Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 16 , 2008
METRO TRANSIT CUSTOMERS CAN GET DISCOUNT
TO ST. PAUL SAINTS GAMES
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – (May 16, 2008) – Tuesdays just got a lot more fun for less. As part of a partnership between Metro Transit and the St. Paul Saints, customers of Metro Transit can take in the fun of a Saints baseball game at discounted prices on Tuesdays this season.
For $11 on Metro Transit Tuesdays, transit customers will receive a game ticket, a Saints Darryl Strawberry bobblehead doll and a voucher for a hot dog and beverage, a package valued at $26.
The offer is available only at the Saints Box Office and is subject to availability. To take advantage of the deal, customers need to present a valid transit pass, bus transfer or rail ticket stamped with that day's date.
The offer applies May 20; June 10 and 24; July 1, 15 and 22; and Aug. 5 and 19. Transit customers can get to Midway Stadium on Metro Transit Routes 3B and 84, which travel on Snelling Avenue, east of the stadium.
For trip planning services, customers can speak with a transit expert at 612-373-3333, or use the online trip planner at metrotransit.org.
For more details on the St. Paul Saints, visit saintsbaseball.com.
Metro Transit is a service of the Metropolitan Council. Customers boarded its buses and trains 77 million times in 2007, the highest annual ridership in 25 years.
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(Editors: For information call Bob Gibbons, director of customer services, 612-349-7509 or via e-mail at robert.gibbons@metc.state.mn.us)
