The Lake Elsinore Storm and the High Desert Mavericks held a Tom Cruise-themed evening of giveaways and fun.

Besides giving away a Cruise bobblehead — make that a “bobble-couch,” depicting the star in full Oprah couch-jumping mode — the San Diego Padres’ Class-A affiliate celebrated the “silent birth” of Tom and Katie Holmes’ baby, Suri, with a “silent inning,” during which no batters will be announced and no music played. “Silent birth,” a Church of Scientology teaching, specifies no music and no talking during the birth.

Other planned activities include a couch-jumping contest, a Scientology information and sign-up booth and a retrospective of Cruise’s movie career.

Just catching up on some minor league baseball promotions from 2006….I wasn’t sure on this since it seemed to infringe a bit on religion, which can be sensitive.  I can’t imagine that the “sign up for Scientology booth was real, and if so that’s more bizarre than Tom’s Couch Jumping.

Back to religion….if this is okay, what’s next….this?

-Cudo