Ed Note: This article appears courtesy Bloguin's MLB blog, The Outside Corner.
Let it never be said that minor league teams let a chance for a publicity stunt to pass them by. Our latest entry comes from the Inland Empire 66ers, the Advanced-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. It would seem someone in their marketing department must be a regular listener to Joe Posnanski's podcast because when they heard guest Bob Costas wax poetic about his dream of working as a play-by-play announcer for a minor league team, they jumped all over it:
The Inland Empire 66ers are officially extending an offer to legendary sports announcer, Bob Costas, to become the Voice of the Inland Empire 66ers for the 2013 season. In a recent interview with sports columnist, Joe Posnanski, Costas stated that he still had a dream of calling an entire season of minor league baseball. According to Posnanski, "He (Costas) has often talked about a dream -- one he insists he still has, even ...
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