Wisconsin milks it with Udder Tuggers weekend
It keeps getting cheddar and cheddar for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers’ favorite promotional weekend. Going by the Wisconsin Udder Tuggers for four games last week, the team honored both America's Dairyland and Dairy Month in June.
It keeps getting cheddar and cheddar for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers’ favorite promotional weekend.
Going by the Wisconsin Udder Tuggers for four games last week, the team honored both America's Dairyland and Dairy Month in June.
These uniforms are a MOOOO-OD! 🐮 Cheesily the best Udder Tuggers unis yet. 🧀 (1/2)#ThisIsMyMooCrew#TRatNation #UdderTuggers #JuneDairyMonth #MiLB pic.twitter.com/eagwJgNAeh
— Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (@TimberRattlers) June 22, 2023
In 2009, the Timber Rattlers began hosting an annual "Salute to Cows" promotion. A decade later, in 2019, the Udder Tuggers were born. Then just a one-night event, the team hosted mooing contests, chocolate milk samplers and, yes, a real cow.
“I mean, you just think Wisconsin -- dairy cows, cheese, the whole deal. So it’s just part of the state and the tradition [with] the dairy farmers and all those people,” Timber Rattlers manager Joe Ayrault said of the promotion. “It’s perfect to do that promotion here in Appleton, [Wisc.]”
A-moo-sing fans and critics alike, the Udder Tuggers won Golden Bobblehead awards for Best Theme Night and Best Overall Promotion in 2019.
Now in its fourth iteration in 2023, the promotion lasted four nights, the better part of a series against Lansing.
The Udder Tugger logo is just as snappy as the new moniker. Featuring a charging bipedal cow with jiggling udders and a ringing cowbell in tow, it surely makes an impression. The 2023 uniforms made a nod to traditional dairy farmer dress, with the jersey and pants combined to look like overalls. All the final touches, like the cap bill in cow print, make for a brie-lliant ensemble.
With giveaways including mini bats and "Farmer Fang'' bobbleheads, the weekend at the park was truly grate.
“The unis say it all, with the blue jeans and tight pants with ‘Udder Tuggers’ on the jersey. The guys loved it,” Ayrault said.
Accruing top marks in attendance and merchandise sales, it’s clear that Udder Tuggers weekend is a fan favorite.
Holy Cow #TRatNation 🐮 Thank you for such a Legend-Dairy Homestand! 👏
— Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (@TimberRattlers) June 30, 2023
In only 6 games, we had:
😎 26,010 Fans in Attendance
🌭67 Picnic Group Outings
🛍 Team Store Sales set a new 6-Game Homestand Record
👕419 Online Team Store Orders Placed pic.twitter.com/jX51kxjcEK
Melanie Heller is a contributor for MiLB.com.
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