Baseball Pros All-Star Adult Instructional Experience
Baseball Pros All-Star Adult Instructional Experience
November 18th - 21st
Pirate City, Bradenton, Florida
An experience of a lifetime. Hall of Fame, Major League Instructors will put on a four day, Spring Training type event. Camp attendees will be drilled on all facets of the game. Workouts will include, live batting practice, infield drills, bullpens, catcher’s blocking balls, games, and much more. This event will give the adult player the rare opportunity to improve their skills and learn from a star studded staff. Don’t miss a chance of a lifetime to work one on one with arguably the best and most experienced camp coaching staff every assembled.
Baseball Pros All-Star Staff:
Hall Of Fame Outfielder, Andre Dawson
An 8-time National League (NL) All-Star, he was named the league's Rookie of the Year in 1977 after batting .282 with 19 home runs and 65 runs batted in (RBI), and won the Most Valuable Player Award in 1987 after leading the league with 49 homers and 137 RBI; he had been runner-up for the award in both 1981 and 1983. He batted .300 five times, drove in 100 runs four times and had 13 seasons of 20 home runs. A strong baserunner early in his career, he also stole 30 bases three times. He is one of six MLB players, and the only one not to have played for the San Francisco Giants, with at least 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases during his career. Will be inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame on July 25, 2010.
Former Major League All-Star, Lee Smith
One of the dominant closers in baseball history, Smith held the major league record for career saves from 1993 until 2006, when San Diego Padres relief pitcher Trevor Hoffman passed his final total of 478. In 1991, Smith set a National League record with 47 saves for the St. Louis Cardinals, and was runner-up for the league's Cy Young Award; it was the second of three times he led the NL in saves, and he later led the American League once while with the Baltimore Orioles in 1994. He also set the major league career record for games finished (802), and his 1,022 career games pitched were the third most in history when he retired. Smith has been a candidate for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame five times since 2003, but has generally received 37-45% of the necessary votes on all total ballots cast by the Baseball Writers Association of America, with 75% needed for election.
Former Major League Manager, Larry Parrish
Making his debut in 1974 at the age of 20, Parrish became a solid hitter as a third baseman in the 1970s and 1980s, hitting 20 or more home runs in a season five times during his major league career, and was a two-time All-Star. In 1979, Parrish was named the Montreal Expos Player of the Year after batting .307 with 30 homers and 82 runs batted in. Parrish ranks seventh on the Texas Rangers all-time home run list (149) and eighth in RBIs at 522. He closed out his American Major League career by joining the Boston Red Sox during the stretch run of the 1988 season, in which the team won the American League Eastern Division championship. After his American/Canadian career ended, Parrish played for two different Japanese major league teams. Larry Parrish had a career .263 batting average in North America with 256 home runs and 992 runs batted in over 1,891 career ballgames.
Former Major League All-Star, Leon Durham
Durham graduated from Cincinnati Woodward High School in 1976 where he was a high school All-American selection his senior year, posting a .385 batting average with 16 home runs and an 11-3 record as a pitcher. Durham was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1976 amateur draft in the first round and 15th overall. Durham made his major league debut on May 27, 1980 with the St. Louis Cardinals. In a 10 year Major League career, Durham compiled a lifetime batting average of .277, hitting 147 home runs and driving in 530 runs. In 1982, Durham won a Silver Slugger Award as an outfielder. He was named to the All-Star team in 1982 and 1983 as a Chicago Cub. Leon Durham is currently the hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers AAA affiliate the Toledo Mud Hens of the International League.
Former Major League All-Star, Toby Harrah
Toby Harrah was drafted by the Washington Senators in the fall of 1967. He advanced to the major league club in 1971; the next year the franchise relocated and became the Texas Rangers. He was the regular shortstop through 1976, then moved to third base, although he still saw some action at short. He was selected to the American League All- Star team in 1972, 1975, and 1976. He had a career best 93 RBIS in 1975. In 1978, Toby was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Buddy Bell, a player thought to be fairly similar in many respects. He was the Indians regular third baseman through 1983 and made the All-Star team in 1982. That year he had 100 runs and a career best .304 batting average. In 1984, Harrah was traded to the New York Yankees, where he was a part time player, then he was traded again to the Rangers, where he played regularly again for the 1985 and 1986 seasons, primarily at second base. Toby is currently the Coordinator of Hitting Instruction for the Detroit Tigers.
Former Major League Pitcher, Ray Burris
Ray Burris (born August 22, 1950 in Idabel, Oklahoma) was a pitcher with a 15 year career from 1973 to 1987. He played for the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Montreal Expos and St. Louis Cardinals all of the National League and the New York Yankees,[1] Oakland Athletics, and Milwaukee Brewers all of the American League. Burris is currently a pitching coach in the Detroit Tigers organization with the Erie SeaWolves of the Class AA Eastern League.
Major League Rookie of the Year, Larry Herndon
Larry Herndon is a former Major League Baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals (1974), San Francisco Giants (1976–1981), and Detroit Tigers (1982–1988). Currently, Herndon serves as a coach for the Lakeland Flying Tigers. He won the 1981 Willie Mac Award for his spirit and leadership. Herndon was particularly known for his time with the great Tigers teams of the 1980s. He caught the final out in the 1984 World Series, a fly ball in left field off the bat of San Diego Padres star Tony Gwynn. Three years later, Herndon would hit a solo home run on the final day of the season against the Toronto Blue Jays; it proved to be the only run in a 1–0 Detroit victory over the Jays that clinched the American League East division title over them by two games. Herndon retired with the Tigers and eventually served as the team's major league hitting coach. By hitting a home run in his final at bat on May 17, 1982 and his first three at bats on May 18, 1982, Herndon shares the major-league record for home runs hit in consecutive at bats (4).
Milwaukee Brewers Hitting Coordinator, Darnell Coles
A former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball player who played primarily as a third baseman and outfielder from 1983 to 1997. He is currently the hitting coordinator for the Milwaukee Brewers' player development staff. On June 3, 1980, he was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft. Coles turned down a baseball and football scholarship to UCLA to sign with the Mariners. In 1986, he hit a career-high 20 home runs for the Detroit Tigers. In 2006, Coles was named the roving hitting instructor for the Washington Nationals organization. In 2007, he was the manager of the Vermont Lake Monsters and manager of the Single-A Hagerstown Suns in 2008. On November 19, 2008, he was named the hitting coach for the Nationals' Triple-A affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs
New York Yankees Catching Coordinator, Julio Mosquera
Julio Mosquera is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1996-1997) and Milwaukee Brewers (2005). In 12 Games, he had 31 at bats, 2 runs, 7 hits, 3 doubles, 2 RBI, .226 batting average, .250 on-base percentage, .323 slugging percentage and 10 total bases. Julio currently serves the New York Yankees a their Coordinator of Catching Instruction.
Detroit Tigers Infield Coordinator, Kevin Bradshaw
After serving for 14 seasons as a manager in the Detroit Tigers organization, Kevin Bradshaw was named minor league infield coordinator for the Tigers in 2008. Before that, he had played four years in the minors, reaching AAA before his career was ended by a torn achilles tendon. He then coached in the Tigers organization for four years, with the Bristol Tigers in 1991, the Toledo Mud Hens in 1992, the Lakeland Tigers in 1993 and the Trenton Thunder in 1994.
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Details
Attendees Will Receive:
- 5 days and 4 nights in a Double Occupancy Room at Pirate City (Single Rooms are $500 additional cost)
- 2 Meals a Day
- Cocktail Party for Staff and Players
- 4 days of expert baseball instruction from an All-Star Staff
- One on one instruction
- Full Access to Pirate City Facilites
- Clubhouse Attendants
- Professional Training Staff
- Early Bird Coffee Station
- Use of Ping Pong and Pool Tables
Register Now
To ensure yourself a spot in the Baseball Pros All-Star Instructional Experience, you will need to fill out our registration form and submit a $500 deposit at the bottom of the page. You can pay via Pay Pal, personal check, casihers check, or credit card. The link at the bottom of the page will send you to a Pay Pal check out. If you would like to make payment arrangements, please contact Joe Catalano at 727-504-9868. The $500 initial deposit is required to reserve your spot. An additional $500 deposit will be due before 9-30-10. Your balance will be due by November 1st, 2010. Those paying after 9-30-10 must pay in full. Due to the extraordinary nature of this clinic, the initial $500 deposit fee is NON-REFUNDABLE If you cancel after Nov. 1st, 2010, you will not receive any refund or credit.
The Baseball Pros All-Star Instructional Experience is limited to only 50 participants.
Early Registration price: $1950.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to learn skills and techniques from some of the best minds in the game today.