Spinners fans are famous for filling LeLacheur Park to capacity. Now they get their chance to pack Fenway.

Tickets for the “Futures at Fenway,� an event announced over the winter, go on sale this Saturday, March 25th. As part of the August 26th doubleheader, the Spinners will take on the Oneonta Tigers at 2pm, followed by a Triple-A contest featuring the Pawtucket Red Sox versus the Rochester Red Wings. The idea originated with Boston Mayer, Tom Menino, who approached the Red Sox about finding more ways to utilize Fenway Park.

Spinners General Manager, Tim Bawmann, is already looking ahead to the event, saying it will be “fun for the front office and for the players.� The major league ballpark will feature a decidedly minor league feel on that Saturday, with plenty of the same family friendly promotions and stunts normally found at the lower levels on display.

Ironically, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats were supposed to be part of a tripleheader on that day. But current majority owner Arthur Solomon, who bought controlling interest of the team from Spinners owner Drew Weber, prematurely announced his team’s participation in the event at a business function in Manchester. The Fisher Cats exclusion from Fenway this year is thought to be the Red Sox way of punishing him for jumping the gun with the announcement.

The general public can purchase tickets on the internet (www.redsox.com) or over the phone (617-482-4SOX). Red Sox season ticket holders have already been mailed letters giving them advance access to the seats.

Now I'm extremely curious to see exactly how many tickets are sold for "Futures at Fenway" and how many of those sales come from Spinners fans. What do you think? Can they bang out Fenway Park or come close? Do any of you have any interest in going, or would you rather save the money and see the Spinners closer to home?