The Long Island Ducks have a faithful hobby dedicated to this independent professional baseball team, as if they were one of the most important sports. On Friday night was the opening day of the 2025 Pelotherast season (Opening Day) and received 5377 fans in the Fairfield Properties Ballpark, located in Central Islip.
On the right garden line, on the esplanade, there was an elderly couple dancing. They have been attending the games for several years and worship the Ducks.
“We always have energy, no matter where we are, but it is the opening day and feels,” they said to Amnewyork. “We simply have fun (coming to the games), listening to music and seeing the small activities with Quackerjack (the official pet).”
It is the definitive experience for fans in Long Island, with a base of passionate fans. A special fan, Ken Lohner, has been coming since Buddy Harrelson was the team’s captain in 2000.
“This is the largest crowd I’ve seen on an inaugural day,” Lohner said. “I like to come here because several times I have sat next to Mick Foley, the fighter.”
It was not the result that the fans or the organization expected to begin the regular season of 2025, since they lost against the Lancaster Stormers by 9-1.
But regardless of the result of the party, Long Island Ducks continue to transmit energy with their audience. In the 25 years of team history, they have filled the stadium with 713 exhausted tickets, the greatest amount in the Professional Baseball Atlantic League.
“It’s not like Mets or Yankees, which are very expensive,” said the young fan Tommy Palamara. «A $ 15 entrance is great, and is ideal for families. I’ve been coming to the matches since I have memory ».
The Ducks have earned an unconditional life of a lifetime in Nick Zaino, a long -born boy who attends the games since he was 3 or 4 years old.
“Ducks must have one of the most endearing franchises of Atlantic League of Professional Baseball,” said Zaino. «They have been the team with more years of life and have never changed their identity. They have remained faithful to Long Island ».
(With Nick Nickivi report, Amny.com)
