Baby Ruth Offers Fans a Chance to Hit Against Hall-of-Fame Legend Nolan Ryan.Baseball Writers/Features Editors Baby Ruth "Hit Off Nolan Ryan Season-Long Babe Ruth Traveling Museum Tour To 18 Minor League Ballparks Across the Country Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and his fastball are coming out of retirement for 10 lucky winners of the Baby Ruth(R) "Hit Off Nolan Ryan Sweepstakes." Winners will receive a trip to Austin, Texas, home of the Round Rock Express Minor League Baseball
The winners (and their guest) will also attend a baseball game Noun 1. baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League with Nolan Ryan, have lunch with the living legend Living Legend may refer to:
Fans can enter the Baby Ruth "Hit Off Nolan Ryan Sweepstakes" by mail when they print their name, address and phone number on a 3"x5" card and mail in an envelope to: Baby Ruth "Hit Off Nolan Ryan Sweepstakes," P.O. Box 1978, Young America Young America may refer to: Cities, towns, townships, etc.
"Baseball is America's pastime and Baby Ruth is America's candy bar," said Nolan Ryan. "I may be retired but I can still throw the heater, so I look forward to the event in Austin, TX and thank Baby Ruth for making it happen." The sweepstakes is running along side Baby Ruth's sponsorship of the Babe Ruth Traveling Exhibit, celebrating the 75th anniversary of Babe Ruth's 60-homerun season. The Exhibit will make an appearance in Austin, TX August 22-25. The Baby Ruth(R) candy bar is proud to sponsor the museum during this 75th anniversary year, celebrating "The Babe's" historic 1927 season. The 2002 Babe Ruth Museum Traveling Exhibit has been updated to highlight 1927 as one of the greatest offensive efforts in baseball history. The 18-city tour began in Buffalo, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , on May 3 and continues through the months of July and August to Minor League ballparks in Memphis, TN; Scranton, PA; Indianapolis, IN and many others (see below for a complete list). More than half a million fans are expected to visit the museum while at Minor League ballparks in 2002. Each will have a chance to see artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. from Ruth's historic 1927 season, such as his bat, official Yankees' uniform and much more. "Babe Ruth has held a special place in the hearts of Americans for many generations," said Michael Gibbons Michael Gibbons or Michael Gibbon may refer to Sport:
The Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum, located in downtown Baltimore Downtown Baltimore is the section of Baltimore traditionally bounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to the west, Mt. Royal Avenue to the north, President Street to the east and the Inner Harbor area to the south. , is the birthplace of George Herman George Edward Herman (January 14, 1920 - February 8, 2005) was a veteran CBS journalist. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1941, and received a Master's degree in journalism in 1942 from Columbia University. "Babe" Ruth. It also is the Official Museum of the Baltimore Orioles, the archives for the Baltimore Colts and the home of the John Unitas football collection. For more information, visit the Museum's web site at www.baberuthmuseum.com. Baby Ruth(R) candy bar also offers fans the opportunity to track the Babe Ruth Museum Traveling Exhibit online at www.babyruth.com. Visitors can play interactive home run games and learn more about Baby Ruth(R) through the years, as well. Below is stop-by-stop route for the Babe Ruth Museum Traveling Exhibit, sponsored by Baby Ruth(R), where fans can also enter the "Hit Off Nolan Ryan Sweepstakes." Dates Location ------------------ -------------------------------------------------- July 4-7 Memphis, TN (4th of July Holiday) July 11-14 Akron, OH July 19-21 Kane County, IL July 25-28 Scranton, PA August 1-4 Omaha, NE August 8-11 Comstock, MI August 15-18 Birmingham, AL August 22-25 Austin, TX (Baby Ruth "Hit Off Nolan Ryan" Event) August 28-31 Indianapolis, IN (Labor Day Holiday) ---For b-roll footage or electronic images of the Babe Ruth Museum please contact: Paul Yoffe at 323.866.6062/paul.yoffe@mslpr.com Jay Joyer at 323.866.6027/jay.joyer@mslpr.com Nestle Baby Ruth(R) is one of the nation's favorite candy bars and a proud supporter of the national pastime through its Minor League Baseball sponsorships. Created in 1921, Baby Ruth remains popular, with a tastier, softer center and a whole new look. Baby Ruth is packed with chewy chew·y adj. chew·i·er, chew·i·est Needing much chewing: chewy candy. chew  i·ness n. nougat nou·gat n. A confection made from a sugar or honey paste into which nuts are mixed. [French, from Provençal, from nougo, nut, from Old Provençal noga, from Vulgar Latin , rich caramel and whole roasted peanuts. For product news and media information, visit us at www.babyruth.com. For well over a century, Nestle has been making the very best food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. products for families around the world. In the U.S., Nestle's well-known brands include: Nestle(R) Toll House(R), Nestle(R) Nesquik(TM), Nestle(R) Carnation carnation: see pink. carnation Herbaceous plant (Dianthus caryophyllus) of the pink family, native to the Mediterranean, widely cultivated for its fringe-petaled, often spicy-smelling flowers. (R) Coffee-mate(R), Stouffer's(R), Stouffer's(R) Lean Cuisine(R), Nescafe(R), Libby's(R) Juicy Juice(R), Buitoni(R), Taster's Choice(R), Ortega(R), PowerBar(R), Nestle(R) Crunch(R), Nestle(R) Butterfinger(R), Wonka(R), Nestle(R) Drumstick drumstick /drum·stick/ (-stik) a nuclear lobule attached by a slender strand to the nucleus of some polymorphonuclear leukocytes of normal females but not of normal males. (R), Nestle(R) IceScreamers, Nestle(R) Crunch(R) and Butterfinger(R) ice cream bars. Headquartered in Glendale, Calif., Nestle USA has 17,300 employees and sales of $8.1 billion (for 2001) and is part of Swiss-based Nestle S.A. -- the world's largest food company. For product news and media information, visit us at www.nestleusa.com or www.nestlenewsroom.com. (1) No purchase necessary. Sweepstakes ends 07/24/02. Open to residents of the 50 US and Washington DC, age 18 and older. Void where prohibited. Visit www.babyruth.com for full rules or see displays at participating stadiums and retailers. Trip includes roundtrip airfare and hotel accommodations for 3 days/2 nights. |
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