The Box Office Opens

February 24, 2009 - Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


Huntsville Stars fans, if you're reading this on Wednesday morning you can make the official count 42 days and a wake-up. That's six weeks and a breakfast call until baseball season starts.

On Wednesday, February 25th, the Huntsville Stars Box Office will be open for business. You may stop by the stadium's Box Office - and avoid getting on the elevator - between the hours of 9:00 am and 6:00 pm on Weekdays and from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Season Ticket Holders, your season tickets are also at the Box Office, ready to go. You don't have to pick up your season tickets at this time, however, you full-season ticket holders won't be able to take advantage of the Free Kids Meal at Red Robin until you get your season ticket holder card with your season tickets. You can wait until the annual Season Ticket Holder pre-season picnic which is scheduled for 11:00 am on Saturday, April 4th. Season Tickets must be paid for prior to the picnic.

Critical Times/Dates: 10:00 am, Saturday, March 14th: Job Fair (bring photo IDs and pen, pencil) 11:00 am, Saturday, March 14th: National Anthem Auditions (bring a good voice) 9:00 am, Saturday, March 28th: Operation Clean Sweep III (bring rakes, shovels, brooms, etc) 11:00 am, Saturday, April 4th: Season Ticket Holder Picnic (bring your appetite) Time TBD, Monday, April 6th: Team arrives from Arizona 7:00 pm, Wednesday, April 8th: Exhibition Game vs UAH (bring noisemakers) 7:00 pm, Thursday, April 9th: 2009 Season Opener (bring it on)

The phones have been ringing at the stadium so if you're interested in a group outing for opening weekend, now's the time to pick up the phone and call (256) 882-2562. We have a few skyboxes available and the CenturyTel Picnic Patio is open for AYCE three-hour picnics on game days. That's three hours to chow down; last season's hour-long picnics are a thing of the past. Make that call because the skyboxes and the CenturyTel Picnic Patio will be slammed before too long.

Speaking of the phones ringing...here's your Tip of the Day, or Things Mama Never Taught Me: I'm a moron when it comes to cell phones. Heck, I'm a moron when it comes to a lot of things. But that's another story. I don't text, take photos, etc. I need a phone for making and receiving calls, one that receives voice messages and has an address book. That's it. I don't need to make Julienne Fries or Slice, Dice and Order Scattered, Smothered and Covered before I arrive at Waffle House. I need a phone. But like a lot of people I live on my cell phone and never can figure out how get past the intro messages that I have to listen to...you know, Hi, this is Johnny Jones and I can't take your message. I'm at the beach and the weaves are really gnarly, but it would be really swell if you left me a peachy-keen-o message and I might get back to you. Then you gotta listen to some goofball Michael Jackson song in the background (sorry, Kylee), and all the while the timer is running on the meter of my minutes at Cingular or whatever the company is called this week. So a friend of mine educated me today, and because there are a few technically challenged folks out there like myself, I felt obligated to pass along his wisdom. Everybody else, skip ahead one paragraph. OK, when you get the message and you're calling a Cingular or Verizon phone, push *, if you're calling a Sprint phone, push 1, and push # if you're calling a T-Mobile phone. The message will end and you'll be at the beep. The phone guys don't like you to skip thru those intros because the clock's running when you're stuck and it's your money and minutes going to waste. The only drawback is remembering which carrier your friends and family members have. Also, I never know how many minutes I have used or what I have left, so here are your keys. If you have a Verizon phone, push #646# and send, if you have a Cingular or AT&T, push *646# and send, and if Sprint, #4 and send. You'll get a message in 10 seconds and know whether you're danger close on using up your minutes.

Attention all fans of Pepsi products: Buffalo Rock, the official soft drink provider of Joe Davis Stadium has signed on for a discount ticket promotion for you. On three different nights this season you will be able to receive 50% off your ticket purchase when you present a bottle cap from any Pepsi product at the Box Office. One bottle cap per person. These nights are Friday, April 10th (Fireworks Night), Friday, May 22nd (Baseball Card Set Giveaway Night) and Monday, June 22nd (Mystery Bobblehead Giveaway Night). Those are three excellent nights that Buffalo Rock is sponsoring to make the 2009 Stars baseball season more enjoyable. Early arriving fans on those designated nights in May & June will receive the complete 2009 Huntsville Stars Team Set and a Bobblehead. Plan on getting to the ballpark early if you want one!

If you don't buy season tickets and a parking pass this season - easily the most affordable option to watch Huntsville Stars baseball - your next best option will be to take advantage of some discount ticket, food and drink nights that are available: -Every Sunday is Super Soaker Sunday sponsored by Fox-54. Minor League Baseball has joined forces with Lance Snack Foods for Lance Family Sundays on every Sunday in April, May and June. Present three proofs of purchase from any Lance Snack Food and receive a free ticket with the purchase of a similar ticket. Before every Sunday game we'll play catch on field again, courtesy of Athens State University. Make sure you bring your gloves to the game. During the game we'll have water buckets available for you fans that bring Super Soakers to the game. Please restrict your water assaults to the bleacher seat areas which are affectionately known as The Fox-54 Wet Zones. Immediately following Sunday home games everybody (no age restrictions) is invited onto the field to walk or run the bases. All Sunday games are scheduled for 1:00 pm. -Every Monday is Military Monday sponsored by NetwoRx. All military ID Card holders will receive $1 admission. NetwoRx salutes the military and has paid the lion's share of your tickets. Watch the Stars for only a buck every Monday. -Every Tuesday is Tunica 2-4-Tuesday sponsored by the Tunica Convention & Visitor's Bureau. Buy one ticket, get one free for every Tuesday home game. The Tunica CVB has paid for your second ticket every Tuesday. We will also have a season long on-field contest sponsored by Tunica. Those that play Yatzhee will love it. -Every Wednesday will be known as Wienie Wednesday this season. We will have a brand new hot dog at Joe Davis Stadium and I can't give you all the details until the deal is signed later this week, but every Wednesday you'll be able to buy two hot dogs for $2 all season long. The beautiful thing is that this hot dog has a sidekick with peppers already in it that is light's out! Plain or with a bite, you're going to like the improvement from last season's hot dog which was more or less a mystery meat tube of bait for catfishing. Hey, nobody goes to the ballpark for a bad hot dog or warm beer. That's like sacrilegious. Guys like Chuck Hunter will have a pack of Rolaids in his pocket just so he can hang with Big Paul Thompson on eating these dogs. -Every Thursday is Thirst-Aid Thursday sponsored by Bud Light. All 20-ounce draft Buds and Bud Lights are only $2 all season long. You must have an ID Card check and be wrist-banded to purchase alcohol at Joe Davis Stadium.

Fridays and Saturdays will be filled with an assortment of fun, giveaways, fundraisers, fireworks and some goofball antics by our staff.

We're cranking it up, Stars fans, so get your tickets, make your group reservations and get ready for a fun-filled season.

And just so you guys out there have no excuses, our first Saturday night game will be Desperate Househusbands Night. It's guys night out! Or you can be home decorating Easter Eggs. Wow, there's a choice. But one of you guys that do attend is going to win a prize package beyond your dreams. We're gonna make you look like a hero to your Li'l Honey-Bunch Sweet Snookums, but you had better be at this game. No excuses or you can turn in your manhood card because you won't be needing it ever again if you blow off this game. That's Saturday, April 11th, Slappy...write it down. No, I'm serious, write it down.

That's it for tonight. Have a good rest of the week, everybody. Pass the Diet Dew and as always, Rock On!



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