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>> WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK
PERSPECTIVES.

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LET'S PLAY BASEBALL HEATHER
HEARS THAT OFTEN?

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>> QUITE A BIT.
>> 72 TIMES A YEAR.

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>> HOW MANY YEARS YOU HAVE BEEN
DOING THIS?

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>> MY 21ST.
>> 21ST.

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>> YEA.

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>> YOU STARTED WHEN YOU WERE A
KID.

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>> YEA.

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>> DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY
RELATIONS YOU TELL THEIR STORY?

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>> WE DO.

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WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE DO.

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IT IS ABOUT, TEACHING THE GAME
IT IS MORE COMPLICATED THAN 9

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GUYS PLAYING ON THE FIELD.

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THERE ARE PEOPLE BEHIND THE
SCENES THAT GET THE OPERATIONS

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GOING SO THEY CAN PLAY BASEBALL.

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>> YOU HAVE BEEN WITH THEM
SINCE MET PARK.

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>> THEY OPEN INDEED 93 AND I
TURNED 16 IN 94 I WAS THE SECOND

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YEAR IN THE NEW STADIUM.

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WE ARE IN OUR 22ND YEAR AT THE
PARK.

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>> CRAZY.

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>> I KNOW.

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IT IS INSANE.

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>> I HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE HALF
MILLION FANS A YEAR THAT COME,

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SEVERAL TIMES.

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IT IS SUCH A COOL PARK I CAN
MISS THE GAME.

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>> YOU GET CAUGHT UP IN THE
OTHER THINGS.

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WHEN I LEAVE THE STADIUM I DON'T
KNOW WHO WONNOR LOST.

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IT IS ABOUT THE FAN INTERACTION
AND THE GAMES.

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THE ACTS WE BRING IN TO
ENTERTAIN.

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IT IS MORE APPEALING THAN THE
GAME OF BASEBALL.

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>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE
SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT.

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ASSUME THE VIEWER KNOWS
BASEBALL.

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>> OKAY.

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>> HOW DOES IT ALL WORK?

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>> NUMBER ONE, WHO OWNS THE
TEAM?

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>> OUR AGREEMENT BALTIMORE DOES
NOT MEAN WE ARE OWNED BY THEM WE

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ARE OWNED BY KEN YOUNG AND A
GROUP OF GUYS THAT PUT THE

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PARTNERSHIP IN 93 AND BOUGHT THE
TEAM FROM THE METS WHO OWNED THE

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TEAM.

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WE REPORT TO THEM.

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OUR PLAYERS REPORT TO THE
ORIALS.

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WE PROVIDE THE FACILITY TO PLAY
IN AND RUN THE DAY-TO-DAY

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OPERATIONS.

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>> IF THEY PLAY WELL KEN IS
HAPPY IF NOT THERE IS NOTHING HE

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CAN DO.

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>> WINNING IS IMPORTANT.

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THE THING ABOUT US FOR THE GUYS
TO BE INDIVIDUALALLY GOOD THE

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PLAYERS.

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THE TEAM WILL NOT GET CALLED UP
IN A SEASON.

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IF THERE ARE GUYS DOING WELL AND
THE SEASON IMPROVED THAT IS OUR

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GOAL, DO WE WANT TO WIN?

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>> OF COURSE.

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IENT THINK THAT IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING IN THE

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ORGANIZATION.

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IT IS IN THE BIG LEAGUES BUT NOT
HERE IT IS DEVELOPING PLAYERS IS

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OUR GOAL HERE.

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>> MISSING THE GAME, I FIND OUT
WHO WON OR LOST.

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BUT DURING THE TIME I'M ENJOYING
GOOD FOOD.

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AND THERE IS SOMETHING BIZARRE
GOING ON IN THE CONCOURSE.

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>> YOU KNOW WHAT, IT STARTED IN
JANUARY.

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WE LOOK AT OUR SEASON WE HAVE
SCHEDULE DONE IN FALL AND PICK

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DATES OF ACTS THAT ARE COMING IN
LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, INCOME FRIDAY

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NIGHT THE SUPER STARS COMING IN
THEY WERE ON AMERICA'S DOT

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TALENT.

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PEOPLE LOVE IT THEY ARE
INFLATABLE ANIMALS.

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WE LOOK AT DAYS THAT WILL
ATTRACT CROWDS.

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FRIDAY IN APRIL MAY NOT BE GOOD,
CHILDREN ARE STILL IN SCHOOL.

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IT IS PLANNED 4-5 MONTHS IN
VETERANS MUCH THE ACTS TRAVEL SO

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WE GOTTA GET THAT ON THE
SCHEDULE, SOON.

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>> THAT IS THE BASIC OF
AMERICAN BASEBALL?

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>> YEA.

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IT IS FAMILY DRAWN AND
ENTERTAINMENT.

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LISTEN, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN
SPEND ENTERTAINMENT DOLLARS NOT

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JUST ON BASEBALL.

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THAT'S OUR JOB IF WE DON'T DO
THAT WE ARE NOT PROVIDING A GOOD

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PLACE FOR BASEBALL.

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WE PREFER TO HAVE MORE OF THE
GOOD TIMES.

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>> AS MUCH AS AN ENJOY HAVING A
GOOD HOT DOG WITH RELISH AND

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HITS RESTAURANT.

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>> FANTASTIC.

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>> I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW.

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>> IT IS A BEAUTIFUL BUFFET T.
IS EXPENSIVE THE DEAL A MEAT,

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CHICKEN.

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HOT DOGS AND CHICKEN TENDERS
MUCH A SALAD.

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A STARCH, VEGETABLE AND SOUP.

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IT IS AMAZING THEY DO A GREAT
JOB.

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TRYING TO CHANGE UP.

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EVERY NIGHT SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

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OMELET BARS THEY ARE MAKING THEM
FRESH TO ORDER MUCH EVERY DAY IS

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DIFFERENT YOU CHECK THE BOARD
WHEN YOU COME IN THE BALLPARK.

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IT IS AN AMAZING PLACE TO WATCH
THE GAME AND EAT.

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>> THE LAST TIME I ATE THERE.

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WE WERE DO WE OR DON'T WE RUN
THE TARP OVER THE FIELD.

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>> THAT WAS YESTERDAY.

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>> I HAD AN ENJOYABLE DINNER.

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>> YOU CAN WATCH US RUN THE
TARP.

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GUESS WHO IS PULLING THE TARP?

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OUR FULL TIME STAFF.

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>> WHO MAKES THOSE DECISIONS?

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DO YOU RUN THE TARP?

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RAIN DOES NOT CANCEL A GAME
NECESSARILY.

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>> NO.

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AT A POINT IT IS IN OUR HANDS
UNTIL 6:30 IF THE GAME IS 7:05.

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WE NEED TO TALK TO THE LEAGUE
PRESIDENT BASED OUT OF OHIO AND

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WE IF THE UMPIRE IS IN THE
BUILDING WE WILL TALK TO THEM

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TEMPERATURE IS TOUCH AND GO.

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WE HAVE A DIRECT LINE TO THE
WEATHER PEOPLE THEY WILL GIVE US

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AN INDICATION WHAT IS HAPPENING.

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IT CAN BE BETWEEN THE GM, THE
UMPIRE AND THE COACHES.

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>> IT IS LIKE WHAT VERNEL, IT
IS ABOUT SAFETY FOR FANS AND

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PLAYERS.

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>> FOR SURE.

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>> LIGHTNING IS AN ISSUE.

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YOU KNOW WE HAD STORMS COME OVER
FROM THE RIVER.

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THEY ARE STRONG.

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YOU NEVER KNOW.

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WE HAVE TO BE CONCERN BODY THAT
AND THE SAME TIME IT IS A

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BUSINESS.

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IF IT IS RAINING THEY WILL TRY
TO GET THE GAME GOING.

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>> IF THE GAME GETS CALLED FOR
RAIN THEY ARE GOOD ANY DAY.

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YOU BRING THEM BACK.

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>> SPEAK OF FIREWORKS YOUR
NORMAL FIREWORKS ARE BIG.

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>> WE HAVE 12 THIS YEAR ON THE
CALENDAR.

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MAY 17TH MILITARY APPRECIATION
NIGHT.

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GREAT NIGHT.

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PEOPLE LOVE THE FIREWORKS.

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I SEEN THEM A ZILLION TIMES THEY
DON'T CARE ABOUT THE BASEBALL

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THEY COME TO WATCH THE
FIREWORKS.

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>> I GOT THE CLOSE SIGN, I WILL
PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.

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GIPPING OF MAY,
>> OKAY.

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>> SEASON LASTS UNTIL?

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>> AUGUST 30.

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>> WILL THERE BE A POST SEASON?

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>> I WOULD LOVE TO.

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IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE
HAD POST SEASON.

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>> YOUR SON IS DOING GREAT.

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>> [LAUGHTER].

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>> I WILL PUT YOU ON THE SPOT
AT THE END OF THE SEASON.

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GI HEARD YOU SAY THERE WILL BE
POST SEASON.

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>> I WOULD LOVE IT.

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>> MOTHER'S DAY IS COMING UP.

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FLOWERS AND PLANTS AT THE
GARDEN, STAY TUNED