Cyclones To ‘Slime’ Fans, Benefit ALSA Sans Ice Buckets Wednesday

Cyclones All That JerseysIn the world of minor league baseball, the Brooklyn Cyclones play in very rarefied air, and we are not talking just about the smell of the sea that wafts in from Coney Island over the outfield fence. The Mets’ New York Penn League affiliate has to constantly find ways to come up with promotions that have enough value to pull from the millions of other choices New Yorkers have to spend their discretionary income. They aren’t even the only show in Brooklyn any more, with the Nets at the Barclays Center. But they are a completely unique, and still very fun and affordable subway ride away for tens of thousands of fans and families.

So with that challenge as a backdrop, the Cyclones have sought to raise the minor league promo ante again this year, succeeding with promotions like “Seinfeld Night,” which draw not only a big crowd but big exposure through the media for the team and the event. This Wednesday night they will have yet another, when Nickelodeon, treading further into the fun mix of kids and sports, has their ’90s Are All That Night, when the Cyclones take on the Staten Island Yankees at 7 p.m. Kel Mitchell, star of iconic Nickelodeon ‘90s shows “All That”and” Kenan & Kel,” will throw out the first pitch.

It will be a great night of slime, double dare, giveaways and even a stop by by Keenan Mitchell, star of the hit show “Keenan and Kel.” However the biggest moment of the night will come from the Cyclones themselves, who will done orange and green custom jerseys for the night, and then will auction them off for the charity of choice this month,  the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (ALSA), and no ice bucket challenge is need.

While some may say the Mets are in need of a sliming now and again (Nick did have a night at Citi Field earlier this year by the way), this Cyclones promo is again all in fun, with a national partner that once again shows how Major league Brooklyn can be in the promo department. Another homer for the Cyclones, who constantly play to a higher level off the field.