From the Desk of the GM - June 25, 2009

“Upcoming Homestand – June 26 – July 1”

Some highlights of the upcoming homestand at Canwest Park:

Friday, June 26 vs. Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks – 7 p.m. – Flashback Friday #4 Brian Duva will be here wearing his familiar #5 jersey (the only number that has been retired by the Goldeyes to date. On July 21 we will be retiring Donnie Smith’s #21), throwing out the opening pitch, signing autographs and saying hello to some old and new friends. Don’t forget, that jersey that he will be wearing for the opening pitch will be autographed by Brian and auctioned off during the game. Goldeyes will be wearing the retro jerseys and hats again.

Saturday, June 27 vs. Fargo – 6 p.m. – Orville Minish will be here to throw out the opening pitch. For those of you who don’t recognize the name, Mr. Minish has twice been inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame and pitched for both the Winnipeg Maroons and the Fargo-Moorhead Twins in the late 40’s and early 50’s. It’s only fitting that prior to a Winnipeg-Fargo matchup, someone who pitched for both teams 50 years ago starts things off by throwing out the opening pitch.


Sunday, June 28 vs. Fargo – 1:30 p.m. – A Sunday afternoon at the ballpark with a jalapeno Bison smokie and a cold pop. Does life get any better than that?

Monday, June 29 vs. Schaumburg Flyers – 7 p.m. – The Flyers make their first visit of the year to Canwest Park. It will also be the first time these two teams meet in 2009. It should be an interesting series. Mike Busch (former manager of the Calgary Vipers) is now at the helm of the Flyers and has put together a good ball club.

Also on Monday we host our first team photo giveaway and on-field autograph session (another one coming later in the season). Bring that newly acquired team photo on-field, get some autographs and meet the 2009 Winnipeg Goldeyes. They are really a bunch of nice guys. If you don’t believe me, come on down, say hello to a few of them and find out for yourself.

Tuesday, June 30 vs. Schaumburg – 7 p.m. – Fireworks after the game! Archangel Fireworks will be here to show everyone why they are the best in the business. And knowing Archangel, they will definitely have a great show in store the day before Canada Day.

Wednesday, July 1 vs. Schaumburg – special 4 p.m. start time – Canada Day – this game should be a lot of fun. The Goldeyes will wear replicas of the jerseys worn 10 years ago by the bronze-medal winning Canadian team at the Pan Am Games. A huge thank you to Greg Hamilton and Baseball Canada for granting us permission to wear the replicas and supplying the caps. The jerseys that are worn this day will be autographed by the players and auctioned off throughout the rest of the season.

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Until next time…