I was very happy to get this press release from the Springfield Cardinals. Lou Brock is going to throw out of the first pitch of the 2008 Springfield Cardinals season.
St. Louis Cardinals’ Hall of Famer Lou Brock, who was voted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985, will help to kick off the 2008 regular season at Hammons Field, by throwing out the Ceremonial First Pitch. The Springfield Cardinals will open the 2008 regular season on Thursday, April 3rd at 7:10pm, as they take on the Frisco RoughRiders at Hammons Field. Gates will open 90 minutes before game time at 5:40pm.
“We’ve been very fortunate to have so many Cardinals’ greats visit us at Hammons Field in our first three seasons,” Vice President / General Manager Matt Gifford said. “We’re honored to have Lou Brock help us carry on that tradition here in 2008. I know he’ll make Opening Night that much more memorable for Cardinals fans.”
A career .293 hitter, Brock’s 938 stolen bases was a major league record until 1991, when Rickey Henderson broke the mark. Brock, who had his #20 retired in 1979, was voted to the All-Busch Stadium team in 2005.
Tickets are still available for Opening Night at Hammons Field. 5,000 fans in attendance will receive a free 2008 Cardinals Schedule Magnet, thanks to Great Southern. The evening will be capped off by a brilliant Fireworks Display thanks to AM Pyrotechnics. Game time is 7:10 and gates open at 5:40. Tickets are available by calling (417) 863-2143 or online at www.springfieldcardinals.com. To reach the Cardinals’ Front Office, please call our new line at (417) 866-3095.
Now, I likely won’t be able to get in to see the game but it’s still cool that Brock is going to be in town. 
He was one of those guys who went out and played the game hard every day and is a good example of how to play the game for the youth in our community.
