The Pigs are currently on a bus enroute to the Lehigh Valley from Durham. I do not envy those who travel with the team especially after the road trip they just had. Better things are to come.. at least for us fans!
Tomorrow we are treated to a double header at Coca Cola Park! We get to break out the semi-colon to separate games again and I’m hoping we get to push some K’s off the side of the new sign. With JA Happ making his final rehab start in game 1 there is a good possibility of that happening.
Did I mention the Philly Phanatic will be there too? A double header, JA Happ and the Phanatic! It’s going to be a long but fun night. Add in the pending 4th of July weekend and it will be a crazy time at The Coke (Yes, I’m starting this. From now on I will refer to Coca Cola Park as “The Coke!”)
Per Wikipedia:
Coke is the solid carbonaceous material derived from destructive distillation of low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal. Cokes from coal are grey, hard, and porous.
Volatile constituents of the coal—including water, coal-gas, and coal-tar—are driven off by baking in an airless furnace or oven at temperatures as high as 2,000 degrees Celsius.
2000 degrees Celsius… it will be hot this weekend, but not quite that hot. Remind me of that as I bake in the sun this week in right-center field.
Back to my original thought..
There will be Patriot themes.. there will be jersey auctions.. there will be Ballpark bingo on Tuesday night..
On Wednesday’s celebration of Hispanic culture there will be a TShirt giveaway to the first 3,000 adults. There will be dancers and other fun stuff to this theme.
Thursday features an 18 and older Red White and Blue hat giveaway to the first 3,000 adults. Thursday is also Pig Roast night with great (I will be having a few portions myself) pulled pork. A few have asked where to find this special treat and they can be found just inside the main gate.. look to your right.
Friday will be fireworks. Gotta love the fireworks.
The Pigs then head to Pawtucket to play one game there. One game, one day. Almost 1,000 traveling miles. Why, you ask? So the PawSox can have a home game over the 4th of July weekend.. for the fans you know.. not to boost their attendance…
Coming back on the 4th of July the Pigs the PawSox at home for a 4 game homestand! There will be fireworks and a jersey auction but that isn’t the main event. July 4th is also the 2nd Noise Nation Tailgate party of the year! We usually hang out in the lower LSI Lot but there has been interest in moving to the upper lot. I will post more info closer to Sunday on location. We strictly adhere to “The Coke” rules and tailgaiting guidelines so no charcoal and no alcohol is allowed in the parking area. Feel free to join us. We go with a Bring your own food and share if you’d like policy.
July 5th also has a night of fireworks.
July 6th brings us the second Pork Racer giveaway with Diggity being given to the first 2,000 children entering the park.
July 7th’s giveaway will be an ALL Star game souvenir glass giveaway to the first 3,000 adults.
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I did want to take a moment to recognize a hard working group of people out there. These folks will be foregoing their holiday weekend to bring us Ironpigs baseball at home in the Coke (Catching on.. isnt it?) From the Front Office to concessions to parking to the interns pushing their baglady.. I mean lauch a ball cart around the park.. they all have a goal in common and that is to entertain us. In the midst of all the holiday fun these folks are also nearing the finish line of a great achievement in minor league baseball. The AAA All Star game. All the extra effort and tireless hours spent preparing for this one game has to be taxing on a personal life and to all of those involved.. I want to personally, and publically, thank you for your efforts. You are doing great things and we appreciate you.
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Getting wordy tonight.. must be the new computer.
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Just to be more specific about the Pig Roast location
It’s located at the East Gate in the AT&T Plaza.