Celebrate "Halfway to Festivus" with the P-Nats on Saturday, July 23rd
Woodbridge, VA---The doubleheader for the Potomac Nationals on Saturday, July 23rd vs. the Winston-Salem Dash is sure to be one of the best nights of the season at Pfitzner Stadium, as the P-Nats celebrate "Halfway to Festivus!"
One of the more highly anticipated events since the P-Nats released the 2016 promotional schedule, "Halfway to Festivus" is set to be the most encompassing theme night of the season at The Pfitz.
The first 1,500 fans to the ballpark before game one of the doubleheader will take home a Frank Costanza Festivus bobblehead, presented by: Paxton Companies. Gates open at 4:30pm and game one of the doubleheader gets started at 5:00pm.
Every fan who enters The Pfitz to celebrate Halfway to Festivus will receive receipt of a donation made in their name to the Human Fund.
Hidden in five courtesy Potomac Nationals Gameday Programs will be an Atomic Sub card with Elaine Benes' fake phone number written on it and those lucky P-Nats fans who find the Atomic Sub card may turn in the card to the P-Nats' U.S. Coast Guard Fan Assistance Booth to claim a 2016 team signed baseball as a prize.
The Potomac Nationals are offering a slew of Festivus-themed ticket deals based around the all-inclusive Seinfeld-inspired halfway to the holiday gathering including:
Free grandstand tickets to the event for fans at the Potomac Nationals Ticket Office on the day of the game with proof of valid ID if those fans have any of these monikers in their full legal name:
- "Costanza" or "Cosmo" or "Kramer" or "Kruger" or "Whatley".
Half price grandstand ($5) or reserved ($6) tickets can be picked up at the Potomac Nationals Ticket Office on the day of the game with proof of valid ID*:
- If you are wearing a denim vest
- If your first or last name is "Jerry" or "George" or "Frank" or "Elaine"
- *Those who have previously purchased tickets with any of the above names may get a grandstand voucher for a future game by presenting ID and previously purchased tickets.
To the backdrop of the Seinfeld theme song in all of its variations, Pfitzner Stadium will be engulfed with Festivus-style signage throughout the park commemorating the halfway mark to the holiday.
Festivus on-field promotions plus "The Strike" episode audio and video clips will be featured throughout the doubleheader. There will be an "Ode to Frank Costanza" video board tribute mid-game, a thank you message from the P-Nats to "The Strike" Season Nine, Episode 10 co-writer and real life founder of Festivus, Dan O'Keefe, and an "In Memoriam" remembrance of Daniel von Bargen, the late, great actor who portrayed Mr. Kruger in Seinfeld.
The P-Nats will show the "Festivus" Seinfeld episode on the video board in between the two games vs. the Dash.
In game two of the doubleheader, the P-Nats will wear themed "Halfway to Festivus" jerseys, sponsored by: Paxton Companies. These game-used, autographed jerseys will be auctioned off throughout the game with proceeds to benefit The Human Fund.
Other Festivus activities will include:
- Airing of grievances: Fans can submit grievances at a stadium concourse table to be read over the public address system throughout the game.
- Festivus Pole: Fans may visit the ceremonial Festivus Pole in the ballpark concourse.
- Feats of Strength: On-field in-game promos will become "Feats of Strength."
- Cosmo Kramer Look-a-Like Contest
- Meatloaf Eating Contest: On top of both dugouts, the fastest eater during an eat-off gets a Frank Costanza bobblehead, P-Nats tickets, and a donation to the Human Fund to be presented in check form by Potomac Nationals front office executives on the field after game two.
- Bagels will be sold at the concession stand, which will be picketed by an "On Strike Worker."
- Human Fund donations will be announced on the video board and over the PA system.
- P-Nats Players' video board pages will feature different Seinfeld characters' headshots while the visiting team will be forced to view their dual-sided "two-face" headshots during the game
- Seinfeld trivia between 8:00pm and 9:00pm during game two will take place in the Picnic Patio, where fans can win a Frank Costanza bobblehead, P-Nats tickets, and a team signed baseball. Beer and "H&H" bagels will be available for sale during the trivia contest.
- Select P-Nats employees will be donning denim vests.
- Designation of various "Festivus Miracles" throughout the game over the PA system.
- The "Head of the Ballpark" will be pinned on the field to summon the conclusion of Festivus.
This event's announcement is just the tip of the pole for how the Potomac Nationals will celebrate "Halfway to Festivus" at Pfitzner Stadium on Saturday, July 23rd.
Gates to Pfitzner Stadium for "Halfway to Festivus" will open at 4:30pm and game one of the doubleheader gets started at 5:00pm.
It will be one of the best nights at The Pfitz in 2016 for everyone from P-Nats' fans to the players to the Nationals' gameday and front office staff.
Come be a part of a Festivus for the Rest of Us and help create new Festivus Miracles for us all at The Pfitz!
The Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League play at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Virginia, and are the Class-A Advanced affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The Potomac Nationals have claimed five Carolina League Championship titles (1982, 1989, 2008, 2010, and 2014) and nine CL Northern Division Championships. Potomac Nationals 2016 season tickets, mini plans, and single game tickets are now on sale. Sponsorship opportunities for the 2016 season and beyond are available. Corporate outing reservations for the 2016 season to watch the future stars of the Washington Nationals at The Pfitz may be placed now as the P-Nats offer discounted group ticket rates and all-inclusive picnics. Visit the P-Nats online at www.potomacnationals.com or call the Potomac Nationals Ticket Office at 703-590-2311 for more information!
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