Many New Exciting Things at Merchantsauto.com Stadium for 2009
Look
for the Rah-lee Llama to
appear during close games to help rally the Fisher Cats to victory. The Rah-lee Llama stands
nearly nine feet
tall and will make special unannounced visits on those rare occasions
where the
Fisher Cats are in need of a late-inning comeback.
The Rah-lee Llama will join fan favorites
Fungo and Slider at all 71 Fisher Cats games.
Also
new to the ballpark this
season is an all-you-can-eat buffet menu in the Samuel Adams Bar
& Grill
for all 71 home games. The
buffet menu
rotates daily, with all-you-can-eat prices ranging from $12 to $16, and
25-cent
chicken wings on Thursdays. The
buffets
start two hours before the game and last 30 minutes into the game. The menu is listed below:
- Sunday - All-You-Can-Eat Carving
Station
- Monday - All-You-Can-Eat BBQ Night
- Tuesday - All-You-Can-Eat Mexican
Fiesta
- Wednesday - All-You-Can-Eat Italian
Feast
- Thursday - $0.25 Wings
- Friday - All-You-Can-Eat
All-American Buffet
- Saturday - All-You-Can-Eat
All-American Buffet
The
Fisher Cats have
partnered with the TicketReturn
ticketing
system to offer new and more convenient options for our fans. The new ticketing system
offers fans the
ability to print their tickets at home or transfer their tickets to
another
individual electronically.
The
newest giveaways added to
the Fisher Cats' action-packed promotional schedule are Webkinz Lil'
Kinz, the lovable
plush pets that come with a unique secret code that allows kids to
enter
Webkinz World to care for their virtual pets.
These one-of-a-kind pets will be offered to the first
1,000 children at
the ballpark on Friday, June 5, vs the Trenton Thunder, courtesy of Sovereign Bank, and Tuesday, July 28,
vs the New Britain Rock Cats, presented by Northeast
Delta Dental.
The
Fisher Cats are also
excited to announce three Sunday evening 6:35pm home games against the
Portland
Sea Dogs, the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, which will be
followed
by Atlas Fireworks Shows. The
Fisher
Cats and the Sea Dogs will play Sunday evening games on June 28, July 5
and
August 30.
In
addition, Team USA will play
against the New England Collegiate Baseball
League All-Stars
in a 2:45pm game on Sunday, July 5, followed by the Fisher Cats/Sea
Dogs 6:35pm
game as a single-admission doubleheader.
"We
are very excited to
introduce all of these new features meant to enhance our fans' overall
experience with the Fisher Cats," said Fisher Cats President/General
Manager Rick Brenner. "Rah-lee Llama,
all-you-can-eat buffets,
print-at-home tickets, Sunday night future Sox and fireworks and Team
The
Fisher Cats open the 2009
season on Wednesday, April 8, at 6:35pm at Merchantsauto.com Stadium
against
the New Britain Rock Cats on Opening
Night/United Way Night.
The first
1,000 fans will receive free Fisher Cats
Fleece Blankets, courtesy of Coca-Cola. Tickets can be purchased
by going to www.nhfishercats.com,
visiting
Merchantsauto.com Stadium or by calling (603)
641-2005.
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