It’s Paige Spiranac: This Time Paige Spiranac’s bobblehead Saved A Team. Know The Whole Story
During a baseball season, anything can happen; you never know what surprises might arise.
Grant Bilse, a Wisconsin sports talk radio presenter, has persuaded listeners that Paige Spiranac’s bobblehead night was the cause of the Brewers’ unexpected turnaround in the season.
At first look, it would seem improbable that the golf influencer could have such… influence… on a completely different sport, but the team’s record actually supports the notion that the event was a turning point.
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The momentous evening of June 16 saw the Brewers meet the Pirates at American Family Field, and Spiranac threw out the ceremonial first pitch while her bobbleheads were distributed to the crowd.
I had a blast making this, worth a listen for all Brewers fans https://t.co/Wk9xbxP4ec
— Grant Bilse (@WiscoGrant) June 23, 2023
With a losing streak of six games, the Crew came into the contest at a disappointing 34-34.
The Spiranac promotion started a run in which Milwaukee went 58-36. The Brewers defeated the Pirates 5-4 that night, concluding the game with a final score of 92-70 to upset the Cubs by nine games in the NL Central.
A week after the Spiranac bobbleheads, Bilse, who broadcasts the “Wisco Sports Show” in afternoon drive and produces the “Bill Michaels Show” in the middays and is syndicated statewide via The Zone in Madison, had a sixth sense that the juju had altered.
Lol wrong. Here’s a putter fitting video for your golf content of the day-https://t.co/n4oUifyqvi https://t.co/ezlt6Efo4v pic.twitter.com/TApQaqwIuk
— Paige Spiranac (@PaigeSpiranac) September 14, 2023
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On June 23, after the Brewers had gone 5-2 in their subsequent stretch, Bilse published a podcast mockumentary where he parodied a “30 for 30” documentary about “the promotion that saved a season.”
The documentary’s story started in February when the Brewers were in Arizona for Spring Training and had recently experienced a collapse after trading Josh Hader to the Padres, which resulted in them losing not just their divisional lead but also their chance to advance farther in the postseason.
In the end, Matt Arnold succeeded David Stearns as general manager of the Mets after Stearns resigned and was named president of baseball operations.
Bilse eventually reached “Golf Night” in mid-June and set the stakes for the occasion in which Spiranac was the primary attraction after dealing with offseason trades and the aforementioned mediocre start.
Fun interview with @SInow yesterday! Click here to watch-https://t.co/sgyGENFeFT pic.twitter.com/IhcOmbYPzc
— Paige Spiranac (@PaigeSpiranac) September 12, 2023
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“It was now becoming clear to [Brewers business executive] Rick Schlesinger and those that work with him: Paige Spiranac’s visit to American Family Field in June would be a turning moment for the franchise,” he deadpanned.
“If executed poorly, golf night could be the kind of catastrophe that ends this era of Brewers baseball, similar to a dying star collapsing unto itself. But executed well, it could be up there with moments like the 1982 [World Series runner-up] team, and, well, that’s about it.”
The bobbleheads are now considered to be relatively valuable goods.
The bobblehead for the Spiranac Brewers generally sells on eBay for $70 with shipping included, but the one for Devin Williams, the team’s great closer, only costs approximately $30 this year.
Fun day at @HomesteadMiami! Excited to be back in October🏁 pic.twitter.com/coYhxlRJO1
— Paige Spiranac (@PaigeSpiranac) September 21, 2023
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Bilse is only more grateful to Spiranac for giving Milwaukee her fortune as she looks back on the incident with the advantage of more hindsight.
Bilse told The Post that “Brewers fans owe Paige Spiranac a great debt,” part jokingly and part with a feeling of superstition that only applies to a specific type of sports fan.
