Super Bowl Shufflin'

The Giants' stunning upset over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII will be covered in great detail throughout the course of this week, and from every angle imaginable. And why not? It's a slow time of year when it comes to sports, and the scrappy fellas within our nation's spirited and ragtag press corps are just doing what it takes to get by.

I might as well join them, by reporting how the results of the "Big Game" will effect the world of Minor League Baseball:

Lowell Spinners GM Tim Bawmann will be dancing the Cha-Cha in Brooklyn this summer!

Last week, it was reported on MiLB.com that Bawmann and Brooklyn Cyclones GM Steve Cohen had engaged in a "Super Bet": if the Patriots won the Super Bowl, then Cohen would travel to Lowell (Massachusetts) to serve on the Spinners' grounds crew. If the Giants pulled off the upset, then Bawmann would visit Brooklyn in order to do the same.

Well, we all know what happened. Now, Bawmann can look forward to visiting Brooklyn in order to rake the field, dance around the basepaths, and perhaps serve as an honorary member of the "Drag Kings."

But, that's not all! Upon making the bet last week, Bawmann got a little carried away, and extended the bet to the New York-Penn League's seven other New York teams.

"I'm putting my entire summer schedule on the line!" he said at the time.

As of "post" time, Bens Biz Blog has been unable to determine if any other teams took Bawmann up on his ill-advised offer. For comedy's sake, let's all hope that they did.