in a nod to one of the most notorious Minnesota stories of last year. At Sunday's game, they'll give 2,500 fans a miniature bathroom stall with a pair of lower legs and feet one of which is ...
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... (with thanks to Rich Canulli). … This is hilarious (and for those who want more coverage, I believe my ESPN colleague Jim Caple will have something on it today on Page 2). … Very cool Coca-Cola uniform catalog available ...
Minor League Spotlight: St. Paul Saints Pay Tribute to Sen. Larry Craig
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... Leave it to the son of Bill Veeck to find a way to make it fun again. Mike Veeck owns the St. Paul Saints and on Sunday the team will host the first-ever bobblefoot night. The doll mocks Larry Craig, the Idaho Senator whose trip to a bathroom in Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport introduced many Americans to a whole new way of interacting with your neighbor in the next stall. The Saints don't mention Craig by name but it doesn't take much to ...
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