The BRUCEClaws are back on Saturday with the following, as part of Bruce Springsteen Night at FirstEnergy Park. More details here but the juice is this:
BlueClaws players and coaches will be wearing special BRUCEClaws jerseys to be auctioned off on the concourse during the game. Proceeds to the Danny Federici Memorial Fund, a charitable organization started in the name of the late E Street Band keyboardist.
Someone wins tickets to see the Boss on October 8th at Giants Stadium.
Special pre-game WRAT Trap performance from the Billy Lawlor Band, an all-Springsteen set.
Springsteen music exclusively over the PA-system all night.
Here is our Bruce video of the day, and of course it had to be this one:
The BRUCEClaws are back on Saturday with the following, as part of Bruce Springsteen Night at FirstEnergy Park. More details here but the juice is this:
BlueClaws players and coaches will be wearing special BRUCEClaws jerseys to be auctioned off on the concourse during the game. Proceeds to the Danny Federici Memorial Fund, a charitable organization started in the name of the late E Street Band keyboardist.
Someone wins tickets to see the Boss on October 8th at Giants Stadium.
Special pre-game WRAT Trap performance from the Billy Lawlor Band, an all-Springsteen set.
Springsteen music exclusively over the PA-system all night.
Here is our Bruce video of the day in the build-up to Saturday:
The BRUCEClaws are back on Saturday with the following, as part of Bruce Springsteen Night at FirstEnergy Park. More details here but the juice is this:
BlueClaws players and coaches will be wearing special BRUCEClaws jerseys to be auctioned off on the concourse during the game. Proceeds to the Danny Federici Memorial Fund, a charitable organization started in the name of the late E Street Band keyboardist.
Someone wins tickets to see the Boss on October 8th at Giants Stadium.
Special pre-game WRAT Trap performance from the Billy Lawlor Band, an all-Springsteen set.
Springsteen music exclusively over the PA-system all night.
Here is our Bruce video of the day in the build-up to Saturday:
The BRUCEClaws are back on Saturday with the following, as part of Bruce Springsteen Night at FirstEnergy Park.
BlueClaws players and coaches will be wearing special BRUCEClaws jerseys to be auctioned off on the concourse during the game. Proceeds to the Danny Federici Memorial Fund, a charitable organization started in the name of the late E Street Band keyboardist.
Someone wins tickets to see the Boss on October 8th at Giants Stadium.
Special pre-game WRAT Trap performance from the Billy Lawlor Band, an all-Springsteen set.
Springsteen music exclusively over the PA-system all night.
Here is our Bruce video of the day in the build-up to Saturday:
The BRUCEClaws are back on Saturday with the following, as part of Bruce Springsteen Night at FirstEnergy Park.
BlueClaws players and coaches will be wearing special BRUCEClaws jerseys to be auctioned off on the concourse during the game. Proceeds to the Danny Federici Memorial Fund, a charitable organization started in the name of the late E Street Band keyboardist.
Someone wins tickets to see the Boss on October 8th at Giants Stadium.
Special pre-game WRAT Trap performance from the Billy Lawlor Band, an all-Springsteen set.
Springsteen music exclusively over the PA-system all night.
Here is our Bruce video of the day in the build-up to Saturday.
The BRUCEClaws are back on Saturday with the following, as part of Bruce Springsteen Night at FirstEnergy Park.
BlueClaws players and coaches will be wearing special BRUCEClaws jerseys to be auctioned off on the concourse during the game. Proceeds to the Danny Federici Memorial Fund, a charitable organization started in the name of the late E Street Band keyboardist.
Someone wins tickets to see the Boss on October 8th at Giants Stadium.
Special pre-game WRAT Trap performance from the Billy Lawlor Band, an all-Springsteen set.
Springsteen music exclusively over the PA-system all night.
Here is our Bruce video of the day in the build-up to Saturday.
The BRUCEClaws are back on Saturday night…Springsteen music all night long, special BRUCEClaws jerseys to be auctioned off for charity, and much more…Enjoy…
Just 32 days to go until Opening Day. FanFest is behind us and April 9th now shifts into focus. As for our countdown, we’re down to 32, and here’s a tidbit for you. The Phillie Phanatic turns 32 this year. Born at the end of the 1977 season, he will this year celebrate his 32nd year of tremendous fan entertainment.
The character is named for the fanatical fans of the team after an incident during the third game of the 1977 National League Championship Series played at Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium, in which fans drove Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Burt Hooton into losing his composure after he complained to umpire Bob Engel over balls and strikes (he was removed from the game, but the Dodgers went on to win the game, and ultimately, the series). Another reason he was created, according to current owner and former team vice president Bill Giles was to bring more families to The Vet, as some of the more inebriated fans were involved in various fights when the team was doing well or poorly. The Phanatic replaced a pair of siblings dressed in 18th century garb named “Philadelphia Phil and Philadelphia Phillis”, who were in the team logo from 1976 through 1978, and were part of the team’s “Home Run Spectacular” at The Vet from 1971 through 1979.
In his book Pouring Six Beers At A Time, Giles wrote of the worst decision of his life when it came to the creation of the Phanatic. The design would cost $5,200 (US) for both the costume and the copyright ownership, or $3,900 just for the costume with Harrison/Erickson retaining the copyright. Giles chose to just buy the costume. Five years later, when Giles and his group of investors bought the team from Ruly Carpenter, the franchise paid $250,000 to Harrison/Erickson for the copyright.
From a direct BlueClaws perspective, the Phanatic will be at FirstEnergy Park on June 29th and August 24th this year.
Just 32 days to go until Opening Day. FanFest is behind us and April 9th now shifts into focus. As for our countdown, we’re down to 32, and here’s a tidbit for you. The Phillie Phanatic turns 32 this year. Born at the end of the 1977 season, he will this year celebrate his 32nd year of tremendous fan entertainment.
In his book Pouring Six Beers At A Time, Giles wrote of the worst decision of his life when it came to the creation of the Phanatic. The design would cost $5,200 (US) for both the costume and the copyright ownership, or $3,900 just for the costume with Harrison/Erickson retaining the copyright. Giles chose to just buy the costume. Five years later, when Giles and his group of investors bought the team from Ruly Carpenter, the franchise paid $250,000 to Harrison/Erickson for the copyright.