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More on promos

Posted Feb 18, 2010 by Tribune Sports

Updated Feb 18, 2010 at 03:07 PM

PORT CHARLOTTE—Besides releasing their Summer Concert Series dates, the Rays today announced their 2010 promotions, which include a T-shirt series on Friday nights.

Here’s the club’s press release:

ST. PETERSBURG, FL—A new collectible T-shirt series on Fridays and the return of the Rays Summer Concert Series highlight the Rays 2010 promotion schedule.

The schedule includes 42 dates focused primarily on Friday, Saturday and Sunday games at Tropicana Field.  At Friday games, themed this season as Friday Fests, the first 10,000 fans will receive a collectible T-shirt presented by the St. Petersburg Times.  Friday Fests will also include postgame fireworks, drink and food specials, special prize giveaways, postgame parties and much more.

“Friday Fest will kick off the weekend with the same excitement and added value as our Saturday and Sunday games, which have been our best-attended dates,” said Rays President Matt Silverman.

“We’ll continue to energize Saturdays with our greatest concert series to date, and Sundays will remain oriented toward families with more affordable pricing options and creative giveaway items for kids.”

Rays Saturday Nights presented by Bright House Sports Network will once again feature the Summer Concert Series presented by Hess Express with 10 exciting postgame concerts.  The concert lineup will be released later this month.  Since the concert series debuted in 2008, the Rays have gone 16-2 and averaged more than 30,000 fans on those dates.

All 13 Sunday games will feature giveaways for the first 10,000 kids 14 and under including a bobblehead series of Evan Longoria, David Price, Jason Bartlett and Matt Garza.
The Sunday giveaway schedule for kids also includes:

• April 25 vs. Blue Jays: Zorilla Gorilla Webkinz, a collectible stuffed animal bearing Rays Manager Joe Maddon’s nickname for Ben Zobrist, courtesy of Sun Sports.
• May 2 vs. Royals: Flying Carl Crawford action figure equipped with a parachute, courtesy of RE/MAX.
• May 30 vs. White Sox: Carlos Peña action figure toothbrush holder, the first produced by a major league team, courtesy of Chevrolet.
• August 1 vs. Yankees: Growth chart featuring the tallest Ray, 6-foot, 9-inch Jeff Niemann, courtesy of Grow Financial.

The season-opening series with the Baltimore Orioles includes two popular giveaways.  On Wednesday, April 7 the first 10,000 fans will receive a pair of Joe Maddon glasses, a promotion the Rays first introduced in 2006, Maddon’s first season as manager.  The glasses are courtesy of Match Up Promotions.  On Thursday, April 8, the first 10,000 fans will receive a Rays Super Cowbell, an oversized version of the Rays signature noisemaker equipped with a special hand grip, courtesy of Chick-fil-A.

Rays season tickets and group tickets are currently on sale.  Single-game tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 26 exclusively through raysbaseball.com and through all other outlets, including the Gate 1 Tropicana Field Box Office on Saturday, February 27.  This Saturday at the Rays 2010 Fan Fest, presented by metroPCS, fans can purchase a special Fan Fest Pack that includes tickets to eight home games including Opening Day, Tuesday, April 6 against the Baltimore Orioles.

2010 RAYS PROMO SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Item Sponsor Qty.
Tues, Apr 6 Orioles Schedule Magnet Tropicana all fans
Wed, Apr 7 Orioles Joe Maddon Glasses Match Up first 10,000 fans
Thurs, Apr 8 Orioles Super Cowbell Chick-fil-A first 10,000 fans
Fri, Apr 9 Yankees Rays New Alternate Jersey T-shirt St. Pete Times first 10,000 fans
Sun, Apr 11 Yankees Rafael Soriano Youth T-shirt Majestic first 10,000 kids
Fri, Apr 23 Blue Jays Rays Collectible T-Shirt #2 St. Pete Times first 10,000 women
Sat, Apr 24 Blue Jays Postgame Concert Hess Express all fans
Sun, Apr 25 Blue Jays Zorilla Gorilla Webkinz Sun Sports first 10,000 kids
Fri, Apr 30 Royals Rays Collectible T-Shirt #3 St. Pete Times first 10,000 fans
Sat, May 1 Royals Postgame Concert Hess Express all fans
Sun, May 2 Royals Flying Carl Crawford RE/MAX first 10,000 kids
Fri, May 14 Mariners Rays Collectible T-Shirt #4 St. Pete Times first 10,000 fans
Sat, May 15 Mariners Postgame Concert Hess Express all fans
Sun, May 16 Mariners Rays Light Blue Hat New Era first 10,000 kids
Fri, May 28 White Sox Rays Collectible T-Shirt #5 St. Pete Times first 10,000 fans
Sat, May 29 White Sox Postgame Concert Hess Express all fans
Sun, May 30 White Sox Carlos Peña Toothbrush Holder Chevrolet first 10,000 kids
Fri, Jun 11 Marlins Rays Collectible T-Shirt #6 St. Pete Times first 10,000 fans
Sat, Jun 12 Marlins Postgame Concert Hess Express all fans
Sun, Jun 13 Marlins Jason Bartlett Bobblehead first 10,000 kids
Thurs, Jun 24 Padres Cheer Sticks all kids
Fri, Jun 25 D-backs Rays Collectible T-Shirt #7 St. Pete Times first 10,000 women
Sat, Jun 26 D-backs Postgame Concert Hess Express all fans
Sun, Jun 27 D-backs Evan Longoria Bobblehead first 10,000 kids
Fri, Jul 9 Indians Rays Collectible T-Shirt #8 St. Pete Times first 10,000 fans
Sat, Jul 10 Indians Postgame Concert Hess Express all fans
Sun, Jul 11 Indians David Price Bobblehead first 10,000 kids
Thurs, Jul 29 Tigers Cheer Sticks all kids
Fri, Jul 30 Yankees Rays Collectible T-Shirt #9 St. Pete Times first 10,000 fans
Sun, Aug 1 Yankees Jeff Niemann Growth Chart Grow Financial first 10,000 kids
Thurs, Aug 5 Twins Cheer Sticks all kids
Fri, Aug 13 Orioles Rays Collectible T-Shirt #10 St. Pete Times first 10,000 women
Sat, Aug 14 Orioles Postgame Concert Hess Express all fans
Sun, Aug 15 Orioles Matt Garza Bobblehead first 10,000 kids
Fri, Aug 27 Red Sox Rays Collectible T-Shirt #11 St. Pete Times first 10,000 fans
Sun, Aug 29 Red Sox Raymond Pool Tube first 10,000 kids
Fri, Sep 17 Angels Rays Collectible T-Shirt #12 St. Pete Times first 10,000 fans
Sat, Sep 18 Angels Postgame Concert Hess Express all fans
Sun, Sep 19 Angels Rays Superhero Cape first 10,000 kids
Fri, Sep 25 Mariners Rays Collectible T-Shirt #13 St. Pete Times first 10,000 fans
Sat, Sep 25 Mariners Postgame Concert Hess Express all fans
Sun, Sep 26 Mariners Rays Recyclable Beach Set Waste Mgmt. first 10,000 kids