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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August
27, 2013
Morgan Auto Group Executive Coordinates Tampa Bay Rays’
‘Top Off the Trop’ Event
‘Top Off the Trop’ Event
Brett Morgan leads grassroots effort for
September ‘surprise sellout’ game at Tropicana Field
TAMPA, Fla. — Brett Morgan of
the Morgan Automotive Group, is leading efforts to help sell out Tropicana
Field for the September 18 Tampa Bay Rays’ game against the Texas Rangers.
The event, called “Top Off the
Trop,” (#TopOffTheTrop) has been
organized to demonstrate the strong support the Rays receive from their fans and
the Tampa community. The game, scheduled to be broadcast nationally on ESPN’s
“Wednesday Night Baseball,” will take place during the team’s second-to-last
home stand in the midst of a tight pennant race.
“As a community, we are
sometimes criticized for the Rays’ complex stadium issues and a perceived lack
of support for our team, which couldn’t be further from the truth,” said
Morgan. “We’re here to demonstrate the passion surrounding our team, and we are
rabid in our support of the Rays and what they mean to Tampa Bay. The rare
event of a major league game sellout in a mid-week game would send quite the
statement.”
Morgan has worked with the
Rays’ front office to coordinate the event. At the game, groups of 20 or more will receive a free Rays hat for each
guest, as well as a lower-level reserved ticket for just $20 — with no
Ticketmaster or any other fees added on.
A die-hard Rays fan, Morgan is
the son of Morgan Automotive Group owner Larry Morgan and has helped lead the
company since its founding in 2004. Over the past nine years, the company has
grown from one location to 11 stores across seven different markets in Florida.
“Many people in our community
know how I feel about the Rays, and this is a dream of mine,” said Morgan. “I’m
extremely excited to lead this effort and hope that businesses, organizations
and other groups in our area take advantage of this great deal and show their
support.”
“I’d had the idea for a while
just seeing what a grass roots effort could do,” Morgan says, “but then I saw recent
comments from ESPN’s Bob Ryan stating that he didn’t “know of another
organization (Rays) in any other sport who has done more things right in front
of a less appreciative audience,” it made me flat out mad.”
Organizations interested in bringing
together a group for the September 18 game should email Morgan at bmorgan@morganautogroup.com or
call him at 813-843-4543 providing a contact person and how many tickets are
needed. Soon after, a Rays ticket advisor will contact the group’s organizer
and assist with providing the specially coded tickets for the game. Currently over 16 area businesses
accounting for over 700 in ticket sales have granted support.
For more information on “Top Off
the Trop,” visit http://topoffthetrop.blogspot.com.
To learn more about Morgan Automotive Group, go to http://www.morganautogroup.com.
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