The Baltimore Orioles’ Tupac Bobblehead Night
Posted By: Hazymac, 5/13/2026 7:41:45 AM
Last Friday night at Camden Yards, the Baltimore Orioles had a Tupac Shakur bobblehead night. You remember Tupac? The notorious “gangsta” rapper who was killed in a 1996 drive-by in Las Vegas? Yes, that Tupac, whose life involved gangs, guns, killing, and hard time for sexual abuse. So much for family-friendly nights at the old ballpark. Wholesomeness doesn’t put butts in seats like honoring a dead thug -- not in gang-plagued Baltimore, anyway. Paying homage to Tupac seems fitting for Baltimore, a dilapidating city scarred by all sorts of crime. Kudos to Orioles’ execs who dreamt up the promo. They certainly know their market. The giveaway was wildly successful. Expected demand
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