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Meet the Red Barons tickets selling fast

March 24, 2005 - International League (IL1)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees News Release


Close to 500 tickets for the 17th annual Meet the Red Barons Dinner sponsored by Northeastern Baseball, Inc. have been sold. A limited number of tickets are still available but must be purchased by April 1.

The dinner will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2004 at the Convention Hall, 1073 Oak Street, Pittston, PA.

The entire team will be available for autographs from 6:00-7:00 followed by dinner at 7:00. The night will feature a Red Barons' trivia contest, a raffle of great merchandise and the introduction of the 2005 team!

Seating is reserved and sold on a first-come-first-serve basis. The cost of a ticket is only $20.00 per person. Tables of 10 may be reserved for $200. A cash bar will be available throughout the evening.

To obtain tickets, send your name, address and phone # along with a check made payable to Northeastern Baseball, Inc. and mail it to "Meet the Red Barons Dinner", P.O. Box 983, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703. Tickets are also available at the Red Barons front office.

RED BARONS BASEBALL FEVER READY FOR 2005 SEASON In preparation for the start of the 2005 baseball season, Red Barons Baseball Fever, the official booster club of the SWB Red Barons has set its meeting schedule for this year. All meeting are scheduled to begin at 7:00PM in the third base party box at Lackawanna County Stadium. The scheduled meeting dates are:

April 20, 2005 May 25, 2005 June 15, 2005 July 13, 2005 August 17,2005

This years plans include 3 trips, one to Ottawa to cheer on the Red Barons, and two to support the Phillies. The first to Philadelphia in August and the second to Washington, DC in October. We are planning a meet and greet party with the players and their families in early August and hope to continue with the annual Triple-A All Star Game party. Also, there will be the continued support of the Red Barons in assisted with promotional giveaways and our fund raising through the sale of yearbooks and scorecards for which we will need volunteer help from our membership.

An information table will be located a the stadium entrance at all home game for members and those fans interested in joining Baseball Fever. Also, we will have information available at the 2005 Meet The Red Barons Dinner on April 6, 2005.

Come on out to the ballpark, support the Red Barons, get involved and join Red Barons Baseball Fever for the 2005 season.

ROSTER TAKING SHAPE

The Red Barons opening day roster is beginning to take shape. In the past 10 days the Phillies have sent 11 players back to minor league camp who figure to open with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. They are: Geoff Geary (p), Dan Giese (p), Eude Brito (p), Robinson Tejada (p), Keith Bucktrot (p), Chris Coste (3b/c), Danny Sandoval (ss), Carlos Ruiz (c), Juan Richardson (3b), John Castellano (of) and Jorge Padilla (of).

STILL IN CAMP

Several players who may wind up with the team are still battling for a few final spots with the Phillies. Heading the list are top prospects Gavin Floyd and Ryan Howard. Floyd seems to have the best shot of sticking with the big club thanks to an injury to Vicente Padilla. In four spring starts, Floyd is 2-0 with a solid 3.18 ERA - the 2nd best starters ERA behind Jon Lieber's 3.00. Howard, the 2004 minor league home run champ, is also doing well but is blocked by Jim Thome at first base. In 17 games, he is batting .405 with 3 HR and 29 RBI. Also still in camp are AJ Hinch (.214, 2, 4), Tony Medrano (.143, 0, 3), Mark Budzinski (.250, 0, 2), Jim Rushford (.313, 0, 3), Mike Bacsik (0-1, 7.00) and Clay Condrey (1-0, 0.00).



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