Amid heightened security at Coca-Cola Park, Friday night’s game between the Lehigh Valley IronPigs and the Buffalo Bisons at Coca-Cola Park was postponed due to rain and impending weather. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader tomorrow, Saturday, April 20, with an updated start time of 5:35 p.m.
I ran into IronPigs GM Kurt Landes and thanked him for the increased security at the entry gates – I noticed every bag being thoroughly checked. He replied “You’re welcome, it’s the right thing to do” and despite whatever your personal feelings may be on the tragedy in Boston, GM Landes is absolutely correct by simply saying it’s the right thing to do. First class are the words that come to mind and what keeps this season ticket holder and many others coming back for every game!
“Please note that all gates open at 4:30 p.m. for Saturday’s contest. Each of the doubleheader games are scheduled for seven innings and only one ticket is needed to attend both games. Tonight’s Friday Night Fireworks show presented by Giant will be rescheduled (date TBD).”
John Mayberry, Jr. commemorative pint glass, picture courtesy @porkcenter
Saturday is John Mayberry Commemorative Pint Glass Giveaway day presented by East Stroudsburg University for the first 3000 adults 18-and-over. It important to get there early if you don’t want to miss out on this giveaway as there were a number of people in line Friday night to exchange their tickets. The weather appears decent enough on Saturday to have a spillover of fans from Friday’s postponement.
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“The first 3,000 fans 18 and older will receive John Mayberry commemorative pint glasses presented by East Stroudsburg University as part of Saturday’s 5:35 p.m. twin bill. A fan favorite during his time in the Lehigh Valley, Mayberry trails only Andy Tracy as the IronPigs all-time home run king.
Saturday’s game also features an authentic road jersey auction, with proceeds benefitting IronPigs Charities. IronPigs fans can bid on their favorite player’s jerseys from anywhere with the easy-to-use Qtego service that allows fans to place bids, receive notifications when outbid and check the status of their item via text messages on their mobile phones. Fans without texting access can even call in their bid after registering their phone at Coca-Cola Park. Register your phone from anywhere in the U.S. by texting “Pigs” to 79230. Detailed instructions on how to place your bid will be made available at ironpigsbaseball.com.
Winning bidders will have the opportunity to go on the field immediately following the game to have their jersey autographed. Bidders not in attendance at Coca-Cola Park can either pick up their signed jersey at a later date or have it mailed directly to them.”
(all quoted sections from http://www.ironpigsbaseball.com)
Hopefully everyone made it home safely since the drive home was certainly treacherous at times and we’ll see you at the Park on Saturday!
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Tracy, BTW, per Provence on the SECTV pregame, is here during the current homestand.