Stars Update

Published on October 21, 2008 under Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


Stars fans, the Huntsville Stars Fall Baseball Camp will be held at Joe Davis Stadium on Saturday, November 8th, 2008, from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. The one-day camp is open to youths aged 6 - 14. Campers will receive instruction, a t-shirt, a Homer the Polecat baseball and a card that will grant him or her entry to every 2009 Huntsville Stars home game. The cost of the camp is $100 and the tickets alone make it worth it! If you're interested click on the link and download this entry form from our web site: http://milb.newsroom.mlbcontrol.net/documents/2008/10/07/467782/1/Baseball_Camp_Entry_Form.pdf

If the link doesn't work, cut and paste it into your browser.

This weekend the Southern League will be conducting annual fall meetings in Marietta, GA. One of the items on the agenda is granting free access to all season ticket holders in other ballparks. Currently four teams have agreed to offer this perk to season ticket holders: Huntsville, West Tenn, Chattanooga and Mississippi.

Speaking of season ticket holders...don't forget that the Huntsville Stars referral program ends on New year's Day. If you have somebody that may be interested in season tickets, please contact Eric Laue at eric@huntsvillestars.com. Season ticket holders can receive a significant savings on season tickets with this program. Contact Eric for complete information. Of course, if you want to pay full price for your seats, that's OK, too, but Eric can save you some cash.

To the mail bag:

We are trying to plan our family's vacation, but we don't want to miss a couple giveaway nights. When are the bat, bobblehead and t-shirt giveaway nights in 2009?

At this time the Bat Giveaway Night is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, June 13th. The Bobblehead Giveaway Night is scheduled for Monday, June 22nd. The T-Shirt (replica jersey) Giveaway Night is scheduled for Saturday, June 27th. Keep in mind that all promotions, game times, opponents, etc. are subject to change. We try to lock in these promos, however on rare occasions we'll have a scheduling conflict that will necessitate some shuffling of dates. In other words, don't blame us if something changes.

Who do you think is going to win the World Series?

The team that scores the most runs and wins four games quickest. I don't know. It kills me to root for the Rays because they're the Montgomery Biscuits parent club and you know the love between Huntsville and Montgomery. But watching David price pitch in the World Series when a few months ago he was pitching for the Biscuits right here at Joe Davis Stadium is pretty cool. It lets people know that the distance from AA ball to the Major Leagues is relatively close. I'm rooting for and picking the Rays in six. Radio guru Brett Pollock is from Philly so he's in a dream state this week knowing that one of the Philadelphia teams actually has a chance to win a championship for the city...it's been a while is what I've been told.

Anything crazy going on next year (in promotions)?

This is Huntsville, you know it'll be crazy. This staff will definitely throw some wildness your direction. Let's just take a quick glance...it'll be the 40th anniversary of some pretty significant milestones in history so why not salute some of them all season long? Let's see what's out there for home games that align with some key dates, all of these are the 40th anniversary...April 14th: 1st MLB game played in Canada (Montreal). I think we can do a Canadian salute on this night and have the PA guy read the script in French, sing O Canada, serve poutine on the french fries, etc., eh? May 25th is the anniversary of the movie Midnight Cowboy. That could get wild. You older fans now have the theme song stuck in your heads. June 22nd is the anniversary of the day the Cuyahoga River caught fire in Cleveland, Ohio. Nothing says organize an Ecology Night faster than having your river catch on fire. It'll also be our bobblehead night. That's also the date of Judy Garland's death. Judy Garland bobbleheads? We can forego Take Me Out to the Ball Game with Over the Rainbow. Ushers must dress like Munchkins, Massey will jump out of a press box window dressed as a flying monkey and all fans that live in Kansas (or listen to Kansas) will receive a discounted ticket. I'm kidding. Really. No, seriously, I'm kidding. On July 4th we'll ask fans their horoscope sign when purchasing tickets at the box office as it'll be the anniversary of the Zodiac Killer in San Francisco. All Scorpios will get a pie in the face or get gassed with a Super Soaker or something. We have a game on the July 21st, the day after the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and we will definitely be blowing it out. In August we have a game on the 8th, the date of the Sharon Tate (Charlie Manson) murder. All large families in attendance will receive a special rate that's simply to die for because we'll slash ticket prices to the bone. The family that slays together stays together, or words to that effect. On the 18th of August we'll celebrate the 40th birthday of Woodstock. Remember that? No you don't because you're either too young or, if you were there, you ingested way too many special herbs and you don't really remember it. But we'll have a day of groovy music, psychedelic fun and free love anyway. Or something like that. On September 2nd we'll salute the very first email message sent over the internet 40 years ago from UCLA to BBN Corp. We'll see if we can get Al Gore to attend since technically it's his baby, but if not, everybody here will do some texting during the game for prizes.

Crazy, yeah, we'll get crazy, but here's where you come in. Send us your ideas and also any contacts that you have that would be willing to help underwrite the cost of doing some of the fun promotions at Joe Davis Stadium. Email your ideas to Matt price at matt@hunstvillestars.com. Go into detail and also provide any names of persons/businesses that you think would like to get involved in some fun promotions.

Who are our coaches going to be this season?

The Milwaukee Brewers haven't released their coaching assignments for the 2009 season as of yet. When that information becomes available we will let you know immediately.

Do you still have game-worn jerseys for sale? Were all of the jerseys (that were auctioned off) picked up?

Yes, we still have some game worn jerseys for sale. No, not everybody that bid upon a jersey picked up their jersey, hence, all remaining red and gray game-worn jerseys are for sale for the replacement cost of $150. For a complete list by name, size and color, email me at buck@hunstvillestars.com. Shipping (to US addresses and APOs only) is $10 extra, but your jersey will be insured.

Last year you did a world record (first) pitch. Are you going to beat it?

Depends if there are any other teams out there that want to try to beat it first. If another team breaks our mark, which I don't think is going to happen, then we'll get busy and reschedule a date to reclaim the record. But I have to think that we're going to need a lot more people involved to break it again. We do have a crazy idea that's being tossed around for a weekend in mid-May, for those that want to get in on another world record. How many of you would be willing to pay a dollar (that goes to charity) to play in the world's longest whiffle ball game? We're talking from the final out on a Friday night Stars game thru Sunday night at sunset. Come and go all you want, the game keeps going on. Who's in?

That's it for today. Have a good week, everybody. Don't forget to get your kids registered for the baseball camp (above).

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