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| Pete Rose Autographed NL Baseball.
Bridgeport Bluefish Commemorative Pete Rose Managerial Ticket & T-Shirt
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In 1988, Minor league GM and promotional legend Ken Shepard
vowed to sleep in a press box until his team, the Geneva Cubs (Class A), broke
their losing streak. Shepard ended up sleeping
in the press box for 12 long nights but the national attention his pledge
brought increased Geneva’s attendance during this streak by 36%.
But Shepard may have saved his biggest promotional splash
for his time as GM of the Bridgeport Bluefish.
On June 16, 2014, – with MLB’s permission –
All-Time-Hit-King Pete Rose returned and participated on a roster of a
professional baseball team for the first time in 25 years. Rose had received a
lifetime ban from MLB for betting on baseball.
Rose served as the Bluefish’s manager that day, as Shepard
brought national coverage (ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Chicago Tribune, etc…) to
the city of Bridgeport and his team. For his efforts, Shepard was awarded the 2014
Atlantic League’s Executive of the Year posthumously.
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