GaryMrMets
10-14-2003, 02:00 PM
Subj: Citizens Bank Park Update: Opening Day April 12, 2004_
Date: 10/14/03 8:50:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: phillies@lists.mlb.com
To:
CITIZENS BANK PARK UPDATE
HOME OF THE PHILLIES * APRIL 2004
October 14, 2003
CITIZENS BANK PARK - INAUGURAL WEEK
April 12, 2004, 1:05 p.m. Phillies vs. Cincinnati Reds
"I think we brought a lot of fun to the city of Philadelphia. Going into the new place next season, it's going to be even better. I think we have a very good club and we did a lot of great things. The future is very bright."
- Jim Thome
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CITIZENS BANK BALLPARK UPDATE IN HTML!
The HTML version of this CBP Update has photos of Jim Thome, the Joe Brown Statues and the Tuckahome Turf Farm._ You can't see any of these in this text version of CBP Update.
It's easy to switch!
_
Just click here:
http://lists.mlb.com/u/306392/11712591
Just log in, click on "Update Newsletters," and select to receive e-mails in HTML format. Remember to click "Update" at the bottom of the page.
Additional Info >> http://lists.mlb.com/u/306393/11712591
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THE FUTURE OF THE FOUR JOE BROWN STATUES
The four Joe Brown statues (two baseball poses and two
football poses) have greeted fans at different entrance gates since the opening of Veterans Stadium on April 10, 1971. And now that the last game has been played at the Vet, many people have asked the question: what will happen to these majestic statues once Citizens Bank Park opens?
Eventually, the statues will be removed from their current
locations and stored until next summer. As the work continues in 2004 to convert the Vet site to a parking lot, the statues will be relocated to the outer portions of the new 5,000-car lot. Specific locations will be revealed next year.
The Phillies have selected Norton Art Conservation, Inc. to remove each of the statues, and also handle the relocation of the Connie Mack statue from Broad Street and Pattison Avenue to the west side of 11th Street, across from Citizens Bank Park.
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BUILDING THE LIBERTY BELL HOME RUN SPECTACULAR
As Philadelphia and Independence Park officials moved the
Liberty Bell to the new Liberty Bell Center, another bell has been getting ready for a new destination -- only this icon is the Home Run Spectacular for Citizens Bank Park.
For the past few months, Capital Manufacturing -- a company
located in Hatfield, Pa. that produces unique metal structures for the sports and entertainment industries -- has been busy building the Liberty Bell Home Run Spectacular for the Phillies new ballpark. Standing 50 feet tall and built out of steel and aluminum, the replica is currently standing proudly in Capital Manufacturing's parking lot. Eventually the Bell will be disassembled and later transported to Citizens Bank Park. Once the Bell arrives at the ballpark, it will be mounted on hydraulic
lifts and connected to a 109-foot steel frame behind the outfield wall in right-center field, and raised high above the rooftop bleacher seats.
Once Opening Day arrives, fans will be able to see and hear
the bell ring every time the Phillies hit a home run. Plus, there will be more than 600 pre-programmed sequences of synchronized sound and pyrotechnics - making this one of the most unique home run features in Major League Baseball.
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TAKE A TOUR OF TUCKAHOE TURF FARM
Luscious, green grass everywhere. That's what you see when
you visit Tuckahoe Turf Farm in Hammonton, New Jersey -- which is where the natural grass for Citizens Bank Park's playing field is currently being grown.
Click below to download a video tour of Tuckahoe Turf Farm and get an exclusive update on the progress of the natural grass playing field, given by Mike Boekholder, Citizens Bank Park's head groundskeeper.
56K_ >> http://lists.mlb.com/u/306394/11712591
300K >> http://lists.mlb.com/u/306395/11712591
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DEADLINE TO PURCHASE VET STADIUM SEATS: OCTOBER 31, 2003
Better hurry because time's running out! More than 11,000 pairs of Veterans Stadium seats have been sold. The latest Phillies players and alumni to buy seats include: Bobby Abreu, Ruben Amaro, Larry Andersen, Ricky Bottalico, Larry Christenson, John Denny, Tyler Green, Tommy Hutton, Mike Lieberthal, Gary
Matthews, Bill Robinson, Mike Schmidt, Ozzie Virgil and John Vukovich. To order, call 215-463-1000 or go to Phillies.com >>
http://lists.mlb.com/u/306396/11712591
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GET THE ANSWERS TO BALLPARK QUESTIONS
What are the dimensions of the foul poles? Will there be handrails? Will the Phanatic have a home in the new ballpark? These questions and more are answered every other week on Nine Innings of Q&A, located at the Citizens Bank Park section on phillies.com. Click here to see the most recent edition. Have a question? Send it to CitizensBankPark@phillies.com.
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STAY UP TO DATE
Learn more about Citizens Bank Park, the home of the Phillies. Go to Phillies.com >> http://lists.mlb.com/u/306397/11712591
Date: 10/14/03 8:50:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: phillies@lists.mlb.com
To:
CITIZENS BANK PARK UPDATE
HOME OF THE PHILLIES * APRIL 2004
October 14, 2003
CITIZENS BANK PARK - INAUGURAL WEEK
April 12, 2004, 1:05 p.m. Phillies vs. Cincinnati Reds
"I think we brought a lot of fun to the city of Philadelphia. Going into the new place next season, it's going to be even better. I think we have a very good club and we did a lot of great things. The future is very bright."
- Jim Thome
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CITIZENS BANK BALLPARK UPDATE IN HTML!
The HTML version of this CBP Update has photos of Jim Thome, the Joe Brown Statues and the Tuckahome Turf Farm._ You can't see any of these in this text version of CBP Update.
It's easy to switch!
_
Just click here:
http://lists.mlb.com/u/306392/11712591
Just log in, click on "Update Newsletters," and select to receive e-mails in HTML format. Remember to click "Update" at the bottom of the page.
Additional Info >> http://lists.mlb.com/u/306393/11712591
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE FUTURE OF THE FOUR JOE BROWN STATUES
The four Joe Brown statues (two baseball poses and two
football poses) have greeted fans at different entrance gates since the opening of Veterans Stadium on April 10, 1971. And now that the last game has been played at the Vet, many people have asked the question: what will happen to these majestic statues once Citizens Bank Park opens?
Eventually, the statues will be removed from their current
locations and stored until next summer. As the work continues in 2004 to convert the Vet site to a parking lot, the statues will be relocated to the outer portions of the new 5,000-car lot. Specific locations will be revealed next year.
The Phillies have selected Norton Art Conservation, Inc. to remove each of the statues, and also handle the relocation of the Connie Mack statue from Broad Street and Pattison Avenue to the west side of 11th Street, across from Citizens Bank Park.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BUILDING THE LIBERTY BELL HOME RUN SPECTACULAR
As Philadelphia and Independence Park officials moved the
Liberty Bell to the new Liberty Bell Center, another bell has been getting ready for a new destination -- only this icon is the Home Run Spectacular for Citizens Bank Park.
For the past few months, Capital Manufacturing -- a company
located in Hatfield, Pa. that produces unique metal structures for the sports and entertainment industries -- has been busy building the Liberty Bell Home Run Spectacular for the Phillies new ballpark. Standing 50 feet tall and built out of steel and aluminum, the replica is currently standing proudly in Capital Manufacturing's parking lot. Eventually the Bell will be disassembled and later transported to Citizens Bank Park. Once the Bell arrives at the ballpark, it will be mounted on hydraulic
lifts and connected to a 109-foot steel frame behind the outfield wall in right-center field, and raised high above the rooftop bleacher seats.
Once Opening Day arrives, fans will be able to see and hear
the bell ring every time the Phillies hit a home run. Plus, there will be more than 600 pre-programmed sequences of synchronized sound and pyrotechnics - making this one of the most unique home run features in Major League Baseball.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAKE A TOUR OF TUCKAHOE TURF FARM
Luscious, green grass everywhere. That's what you see when
you visit Tuckahoe Turf Farm in Hammonton, New Jersey -- which is where the natural grass for Citizens Bank Park's playing field is currently being grown.
Click below to download a video tour of Tuckahoe Turf Farm and get an exclusive update on the progress of the natural grass playing field, given by Mike Boekholder, Citizens Bank Park's head groundskeeper.
56K_ >> http://lists.mlb.com/u/306394/11712591
300K >> http://lists.mlb.com/u/306395/11712591
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DEADLINE TO PURCHASE VET STADIUM SEATS: OCTOBER 31, 2003
Better hurry because time's running out! More than 11,000 pairs of Veterans Stadium seats have been sold. The latest Phillies players and alumni to buy seats include: Bobby Abreu, Ruben Amaro, Larry Andersen, Ricky Bottalico, Larry Christenson, John Denny, Tyler Green, Tommy Hutton, Mike Lieberthal, Gary
Matthews, Bill Robinson, Mike Schmidt, Ozzie Virgil and John Vukovich. To order, call 215-463-1000 or go to Phillies.com >>
http://lists.mlb.com/u/306396/11712591
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GET THE ANSWERS TO BALLPARK QUESTIONS
What are the dimensions of the foul poles? Will there be handrails? Will the Phanatic have a home in the new ballpark? These questions and more are answered every other week on Nine Innings of Q&A, located at the Citizens Bank Park section on phillies.com. Click here to see the most recent edition. Have a question? Send it to CitizensBankPark@phillies.com.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
STAY UP TO DATE
Learn more about Citizens Bank Park, the home of the Phillies. Go to Phillies.com >> http://lists.mlb.com/u/306397/11712591