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weld county,
Colorado
January 28, 2012 Doors open @ 7:30am Breakfast is @ 8:00am. at Island Grove Event Center Raffle tickets will be sold which can be used for free admission to the Breakfast. Raffle Tickets are $10.00 ea. Tickets can be purchased at GoJos, Garrettsons, Sears Real Estate or call 970-371-0169 BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS – LINEUP CARD
GUES Jim was originally selected by the Cubs in the fourth round of the 1977 January First-Year Player Draft. He made his Major League Baseball debut in July 1980. Jim later played for two years in Japan before retiring as a player in 1984. Jim posted a 501-486 record in seven seasons as a minor league manager with the Cubs, Reds, and Expos. Jim is the fifth manager in Rockies history. Following the 2009 season Jim was named National League Manager of the Year. Prior to joining the Rockies Jim spent four seasons as bench coach with the Montreal Expos and two years as bench coach of the LA Dodgers before becoming their manager.
GUEST SPEAKER – Clint Barmes
Clint, born March 6, 1979 in Vincennes, Indiana, is a starting second baseman and shortstop in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played for the Colorado Rockies from 2003-2010. He bats and throws right-handed. Drafted by the Rockies in 2000 out of Indiana State University, Barmes needed three seasons before reaching the majors with Colorado. In 2002, he was a post-season All-Star for the Carolina Mudcats of the Southern League; in 2004, he was a post-season All-Star for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Pacific Coast League and 2007, he was a mid-season All-Star for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Pacific Coast League.
GUEST SPEAKER – Mike Anderson
Mike played baseballl and graduated from Eaton High School. Mike signed with the California Angels where he pursued a career in professional baseball. Most recently Mike was the head baseball coach at the University of Nebraska where his teams compiled a 337-192-2 record. They won two Big 12 titles and played in the school's third College World Series. The Huskers reached the NCAA regional play five times including three title games. Mike's .635 winning percentage was among the Top-25 Division I coaches.
GUEST SPEAKER – Greg Riddoch
EMCEE – Mike Rice
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