Thunder Announce Coaching Staff for 2004
Published on January 14, 2004 under Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release
INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKETS ON SALE FEBRUARY 2
Your first chance to order individual game tickets for the 2004 Thunder season is coming up on Monday, February 2 at 10:00 AM. Tickets will be available by phone, 609-394-3300 and online through www.trentonthunder.com at that time. If you would like to make your purchase in person the Thunder will be accepting orders at Waterfront Park starting Saturday, February 7 at 10:00 AM. The ticket office will be open from 10 AM until 3 PM every Saturday beginning February 7. Call early and get the best seats!
NEW MINI TICKET PACKAGES NOW AVAILABLE; NOW 8 PLANS TO CHOOSE FROM
Start 2004 off right with one of our 2004 New Years Mini Ticket
Packages. Each of these new plans will give you a great selection of
games spread out throughout the course of the season as well as your
choice of any cap in the Thunder Company Store! Mini Ticket Packages
make it easy to get you a unique group of games with an assortment of
promotions and giveaways. Click here for the complete Mini
MEET THE 2004 TEAM AT THE WELCOME NORTH DINNER The Thunder will hold its annual Welcome North Dinner on April 7 at
Angeloni's Cedar Gardens in Hamilton. The Welcome North Dinner is your
chance to be one of the first people to meet the 2004 Thunder and
welcome the new team to Trenton. The dinner is your first opportunity
to get autographs, photographs and enjoy a Suprise Yankee Guest Speaker.
Doors open at 6:00 and dinner will be served at 6:30. The price for the
dinner is $21 for adults and $19 for children under age 12. Tables of
ten are also available. To make your reservation please call
609-394-3300 ext 118 or email Vicky STUMP MERRILL RETURNS TO MANAGE TRENTON IN 2004 Braun, Lavelle, and Spratt Also Return To Complete Staff...Thunder
Manager Stump Merrill The Trenton Thunder, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, has
announced their coaching staff for the 2004 season. Stump Merrill will
return for his second consecutive season as the Manager of the team.
Hitting Coach Steve Braun, Pitching Coach Gary Lavelle and Trainer Greg
Spratt will also return to the Thunder after spending last season with
Trenton. Merrill, 59, will enter his 28th season with the Yankees organization.
One of the highlights for Merrill in 2003 came on August 15th as the
Thunder beat the Erie SeaWolves, 5-4, for his 1500th career win as a
Manager. He has led Yankees Minor League teams at all levels of their
system, including a season and a half as the skipper of the New York
Yankees ('90 & '91). The 2004 season will mark the seventh for Merrill
with a Yankees' affiliate in the Eastern League. He led Trenton to a
70-71 record last season and had the team in the hunt for a playoff spot
until the last week of the campaign. "I am excited to come back to work with the Thunder again next season,"
said Merrill from his home in Topsham, ME. "It was a great experience to
be in Trenton. The area supports the team very well, which is one of the
reasons why the Yankees love being in Trenton." MORE
FORMER THUNDER STAR TONY CLARK SIGNED BY YANKEES Tony Clark, a member of the 1994 Trenton Thunder and a member of the
Trenton Baseball Hall of Fame, has signed a one-year contract with the
New York Yankees. Clark will be the backup to 1B Jason Giambi for the
Yankees. MORE
THUNDER ALUM GETS FIRST SHOT AS A SKIPPER Former Thunder star Chad Epperson has been named the manager of the
Boston Red Sox Single A team in Augusta, GA. Epperson played for the
Thunder from 1997-1999 as part of his nine year Minor League career.
Epperson has spent the last two seasons as the hitting coach for the
Sarasota Red Sox.
NEW ITEMS ON GRAND SLAM AUCTIONS WEBSITE Great new items are being put up for auction all the time on
www.grandslamauctions.com, your source for unique memorabilia from the
Thunder, BlueClaws and professional teams around the country. New items
on the site include autographed balls from: Larry Bowa More items are going up for auction all the time! All proceeds benefit the Grand Slam We Care Foundation which is the
charitable arm of the Trenton Thunder and Lakewood BlueClaws.
NAME THAT FORMER THUNDER PLAYER I played for the Thunder in 1998-1999 and again in 2002.
I made my Major League debut for Boston in 1999.
I played third base and was an Eastern League All- Star in 2002.
Answer at the bottom of this email HELP US BY TAKING AN ONLINE SURVEY We'd like to hear your opinion of the influence of Minor League Baseball
in Trenton. Please take a moment to complete the following Minor
League Baseball Fan Survey by clicking on the following web link: The responses received will help us put together a study that will help
attempt to improve your minor league baseball experience. We look
forward to hearing your responses and appreciate your time and
assistance. Thank you! THE WORD ON THE STREET "Thank you for rewarding us with a check for having the largest group at
the game. We certainly were the happiest!"
Sheryl Stone Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance Click here
THAT FORMER THUNDER PLAYER IS...
Wilton Veras
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