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Manny Dominates AT&T Park



Filipino welterweight champ, Manny Pacquiao (Pacman) who put his boxing idol, Oscar Del La Hoya into retirement last month, made a special appearance at San Francisco's AT&T Park last Tuesday, as part of the annual Filipino Heritage Night which celebrates Filipino culture and history.

In the "Battle of East and West" Pacquiao will fight Great Britain's Rick "The Hitman" Hatton this Saturday on May 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bobble Heads in his likeness were given out to the 11,000 Heritage Night ticket holders and he threw the ceremonial pitch before the San Francisco Giants grand slam victory over San Diego Padres (8-3). Last year 4,000 attended the event. The $50,000 raised from the event will benefit charities in San Francisco and the Republic of Philippines.
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Unknown said…
I've been waiting for this article since I ran into you that day. Nice work!

While I was waiting in line for the Pacquio bobble head, I was approached by a Giants rep and was offered a free Giants game ticket (June '09 vs. Angels) and the same bobble head if I agreed to wait to retrieve mine until the said game. I accepted, but now I'm thinking I don't want to go by myself AND pay $30 for parking. It may not be worth it. Oh well...
April 27, 2009 at 12:24 PM
Dyna said…
Thanks! It took me a few hours to edit and tweak this. Yeaaaah, that's a tough one on the Giants vs. Angels game. Hate to say it but, have you checked ebay? I wish I had one to give you but I couldn't even get one as the Giants crew were strictly giving them to Filipino Heritage Night ticket holders.
April 29, 2009 at 2:00 AM
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