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Win Red Sox-Brewers Tickets For June 18th! (Or Why I Own a Brewers Shirt)

11 June, 2011 / Kat

In my sports related t-shirt drawer, I have a Milwaukee Brewers player t-shirt. It’s a Gabe Kapler shirt, purchased during my favorite outfielder’s brief stint with the Brewers in 2008. I now only wear the Brewers shirt around the house, because wearing it in public elicits a series of questions in which I don’t think I have good answers for.

“Are you from Milwaukee?” No, but I drove past highway signs that pointed in its direction when I was in Chicago a few summers ago.

“Why do you have a Kapler shirt?” Because back when I just moved to Boston, I hitched my fandom wagon to Gabe Kapler for partially superficial reasons. Okay? I’m a smart sports fan, I swear, but sometimes I can be swayed by superficiality. We’re all human. It happens.

What does this long rambling about Gabe Kapler and the Brewers have to do with anything? Well, my buddies at Tickets For Charity (the kind people that sell tickets to games and concerts to make money for charity) are giving away two tickets in the infield grandstands for next Saturday’s (June 18, 2011) Boston Red Sox-Milwaukee Brewers matinee game. To enter to win these tickets, all you have to do is click here, and if they ask, make sure to tell them I sent you.

If you win, be sure to get a sausage and beer to enjoy during the game. It’s really the only fitting way to watch a Brewers game – or so I’ve heard.

The Glow From Fenway

21 May, 2011 / Kat

Late Thursday night, around 10:30pm, I was walking down Commonwealth Avenue from work to Kenmore Station. It was foggy, misty and dark – unless you looked in the direction of Fenway Park. In that direction, it looked nearly dawn like. The Boston Red Sox – Detroit Tigers game had just ended with a walk-off single in the Red Sox’s favor by Carl Crawford, and the crowds were spilling from the ballpark into the area. But this section of Comm Ave was still unaffected.

Between the street lights, the glow of Fenway’s lights and massive new scoreboards, and the wetness of the air, this atmosphere just begged to be photographed.

Win A Private VIP Tour Of Fenway Park!

14 May, 2011 / Kat

The great team at Tickets for Charity has another giveaway for Boston Red Sox fans and baseball history buffs. By entering this contest, you could win a VIP tour of Fenway Park on May 25th. This tour involves features of the park not usually explored during routine tours of the historic venue. After your unique tour of America’s oldest ballpark, the Tickets for Charity crew will treat you to lunch.

To enter the giveaway, please click on this link. This contest runs until Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 6pm. A winner will be selected at random by Tickets For Charity.

Best of luck!

To learn more about my partnership with Tickets For Charity, read this earlier post. The organization sells popular sports and entertainment tickets and uses the profit to support a variety of charitable groups.

Tickets For Charity: Give Back By Getting The Tickets You Want

20 April, 2011 / Kat

I recently met the fabulously passionate staff of Tickets For Charity, an organization that uses the demand for sports and concert tickets to help charities nationwide.

Teams and concert promoters provide Tickets For Charity tickets to high-profile events which the organization turns around and sells at the market value. That premium price you would usually be paying then goes to a charity group as opposed to a profit margin. Tickets For Charity also develops VIP packages that provide fans access to events that they couldn’t get unless they were in the know.

Currently, Tickets For Charity has Boston Red Sox regular season tickets and both Boston Bruins and Celtics playoff tickets. With each purchase, you can designate what group receives the charitable portion of your purchase price, including the official charities of the Bruins, Celtics and Red Sox.

I hung out with the Tickets for Charity crew at Jerry Remy’s (a very neat take-in in itself), and was impressed at how dedicated they are to the cause and how knowledgeable they are about sports. This is code for, “We had a long conversation about the woes of the Buffalo Bills” and “We talked college hockey.” These aren’t folks oblivious to the passion of sports fans – they’re sports fans themselves.

If you’re going to be paying out the nose to get to a must-see sporting event – especially a playoff game – why not help out others in the process?

During the Red Sox season, Tickets for Charity will be giving you the opportunity to win some unique ticket packages, including Green Monster seats for a Yankees-Red Sox game, Fenway Park tours plus lunch, and tickets to the Red Sox Foundation’s Picnic in the Park. Stay tuned – I’ll have more info as we get closer to these giveaways!

We’re Talking Baseball: The Nicest Man I’ve Ever Interviewed

19 May, 2010 / Kat

Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to interview Florida State University head baseball coach Mike Martin Sr. over the phone for The College Baseball Blog. I had been told Martin had fabulous stories and insights, but worried that he would be exhausted – his Seminole team had played a 13 inning game the evening before our 10am interview.

I had no reason to worry. Coach Martin was enjoyable to speak to, didn’t hold anything back, and was a true gentleman. For a half hour, he spoke about his son (a coach on staff), a few of his former and current players, why he feels chartering a plane is key for his team’s academic performance, and would have continued if he didn’t have another meeting to attend.

Coach Martin was one of the best interviews I have ever done, and I hope I get the chance to speak with him again. He could have delayed our interview, or delivered curt, tired answers. Instead, he was engaging and interesting. I hope you enjoy the interview, and the rest of my continued forays into college baseball.