BEACHCOMBER BEACHCOMBER 6 Jersey Shore • Spring 2017

BEACHCOMBER BEACHCOMBER 6 Jersey shore • Spring 2017

S courtesy of Lakewood BlueClaws to welcome new manager Marty managerto welcome new Marty Lakewood BlueClaws areexcited The Talent concerts. year, this and new Saturday night nights,giveaways,motions, theme pro field fans alsoenjoy onandoff food vendors, with concourse filled anda top-notch talent with filled Relations. Inadditiontoagame DirectorofMedia Giombarrese, since we beganin2001,” saidGreg ment. That’s beenourmajor focus familyentertain all aboutaffordable twobetween baseballteams.“We are anine-inningmatchup more than lead.ABlueClaws gameis their and major leagueballclubsfollow minor all-around fun,andother teen years. past seven Shorehomefor the Jersey Division)have calledthe Northern Atlantic League South teams inthe Philadelphia Phillies(oneofseven minor leaguebaseballteamofthe BlueClaws. “A” Thesingle affiliate Lakewood the ballpark with at the day kept spendingagreat secrets: shore’snot know best oneofthe DayEvery isaGreat Day ataBlueClaws Game! and left fielder Cornelius Randolph(right)inaction. and leftfielderCornelius Fans rooting forthehometeam this seasonwillseereturningthird(left) basemanJanHernandez Looking at the 2017Looking atthe roster, the barfor the The BlueClaws sets hand in hand, yet youhand inhand,yet might Shorego Jersey ummer andthe - - - the league title, but we had a great leaguetitle,butwe hadagreat the ofwinning falling two gamesshort “We stated, endedup Giombarrese Atlantic Leagueplayoffs. South the since 2010 BlueClaws made the that seasons. 2016 time marked first the 2006,2009,and2010 the during having leaguepennant won the Atlantic League champions,South BlueClaws organizationin2016. the ofwhom were with all three Prada, andtrainerTakayuki Sakurai, Sweeney,Brian hittingcoachNelson years. Hewilljoinpitching coach pastthree League Astrosfor the Malloy, GulfCoast whomanaged the have made it from the Jersey Shore Jersey have madeitfrom the Show,” BlueClaws seventy players Shoretothe it?” Coined“From the onetomake next hebethe “Will in2017,field fanswillbewondering, BlueClaws. for the first historic lighting another get him,” high saidGiombarrese, ifitworks exciting out wherewe very willbe season.“That this field the Moniakwilltake Mickey outfielder BlueClaws hopePhillies Shore—the Jersey hereat the ed toplay right isexpect Major LeagueBaseballdraft year.”

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jersey shore • Spring 2017 9 - 5:00 – 7:00: 5:00 – 7:00: 5:00 – 7:00: 5:00 – 7:00: 7:05 game time. game time. 7:05 continued on page 10 5:00 PM – 7:00: 5:00 PM – 7:00: 1:05 game time. Kids eat free. Kids time. Kids eat free. Kids 1:05 game 7:05 game time. Silver Sluggers Tuesday. Tuesday. Sluggers game time. Silver 7:05 Pre-game performance by Frank James. 7:05 Pre-game performance by Frank James. 7:05 1:05 game time. Kids eat free. Kids run1:05 game time. Kids eat the 1:05 game time. Post-game fan photo on the fan photo 1:05 game time. Post-game 5:00 – 7:00: Summer Concert Series – Kilmaine 5:00 – 7:00: 3:00: BlueClaws Extravaganza with Extravaganza 3:00: BlueClaws rides and games and 7:05 game time. 7:05 Summer Reading Night. Summer Reading 11:00: BlueClaws Kids Expo with BlueClaws rides and games; 1:05 game time. 11:00:

1:05 game time. BlueClaws Back to School Binders Giveaway (first Back to School Binders Giveaway 1:05 game time. BlueClaws 7:05 game time. BlueClaws Water Bottles Giveaway (first 1,500 fans). (first Giveaway 1,500 Bottles Water time. BlueClaws game 7:05 7:05 game time. Kids eat free. Sponsored by ShopRite. 7:05 7:05 game time. Maikel Franco “Made the Franco “Made time. Maikel game Phillies” Bobblehead 7:05 7:05 game time. Pork Roll Fest & Salute to Pork Roll with Jersey& Salute to Pork Roll Fest game time. Pork 7:05 7:05 game time. BlueClaws Wedding Expo. Thirsty Thursday. Wedding game time. BlueClaws 7:05 7:05 game time. Phillie Phanatic appearance. Silver Sluggers Tuesday. Tuesday. Sluggers appearance. Silver game time. Phillie Phanatic 7:05 7:05 game time. BlueClaws Throwback Pennant Flags Giveaway (first Flags Giveaway Pennant Throwback game time. BlueClaws 7:05 7:05 game time. RipTide Toothbrush Holders Giveaway (first 1,500 (first Holders Giveaway 1,500 game time. RipTide Toothbrush 7:05 7:05 game time. Post-game fireworks. Sponsored by Wawa. game time. Post-game 7:05 Bonanza. Kids eat free. Kids game time. End-of-Summer Fireworks 7:05 1:05 game time. Peppa Pig appearance. Kids eat free. Kids run1:05 game time. Peppa the bases 7:05 game time. Independence Day Fireworks Celebration – biggest fire Celebration – biggest Fireworks Day game time. Independence 7:05 7:05 game time. Women’s Expo. Post-game Diamond Dig. Thirsty Expo. Post-game game time. Women’s 7:05 fireworks. game time. Post-game 7:05 5:00 PM – 7:00: Summer Concert Summer Series – Parrot7:00: 5:00 PM – Parrot Beach Band and 8/29: Sponsored by Harrogate and the Ocean County Library. 8/31: SEPTEMBER 9/1: 9/2: Beatles Night. game time. Summer Concert Series music t.b.a. 7:05 – live 9/3: run the bases after the & Brews” game plus “Barks (bring dog and $2. your Bank. adults). Sponsored by ShopRite and Investors Coronas for Appreciation Day. 9/4: Fan field.Kids eat free. Sponsored by ShopRite. Saturday ConcertSaturday Series Shuffle E-Street – The in the Trap. Coors Light WRAT University. game time. Sponsored by Kean 7:05 7/30: Kids eat free. Kids run the bases after the & Brews” game plus “Barks (bring by ShopRite and Investors adults). Sponsored for dog and $2. Coronas your Bank. AUGUST 8/3: and Bentley Sponsored by Hershey’s Diamond. Thursday. 8/4: 8/5: Irish Heritage Night. Irish (first game time. BlueClaws Baseball Cap Giveaway 1,500 Saints. 7:05 fans). Sponsored by AJ Perri. 8/6: after the & Brews” game plus “Barks (bring dog and $2. Coronas for your Bank. adults). Sponsored by ShopRite and Investors 8/15: Bank and Harrogate.Sponsored by OceanFirst 8/17: Sponsored by New Jersey Gas. Natural fans). Thirsty Thursday. 8/18: fireworks. Sponsored by IHOP. Post-game Auction. Battle of the Night. & Augtoberfest Badges 8/19: Beer game time. BlueClaws Summer Concert 7:05 Series – The Impulsives. 21). age fans over (first Giveaway 1,500 Stein 8/20: and under). Kids eat free. Kids run the bases after fans 14 the1,500 game & Brews”plus “Barks (bring adults). Sponsored dog and $2. Coronas for your by the Bank. NJEA, ShopRite, and Investors 8/21: JULY 7/1: game time. 7:05 Head Party. Day. Touch-a-Truck 7/2: BlueClaws run the bases after the & Brews”game plus “Barks (bring $2. dog and your Bank. and Investors Sponsored by ShopRite adults). Coronas for 7/3: of the show year! works 7/12: Sponsored by Horizon Blue Shield of New Blue Cross Jersey. 7/13: Sponsored by RWJBarnabas Thirsty Thursday. fans). (firstGiveaway 1,500 Health. Night. American Legion Night. Awareness Autism 7/14: fireworks. Post-game Phillie Phanatic appearance. Country Night with Line Dancing & Mechanical Bull. 7/15: Summer Concert Series game time. – After the Reign; 7:05 BlueClaws Golf Day. 7/16: bases afterthe & Brews” game plus “Barks (bring dog and $2. Coronas your Bank. adults). Sponsored by ShopRite and Investors for Camp Day. 7/17: 7/27: Sponsored by Central Jersey Blood Center. fans). Thirsty Thursday. 1,500 7/28: Italian Heritage Night. fireworks. game time. Post-game Annual Bruce7/29: 10th Springsteen Appreciation Night. game

7:05 game 7:05 7:05 game time. Silver Sluggers Sluggers game time. Silver 7:05 7:05 game time. Silver Sluggers Sluggers game time. Silver 7:05 6:35 game time. Silver Sluggers Sluggers 6:35 game time. Silver 2:00 – 4:00: Summer Concert Series- 7:05 game time. BlueClaws Beach Bags game time. BlueClaws 7:05 7:05 game time. Post-game fireworks. game time. Post-game 7:05 7:05 game time. Post-game fireworks. game time. Post-game 7:05 7:05 game time. Harry game Magic Mug 7:05 Potter 6:35 game time. 6:35 game time. 11:05 game time. 11:05 11:05 game time. 11:05 1:05 game time. Kids eat free. Kids run Kids eat free. Kids 1:05 game time. the bases 1:05 game time. BlueClaws BBQ Apron Giveaway BBQ Apron Giveaway 1:05 game time. BlueClaws 6:35 game time. Thirsty Thursday. Sponsored by Alert Thursday. 6:35 game time. Thirsty 7:05 game time. 7:05 7:05 game time. Kids eat free. Sponsored by ShopRite. 7:05 HarryNight. Potter Education Day. Education Day. EMS Night. Most Valuable Teacher Day. Teacher Most Valuable 6:35 game time. Kids eat free. Sponsored by ShopRite. 6:35 game time. Kids eat Let’s a Deal Night. Make Caturday - bring your cat! - bringCaturday your 7:05 game time. Thirsty Thursday. 7:05 (first Cooler Backpack Giveaway 1,500 game time. BlueClaws 7:05 7:05 game time. Post-game fireworks. Kids eat free. Kids run game time. Post-game 7:05

6:35 game time. Kids eat free. Sponsored by ShopRite. 6:35 game time. Kids eat 4:05 game time. Bark in thetime. Bark 4:05 game - bring Park dog! Sponsored by your

6:35 game time. Silver Sluggers Tuesday. Sponsored by Harrogate. Tuesday. Sluggers 6:35 game time. Silver

5:00 – 7:00: Summer Concert Series music t.b.a. 7:05 - live 5:00 – 7:00: 7:05 game time. Jurassic Ballpark II with game time. Jurassic Ballpark Dinosaurs. Station Field 7:05 6:35 game time. Sports 6:35 game Thirsty Thursday. & Entertainment Career Fair. Education Day #2. Education Day

6/29: 6/30: fireworks. by NJR Home Services. Sponsored fans). Post-game 6/26: Night with Elvis Frank James. 6/27: Sponsored by Harrogate. Tuesday. 6/28: Camp Day. (first 1,500 fans). Kids eat free. Kids run(first the1,500 bases after the game plus & Brews”“Barks (bring adults). Post-game dog and $2. Coronas for your catch on thefather-children field. Parts, Auto Sponsored by Advance Bank. ShopRite, and Investors 6/17: Christmastime. BlueClaws Story (first with Bobble Giveaway Leg Lamp Bank. by Investors fans). Sponsored 1,500 Father’s Day. 6/18: time. Thirsty Thursday. Sponsored by OceanFirst Bank. Sponsored by OceanFirst time. Thirsty Thursday. 6/16: Sponsored by Wawa. 6/13: Graduation Ceremony Day. Day. Ceremony Graduation 6/13: Sponsored by Harrogate. Tuesday. 6/14: Military Drive. & Troop Supply Appreciation Night 6/15: 6/6: Night. 6/8: Home Improvement Sponsored by New Jersey fans). Thirsty Thursday. (firstGiveaway 1,500 Gas. Natural “Military Appreciation Night” will be held on Thursday, June 15. June 15. will be held on Thursday, Night” “Military Appreciation JUNE Coronas for adults). Sponsored by ShopRite and Investors Bank. by ShopRite and Investors adults). Sponsored Coronas for Ted Hammock & the Pickles. 4:05 game time. Ted 5/28: the bases after the & Brews” game plus “Barks (bring dog and $2. your 5/26: fireworks. by University Sponsored Post-game fans). (firstGiveaway 1,500 Radiology. 5/27: Tuesday. Sponsored by Harrogate and the NJEA. Tuesday. 5/24: 5/25: Ambulance. 5/15: 5/15: 5/16: 5/22: 5/23: 95.9 WRAT and 100.1 WJRZ. and 100.1 95.9 WRAT Mother’s Day. 5/14: after the & Brews” game plus “Barks (bring for dog and $2. Coronas your Bank. and Investors adults). Sponsored by ShopRite 5/10: College Fair Night. Fair College 5/10: 5/11: Night. Labor Union 5/12: 5/13: MAY courtesy of Lakewood BlueClaws Lakewood of courtesy