Ben Hill's blog of the business of minor league baseball is always a great place to find some best, and sometimes interesting promotions that can even apply to larger brands and more broader activation.Mustache Nights (following the Yankees promotion with Jason Giambi leading into all-star) Ben delivered a jewel from State College, Pa., where the State College Spikes had a night of 100 promotions, all crammed into a nine inning game.a time where fans and brands may still be looking for quantity over quality, the night had lots of fun, garnered some outside interest, and probably sent more than a few fans home happy.Olympics almost upon us, Amy Rosewater has a very interesting piece on espn.com on why and how Olympians get pulled into politica.issues more than other athletes…the Baltimore Sun has an interesting piece on how the state of Maryland is creating a sports marketing office to maximize revenue and opportunity…and on the NFL camp beat, the Baton Rouge Advocate has a nice profile piece on new Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, and his role with the teamthe Arizona Republic has a good one of Cardinals veteran Edgerrin James…
