Presents With Featured Speakers Tommy Lasorda And Bill Buckner Island Grove Park Greeley, Colorado January 31, 2009 FEATURED SPEAKER – Tommy Lasorda Signed with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1945. Played with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954, 1955 and the Kansas City Athletics in 1956. During Tommy’s tenure as a manager he won two World Series (1981 & 88), was twice National League Manager of the Year (1983 and 88), won the Branch Rickey Award in 2006, won a total of 1,599 games and had his #2 retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers . Tommy was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997. GUEST SPEAKER – Bill Buckner Played professionally with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, and Kansas City Royals. His playing career lasted over twenty years and during that time he had a batting average of .289, had 2,715 hits, accumulated 1,208 Runs Batted In. Bill was voted in as an All Star in 1981 and led the National League with a batting average of .324 in 1980 while with the Chicago Cubs. SPECIAL GUEST – Warren Brusstar Warren broke into Major League Baseball in 1977 with the Philadelphia Phillies winning seven games posting an ERA of 2.65. Warren later played for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs. Warren had a ten year career in Major League Baseball posting a lifetime ERA of 3.51. BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS – LINEUP Master of Ceremonies - Reid Saunders – Colorado Rockies and Colorado Eagles PA Announcer National Anthem - Ryan Ashley Rodriquez 1st Hitter - Kevin Smallcomb – UNC Baseball Coach 2nd Hitter - Gary Emmons – Friends of Baseball Award Presentations 3rd Hitter - Bill Buckner – Guest Speaker 4th Hitter - Bob Johnson – Top half of inning auction 5th Hitter - Frank Christiansen – Touch-em All Raffle (present to win) 6th Hitter - Bill Geivett – VP Baseball Operations – Rockies Report 7th Hitter - Tommy Lasorda – Featured Speaker – HOF 1997 8th Hitter - Bob Johnson – Bottom half of inning auction 9th Hitter - Mike Sage – Raffle for spring training trip Pinch Hitter - John Murphy Grand Slam Raffle (present to win) Closer - Reid Saunders – Master of Ceremonies PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE FRIENDS OF BASEBALL AWARDS BILL DRESSOR GARY HARPER BENNETT ANDERSON Awarded in recognition of long time Awarded to the player who In recognition of success on the field and commitment, service, and dedication exemplifies the spirit, enthusiasm and for outstanding service to their baseball to youth baseball in the Greeley area. love for the game that Gary Harper program. brought to every game and every day of his life. 1994 – Larry Brunz 1994 – Mike Huston 1995 – Alvin Garcia 1995 – Jim Danley 1996 – Bud Best 1996 – Joe Chacon 1997 – Joe Murphy 1997 – Mike Huston 1998 – Rob Reeve 1998 – Kenny Anderson 1999 – Milt Reifschneider 1999 – Scott Lacefield 1999 – Terry Hensley 2000 – Mark Welsh 2000 – Kelly Berndt 2000 – Dick Ziegler 2001 – Robbie Johnson 2001 – Andy Slaughter 2001 – Jim Jorgensen 2002 – Tom Roche 2002 – Mike Hagihara 2002 – Doug Roup 2003 – Mike Stoffler 2003 – Matt Mansfield 2003 – Brian Holmes 2004 – Bill Bonner 2004 – Josiah Ziegler 2004 – Kevin Smallcomb 2005 – John Haefeli 2005 – Mike Sweeney 2005 – Jeff Buchanon 2006 – Mimi Costinett 2006 – Travis Roth 2006 – Ray Garza 2007 – Bob & Tom Runnells 2007 – Cody Schlagel 2007 – Alan Gipson 2008 – Bob Johnson 2008 – Mikel Huston 2008 – Brian Holmes TOUCH’EM ALL RAFFLE 1. George Brett Autographed Bat 2. Milan Hejduk Autographed 8x10 Plaque 3. Eaton Country Club Golf for 4 plus carts 4. Matt Holliday Autographed Ball GRAND SLAM RAFFLE George Brett Autographed Framed Jersey BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS – LIVE AUCTION Top Half of the Inning Bottom Half of the Inning 1. Reggie Bush Autographed 8 x 10 Plaque 17. Joe Sakic Autographed 8 X 10 Plaque 2. Greg Maddux Autographed Studio Card 18. Lowe & Veritek Autographed 16 X 20 Poster 3. Duke Snider Autographed Mini Helmet 19. Greeley Country Club Golf for 4 plus carts 4. Eddie Murray Autographed 8 X 10 Plaque 20. Stan Musial Autographed Bat 5. 4 Rockies Clubhouse Tickets 21. Lawrence Taylor Autographed 16 X 20 Poster 6. George Brett Autographed 16 X 20 Poster 22. Troy Tulowitzki Autographed 8 X 10 Plaque 7. Rockies suite for 13 people 23. Rubin Hurricane Carter 16 X 20 Poster 8. Gale Sayers Autographed Mini Helmet 24. Terry Bradshaw Autographed 16 X 20 Poster 9. Kerri Walsh/Misty May Treanor 16 X 20 Poster 25. Rockies Owner Suite seats 24-30 people 10. Nolan Ryan HOF Ball & Holder 26. Aaron Smith (UNC) Autographed 8 X 10 Plaque 11. Brandon Marshell Autographed Football 27. Michael Phelps Autographed 16 X 20 Poster 12. 4 Avs Suite tickets vs Thrasher 3/10/09 28. Buck O'Neil Autographed Poster 13. Pelican Lakes Golf for 4 plus carts 29. Nolan Ryan Autographed 16 X 20 Poster 14. Bob Gibson Autographed 16 X 20 Poster 30. Carmelo Anthony Autographed Framed Jersey 15. John Elway Autographed Framed Jersey 31. Bill Buckner Autographed Framed Jersey 16. Ricky Henderson Autographed 8 x 10 Plaque 32. Tommy Lasorda Autographed Framed Jersey SILENT AUCTION ITEMS 1. Eddie Royal Autographed 8 X 10 Plaque 6. Old Chicago Pizza for a year 2. Manny Ramirez Autographed 16 X 20 Poster 7. Troy Tulowitzki Autographed 8 X 10 Plaque 3. John Elway Autographed 8 X 10 Plaque 8. Junior Seau Autographed Football 4. Matt Holliday Autographed 8 X 10 Plaque 9. Three Amigos Autographed 8 X 10 Plaque 5. Nolan Ryan Autographed 11 X 14 Photo 10. Rubin Hurricane Carter Autographed 8 X 10 Plaque KIDS RAFFLE 1. Ryan Spilbourgs Autographed 8 X 10 Plaque 9. Denver Broncos Monster Truck 2. Dodgers 18 Wheeler 10. Colorado Rockies Car 3. Nolan Ryan Book 11. UNC Ball Cap / Broncos Mini Monster Truck 4. Colorado Avalanche Car 12. Dodgers 18 Wheeler 5. Denver Nuggets Car 13. Red Sox Hummer 6. Colorado Rockies 18 Wheeler 14. Slap Shot Hockey Stick 7. Rockies Mini Helmet 15. Yankees Mustang Airplane 8. Boston Escalade 16. Yankees Apache Helicopter THE FRIENDS OF BASEBALL WISH TO EXPRESS THEIR SINCERE APPRECIATION TO THE FOLLOWING CORPORATE SPONSORS. THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE HELPED TO MAKE THIS SPECIAL EVENT POSSIBLE. Wells Fargo JBS USA, LLC Monfort Family Foundation Barleycorns/Crossroads Insurance Tointon Family Foundation Inc. Roche Construction Thompson River Park & Recreation Dept UNC Foundation Mortgage Services Sears Real Estate Junior Rider Baseball Flood & Peterson Insurance Colorado Rockies Territory Unlimited THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING PROMOTERS Charlie Monfort Dick Monfort Black Gold Productions Bob Johnson Auction & Realty (Lakewood and Longmont – Dan Kinsey) UNC Baseball Team – Kevin Smallcomb Major League Sports (Littleton) Skip Klawans Rob’s Repair Kenny’s Steakhouse Doug Bliss Go Jo Sports Garretson’s Sports KUAD 99.1 FM 104.7 FM The Pirate KFKA 1310 Mail n Copy of Greeley (970-506-9888) MISSION STATEMENT: Friends of Baseball is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing the opportunity for participation in the game of baseball. The funds secured at the annual "Breakfast of Champions" are utilized to support the Greeley/Evans Youth League, surrounding high schools, and UNC baseball programs. WEBLINKS: Friends of Baseball website: www.friendsofbaseball.info Tommy Lasorda’s Blog: .