Louisville Bats mascot consist of the winged mammal, the bat is also synonymous with the Louisville Slugger baseball bat. Traditionally one of the top-drawing minor league teams, the Bats' attendance in 2011 was second of all minor league teams with an average of 8,716 per game. In 2016, "Forbes" listed the Bats as the 11th-most valuable Minor League Baseball team with a value of $36 million. The Bats have once won the Governors' Cup—the championship of the IL—and twice played in the championship series. "Note: The Bats were ahead 1-0 in the championship series when the September 11, 2001, attacks occurred. The
The Slugger/The Superstar The Slugger/The Superstar The Slugger and The Superstar are a pair of religious tracts produced by Chick Publications and its controversial founder, Jack Chick. The tracts are identical in plot line, but feature different characters, each aimed at a particular market. In each tract, an athlete wins the world championship for his team, and as a result signs a multi-million dollar contract and also a multi-million dollar product endorsement. The athlete's gardener, though, has the nerve to tell him that, without Christ, all his riches and fame are worthless. The athlete gets angry at his gardener; however, after learning that