We're going to Saturday's Subway Series game - in style!

A few days ago, Squawker Jon and I were resigned to the fact that we wouldn't be going to the Subway Series at all this season, for the first time since we started writing Subway Squawkers.

Well, thanks to the good folks at Blimpie, not only are we going to Saturday's Subway Series game, but we're going to be sitting in the Legends Suite box seats!

We're so excited - and grateful - over this. I'm feeling like one of the women on "Oprah" who just found out that they're part of the "Oprah's Favorite Things" programs!


Here's the deal. Squawker Jon and I ran Blimpie's Subway Series giveaway contest for our readers, but we didn't expect anything out of it (we were just happy to give away a pair of tickets to one of our readers!) In fact, Jon and I joked to each other that this contest was the closest we were going to get to the Subway Series this year.

Then Thursday morning, I came home after running errands to find out literally the best news I've heard all year. There was a FedEx envelope from the YES Network (Blimpie is a sponsor for them) that my landlord had signed for me. Inside were the tickets.

To have something so cool - and so surprising - happen was amazing. But to have them for Saturday's Subway Series game is even more awesome. We can't wait for the game!

We have a winner in our Blimpie Subway Series contest!

Thanks to all the many readers who entered to win our Subway Series ticket contest, courtesy of Blimpie Sub Sandwiches. And thanks to Blimpie for sponsoring the contest!

Anyhow, without further ado, here is our winner - Peter Pak of Leonia, NJ! Peter, a Yankee fan, was of course very excited to win tickets to Friday night's Yankees-Mets matchup in the Bronx. He also received a Blimpie gift certificate. Cool stuff!

Contest: Win a Strat-o-Matic game!

Remember the Strat-O-Matic baseball game from back in the day? Squawker Jon was a huge fan. Well, the game is still around - there's now a computer version - and here's your chance to check it out.

Just send an email with your name, address, and phone number with the subject line Strat-O-Matic to subwaysquawkers@gmail.com. If you're the lucky winner, you'll get a brand-new Strat-O-Matic computer game to play around with.

Please send your email no later than Wednesday, June 22. Thanks!

Win a trip to the World Series from Krylon

Quick note: Krylon, the paint company, is sponsoring a contest where fans can win a trip to the this year's World Series. Whether you're a Yankee, Met, or Red Sox fan, or root for one of baseball's other teams, you are welcome to enter the contest - go to Save Our Saturdays for details.

Each month, the Save Our Saturdays site will ask you a sports-related question related to upcoming events. Answer the question, and get an entry to the contest. If your answer is correct, you get five additional entries. And you get another five entries for agreeing to be added to their mailing list.

Here are the details for what you can win from Krylon:

The Grand Prize winner will receive a prize package consisting of the following: Two tickets in the lower level outside of the bases to the 2009 Baseball's Fall Series, a round-trip coach air transportation for winner and winner’s guest, including airport transfers to hotel and hotel accommodations for two consecutive nights. Approximate retail value of the Grand Prize package: US $6,200.

The First and Second Grand Prize winners will receive a 42” or larger big screen TV, approximate retail value of US $1,000 each.

Ten monthly winners, for the duration of six months, will be awarded a $25 gift card to a specific retailer or an American Express gift card. Monthly winners in May will receive a $25 ACE gift card.

Total retail value of monthly prizes is US $1,500.

Go to Save Our Saturdays monthly from now through September 30 to enter the contest.

What baseball clip do you never get tired of seeing?

Just a reminder that we have a contest going on this week, with your chance to win a HAVA, a device that lets you watch your TV on a computer or a cell phone.

How do you win the HAVA? Tell us about your favorite baseball clip, one you would love to see over and over. Click here for more details, and to enter the contest

Schlotzsky's giveaway is in the big leagues

When I moved to Austin, Texas in the 80s to go to college at the University of Texas, I was introduced to the majesty of a Schlotzsky's sandwich. And every time I go back to Texas to visit, I make a point to get another one of those tasty treats.

Now, in honor of their new Big League Clubz sandwiches, the delicious restaurant has something yummy for baseball fans - a whole slew of contests and games at BigLeagueClubz.com.

Here's your chance to win a trip to St. Louis for the All-Star Game, get a personalized mini-bat, play games online, and get baseball scores on your desktop. All very cool stuff.

You can register online at BigLeagueClubz.com to enter the All-Star Game contest.

To get the mini-bat, you need to visit a Schlotzsky’s and try one of the Big League Clubz sandwiches. You'll get baseball cards for doing this at the store. Collect three cards, and upload a pic of yourself holding the cards, and if you're one of the first 1,000 to do, you'll get a free personalized mini-bat. I will be doing this very soon, so you can check and see what I posed like.

Anyhow, check all this stuff out at BigLeagueClubz.com. Good luck!