Manchester, NH- The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, are pleased to announce that New England Sports Network (NESN) anchor/reporter Heidi Watney has been added to the guest list for the Granite State Baseball Dinner, presented by Northeast Delta Dental, scheduled for Saturday, November 21, at the Radisson Hotel Expo Center in downtown Manchester, NH. Watney, who has served as NESN's Boston Red Sox game-day reporter since May 2008, joins such dignitaries as Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Rice, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter, Red Sox Hall of Famers Bernie Carbo and Bob Stanley, New England Patriots Hall of Famer Steve Nelson and many, many more."Baseball fans in New England have quickly grown very fond of Heidi Watney in her two seasons covering the Red Sox on NESN, so we look forward to having her join us at the Granite State Baseball Dinner, presented by Northeast Delta Dental," said Fisher Cats President Rick Brenner.
Watney delivers Red Sox pre-game, in-game and post-game updates and interviews, she serves as an anchor/reporter for the Ultimate Red Sox Show and NESNSportsDesk studio shows and she writes a weekly column on NESN.com.
Prior to working at NESN, Watney worked as a sports anchor and reporter for KMPH Fox-26 News and a sports talk radio show host for 1430 ESPN Radio KFIG in Fresno, CA.
The Granite State Baseball Dinner, presented by Northeast Delta Dental, benefits the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD), the Ted Williams Museum and the Fisher Cats Foundation, a statewide charitable organization that provides scholarships to college-bound New Hampshire and Massachusetts high school seniors. Tickets to the dinner are $75 per person and can be purchased in person at Merchantsauto.com Stadium, by visiting www.nhfishercats.com or by calling the Fisher Cats Ticket Office at (603) 641-2005. Doors to the event open at 5:00pm with a silent auction and autograph session from 5:00-7:00pm. Dinner will be served at 7:00pm. The auction and autograph session are included in the price of the dinner ticket. WMUR Sports Director Jamie Staton will serve as the Master of Ceremonies.
Here is an alphabetical list of the special guests scheduled for the event:
GUESTS NOTES
Jim Beattie Former NY Yankees Pitcher & Montreal Expos General Manager
Bernie Carbo 1970 NL Rookie of the Year & Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer
Chris Carpenter 2005 NL Cy Young Award Winner/2009 NL Comeback Player of Year
Doug Davis Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Coordinator/2006 NH Fisher Cats Manager
Angelo Dundee Hall of Fame Boxing Trainer/Trained Muhammad Ali & 14 other Champions
Sam Fuld Chicago Cubs outfielder/2000 NH High School Player of Year
Rich Gale Former Boston Red Sox, KC Royals, SF Giants & Cincinnati Reds pitcher
Rich Gedman Former Boston Red Sox catcher & two-time American League All-Star
Joe Lefebvre Former outfielder for NY Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies & San Diego Padres
Jesse Litsch Toronto Blue Jays pitcher & former NH Fisher Cats pitcher
Jeff Locke MiLB pitcher for Pittsburgh Pirates & former Kennett High School Star
Steve Nelson New England Patriots Hall of Fame Linebacker
Jeremy Papelbon MiLB pitcher for Chicago Cubs & younger brother of Jonathan Papelbon
Josh Papelbon MiLB pitcher for Boston Red Sox & younger brother of Jonathan Papelbon
Mary Pratt Former member of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Jim Rice 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee/former Boston Red Sox slugger
Ricky Romero Toronto Blue Jays pitcher & Fisher Cats all-time leader in games started
Marc Rzepczynski Toronto Blue Jays pitcher & 2009 Fisher Cats Opening Day starter
Tom Signore 2009 NH Fisher Cats Pitching Coach
Bob Stanley Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer & Red Sox all-time leader in appearances
Bob Tewksbury Former Yankees, Cubs, Cardinals, Rangers, Padres and Twins pitcher
Heidi Watney NESN Television Anchor & Boston Red Sox Game-day Reporter
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