{"id":37841,"date":"2013-07-19T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=37841"},"modified":"2020-12-21T10:46:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T15:46:21","slug":"vote-for-johnny-tincap-in-milb-mascot-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/07\/19\/vote-for-johnny-tincap-in-milb-mascot-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote for Johnny TinCap In MiLB Mascot Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"TinCaps Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/tTinCaps_logo.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from the TinCaps:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Vote for Johnny TinCap In MiLB Mascot Challenge<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Mascot Mania Opens With Battle of Midwest League Representatives<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(July 18, 2013) &#8211; Fort Wayne TinCaps mascot Johnny TinCap is squaring off against the other 15 mascots of the Midwest league for the title of &#8220;Best in the Midwest&#8221;. Fans are encouraged to vote for Johnny on Twitter or by selecting Johnny in an online ballot. If Johnny defeats his Midwest League mascot brethren by gathering the most votes by August 1st, he will then square off against the winners from the other 13 leagues in Minor League Baseball for the title of Best Mascot in Minor League Baseball.<\/p>\n<p>Fans are encouraged to rally behind their hometown mascot by voting online as many times as they can or by re-tweeting the daily tweet from the TinCaps containing #mascotmania and @TinCaps. There is no limit to the number of votes that can be submitted by individual fans.<\/p>\n<p>Every time you vote you will be entered to win prizes provided by various teams across the country, as well as prizes from MiLB.com, like MLB.TV subscriptions, MiLB.TV subscriptions, MLB.com Shop gift cards &amp; MiLB.com Shop gift cards.<\/p>\n<p>The first round of the contest will run through August 1st, at which time the second round will begin. The champion will be crowned August 8th. Fans can access the online ballot via link below. It is not necessary to vote in every league to submit a ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Vote here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.milb.com\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81643.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Judi Wire, WCBA President, displays one of the &quot;Tin Caps&quot;.  The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps.  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Photo taken April 8, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/04\/08: Bat and Ball\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/04\/08: Bat and Ball\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1379\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/thumbs\/thumbs_81682.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/93760.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Johnny, TinCaps mascot and Cowabunga Caffie, Midwest America Federal Credit Union mascot, pose for a photo.  Photo taken June 6, 2009 at the Broadway Family FunFest.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2a5c31fa2353b26b9d151a472c4a8cac' data-image-id=\"2115\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/93760.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_93760.jpg\" data-title=\"Johnny and Cowabunga Caffie\" data-description=\"Johnny, TinCaps mascot and Cowabunga Caffie, Midwest America Federal Credit Union mascot, pose for a photo.  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Photo taken June 6, 2009 at the Broadway Family FunFest.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2a5c31fa2353b26b9d151a472c4a8cac' data-image-id=\"2116\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/93769.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_93769.jpg\" data-title=\"Johnny and Cowabunga Caffie\" data-description=\"Johnny, TinCaps mascot and Cowabunga Caffie, Midwest America Federal Credit Union mascot, pose for a photo with a baby.  Photo taken June 6, 2009 at the Broadway Family FunFest.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Johnny and Cowabunga Caffie\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Johnny and Cowabunga Caffie\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2116\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_93769.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/93852.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Johnny, TinCaps mascot, chops his board.  Photo taken June 6, 2009 at the Broadway Family FunFest.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2a5c31fa2353b26b9d151a472c4a8cac' data-image-id=\"2118\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/93852.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_93852.jpg\" data-title=\"Johnny chops his board\" data-description=\"Johnny, TinCaps mascot, chops his board.  Photo taken June 6, 2009 at the Broadway Family FunFest.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Johnny chops his board\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Johnny chops his board\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2118\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_93852.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/93861.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Johnny, TinCaps mascot, chops his board.  Photo taken June 6, 2009 at the Broadway Family FunFest.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2a5c31fa2353b26b9d151a472c4a8cac' data-image-id=\"2119\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/93861.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_93861.jpg\" data-title=\"Johnny chops his board\" data-description=\"Johnny, TinCaps mascot, chops his board.  Photo taken June 6, 2009 at the Broadway Family FunFest.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Johnny chops his board\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Johnny chops his board\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2119\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_93861.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/93862.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Johnny, TinCaps mascot, chops his board.  Photo taken June 6, 2009 at the Broadway Family FunFest.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2a5c31fa2353b26b9d151a472c4a8cac' data-image-id=\"2120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/93862.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_93862.jpg\" data-title=\"Johnny chops his board\" data-description=\"Johnny, TinCaps mascot, chops his board.  Photo taken June 6, 2009 at the Broadway Family FunFest.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Johnny chops his board\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Johnny chops his board\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2120\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_93862.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/93911.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"TinCaps mascot Johnny, and Nancy Schoenle, wave to passing traffic at the Broadway Family FunFest on June 6, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2a5c31fa2353b26b9d151a472c4a8cac' data-image-id=\"2126\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/93911.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_93911.jpg\" data-title=\"Johnny and Nancy wave to passing traffic\" data-description=\"TinCaps mascot Johnny, and Nancy Schoenle, wave to passing traffic at the Broadway Family FunFest on June 6, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Johnny and Nancy wave to passing traffic\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Johnny and Nancy wave to passing traffic\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2126\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_93911.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_08_13_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"TinCaps Baseball game on August 6, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2a5c31fa2353b26b9d151a472c4a8cac' data-image-id=\"3790\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_08_13_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_08_13_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/08\/13 - 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