Tickets for the Brooklyn Cyclones’ 2012 season go on sale this weekend (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
MCU Park
1904 Surf Ave., Coney Island
Season runs June 18 – September 5
Tickets ($9-$17) go on sale Sunday, May 6, 10:00 am
Social media presale Saturday, May 5, 10:00 am
718-449-8497
www.brooklyncyclones.com
With all the excitement surrounding the Nets’ move to Brooklyn, don’t forget that the World’s Greatest Borough already has a beloved sports team, the single-A Brooklyn Cyclones. The Mets farm team, which plays its home games at MCU Park in Coney Island, right off the boardwalk, finished second in the McNamara Division last year, a mere half game behind their main rivals, the Staten Island Yankees, the eventual league champions. Tickets for the Cyclones’ 2012 season go on sale on Sunday morning, May 6, at 10:00 am, and at $9 to $17, they’re hard to beat. Even better, if you use the code SOCIALCYCLONES, you can get tickets a day early as part of the social media presale, beginning Saturday morning at 10:00. The home opener is set for June 18 against the Yanks, with the first three thousand attendees receiving a schedule magnet and everyone allowed to run the bases after the game, followed by fireworks. Other special promotions include the Night of Champions on June 25 with Giants Super Bowl winners Hakeem Nicks and David Diehl, WWE Anti-Bullying Night on June 27, the Friday Night Music Series on June 29 with the Five Pillars of Hip Hop, Jurassic (ball)Park night on July 7, Medieval Times Night on July 9 celebrating Bensonhurst’s 350th birthday, Ballet & Baseball: A History Lesson in Nine Innings on July 23, Jewish Heritage Night on August 12, and a Garage Sale and Bark in the Park on August 22. Among the other giveaways are old-school road jerseys (June 21), a free-ride pass in Luna Park (June 30), various colored bats (July 8 & 22, August 5 & 12, September 2), an Ike Davis T-shirt jersey (July 17), a Dillon Gee bobblehead (July 20), a Bill Gallo poster (August 3), a Sandy bobblehead (August 4), and a 1904 Brooklyn jersey (August 23).