Posted April 4, 200718 yr Marlins announce festivities for home opener on Friday, April 6 MIAMI -- The Florida Marlins will host the Philadelphia Phillies for their Home Opener on Friday, April 6, at 7:05 p.m. The Marlins will showcase a variety of activities prior to and throughout the game. Parking gates will open at 3:00 p.m. and stadium gates will open at 5:00 p.m. The Fiesta Latina Happy Hour will begin at 5 p.m. at the Gate H Plaza, and fans are encouraged to be at their seats by 6:30 p.m. to enjoy all pregame festivities. All fans in attendance will receive a 2007 schedule magnet, courtesy of Papa John's Pizza. The first 15,000 fans will receive a Marlins scratch-off card, and 100 random fans will win a Dan Uggla autographed jersey. The Home Opener festivities include: ? A special pregame ceremony recognizing Hanley Ramirez as the 2006 Jackie Robinson Award winner (N.L. Rookie of the Year), Dan Uggla as the 2006 MLB Players' Choice N.L. Rookie of the Year, and Miguel Cabrera for his 2006 Silver Slugger Award. ? Recording artist Chrisette Michele will perform the National Anthem. She is a recording artist from Island Def Jam records who has recently performed with Nas on both Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Show with David Letterman. Her debut album, "I Am," will be released on June 12. ? Four F-18 Fighter Jets from the United States Marine Corp (U.S. Navy) stationed in New Orleans will conduct a fly-over of Dolphin Stadium immediately after the National Anthem. Colors will be presented by the United States Army Color Guard, and Little Leaguers from South Florida will display a giant flag in center field during the Anthem. ? Alex Fernandez will throw the ceremonial first pitch to Charles Johnson, both members of the 1997 World Series Champion Marlins. This will begin a season-long celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Marlins' 1997 World Series Championship. ? Starting lineups will be announced utilizing the stadium's state-of-the-art video board, as well a special pyro display provided by the world-famous Zambelli International Fireworks. Single-game tickets for the Home Opener and all regular season home games are available at: www.floridamarlins.com, www.ticketmaster.com, TicketMaster Outlets or by calling 305.350.5050. Tickets are also available at Dolphin Stadium, in the Gate G Lobby from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday through Friday, Saturday game days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday nongame days from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Box Offices located outside Gate F and Gate H will be open beginning two hours prior to game time and on Sundays starting at 11 a.m. Tickets will be available for pick up at Will Call located outside Gate G starting at 3 p.m. for the Home Opener and two hours prior to game time for all other regular-season home games. Season and Group Ticket Plans for the 2007 season are still available. Get the best seats, the best prices and the best service by calling 1.877.MARLINS. Due to ongoing construction and Club Level renovations, access to Gate G is limited to disabled patrons and guests with Batters Box or Founders Field seating. All other guests, including Suite Holders and Club Level ticket holders, should use Gate F or Gate H to enter the stadium.
April 4, 200718 yr ? Alex Fernandez will throw the ceremonial first pitch to Charles Johnson, both members of the 1997 World Series Champion Marlins. This will begin a season-long celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Marlins' 1997 World Series Championship. Now that is hella sweet. Hopefully they show some of this on TV.
April 4, 200718 yr ? Alex Fernandez will throw the ceremonial first pitch to Charles Johnson, both members of the 1997 World Series Champion Marlins. This will begin a season-long celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Marlins' 1997 World Series Championship. Now that is hella sweet. Hopefully they show some of this on TV. That does sound like it'll be really cool. I hope I can make it to the game, but it's not looking likely.
April 4, 200718 yr I've got tickets. Outfield, upper deck (ugh). Maybe my dad will learn (I doubt it) that you have to buy tickets in advance to get the best seats. this happens all the time. We drove over to Ft. Myers for a red sox ST game, sold out. we got lucky, and some guy gave us tickets, for free. We flew up to new york for a bosox/yankee game , in september....i guess he thought he could get good seats for a cheap price. not. we got lucky again, and some guy happened to have 3 extra tickets. we were soooo lucky. gave them to us free. This happens at the marlins games, everyday. We buy tickets on gameday, 5 minutes before the start. We end up with fish tanks and if we're lucky we'll be able to move down to infield box.
April 5, 200718 yr They better have plenty of fish and pizza on hand...no pun intended...as it will be Good Friday no?
April 5, 200718 yr They better have plenty of fish and pizza on hand...no pun intended...as it will be Good Friday no? yep. Well you can do fries, popcorn, icecream, peanuts... there are a lot of options
April 5, 200718 yr They better have plenty of fish and pizza on hand...no pun intended...as it will be Good Friday no? yep. Well you can do fries, popcorn, icecream, peanuts... there are a lot of options Maybe they will be grilling some Morning Star veggie burgers (They are good btw) :lol .
April 5, 200718 yr that one thing that got me that it be goodfriday i did not notice when i got ticket i be missing my few goodfriday mass that at night same time as game
April 5, 200718 yr Damn I gotta talk to Alex about that. *wants to see if theres anyway I can go down on the field with him* That would be hella sweet.
April 5, 200718 yr ? Alex Fernandez will throw the ceremonial first pitch to Charles Johnson, both members of the 1997 World Series Champion Marlins. This will begin a season-long celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Marlins' 1997 World Series Championship. Now that is hella sweet. Hopefully they show some of this on TV. My wife already has chosen my shirt for me to wear on this night. One of my old ones with CJ throwing and with the caption, "Thou Shalt Not Steal." I thought it was a damn fine idea. Saw Fernandez at ST. This should be a good night providing the rain stays away Right. Keep the rain away from there and double it up at my house. Heck when I water you can almost hear the ground making sucking noises.
April 5, 200718 yr What a defensive catcher CJ was. Was it the '97 season when he had 0 errors and only 1 passed ball? (and that "passed ball" should have been a wild pitch by Robb Nen).
April 6, 200718 yr It's interesting, but are most people okay with Alex Fernandez after how things ended with him here?
April 6, 200718 yr It's interesting, but are most people okay with Alex Fernandez after how things ended with him here? you could ask the same about CJ really. but nah, it's in the past.
April 6, 200718 yr It's interesting, but are most people okay with Alex Fernandez after how things ended with him here? you could ask the same about CJ really. but nah, it's in the past. What happened with Fernandez and CJ?
April 6, 200718 yr No word on attendance? They are expecting about 35,000 Does that include walk ups? Because last I heard they sold around 30k (Last week).
April 6, 200718 yr No word on attendance? They are expecting about 35,000 yuck. I hope we can beat the 2003 opener that had 37,100 or something like that.
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