Philadelphia Phillies this Week at Citizens Bank Park, Sept. 25-30

- Last Philadelphia Phillies homestand of the 2007 regular season
- Saturday's game time changed to 3:55 p.m.

09/24/2007 -- Atlanta Braves (September 25-27)

TUESDAY: 7:05 p.m. ... Gate openings: Ashburn Alley - 4:35 p.m. (Alley Hour concession specials until 5:35 p.m.); Other gates - 5:35 p.m. ... Broadcast: Comcast SportsNet, WPHT 1210 AM, WUBA 1480 AM (Spanish).

• Rally towels for all fans, courtesy of Toyota.

• Paul Owens Award Presentations: Mike Zagurski will be presented with the Pitcher of the Year Award and Quintin Berry will be presented with the Player of the Year Award.

• Baseball Academy Reunion Night & Parade: Nearly 1,000 youngsters who have participated in the Phillies Baseball Academy will parade on the field prior to the game.

• North Penn School District Marching Band and Color Guard will perform prior to the game.

• National Anthem: Sung by Upper Moreland High School Choir.

• Daily News Live will broadcast from the Diamond Club patio area.

• Teachers invited to enroll classrooms in Phillies Be a Phanatic About Reading Program, presented by Verizon: The Be a Phanatic About Reading Literacy program for grades K through 8 is back! The program encourages children to read for 15 minutes a day. Classrooms receive Phanatic magnets and bookmarks and have the opportunity to receive a special visit from the Phanatic. To learn more about the program go to http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/phi/community/phanatic_reading.jsp, call 215-463-1000 or email fandev@phillies.com.

• Sexiest Fan Alive contest: Major League Baseball and People Magazine invite fans to upload their photos on www.people.com/sexyfan for this special contest running from September 21 through October 7.

WEDNESDAY: 7:05 p.m. ... Gate openings: Ashburn Alley - 4:35 p.m. (Alley Hour concession specials until 5:35 p.m.); Other gates - 5:35 p.m. ... Broadcast: Comcast SportsNet, WPHT 1210 AM, WUBA 1480 AM (Spanish).

• Baseball Academy Reunion Night & Parade: Nearly 1,000 youngsters who have participated in the Phillies Baseball Academy will parade on the field once more prior to the game.

• Check presentation to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

• St. Joseph's University Night.

- National Anthem: Sung by St. Joseph's University Singers.

- Color Guard: Presented by St. Joseph's University Air Force ROTC.

- St. Joseph's University Hawk Pep Band will perform pre-game.

- 5th Inning: St. Joseph's University Dance Team will perform with the Phanatic.

All You Can Eat Wings Wednesdays for the first hour the ballpark is open at the Scoreboard Porch.

THURSDAY: 7:05 p.m. ... Gate openings: Ashburn Alley - 4:35 p.m. (Alley Hour concession specials until 5:35 p.m.); Other gates - 5:35 p.m. ... Broadcast: Comcast SportsNet, WPHT 1210 AM, WUBA 1480 AM (Spanish).

• Drexel University Night: The Drexel University Dance Team will dance with the Phanatic in the 7th inning.

• Turkey Hill check presentation to the Phillies RBI program.

• Rooftop Thursday: Ladies Night! For tickets go to http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/phi/ticketing/rooftop.jsp.

• National Anthem: Sung by local rock band Dr. Dog.

Washington Nationals (September 28-30)

FRIDAY: 7:05 p.m. ... Gate openings: Ashburn Alley - 4:35 p.m. (Alley Hour concession specials until 5:35 p.m.); Other gates - 5:35 p.m. ... Broadcast: Comcast SportsNet, WPHT 1210 AM, WUBA 1480 AM (Spanish).

• Phillies All-Star Ladies Night: Ladies: celebrate the end of the regular season with an exclusive pre-game party. Highlights include appearances by a Phillies personality, the Phillie Phanatic, WOGL radio and CW-Philly Crew...makeovers by Sephora...chocolate fondue and other fun appetizers...drink specials...raffle prizes and a sneaker collection for charity. Only 300 tickets available. For more info or to purchase tickets go to www.phillies.com/allstarladiesnight.

• Junior Phillies Night:
- Prizes will be given away during the game to youngsters who have their Junior Phillies membership cards with them.

- Youngsters with their Junior Phillies Backpacks with them could be chosen to dance with the Phanatic in the 7th inning.

• Mitch Williams will be signing autographs and promoting his new salsa product, Wild Thing's Southpaw Salsa, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the Majestic Clubhouse Store (behind section 134). Two flavors of the salsa, "Wild" and "Mild", will be available for sampling and to purchase. A portion of the proceeds from the salsa will benefit Autism of Delaware.

• National Recovery Night.

• National Anthem: Sung by the Chancel Choir, First Presbyterian Church in West Chester, PA.

SATURDAY: 3:55 p.m. ... Gate openings: Ashburn Alley - 1:05 p.m. (Alley Hour concession specials until 5:35 p.m.); Other gates - 1:55 p.m. ... Broadcast: FOX, WPHT 1210 AM, WUBA 1480 AM (Spanish).

• The Baseball Writers Association Awards will be presented pre-game including the Mike Schmidt Most Valuable Player Award, the Steve Carlton Most Valuable Pitcher Award, Tug McGraw Good Guy Award and Dallas Green Special Achievement Award.

• Phillies Wives check presentation to the PSPCA, with monies raised from the recent Pro-Pack event. National Anthem: Sung by Penncrest High School Combined Choir.

SUNDAY: 1:35 p.m. ... Gate openings: Ashburn Alley - 11:05 a.m. (Alley Hour concession specials until 12:05 p.m.); Other gates - 11:35 a.m. ... Broadcast: CW-57, WPHT 1210 AM, WUBA 1480 AM (Spanish).

• Fan Appreciation Day: Surprises and prizes throughout the game; all fans will receive a unique Jimmy Rollins mosaic print, created from over 1,400 images of all 2007 Phillies players, coaches and the Phanatic.

• Phillies biggest silent auction of the year for charity! Located at the First Base Gate from 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., the silent auction will feature over 50 items signed by your favorite present and past Phillies players. Plus, several game-used items will be up for bid including jerseys, bats, caps and balls. Proceeds will benefit Phillies Charities, Inc.

• Citizens Bank Take It to the Bank Home Run Contest: The winner of the season-long contest will get a chance to hit a home run and win $10,000.

• The Richie Ashburn Special Achievement Award will be presented to this year's honoree prior to the game.

• Day of Game employee recognition: Al Malerba and Anthony LaSpada will be recognized for 25 years with the Phillies and Dewitt Hobbs will be recognized for 50 years with the Phillies.

• National Anthem: Signed by the Deaf Community Choir. Sung by Central Bucks West High School Chamber Choir.

• Starting Nine: Nine fans will be chosen at random from the gates to be on the field during the National Anthem.

• God Bless America: Performed on the trumpet by six-year-old musical prodigy Geoffrey Gallante.

• Courtesy of local participating Chevrolet Dealers: Nearly 200 inner-city children from the Phillies Rookie and RBI Program and the School District of Philadelphia will enjoy a pre-game party, along with the Phillies-Nationals game.

Source: MLB

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