BlueClaws GM Joins Rutgers Athletics Staff

Manasquan resident worked with team since its founding

For the first time since the team was founded in 1999 the Lakewood BlueClaws will have a new general manager when the season starts in April. Geoff Brown, a resident of Manasquan, who was the first employee hired by the team, recently announced that he is leaving the Lakewood team to become senior associate athletic director/chief marketing officer for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.  In a story on Minor League Baseball's website, Brown said making the move was not an easy decision. "This is a bittersweet day for me," said Brown. "For 13 years, this has been my home and my second family. Leaving Lakewood and the BlueClaws was certainly a difficult decision, but the opportunity to work for Tim Pernetti [Rutgers Director of Intercollegiate …

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BlueClaws Home for Season Finale

Final four games start tonight

With the Lakewood BlueClaws all but out of the South Atlantic League playoff picture, the local team will come home tonight for a quick four game series before heading home for the winter.  The team will welcome the Greensboro Grasshoppers to town for the game and will bring plenty of excitement to the fans as the season winds down. The last Friday night game of the season means at least one more fireworks display for the fans to enjoy. Tomorrow night, the first 2,000 fans at the ballpark will bring home a Mickey Morandini bobblehead doll as the team marks the end of his first season at the helm of the Claws. Following that game, the team will play a rare Sunday night game at 7:05 and will have another fireworks show before the season …

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