Phils Winter Caravan to Visit Lakewood

4. Lakewood

Hi Folks:

For those that may be interested, the Phils’ Winter Caravan will be making its annual stop in Lakewood on January 18th. The Blue Claws just announced that Manager Charlie Manuel has been added to the guests that include Coste & Kendrick, as well as returning Phils’ broadcaster Tom McCarthy and Minor League Director Steve Noworyta. Below is the press release from Lakewood.

I have been to this event few times and it is a nice way to warm the bones in the middle of January thinking about the boys o f summer. Unfortunately, the date conflicts with our first Little League registration so I won’t be able to make it this year.

One more note I would like to share with you. I just received a set of very special CDs produced by Cubs broadcaster Pat Hughes featuring some of the most famous baseball broadcasters, including Harry Kalas. The set is awesome … he is selling goosebumps! Hearing all the famous calls again is a real treat for any fan. I can’t wait to play the final inning of 2007 for all my Mets friends..hehe. If your interested, here is the link http://www.baseballvoices.com/.

from the Jersey Shore,

BobEv

the Lakewood PR:

BlueClaws Host Event Jan. 18 at Eagle Ridge Golf Course

LAKEWOOD, N.J. – The Lakewood BlueClaws, class-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, have announced that Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has been added to the annual Winter Tour in Lakewood on January 18, 2008. He joins former BlueClaws pitcher Kyle Kendrick, catcher Chris Coste, and Phillies broadcaster Tom McCarthy.

Manuel was named the 51st manager in Phillies history on Nov. 4, 2004 and is coming off leading his team to a National League East Division Championship. T-
hrough his first three seasons as skipper for the Phils, Manuel has compiled a record of 262-224, including winning 88 games during his first season. Before joining the Phillies, he spent two-plus seasons as manager of the Cleveland Indians from 2000 through mid-2002.Lakewood has been a stop on the Phillies tour for now each of the BlueClaws eight seasons. The event will be part of a sit-down dinner held at Eagle Ridge Golf Course, in Lakewood, starting at 7pm. Tickets are available for $35 per person and seating is limited.“While the Phillies tour stops by Lakewood each year, the event itself is always evolving,” said BlueClaws General Manager Geoff Brown. “This year’s dinner will not only allow the fans to meet the Phillies but it is all going towards a good cause.”This year, the BlueClaws have partnered with several local charitable organizations for the dinner. A portion of the ticket sales as well as the proceeds from the silent auction will go to help these charities.Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County, United Way of Ocean County, the Salvation Army of Ocean County, Boy Scouts Jersey Shore Concil, American Red Cross, Ocean County YMCA, The Arc Ocean County Chapter, and the ALS Association of Philadelphia will all be taking part in this year”s event.

BlueClaws mascot Buster and his good friend the Philly Phanatic will be entertaining the guests throughout the evening.

Kendrick made his MLB debut this past season, winning 10 games in 20 starts for the Phillies. The 24-year-old right hander spent parts of the 2004, 2005 and 2006 seasons with the BlueClaws, accumulating over 135 innings.

Coste appeared in 48 games for the Phillies in 2007, also his first in the majors. Signed as a free agent before the 2004 season, the catcher hit .279 with five homeruns and 22 RBI.

McCarthy will make his return to the Phillies broadcast booth in 2008 after spending the last two seasons with WFAN and the New York Mets. A native of Brick Township, he broadcast Phillies games from 2001 through the 2005 season.

Phillies Director of Minor Leagues, Steve Noworyta, will also be in attendance.

For more information, please contact Lisa Carone (ext. 192) or Steve Farago (ext. 120) at 732-901-7000.

9 thoughts on “Phils Winter Caravan to Visit Lakewood”

  1. Someone should ask Steve Noworyta if he’s aware of this site and if he could maybe stop by sometime to chat. That would be a great q and a.

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  4. I didn’t mean to be critical. It isn’t easy coming up with good baseball content on January 10 – I don’t know how you do it. It’s the dark part of the year, if you know what I mean, and there’s only so far one can go with reports from winter ball.

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  6. Guys I was at this event and have been meaning to post for a while. Great event to get the baseball juices flowing during the winter. There were a couple hundred people there and I thought there would be more. Anyway, the most interesting thing to come out of the night IMO was Steve Noworyta saying that the young kid who played SS last year at Williamsport-his name is escaping me and I don’t have time to find it-could play SS in the majors right now. I know those on this forum know that the kid is a defensive whiz, but I thought that was an impressive compliment.

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