Well, sort of…The BlueClaws have partnered with Thunder 98.5 and Ace Outdoor Power Equipment for a program called Father Mows Best, through which you can win a lawn mower or other prizes.

The race winner will recieve a Husqvarna Self Propelled Walk Behind Mower, and all runner-ups will recieve a prize back courtesy of the Lakewood BlueClaws!

Enter for a chance to join the lawn mower race, which will be held between innings at the June 19th BlueClaws game. We said “sort of” above because you won’t actually get to cut the grass, but rather race lawn mowers. Should be an awesome event…

Sign up through Thunder 98.5 by clicking here.

Here’s your chance to win Opening Day tickets…

Just text BlueClaws to 87654 and be automatically entered to win four for the opener April 16th. We’ll alert the winner on April 13th.

If you already have Opening Day tickets, hang in there. Throughout the season, we’ll be running special texting promotions during BlueClaws games to give you the chance to win other prizes.

So we’ve gone mobile, and we hope you can play along!

It was very hard to pick two winners in our snowman contest. We had over 30 entries and really appreciated the support this contest had, but a contest is a contest. So without further adieu, our two winners (to see all of the entries, head over to our Facebook page):

Eyeballs: Arielle and Brian Budd…Toms River, NJ

Cards: Josh and Steve Tillander…Beachwood, NJ

Some others that we liked…

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As you know, we have some snow on the ground here at the Jersey Shore. And as you know, more is on the way. So what does this mean to you? It means you have the chance to have some fun and win some prizes.

The BlueClaws will be having a Snowman Contest. Here are the rules.

• Build a snowman that is in some way related to the BlueClaws (wearing BlueClaws gear, holding a BlueClaws sign, etc). How the snowman is BlueClaws related is entirely up to you.
• Take a picture(s).
• Email them to dfoley@blueclaws.com.
• We’ll select two winners.
• Each will receive two tickets to a BlueClaws game and a ceremonial first pitch on the field that day.
• Deadline to email in the pictures is Monday, February 15th at 5 pm.

Happy Building!

Back with another trivia contest…Again, weekly feature with various prizes including Opening Day tickets, merchandise, and other goodies. Today, however, like last week, the winner will get four tickets to Opening Day.

Answer in the comments section please…Inspired by the current late-night-tv drama…

Which former BlueClaws manager was the subject of a late-night-tv recurring joke during his Major League playing career?

Again, please answer in the comments section.

Update: It was indeed Buddy Biancalana, the subject of the Buddy Bianacalana Hit Watch on the Letterman Show, during the same time as the Pete Rose hit watch that everyone else was doing. Kevin wins the tickets. Congrats!

Back with another trivia contest…Again, weekly feature with various prizes including Opening Day tickets, merchandise, and other goodies. Today, however, like last week, the winner will get four tickets to Opening Day.

Answer in the comments section please…

He was on the first bobblehead doll the BlueClaws ever gave away.

The answer appears somewhere on BlueClaws.com (hint…look on the left side of your screen).

UPDATE: We have a winner, the answer was Buster. First to answer won the tickets. Sorry forgot to update the main post. We had it in the comments section. Another one next week.

The good folks at Metromix Jersey Shore are putting on a Best Of contest, and the BlueClaws have been nominated for best area hot dog.

Head over to their site and vote for us here.

The BlueClaws hot dogs were made famous in 2009 through the Kids Eat Free All Year program, which gave out 71,988 (7.95 miles officially) hot dogs for free to area children, ages 12 and under.

• 7.95 miles is: 24 laps around the FirstEnergy Park concourse
• 7.95 miles is: 3 laps of the Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia historic sites
• 7.95 miles is: 4 trips across Midtown Manhattan
• 7.95 miles is: 29 trips from bottom to top of the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower)

A personal favorite…if Joey Chestnut, who won the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest this year, ate hit dogs at the same rate he did that day (68 in 10 minutes), it would take him 7 days, 8 hours, and 26 minutes to reach 71,988.

We’re going to start having weekly trivia contests here on BlueClaws Blog and in the process give away some Opening Day tickets and other prizes…Without further adieu, and with the BCS Championship football game coming up on Thursday night…

Who is the only 2009 BlueClaw who played at one of the schools represented in Thursday’s BCS Championship Game between Alabama and Texas? Name the player and the school.

Answer in the comments section please. First correct answer will win four Opening Day tickets (April 16th). The answer is somewhere on BlueClaws.com.

UPDATE: A bunch of correct answers, but John was the first to answer Austin Hyatta, Alabama. He wins the tickets. We’ll have another one of these next week.

Win tickets to 2010 BlueClaws Opening Day (4/16 when we raise the 2009 SAL Championship banner). All you have to do…predict the score from game three of the World Series.

Send it over either in the comments here, on Twitter or Facebook.

1. Winner, 2. Score.

That’s it, good luck!

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We’ll be at game three so back Sunday w/ recap and random thoughts.

It’s the first Choose Your Champ contest. As part of the first Turnpike Series, or in the case of NJ’s two affiliated Minor League Baseball teams, the 195 Series, the BlueClaws and Trenton Thunder have entered into a wager through which one lucky fan will win an all-expense paid trip to Opening Day 2010!

To enter, all you have to do is email chooseyourchamp@trentonthunder.com with the following:

• The World Series winner
• Number of games the series lasts
• The MVP

We’ll take all the winners, and one will be randomly selected…Here’s the kicker…

• If the Phillies win, the Thunder will pay for the winner’s trip to Opening Day 2010 in Philadelphia.
• If the Yankees win, the BlueClaws will pay for the winner’s trip to Opening Day 2010 at Yankee Stadium.

Good luck!

Coca-Cola has generously offered six tickets to see the Red Sox play Toronto on Friday, August 28th at Fenway Park, and we’ll be giving them away at BlueClaws games next weekend. Details here:

• What: Win two tickets (and AMTRAK service to and from Boston) to see the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Friday, August 28th. It’s a 7:05 game against the Blue Jays.
• When: At the August 21st, 22nd, and 23rd BlueClaws games. Simply fill out an entry card at a concourse table behind home plate. We’ll draw one winner (two tickets) at each of the three weekend games.

That’s it. Now enjoy my favorite Coca-Cola song.

OK folks, we’re back for a second week. Here’s yoru chance to win Opening Day tickets.

Please answer this question on the official BlueClaws Facebook page. Any answers left here will not be accepted.

Question: What BlueClaw started the first game in team history (we’re looking for the pitcher who started the first game in team history)?

Hint: He has pitched in the big leagues for several years.

Update: Congrats to Justin, who knew the correct answer to this question: Taylor Buchholz was the first starting pitcher in BlueClaws history.

We’ll have more of these contests as we move forward towards Opening Day, which is just three weeks from today!

Win BlueClaws Opening Day tickets in our Blog trivia contest. We’ll get underway at noon right here, though all answers must be submitted on the official BlueClaws Facebook page, just like last week.

Welcome to Round One of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Over the next three weeks, approximately $4 billion will be lost due to workplace inefficiency, as a direct result of these basketball games. So let’s get the ball rolling.

A couple of former BlueClaws, Tuffy Gosewisch and Ronald “Bear” Hill are in MLB.com’s Minors Moniker Madness, 64 players fighting it out for top status on the strength, not of their 3-point shooting or rebounding, but rather their names.

Gosewisch (2007) is a 10-seed and Hill (2006-07) an 11-seed. But considering the support for former BlueClaws announcer Ben Wagner in a poll regarding his possible promotion to the Los Angeles Dodgers, I think we can get Gosewisch and Hill to at least the Sweet Sixteen.

Vote early. Vote often. Vote here.

Personally, if Arquimedes Euclides Caminero doesn’t win there should be an investigation.

Also, have to give the committee some credit for a first round matchup between Jose Jose and Justin Justice. Also, nice job finding a place for Burt Reynolds, John Madden, Ernie Banks and Stephen King. And props for the parents who named their son Jetsy and another couple with son Waskal.

Enjoy, and remember to use the Boss Button when watching hoops in the workplace.