ajc.com - 6/12/2008
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40-foot promotional bovine will sport Braves hat, "Du Tha Chop. Eat Tha Chikin" sign By JOE GUY COLLIER The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 06/11/08 If you're driving past Turner Field next week and see a strange object above left field, your eyes are not deceiving you. Chick-fil-A's metro Atlanta restaurants are taking the company's cow campaign to new heights, hoisting a 40-foot ...
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Monster Cow to Invade Braves Home Field
The Sporting Blog —
[image] See that enormous cow above, getting towed by an 18-wheeler. Yeah, that monstrosity is the newest ballpark ornament in the Braves home , Tuner Field. Why, other than insane ad dollars, would the Braves want a 40-foot, 15,000-pound cow standing behind left field? Because people love cows, duh: "People have a fondness for the cows," [Atlanta area marketing director for Chick-fil-A Robin Ogle] said. "Anytime we can make a cow bigger and funnier, people love it. They respond to it." The Braves liked the idea because the cow enhances the fan experience, said Derek ...
Gigantic cow en route to new home at Atlanta's Turner Field
Big League Stew —
... 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 will be planted next to the Coke bottle starting June 20! I mean, duh. Can you believe the Braves didn't think of erecting such an attraction sooner? From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Braves
liked the idea ...
Murphy was an Optimist
Section 435 —
... three remaining which are half-written as drafts both need to be seriously reevaluated.
Here’s some things going around in the rest of the Braves and baseball blog-o-verse:
Talking Chop is ready to sell.
Chop-N-Change prophesied the whole damn mess in March. You know, sort of.
Apparently our dismal road record can be attributed to our lack of amphetamines. (via Kottke)
Maybe our luck will be changed by a giant, tomahawk chopping cow.
Finally, at least we’re not the Mets. Their fans ...
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