TO THE TROPICS AS WE HEAD LATER IN THE WEEK YOUR FULL FORECAST COMING UP TODAY ON 10 NEWS AT
NOON FOR NOW MORE DAYTIME.
>>THE FOLLOWING PORTION OF DAYTIME BLUE RIDGE IS SPONSORED BY.
>>THE RED SOX ARE BASICALLY IN THEIR FINAL MONTH OF THE SEASON HERE TO BRING US UP TO SPEED
AND LET US KNOW WHAT IS STILL
TO COME IS ALAN LAWRENCE THE
INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER THANKS
FOR JOINING US TODAY.
THANK YOU ROBIN.
AS THE
SEASON GONE SO FAR FOR YOU
GUYS, IT’S BEEN GOOD THE UH THE
WEATHER FOR THE MOST PART HAS
BEEN BETTER THAN LAST YEAR IF A
IF CHRIS COULD KEEP THE
TEMPERATURES IN THE 70’S AND
LOW 80’S FORCE LIKE INTO THIS
PAST WITHOUT RAIN THAT WOULD
BE WONDERFUL.
>>WHAT HAVE BEEN MAYBE SOME OF
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
NIGHT STORE MEMORABLE MOMENTS
LEADING UP
TO TODAY.
>>WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD THE
NIGHT OF COURSE OUR PAUL PATROL
NIGHTS AND ANY THE NICE THAT
INVOLVE KIDS INVOLVE KIDS
DRESSING UP ARE A LOT OF FUN.
SO THOSE.
OF COURSE FIREWORKS BRING
PEOPLE OUT.
ANY TIME WE GIVE AWAY SOMETHING
AT THE GATES T-SHIRTS
BOBBLEHEADS WELL WE SEEM TO BE
A FAN FAVORITE.
THOSE THAT’S WHEN YOU GET THE
MOST PEOPLE.
>>EXACTLY AT THE SAME KNOW
YOU’RE SAYING HEY, YEAH AND AS
FAR AS FOR THE TEAM ITSELF
THOUGH WHAT ABOUT SUCCESS
ON THAT.
>>AND YEAH WE’VE GOT A LOT A
LOT OF OR 4 GAMES UP
RIGHT NOW IN THE 2ND HALF OF
THE SEASON.
SO WE’VE GOT ABOUT A MONTH TO
HOLD ON AND HOPEFULLY GET A
PLAYOFF SPOT WHICH WOULD EXTEND
OUR SEASON IN THE SEPTEMBER A
LITTLE BIT
SO THAT’S WHEN YOU START THE
SEASON IN APRIL OF COURSE
THAT’S WHAT YOU ALWAYS OPEN
FOR OKAY.
>>AND I KNOW SUSIE SHE WAS
MAYBE GOING TO COME ON TODAY,
BUT SHE’S ON THE ROAD.
SO WHERE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW.
>>YEAH WE’RE IN
POTOMAC TOMORROW BEFORE WE COME
BACK HOME ON FRIDAY WE PLAY 6
GAMES IN
7 DAYS.
AGAINST OUR RIVAL, THE
LYNCHBURG KILL
CATS SO THAT STARTS A FRIDAY SO
BY FRIDAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
THIS WEEKEND.
>>AND FOR THOSE LOOKING
TO CATCH A GAME YOU DO HAVE A
COUPLE OF THEME.
MY TALK I MEAN UP THAT YOU SAID
THAT THIS WILL REALLY PACKS
THEM IN.
AUGUST 2ND IS
THE FIRST ONE I BELIEVE THE
AUGUST SECOND FRIDAY NIGHT ALL
ABOUT WHAT IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE
MEANS GOT OF A PLAYOFF OF THE
TV SHOW THE OFFICE WERE GIVEN
AWAY
COFFEE MUGS.
>>SPONSORED BY OUR FRIENDS OVER
AT AAMI
SAY THE WORLD’S BEST FALSE TO
THE FIRST
1000 FAT AND THEN SATURDAY
NIGHT AS OUR STAR
WARS NIGHT.
AND IT’S ALSO REALLY COOL NIGHT
BLUE EAGLE CREDIT UNIONS ARE
PARTNER ON SATURDAY NIGHT THEY
DO A KIDS TAKE OVER THE
BALLPARK.
THAT’S WHERE.
KIDS ESSENTIALLY GOT 28 KIDS
THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY GOING TO
BE RUNNING THINGS AT THE
STADIUM.
I’M SURE JOHN DO WHAT WE DO ON
THAT EVERY DAY THIS COURT.
>>SO AS FAR AS THE REST OF AUGUST ANYTHING ELSE IN STORE FOR YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO.
>>YEAH OF COURSE WE’VE GOT YOU
KNOW EVERY YEAR WE DO OUR
MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT AT
THE END OF THE YEAR THAT
SPONSOR ABOUT USING WRAPS.
WHERE WE BRING OUT VETERANS AND
THEIR FAMILIES AND ACTIVE
MILITARY TO THE
BALLPARK AND REALLY JUST GOT TO
CELEBRATE ALL THEY DO FOR US
AND YEAH BEFORE WE WANT OF THE
SEASON, OUR LABOR DAY IS OUR
FAN
APPRECIATION DAY THAT’S ALWAYS
KIND OF YOU KNOW WE GOT TO OPEN
UP THE OPEN UP THE GATES AND
GET GIVE EVERYBODY
EVERYTHING JOHN SEN SEND
EVERYBODY IN THE BALLPARK HOME
WITH SOMETHING
OK.
>>I DO WANT TO ASK THAT YOU’VE
HAD A COUPLE NEW PERSONA
HAS RIGHTS BUT HOW HAS THAT BEEN GOING HASN’T CHANGED THE CULTURE MAYBE IT’S BEEN GREAT
YES, SO EVERY DAY WE’RE NOT THE
SALEM RED SOX EVERY THURSDAY WE
PLAY AS THE SALEM
BEER MONGERS WHICH IS JUST A
FUN WAY THURSDAY’S IS ALWAYS
KIND OF BEEN OUR CHEAP BEER
NIGHT SO
TO SPEAK TO GIVE A HAVE AND
HAVE A NEW LOGO ON A NEW HAT
NEW JERSEY.
>>HAS GIVEN SOMETHING TO GET
YOU KNOW GET THE FANS
EXCITED ABOUT AND THEN EVERY
SUNDAY WE’RE PARTICIPATING IN
THE COPA DE LA DIVERSION
YOUNG PROGRAM THROUGH MINOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL, SO THERE, 72
TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY THAT ARE
PARTICIPATING IN THIS AND WE
PLAY AS THE SALEM SAN
BERNARD US
WHICH IS A MUCH HIGHER MASCOT
MUGS IS THE SAINT BERNARD SO
ONE OF OUR PLAYERS.
KIND OF HELPED MAMMOTHS
THAT’S A THIS ARE NOT AS THE
SALEM IT GETS A GETS A CHANCE
TO
GET TO THE HISPANIC AND LATIN
NEXT COMMUNITY OUT TO THE
BALLPARK.
YES.
BALLPARK. YES. >>WELL, THANKS SO MUCH FOR
COMING NOW, WE’VE GOT A WEB
SITE ON THE SCREEN FOR ANYONE