Sea Dogs Hot Stove Dinner and Auction on Friday, January 9th with Justin Masterson! Tickets Available!

JUSTIN MASTERSON TO ATTEND SEA DOGS HOT STOVE DINNER ON JANUARY 9TH Dinner & Silent Auction to Benefit the Maine Children's Cancer Program The Portland Sea Dogs will host a Hot Stove Dinner and Silent Auction on Friday, January 9th at the Wyndham Hotel in South Portland. Red Sox pitcher and former Portland Sea Dog Justin Masterson will be the featured guest at the dinner. All proceeds from the dinner and silent auction will benefit the Strike Out Cancer in Kids Program. Other guests include Sea Dogs' players Aaron Bates & Jeff Natale along with Mike Hazen the Red Sox Director of Player Development, Stump Merrill former New York Yankees Manager and Maine native, Sea Dogs Manager Arnie Beyeler. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Hadlock Field Ticket Office, by phone at 207-879-9500 or online at www.seadogs.com. Only 300 tickets are available for this event, tickets cost $50 each. Everyone who attends will receive a signed 8 X 10 photo of Justin Masterson. Click Here to Purchase Tickets Online [MORE]

WANT TO WATCH THREE INNINGS OF A RED SOX GAME FROM INSIDE THE GREEN MONSTER? The opportunity to watch three innings of a Red Sox game from inside of the Green Monster as well as the opportunity to watch Red Sox batting practice from the warning track along with four grandstand tickets is just one of the items up for bid at the auction at the 2009 Hot Stove Tour Dinner and Auction on January 9th. This once in a lifetime opportunity was donated by the Boston Red Sox. Other items include autographed balls and jersey's of former and current Sea Dogs including an autographed baseball of 2008 American League MVP Dustin Pedroia. A complete list of items will be released later at www.seadogs.com. Additionally all fans will receive a free autographed photo of Justin Masterson for attending. Tickets are limited and are available for $50 by calling the Sea Dogs Ticket Office at 207-874-9300 or order online at www.seadogs.com. Everyone in attendance will receive an autographed 8 X 10 photo of Justin Masterson. Order Tickets Online [MORE]

SEA DOGS COACHING STAFF SET FOR 2009 Beyeler Returns for His Third Season as Sea Dogs Manager The Boston Red Sox have announced the coaching staff for the 2009 Portland Sea Dogs. Arnie Beyeler will return to manage the Sea Dogs for a third season. Beyeler will once again be joined by pitching coach Mike Cather, back for his third season with the Sea Dogs, and hitting coach Dave Joppie returns for his second season with the team. Jon Jochim will serve as the team’s Athletic Trainer in 2009. Mike Hazen, Boston’s Director of Player Development, made the announcement. The 2009 season will be Beyeler’s ninth season as a minor league manager and third with the Portland Sea Dogs. Beyeler, 44, joins Carlos Tosca as the only managers in the Sea Dogs 15-year history to manage the team for three seasons. In 2008, Beyeler led the team to a 74-66 record and the team’s fourth consecutive playoff appearance. In two seasons as the Sea Dogs’ Skipper, Beyeler has recorded a 145-138 record and led the team into post-season play each year. Beyeler recorded his 500th managerial win on August 21, 2008 against the Altoona Curve. He is the ninth manager in franchise history. [MORE]

BASEBALL AMERICA ANNOUNCES THE TOP 10 PROSPECTS IN THE RED SOX ORGANIZATION 1. Lars Anderson, 1b 2. Michael Bowden, rhp 3. Nick Hagadone, lhp 4. Daniel Bard, rhp 5. Josh Reddick, of 6. Casey Kelly, rhp/ss 7. Ryan Westmoreland, of 8. Michael Almanzar, 3b 9. Yamaico Navarro, inf 10. Stolmy Pimentel, rhp Complete Baseball America Article Red Sox restocking for another run By Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com [MORE]

RED SOX SIGN TALENTED JAPANESE PITCHER JUNICHI TAZAWA Tazawa Could Start the 2009 Season in Portland The Boston Red Sox today announced that the club has signed righthanded pitcher Junichi Tazawa to a three-year major league contract extending through the 2011 season. No further terms were disclosed. The announcement was made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Theo Epstein. The 22-year-old joins the Red Sox organization after a four-year amateur career with the Nippon Oil ENEOS of the Japan Industrial League. With the addition of Tazawa, Boston now has 39 players on its major league roster. This past season, Tazawa was 13-1 with 5 saves and a 0.80 ERA in 21 games/11 starts. He struck out 114 batters and walked just 15 over 113.0 innings pitched. In November he led the ENEOS to the semifinals of the league’s corporate championship and in his last start of the competition, a quarterfinals match-up in Osaka on the 21st, Tazawa allowed just four hits and struck out 10 in a complete-game shutout, one of four during the 2008 campaign. Tazawa: 'I wanted to challenge myself' Boston Globe Tazawa officially in fold for Red Sox By Ian Browne- MLB.com Sox do homework on Tazawa By Sean McAdam- Boston Herald The Sea Dogs Open the 2009 Season on April 9th, Get Your Tickets Now! [MORE]

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2009 OPENING DAY
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April 9th @ 6:00 PM Hadlock Field

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
Fri Jan 9
"2009 Strike Out Cancer in Kids Hot Stove Dinner Featuring Justin Masterson"
Thu Apr 9
Opening Day
Thu Apr 23
ZOOperstars
Fri Apr 24
Fireworks made possible by U.S. Cellular

FAN POLL

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