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Current Video: Florida Fan Experience

See what Marlins executives do to ensure fans have a great time. Game day staff can't guarantee Florida victories, but they can ensure fans enjoy the game. See how.

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" On this edition of inside the Marlins while the game on the field is the most important event there's plenty of action -- In and around the stadium -- of the team's effort to enhance the fan experience. Would have ratio fun cannot control of the players. -- good plays that we we're we lose Thornton controlled you have the good times you are -- the ball. The minute he then mermaid dance squad talk about the excitement. Within a little more entertainment we've pump pump them up a little bit was so. I think we get that I'm going. The stadium grounds crew works long hours to ensure the players are the best possible conditions to perform -- amid the challenges of South Florida weather. We try to have the feel the pain every day. Both these men don't have to adjust their game they go out there know what it. Plus the Marlins super Saturday concert series is a big yet. A lot of people ask about our consciences that would concert series of the Saturdays are way too -- hold my this will be a little different I'm not I'm excited about -- That's all next on inside the Marlins. "

" Shallow and welcome to inside the Marlins I'm frank -- clearly the focal point of any Marlins home date is the game itself. But what does it take to present the game and make it an event. Well there are hundreds of people in and around the stadium who work hard to make it happen to add to the enjoyment of the people who come through the turnstiles to see the Marlins. Game day is in the words of one Marlon executive. Controlled chaos."

" It may be chaotic but the start of at all it's common control several days prior to the start of -- homestand the various departments within the Marlin organization. Have a planning meeting with stadium operations. Projected attendance for Saturday we have 20000. I predict the physical 21 in the corner -- Izzo from the fact that not only are we playing a baseball game which is the core. Defend. There's also concert it happens after the game with the fireworks show -- between. So the level coordination. Pretty large into a lot of different apartments in Germany deal opened the show through fifteen minutes and it probably Stevie. We'll have approximately 300 -- in the pit. Fifth and -- they -- another."

" Number one brings all the information to warns one source. So you guys all sales marketing and the marketing folks doing something and you got -- operations department -- the Marlins -- Has there thing that they needed -- brings it all together so there's -- one place that information is coming from. You know and then also hopes our stadium half related deaths were certain things are whether it's autograph session whether it's. I give away a lot of moving parts there are a lot of moving parts as you'll see. That's pretty impressive when you see the finished product. The game is the selling point but the Marlins philosophy goes far beyond that. Being in South Florida -- themselves to call this the fan growing market. So we wanted to event ties marlins' games on our way to do that attacked many weeks hopefully we can end of the night people -- like most likely to go. But Saturday night you thought -- official Friday. That's how we can what was super Saturday essentially what we do is just put on a big party here surrounded on a baseball game. And that try to provide as much entertainment value. To the ticket dollars this fans are spending."

" At Saturday home games there is generally a warning you baseball clinic or in the case of this."

" practiced fourth season ticket holder."

" It was fantastic. Having lived in South Florida my whole life pride and yet. Help but expect to have some rain but as usual the club just. Fantastic job recognizing their sponsors like my firm very important. World what we contribute to this team so we really appreciate it but he gets rid of the ball into the W. Pretty of their sponsors. Delegate getting into the behind the -- was -- until really a little soreness in my -- the -- tournament."

" That's followed by a sound check for that. Evening's super Saturday concert. Takes over starting to prepare the field for that night's game. As the players riding begin this game bigger Argentine commercial shoot schedule. Highlighting the upcoming game promotions."

" Yeah. The team. Before the game before previews sound and it's not in your free everything and then having been there. The thing is that one day with the -- coach -- will be -- and I. Just traveler card you can whether. Isn't that few weeks ago it's yeah point three you know anytime that we can. I'll help the team out it's the most out. Rock it's everybody out -- pretty hard actually."

" Behind the scenes there was an enormous amount of coordination just to get all the right people. In the right places at the right time. Friday -- is it got closer and his appreciation night. And will be recognizing teachers here from Monroe Miami Dade Broward and palm beach county and god one of the schools they've seen national average part of their group --"

" There're sponsors to be recognized -- to be presented charitable organizations. And the rumors of that ceremonial first pitch count and get them --"

" We'll ever do we get recognized extremely close. -- father -- they're all volunteers running backs that was. Just round is my. Over -- could be pregnant. My living in -- humbling."

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