From the Desk of the GM - Apr. 1, 2009

“Coming Soon to the Ballpark Near You – Part II”

Here are some additional miscellaneous ramblings. To read my first batch of ramblings, click on my March 30 post in the blog archives on the right.

The Goldeyes will be hosting their annual hiring sessions on Tuesday, April 7 and Wednesday, April 8 at the ballpark offices from 4 to 7 p.m. each night. If you are interested in a fun-filled summer at the ballpark, working in concessions, fan services, security, parking or merchandise, please bring your resume to the park on one of those nights.

The Goldeyes have always been known for $5 tickets. We’ve had two sections with these low priced tickets since we opened the park in 1999. We decided to take it a step further this year. Beginning this season, all seats in sections A, B and now Section C will be $5 each. That’s 1,200 seats at each and every game at a very affordable price.

Continuing the theme of keeping the Goldeyes experience affordable, we have lowered prices on souvenir programs for 2009. Beginning at the home opener and continuing throughout the season, a Goldeyes souvenir program can be had for the low price of $3. Fishlines series magazines will be priced at $1.50 and the combo of souvenir program and Fishlines will be $3. The price of a program and a combo have both been reduced by $1 and the price of a Fishlines magazine has been reduced by $0.50 over last year’s prices.

Speaking of Fishlines, we will be changing how the covers are produced this year. Every year since we started producing the series magazine, we have used the same cover for the entire season. This year we will be producing nine different covers, eight of which will feature our “Flashback Friday” guests and another will feature Donnie Smith, who will have his jersey retired on July 21.

One parting note… Thank you very much to those who have sponsored me for the Winnipeg Police Service Half Marathon in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. At the time of writing this, pledges totalled $726, not too far off my goal of $1,000. If you haven’t pledged yet but will like to do so, please click here.

Until next time…
-- Andrew