Music hit strange chord with 'Eliot Spitzer night'

With everything that's going on with New York governor Eliot Spitzer, perhaps the last group you'd expect to get involved would be the Macon Music baseball team. It was a shock, to say the least, to learn that the team had decided to dedicate a night to the disgraced politician.

There has been a lot of buzz since The Telegraph put the story out -- some of it is in support of the team and some against. The question here isn't really that of taste or decency or a lack of a sense of humor. Regardless of whether it's morally right or not, it's smart from an attention standpoint. Some might not use that term; others might find "trashy," "classless" or "cheap" more suitable. But those who spawned the idea had to know that it was going to receive a lot of attention. The fact of the matter is, the wacky, zany, crazy idea will put butts in the seats.

And that's the idea behind the idea. The Music are drawing some national attention over the outlandish promotion. Once June 13 rolls around, it's not far-fetched to think Luther Williams Field will draw more fans than other nights, especially if, against everything that is good and just, Spitzer accepts the invitation to attend the game and throw out the first pitch.

That scenario is unlikely, but for a town that, at times, lacks in excitement, Eliot Spitzer night might just turn into a hot ticket for nothing more than the opportunity to be a part of an odd promotion.

While it's completely understandable that many people in and around town would be completely turned off by the idea of having such a promotion, there are still plenty of people who will attend the game.

And that, like it or not, is what the whole idea is about.