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August
2005
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Red Sox'
Johnny Damon Leads Boston Kids in Taking 'I Can
Achieve' Pledge; Damon Says Quality Afterschool
Programs Lead to High Achievement
Beckett
Announces Charter Class of First-Ever Baseball
Card Hall of Fame; Total Value of the 10 Cards
Inducted Exceeds $560,000
Reliant
Energy Powers Up the Astros and Minute Maid Park;
Partnership Also Supports Houston-Area Community
Youth Program
BellSouth Summer Swing Minor League Baseball Tour
Stops at Jacksonville Suns Game
Baseball Proves That It Is Still America's
Favorite Pastime
Phillies
and American Red Cross Host Massive Blood Drive
Event at Citizens Bank Park on August 13
Home Run
For Hickey Freeman
MLB.com
Launches New Arcade Section; 'Playball' Among
Hundreds of Online Games Now Available
Pepsi
Offers a Baseball Fan's Dream Exclusively at
Walgreens: Throwing a Ceremonial First Pitch at a
World Series Game |
With
the NFL preseason in full swing and hockey and
basketball just around the corner,
August Publications is proud to announce the
arrival of
Red
Sox centerfielder Johnny Damon says quality
afterschool programs lead to high achievement in
school and life. In an event today at Boston's
Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Damon led youth from the
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston in taking the "I Can
Achieve" pledge - a promise to do their best every
day and achieve in school. The pledge is part of
"Goals for Graduation," an afterschool program
offered nationwide by Boys & Girls Clubs of
America and created in partnership with the
JCPenney Afterschool Fund.
What
are the greatest baseball cards of all-time?
Beckett Baseball answers that question in its
September 2005 issue by announcing the inaugural
class of its newly established Beckett Baseball
Card Hall of Fame. The 10 cards chosen by Beckett
Media staffers were selected based on scarcity and
value, enduring popularity among collectors and by
the pivotal role they played in helping baseball
cards achieve the cultural icon status they enjoy
today.
The
Houston Astros and Reliant Energy have signed
multi-year marketing and energy supply agreements
making Reliant Energy the official electricity
supplier to the team and Minute Maid Park. "This
is a grand union of two hometown brands and we are
delighted to have been chosen by the Astros to
light up the ballpark," said James Robb, senior
vice president of retail marketing for Reliant
Energy. "The agreements also provide us with
opportunities to join forces with the Astros on
community activities, which will allow us to have
even greater impact on our friends and neighbors."
Reliant Energy Power Blast program powers Boys &
Girls Clubs.
Baseball
season is in full swing, and this Friday, the
BellSouth Summer Swing Tour will welcome fans at
the Jacksonville Suns game. Building upon the
excitement and fan-friendliness of minor league
baseball, BellSouth's Summer Swing Tour is
visiting ballparks across the Southeast this
summer, including Jacksonville's Baseball Grounds,
and serving up a hearty helping of baseball-themed
entertainment and a full menu of BellSouth's
latest products and services.
The
weather and your Weber grill aren't the only
things heating up this summer. With less than two
months remaining in the baseball season, the New
York Yankees claimed the top spot on the chart for
overall hottest tickets sold on the secondary
market, according to the TicketsNow Entertainment
Index for July. The Bronx Bombers outranked the
perennially popular Chicago Cubs and World
Champion Boston Red Sox.
There
is a critical need for blood in our area and the
Phillies are teaming up with the American Red
Cross to save lives this summer. The American Red
Cross needs 1,000 blood donors to come to Citizens
Bank Park for a massive "Phillies Fan Blood Drive"
on August 13. The event, which is open to the
public, will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
in the Hall of Fame Club at Citizens Bank Park.
Advance registration is recommended, and can be
made by calling 1-800-GIVE LIFE (1-800-448-3543)
or at
Classically
American, handsomely straightforward and never
pretentious could easily describe both Hickey
Freeman and third baseman for the New York Mets,
David Wright. Recently, Wright signed a contract
with Hickey Freeman and Bobby Jones to wear the
Hartmarx owned brands exclusively during public
appearances off the field.
At
MLB.com, the official website of Major League
Baseball, it's all about the game. As if
listening, watching and following the game of
baseball live weren't enough, MLB.com has now
opened the MLB.com Arcade, offering fans hundreds
of popular Internet gaming titles, with literally
thousands of hours of free gameplay available
across more than 750 products. The new MLB.com
Arcade, the first-of-its-kind in the Internet
sports industry, provides online gamers a perfect
home and, in addition to MLB.com developed
original games, offers all the online game
favorites including Scrabble, Zuma, Civilization
and more, with new titles being added regularly.
From
July 31 until August 27, Pepsi, the choice of
Major League Baseball, is exclusively offering
customers of Walgreens the chance of a lifetime:
the opportunity to throw a ceremonial first pitch
prior to a game of the 2005 Major League Baseball
World Series. The grand prize sweepstakes winner
will receive a trip for four to a 2005 World
Series game courtesy of Pepsi, including
complimentary airfare, accommodations, game
tickets, $500 cash and the opportunity to throw
out a ceremonial first pitch prior to that game.