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Boston Red Sox affiliate Pawtucket PawSox embracing inner Star Wars hosting Evil Empire night

By Neil Harrington

DENVER, CO - JULY 22: Costumed Darth Vader and Storm Troopers walk off the field on Star Wars Night during a regular season Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies on July 22, 2017 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - JULY 22: Costumed Darth Vader and Storm Troopers walk off the field on Star Wars Night during a regular season Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies on July 22, 2017 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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The Boston Red Sox Triple-A affiliate Pawtucket PawSox are embracing their inner Star Wars hosting Evil Empire night when the New York Yankees Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders come to town.

The Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees rivalry is really heating up, where both teams recently embraced their inner Mike Tyson/Evander Hollyfield in a (literal) heavyweight match for the ages. Joe Kelly is thankful that Tyler Austin didn’t fully embrace his inner Tyson, or he’d be without one of his ears.

The Boston Red Sox have trained their young Padawans well, with this long-time rivalry stirring up in the minor league ranks as well — Star Wars style, this time around. Starting May 5th (fittingly known in the Star Wars universe as “Revenge of the 5th”) the Boston Red Sox Triple-A affiliate Pawtucket PawSox look for a bit of revenge of their own when the hated New York Yankees affiliate Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders come to their galaxy.

Maybe Michael Scott, Jim Halpert, and “company” will be rooting for their beloved Scranton team in person? I’m sure The Office-themed nights have been played out in recent years with the Scranton team, but I digress.

The Pawtucket PawSox are embracing both the Force and the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox recent brawl, with “Evil Empire” night at the Ballpark, with the official team website revealing all of the details. 

"To start, any fans named Joe or Kelly will be admitted for free to that weekend’s games, while any fans self-identifying as Tylers or Austins will be banned from the premises. In addition, fans who confess to being named Aaron, Gary, Aroldis, Didi, CC, Jacoby, Masahiro, Giancarlo (or Mike) will be charged double the price of a regular ticket. All Yankee fans will, of course, be warmly welcomed."

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This is priceless, quite literally for those bearing the name of Joe Kelly get in with free admission, while those named Tyler or Austin won’t be allowed in McCoy Stadium that particular evening — and I LOVE it.

Those part of the Evil Empire with the legally given names of  Aaron, Gary, Aroldis, Didi, CC, Jacoby, Masahiro, Giancarlo (or his given name Mike). Whoever is in charge of marketing for the Pawtucket PawSox deserves a raise and a promotion for this Universal idea.

Also, the “warm welcome” that New York Yankees/Scranton fans will receive will undoubtedly lead to Imperial detainment. Watch your step, or Lord Vader may display his forgiving nature — using the Dark Side of the Force.

For those attending the event, have tons of fun, but make sure a brawl doesn’t break out in the stands. Now on the field, I say, “Round One, fight!”

I’m even thinking of making the trip myself due to the high intrigue these two games have to offer — The Office, Star Wars, and baseball. My three favorite things in the galaxy.

Win-win (win!).

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