Fergie and Friends to Fulfill Fans’ Fantasies
(from press release)
Take a pitch from HOF ’91 pitcher Fergie Jenkins. Hit a single off Rollie Fingers HOF ’92. Swing at a fast ball from Juan Marichal HOF ’83. Catch a fly ball off Harmon Killebrew, HOF ’84. Strike out against strikeout leader, Bob Feller HOF ’62.
Get some hints from honorary team managers Bobby Bell (Football HOF ‘80) and Meadowlark Lemon (Basketball HOF ’77). And hang out on field and on the bench with All-Stars Glen Beckert, Gary Bell, Vida Blue, Byron Browne, Bernie Carbo, Jody Davis, Tommy Davis, Bob Dernier, George Foster, Randy Hundley, Tommy John, Dave Kingman, Pate Lacock, Rick Miller, Amos Otis, Milt Pappas, Ron Robinson, Lee Smith, Luis Tiant, Steve Trout, and Jon Warden.
It’s a baseball fan’s dream come true!!!
Catch the excitement of spring training and join the starting line up of the Arizona All-Stars for the 2nd annual “Fergie & Friends” Celebrity Baseball Game for charity at Mesa HoHoKam Stadium (1235 N. Center Street, Mesa, AZ 85201) on Wednesday March 25th. Game time is 7:10 pm. Locker room check-in is at 3:30 pm.
The cost to play is just a $2,500 donation to charity. Your package will include VIP preferred seating tickets and an on-field meet & greet for 12; General Admission tickets for 50; an autograph package with a variety of memorabilia and an Arizona All Star Jersey for you to wear in the game. Your company will receive a quarter page ad in the Fergie & Friends Event Guide, PA and Scoreboard Message. (Note: If you’d like to share the excitement but don’t want to play in the game, join us as an honorary manager or bat boy/girl.)
For information, please contact FieldWorks Events & Marketing Inc. at (480) 609-3978 or email info@fieldworksevents.com. For more about the game, see www.fergieandfriends.com.
Proceeds support the Ferguson Jenkins and the Mesa HoHoKam Foundations.
About the Mesa HoHoKams:
The HoHoKams are synonymous with the Chicago Cubs, with their founder Dwight Patterson playing an instrumental role in attracting the Cubs to Mesa for their annual spring training – a tradition that is now in its 57th year! Mesa HoHoKam Stadium is the winter home of the Cubs, hosting over 175,000 avid Cubs fans to spring training games during the month of March.
About Ferguson Jenkins:
Ferguson Jenkins (“Fergie”) too has a long history with the Cubs, with his first All-Star season as a starting pitcher the year after the Cubs drafted him as a reliever in 1966. Fergie set a Cubs record with 274 strikeouts in 1970 and was the first Chicago Cub to win the NL Cy Young Memorial Award, leading the NL with 24 wins, 30 complete games, 325 innings and a 2.77 ERA. Fergie ended his long, successful career as a Chicago Cub, retiring in 1983 after a record six consecutive 20-game winning seasons. Fergie was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991, truly one of the Cubs’ (and baseball’s) greats!
Since his retirement, Fergie has focused his energy on helping others, establishing the Ferguson Jenkins Foundation and raising thousands to support charities like the Red Cross, Special Olympics, and a variety of local charities, including several in Mesa.
