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San Jose Giants Homestand Preview: August 13th - 15th

August 11, 2010 - California League (CalL1)
San Jose Giants News Release


SAN JOSE, CA- The San Jose Giants will kick off a three-game homestand Friday night at 7:00 PM against the Modesto Nuts. The weekend series begins with the 4th annual "A Giant Luau" celebrating Hawaiian culture and customs, presented by Alaska Airlines. Saturday, Palo Alto Medical Foundation will be at the stadium giving away rally towels and the Giants will host the first ever Latino Heritage Night, presented by the Bay Area Gardeners Foundation, at Municipal Stadium to cap off the homestand.

Promotions and Special Events:

A Giant Luau: The San Jose Giants are proud to host their 4th annual Hawaiian celebration, A Giant Luau, on Friday, August 13th at 7:00 PM. The evening will be full of Hawaiian festivities ranging from hula dancers and island music to Hawaiian cuisine and a special pig roasting ceremony in Turkey Mike's BBQ. In addition, the team will be wearing special Hawaiian themed jerseys that will be auctioned off during the game. Fans that wear their Hawaiian gear to the game Friday night will receive two FREE future game tickets. Gates open at 5:30 PM so make sure to be one of the first 1,000 fans in attendance who will receive festive leis and thundersticks, courtesy of Alaska Airlines. One lucky fan will walk away with a trip for two to Hawaii on Alaska Airlines.

KFOX Family Friday: On Friday, August 13th, KFOX and the San Jose Giants will partner together for another KFOX Family Friday. In addition to enjoying some great baseball, KFOX Family Fridays offer fans the opportunity to hang out with the KFOX roadies, win some great KFOX prizes and redeem the KFOX Family Four Pack of tickets which includes four tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas for just $33. Fans can print out their KFOX Family Friday ticket coupons online by visiting www.kfox.com or www.sjgiants.com.

OSH Merchant Night: The Merchant Night festivities return Friday, August 13th with the return of Orchard Supply Hardware Merchant Night. Fans can pick up free admission tickets at participating OSH stores one week prior to selected dates. Tickets are available on a first come, first serve basis, while quantities last. Below is a list of participating OSH stores:

Tickets available at the following locations only (1 week prior to game)

720 W. San Carlos St., San Jose

3000 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose

1130 Branham Lane, San Jose

1751 E. Capitol Expwy., San Jose

5651 Cottle Rd., San Jose

5365 Prospect Rd., San Jose

777 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd., Sunnyvale

3615 El Camino Real, Santa Clara

125 N. Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas

303 E. 10th St., Gilroy

2555 Charleston Road, Mountain View

1601 41st Avenue, Capitola

FRITOSR Family Friday: Make Friday nights family night with FRITOSR corn chips and America's pastime. Come be a part of FRITOSR Family Fridays by attending the first Friday home games in June thru August. Fans will be randomly selected to take part in special ballpark experiences like throwing out the first pitch. Plus, a bag of FRITOSR corn chips will get you ten percent off San Jose Giants merchandise in the stadium store only on FRITOSR Family Friday games. Restrictions do apply. Offer good one per person, discount not good on sale merchandise or combined with any other discount.

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Rally Towel Giveaway: Saturday, August 14th Palo Alto Medical Foundation is sponsoring a rally towel giveaway. The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a free San Jose Giants rally towel so make sure you arrive early!

Mix 106.5 Saturday in the Park: On Saturday, August 14th, the San Jose Giants and Mix 106.5 will team up to present fans with Mix 106.5 Saturday in the Park. Fans can download their Mix Family Four Packs online at www.kezr.com and www.sjgiants.com and present them at the San Jose Giants Box Office to receive four tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas for just $33.

Martinelli's Kids Run the Bases: Following the conclusion of every Saturday and Sunday San Jose Giants game, kids are invited down onto the field to run the bases, courtesy of Martinelli's Apple Juice.

Latino Heritage Night: On Sunday, August 15th, the San Jose Giants are proud to introduce the first ever Latino Heritage Night, sponsored by the Bay Area Gardeners Foundation. The night will be a celebration of Latin culture with food, games and the Giants will wear special Latin themed jerseys with "Gigantes" across the front. The special jerseys will be auctioned off during the game so make sure you don't miss this opportunity to own a unique piece of memorabilia.

94.5 KBAY's Giant Sunday: New in 2010 is the 94.5 KBAY's Giant Sunday. Fans can download their Family Four Pack or Buy One Get One Free ticket coupons online at www.kbay.com and present them at the San Jose Giants Box Office. Be sure to stop by the KBAY booth and enter to win great prizes.

Alliance Credit Union Kids Eat Free: Every Sunday home game is Alliance Credit Union Kids Eat Free Sunday. Fans can cut out the Kids Eat Free coupon from the Mercury News and redeem it at the San Jose Giants Box Office. For every youth ticket purchased fans will receive a free hot dog and soda. Fans must present the coupon at the time of purchase. The offer allows for only one ticket per coupon.

Ticket Information:

2009 Single-Game Ticket Pricing:

Box Seat - $15

Upper Reserved - $13

General Admission - $10

General Admission Youth/Senior - $7

General Admission tickets are NOT assigned seating. They are on a first come first serve basis in the stadium grandstand and bleachers.

Throughout the season, single game tickets will be available at the Box Office and over the phone at (408) 297-1435 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday, and Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Tickets are also available online at www.sjgiants.com.

On the Airwaves:

Comcast Coverage: The San Jose Giants and Comcast have joined forces to bring fans 14 LIVE television broadcasts during the 2009 season. The games can be viewed live on Comcast Hometown Network Digital Channel 104 throughout most Northern California regions. The television schedule is jam packed this coming homestand as both Friday and Saturday's games against Modesto will be televised with the "Voice of the San Jose Giants," Joe Ritzo, calling all the action!

The LIVE games will be replayed several times on Comcast Hometown Network (Channel 104), and will also be available any time of the day or night via Comcast's popular ON DEMAND platform, which is free to Comcast digital customers. To view California League baseball games ON DEMAND, Comcast Digital Cable customers can tune to Channel 1 on their Digital Cable lineup or press the ON DEMAND button on their remote control, then click on the "Get Local" section, then click on "Local Sports."

Streaming Live: Every Giants game can be heard live on the San Jose Giants official website at www.sjgiants.com. Joe Ritzo will be behind the microphone for his seventh season as the voice of the Giants and fans can also find team information such as updated rosters, statistics, game notes, and news by visiting the website. Before heading out to Municipal Stadium, make sure to check out the Stadium A to Z guide for information regarding tickets, parking and ballpark events.

Day Date Time Opponent TV Radio Promotion

Friday 13-Aug 7:00 PM Modesto Nuts CHN 104 sjgiants.com 4th Annual A Giant Luau

KFOX Family Friday

Alaska Airlines Thundersticks

FRITOS Family Friday

OSH Merchant Night

Saturday 14-Aug 6:00 PM Modesto Nuts CHN 104 sjgiants.com Mix 106.5 Saturday in the Park

Martinelli's Apple Juice Kids Run the Bases

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Rally Towel Giveaway

Sunday 15-Aug 5:00 PM Modesto Nuts N/A sjgiants.com Latino Heritage Night

94.5 KBAY's Giant Sunday

Alliance Credit Union Kids Eat Free Sunday with your coupon from the Mercury News

Martinelli's Apple Juice Kids Run the Bases

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