Terry Ryan to Speak at Snappers Hot Stove Banquet
Minnesota Twins Vice President, General Manager Terry Ryan is scheduled to appear at the Beloit Snappers third annual Winter Hot Stove Banquet, Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at the Country Club of Beloit. Joining Ryan at the banquet will be Minnesota Twins Hitting Coach Joe Vavra and former Snappers first baseman Erik Lis.
Ryan, a native of Janesville, Wisconsin and a 1972 graduate of Parker High School, is the fourth General Manager in team history.
New Jerseys Unveiled During Winter Banquet
Oh Say Can You Sing?
Day to Replace Calhoun as Lugnuts' GMThe 2007 National Anthem Tryouts [for the Dayton Dragons] will be held at the Dayton Mall and the Mall at Fairfield Commons on March 10 and 11. Each mall will have a different date; exact locations and times are to be determined.
In order to sign up to audition, you must pre-register by filling out a registration form in the Dayton Daily News. Signing up through the Dayton Daily News is the only way to pre-register.
LANSING - Lansing Lugnuts general manager Jeff Calhoun is leaving the team after seven seasons and will be replaced by Patrick Day, a minor league baseball executive with eight years of experience.
At the same time, Lugnuts Director of Sales Nick Grueser has been named Assistant General Manager.
Calhoun had been the Lugnuts' General Manager since September, 2003. The Indiana native has accepted an executive position in the Lansing area.
"It was obviously a heart-wrenching decision to leave the Lugnuts," Calhoun said. "I will always treasure the years that I have spent here and the smiles that I've seen on the faces of Lugnuts fans. I want to thank all of the people that contributed to those wonderful years.
"Also, I am very confident that Patrick Day has all of the training and skills to take over the reins of the Lugnuts and guide this team in the right direction."
Winter Banquet Raises $43,000; Leyland and Tigers Players Excite Crowd
COMSTOCK PARK, MI — The Whitecaps 13th annual Winter Baseball Banquet raised more than $43,000 for charity, breaking the highest total from 2003 of $31,000. Detroit Tigers Manager Jim Leyland, Whitecaps Manager Tom Brookens and Tigers broadcaster Dan Dickerson addressed the crowd of 976 people at DeVos Place Wednesday night. Also in attendance were Tigers players Justin Verlander, Brandon Inge, Placido Polanco, Craig Monroe, Vance Wilson and Chris Shelton and coaches Gene Lamont and Lloyd McClendon.
The Whitecaps held a raffle, silent and live auction during the event that raised $43,312.40 for the Whitecaps Inner-City Youth Baseball and Softball Program and Detroit Tigers Foundation. The banquet, sponsored by Varnum Riddering Schmidt and Howlett, LLP, raises money for underprivileged children to participate and have uniforms and equipment to play baseball.
The top-selling item in the silent auction was a Gerald R. Ford signed baseball and four Ford museum passes that went for $800.
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