I try not to ask for favors on here, but hell, my older brother has a pretty cool opportunity and he needs some major social marketing to help him out. My brother submitted a video to a contest called the MLB Fan Cave on a whim. To his surprise, out of 20,000+ entries this year, he made the Top 50 finalists.

He also happens to be the only Pittsburgh Pirates fan left in the competition. You see, the Pirates haven’t had a winning season since 1992. I stopped caring sometime around 1999, years after the days of Andy Van Slake, Doug Drabek, and Jay Bell. Andy, on the other hand, kept caring. He still cares, almost obsessively, twenty years later. If he wins, this is what he can expect, according to the MLB Fan Cave website from last year:

Welcome to the MLB Fan Cave (@MLBFanCave on Twitter), a first-of-its-kind immersive fan experience which takes place in a vibrant location in New York City’s Greenwich Village that hosts the winners of the MLB Dream Job… The winner … will inhabit the Fan Cave every day for the entire 2011 MLB season along with his Wingman … where they will watch all 2,430 regular season games plus every Postseason game while chronicling their experiences and sharing their viewpoints on baseball and pop culture through Facebook, Twitter, MLBFanCave.com, and regular appearances on MLB Network.

The MLB Fan Cave, located at the corner of 4th and Broadway in Manhattan, features interactive fan activities; hosts regular visits from MLB players, baseball personalities and celebrities. The Fan Cave venue also hosts parties and musical performances, as well as other events throughout the baseball season. With 32 14-foot windows surrounding the space, fans on the street will be able to watch … every move as well as all of the events at the MLB Fan Cave. Fans will also be able to experience the MLB Fan Cave during regularly scheduled events which are open to the public.

It’s a pretty cool opportunity for a guy who desperately needs it, for more reasons than simply being an unwavering Pirates fan. 

If you could vote for my brother and pass on the word, that would be greatly appreciated!