right-field line with picnic tables and patio chairs .
“ It ’ s one of the best places to watch a ballgame anywhere around ,’’ said Fowler Connell , the former sports editor of the Commercial-News and sports announcer on WDAN-AM 1490 who came to Danville in 1953 . “ There is not a bad seat and you are close to action .’’
Baseball isn ' t the only game that is played on a normal summer night .
During the game , there are between-inning contests like ' Dan vs . Fan ,' which is a three-question trivia game between a player and someone from the stands . There is also the nightly Culver ' s Trivia Contest and the Golden Nugget roulette game . But one of the biggest contests is the 50-50 where fans buy raffle tickets to win half of the pot , with the other half being split between the team and the charitable organization selling the tickets .
McKinney thinks he has won four or five 50-50 jackpots in his 20 years .
" It ' s fun to buy like $ 10 worth of tickets to see if you can win a couple hundred dollars ,'' he said .
One of the staples of going to a baseball game is getting a hot dog or a bag of peanuts to go along with a cold drink .
Danville Stadium not only offers traditional hot dogs , but it also has Chicago-style dogs and bratwursts along with other sandwiches , along with popcorn , sno-cones and Culver ' s Ice Cream . Additionally , they offer Pepsi products and several different
Danville Dans infielder Nate Chester autographs a baseball for 4-year old Alex Jestis of Danville after the team ' s victory against the Johnstown , Pa ., Mill Rats on June 2 at Danville Stadium . Getting autographs after the game is a long-standing tradition at Danville Stadium .
selections of beer .
The cost for a single game is $ 8 this season , except for Tuesday nights when it ' s Two-Buck Tuesday and admission is just $ 2 .
Still coming up this season is the annual Team Poster and Little League night on July 15 .
There are two Rock the Park nights on July 25th and Aug . 1
where members of the First Gig Rock N Roll Camp for Kids — instructors and students — will perform .
And then Host Family Appreciation will be July 23rd and Fan Appreciation Night will be Aug . 5th .
For more information on the Danville Dans , visit their website at www . danvilledans . org .
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