FORMER SPINNER DAVID ECKSTEIN

HONORED WITH STEP STOOL GIVEAWAY

Spinners promotional schedule gets a boost on July 20

LOWELL, MA – His 5-foot, 6-inch frame hasn’t prevented him from finding success in Major League Baseball, and on Friday, July 20, reigning World Series Champion and MVP David Eckstein will get a leg-up from the Lowell Spinners, Class A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, where he began his professional career in 1997.

The Spinners announced today that July 20 will be David Eckstein World Series MVP Step Stool Giveaway Night at LeLacheur Park, sponsored by Merrimack Valley Credit Union and Textron Systems. The first 1,500 fans entering the ballpark that night will receive a kid’s step stool bearing the likeness of the two-time World Champion.

Eckstein himself is very excited about the boost the step-stool will give him in his daily life.

“I’m definitely a kid-type person. If you’re short like me, it’s useful,” said Eckstein.

“It came about because (Lowell Spinners Vice President of Communications, Jon Goode’s) son was looking for a step stool and I thought I could use something like that at home too, and even at my locker so I can actually see what’s on the top shelf instead of using a chair. Everyone does the bobblehead, but this is something unique.”

“David’s been a great sport about the step stool promotion,” said Lowell Spinners Vice President/General Manager, Tim Bawmann. “He might need a step stool at his locker, but he certainly doesn’t need any help on the baseball diamond.”

The Lowell Spinners recently released other plans for 2007 promotions, including “Dice-K” Fuzzy Dice Giveaway in honor of the Red Sox new pitcher, Daisuke Matsuzaka.

For more information, please contact Jon Shestakofsky at 978-805-5117 or via email at jshesta@lowellspinners.com.