The Whitecaps 14th annual Winter Baseball Banquet raised more than $42,000 for charity, marking the second highest total in the event’s history. Detroit Tigers President/CEO, General Manager David Dombrowski, Whitecaps Manager Joe DePastino and Tigers first base coach Andy Van Slyke addressed the crowd of 850 people at DeVos Place Sunday night. Also in attendance from the Tigers were players Carlos Guillen, Vance Wilson, Zach Miner, Jordan Tata, first-round pick Rick Porcello, FSN Detroit broadcaster Mario Impemba and infield coach Rafael Belliard.The Whitecaps held a silent and live auction along with a raffle during the event that raised $42,107 for the Whitecaps Inner-City Youth Baseball and Softball Program and the Detroit Tigers Foundation. The banquet, sponsored by Varnum Riddering Schmidt and Howlett, LLP, raises money for underprivileged children to play baseball.
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1/15/2008
Now that is a banquet
The five-time, five-time, five-time, five-time, five-time Midwest League Champion West Michigan Whitecaps know how to throw a party. The Detroit Tiger Caravan stopped in Grand Rapids on Sunday, helped raise a little money, and got the locals fired up:
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