For the RailCats fan who needs more of a winter ‘Cat-fix, come join the RailCats Facebook Group and check out the (Rail)Cats Meow blog to whet your appetite for Fan Fest and the 2009 season.

If you’re on Facebook (and if you’re not, ask some kids about it), come join the coolest ‘Cats on the Internet as part of the RailCats Facebook page.  There you’ll join a family of RailCats fans around the world and become a part of our great Tradition of Excellence.  You can communicate with RailCats fans and staff, and are sure to get all the latest news.

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Once you’re a part of the RailCats family on Facebook, come on over to the (Rail)Cats Meow for a sometimes serious (and sometimes not) look at everything RailCats.  Just this week, readers of the (Rail)Cats Meow got an update on former RailCats Coach Andy Haines, a look at how the RailCats roster is shaping up for 2009, and got to hear the straight talk from Rusty the RailCat after his adventures at a UIC basketball game.

Read all the latest at the (Rail)Cats Meow!

Opening day at U. S. Steel Yard is May 18, but the RailCats first-ever Fan Fest is only one month away!  Fan Fest tickets are on sale now by calling 219.882.2255, but only 1,500 will be sold, so get yours today.  Your $15 advance ticket to Fan Fest ($10 for season ticket holders, $5 for kids) includes a ticket to Opening Day, a commemorative program and autograph poster, and the chance to pick up a Fan Fest t-shirt (first 500 fans only).  A discounted room rate at the Radisson Hotel ($109/night) is also available Friday and Saturday nights and can be reserved by calling the Radisson at 219.769.6311.

2009 RailCats Fan Fest, Saturday, February 21 at Radisson Hotel in Merrillville

A preliminary lineup of players and celebrities attending Fan Fest will be announced this week.