{"id":1627,"date":"2012-02-06T18:18:02","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T18:18:02","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T05:00:00","slug":"mallardsfirstpitchevent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/2012\/02\/06\/mallardsfirstpitchevent\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallards First Pitch Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Madison, WI &#8211; February 6, 2012. The Madison Mallards will host their annual First Pitch event on Thursday, February 9th at 6:00 pm at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center.<\/p>\n<p>At the event the Mallards will continue their off-season announcements by unveiling a special event for the 2012 season as well as more details on several ballpark improvements at the &#8220;Duck Pond.&#8221; \u00a0A first look of the promotional schedule for the season will also be announced.<\/p>\n<p>Major ballpark renovations at the &#8220;Duck Pond&#8221; are planned for the 2012 season. \u00a0Pending approval from the City of Madison the Meriter and Physicians Plus Backyard, two Home Plate Suites, and a brand new Great Dane Duck Blind Club will all be added to the &#8220;Duck Pond.&#8221; \u00a0More details about each of these improvements will be unveiled at Thursday nights event.<img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27200%27%20height%3D%27125%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20200%20125%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27200%27%20height%3D%27125%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/stories\/ORGANIZEDIMAGES\/Organization\/Warner_Park\/backyard.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"125\" alt=\"backyard\" style=\"float: right; margin: 3px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speakers at the event will include City of Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, City of Madison Parks Superindendent Kevin Briski, and Mallards Owner Steve Schmitt. \u00a0A question and answer session about the 2012 Mallards and ballpark improvements will follow the annoucements.<\/p>\n<p>The family friendly event will include ballpark food and soda and will be open to the public, free of charge. \u00a0Mallards mascot Maynard G. 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