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Tigers' AA Team To Celebrate 'Alternative Facts Night' And Fake Championship

March 11, 2017, 6:37 AM by  Allan Lengel

President Donald Trumps' confidante Kellyanne Conway would be proud. After all, she was the one who made the phrase "alternative facts" so popular when she uttered it on NBC's Meet the Press two days after her boss took office.

The Erie SeaWolves, the Detroit Tiger's AA minor league team will have an Alternative Facts Night at its stadium, UMPC Park in Erie, Pa., on Aug. 25 to celebrate a 2016 championship it never won. In fact, the team came in fourth place in its division with 62 wins and 79 losses. 

The press release states:  

The Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Affiliate of the Detroit Tigers and the best team in the universe in any sport at any level, announced today the team will host Alternative Facts Night on Friday, August 25 at UPMC Park when they host the Akron Yellow Bath Toys at 7:05 p.m.

A fact is defined "as a thing that is indisputably the case." On Alternative Facts Night, the SeaWolves will celebrate facts that the team knows to be true - even if some media outlets may dispute them. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a 2016 replica championship ring celebrating the SeaWolves' 2016 Eastern League title. While it was a tough decision to decide which championship to honor, the team will celebrate its most recent one.

"Alternative Facts have become a part of popular culture in 2017," SeaWolves Team President Greg Coleman said. "We plan to inject truthful hyperbole into all aspects of the game on this night from our giveaway to the between innings fun. It's going to be huge."

SeaWolves fans are tremendous fans, the best fans. No one has better fans, and a complete and total sellout is expected on this night. While the capacity of UPMC Park is 6,000, 1.2 million fans are expected to attend.

We first saw this story on WDIV's website.



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