Just a a few hours after the fans had pulled the cellophane off our Grizzlies Valentines distributed at the February 10 game, we were excited to see a story go up on Yahoo! Sports’ “Ball Don’t Lie” blog. Blogger Eric Freeman seemed wooed from afar by the promotion.
“They’re funny, lovely, and generally befitting a team that seems down to earth enough that they’d actually help their fans pick up women,” he writes. ” Don’t stare into their eyes for too long, or else you’ll be captivated forever.”