Lancaster Barnstormers at Staten Island FerryHawks SIUH Community Park

0:00 Speaker 1 With us today is Eric Shuffler, and he’s the president of the Faerie Hawks. And Eric, give us an update. What’s going on with the third best team in the New York area.

0:15 Speaker 2 Hey, John, there is so much going on in Staten Island. You know, our stadium the best view. I think our view is probably better than even Yankee Stadium and City Field. But yes, New York City’s third professional baseball team. We have a big weekend. This weekend, we have fireworks tomorrow Saturday night, we have Italian Heritage Night Tomorrow night. And

0:36 on Sunday we have a great day with kids run the bases and a special Marvel Superhero Day Captain America. So a chance for all our kids to get out there see a real American hero run the basis, see professional baseball up close and personal with a view that is the best in America. And of course, John, your

0:55 favorite Nathan’s hot Dogs.

0:58 Speaker 1 I love those Nathan’s door And Eric, I understand. Next week you have the Savannah Bananas coming in and a lot of people know who the Savannah Bananas are, but a lot of people don’t know. Tell us about it.

1:16 Speaker 2 John, This is a huge win for you know, for you and I for the fairy Hawks for Staten Island. Really, the Savannah Bananas, you know, are doing thirty team visits across the country. They play entertainment, baseball, they dance, they do skits, they do trick plays, and we have them coming in Friday and Saturday night, six thousand people. The

1:36 stadium is sold out both nights. You cannot get a ticket. And we’re gonna bring all those people to see the greatness of Staten Island. To come visit the north Shore, check out our restaurants, and see our beautiful ballpark. It’s gonna be amazing, amazing night for Staten Island.

1:52 Speaker 1 Understood, and tell people about the Savannah Bananas. Who are they?

1:58 Speaker 2 So they’re a team of some of them are former major league players, some of them are really good college players. The thing that’s really cool about them is they’re really good baseball players. But while they play, they do trick plays, and they’ve made up their own rules so the game can only last two hours. If a fan catches a

2:17 foul ball, it’s an out. And while they’re pitching, and again they know how to play, they are doing behind the back throws, they’re doing dance skits in between innings. The whole game is designed to be this immersive fan entertainment experience while at the same time playing competitive baseball.

2:35 Speaker 1 And that’s in Staten Island and right in North Shore. You can get through it through the ferry in Manhattan, et cetera, et cetera. Right and tell us how toy If people want to go this weekend, how did they get tickets?

2:51 Speaker 2 Just go to our website Faeryhawks dot com, f e R R y Hawks dot com or just come to the office. We’ve got fireworks on Saturday night and we have Captain America and Marvel’s Superhero Day on Sunday four o’clock game on Sunday six thirty. On Saturday Sunday, kids run the bases and John the team’s winning. We had

3:13 a big win yesterday against York, the first place team. And we have just have a big signing we did on Friday with a Japanese superstar from the Nepon League, Yoshi Tsugo, who was one of Japan’s all time home run leaders and played in the Majors for the Pirates and the Rays. He just signed up with us. His

3:33 hit two home runs two home runs in his first three games, It’s been really fun to see. We have a lot of Japanese fans coming out, people waving flags. Really a World Baseball Classic, you know feel, and the teams on a roll.

3:48 Speaker 1 Well, thank you so much, Eric Schuffler. I’m looking forward to seeing you at the game. And God bless you, and God bless America and play ball, play ball.

3:59 Speaker 2 So wa Diego, Staten Island,