The Hartford Yard Goats Baseball Club, the Double-A Eastern League Affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, announced that it will host its first ever Hot Stove Dinner at Dunkin' Donuts Park on Tuesday, January 23rd from 5:30 PM-8:30 PM. The event will take place in the YG Club Presented by Frontier at Dunkin' Donuts Park (1214 Main Street) in Hartford. Colorado Rockies Senior Vice President & General Manager JeffBridich will headline the Hot Stove Dinner as the featured speaker. In addition, new Yard Goats manager Warren Schaeffer and players (Outfielder) Drew Weeks and (Right-Handed Pitcher) Craig Schlitter will be a part of the event as well.
The Yard Goats Hot Stove Dinner is open to the public and tickets may be purchased for $75 per person or $750 per table of ten (860-246-4628) with the proceeds benefiting the Yard Goats Foundation, a 501 (C) (3) non for profit organization. This is a great event for any baseball or sports fan and will feature a speaking segment along with raffles and a chance to win autographed memorabilia and other great prizes.
Jeff Bridich is set to enter his fourth season as the Senior Vice President & General Manager of the Colorado Rockies. In 2017, just his third as a Major League General Manager, he orchestrated a roster which won 87 games, and helped the Rockies win a spot in the National League Wild Card Game. Bridich served as the Rockies' Senior Director of Player Development from December 2011 through October 2014 and was responsible for drafting and signing several players who eventually became Hartford Yard Goats. He joined the Rockies' front office in December 2004 as Manager of Minor League Operations and held the position of Senior Director of Baseball Operations from 2006 to 2011. As senior director of player development, Bridich led the department in being named the 2013 Topps Organization of the Year, which recognizes the club that has shown outstanding performance, depth and talent throughout their Major and Minor League teams. A graduate of Harvard University in 2000, the Milwaukee native played four seasons as a catcher and outfielder for the Crimson, serving as a tri-captain his senior year.