Captains Corner With Chris Fetter
3/20/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Opening Day at "The Fish"
FRIDAY | MARCH 20, 2009
Opening Day!
Those are two special words that any baseball fan looks forward to. While it may not be the opening day of the Tigers or other Major League clubs, it is still exciting nonetheless.
Ray Fisher Stadium has seen many an opening day, but this is our second in our brand new facility, which is easily one of the best collegiate venues in the North. With the renovation of the "Fish," we have seen an increase in fan attendance and even ranked #33 in the nation last year. We hope to be able to improve on those numbers this year, because a home field advantage is just that, a big advantage.
This team has been working hard all year and it would be great to have as much support and fans in the stands as possible to try and bring home another Big Ten championship.
What are some of the advantages to catching a college baseball game at the "Fish" you ask Well here goes a top five list of things that I have found to be different from any other sporting event at the University of Michigan.
1. Proximity to the game and players. For $5-$7, you can be face to face with some of the best ball players in the country and even get close enough to talk to us, or have your children get autographs (just not during the game, of course).
2. Hot Dog Eating contest and other events thrown on by the marketing department. Three hours of baseball makes for a long game and they do a great job of keeping the fans into the experience between innings. Our marketing crew is second to none, and I guarantee you that they will make sure you and your family have a great time at one of our games with all the activities they have planned.
3. Plate songs ... the 10 seconds of a song that a batter chooses to play when they walk to the plate have been known to define a player in the past and they give you a little taste of their personality.
4. Comfy stadium style seats with ROOM. Also, good views from any seat. This is not a knock on the football seats at all, but if you have more than 12 inches of space in your seat at the Big House, then you must be a VIP. At the "Fish," $6 turns you into VIP status!
5. Nothing will beat a hot dog at the ball field and while I have yet to try a dog at the "Fish," I have heard they are great.
I hope that if you have the afternoon off, you will be able to come check us out at 3 p.m. Let's start the year off with a bang at the 2nd Opening Day of the Ray Fisher Stadium at the Wilpon Baseball Complex!
As always GO BLUE!
