Orioles EVP of Baseball Operations Dan Duquette to Speak at SASA

For Immediate Release:
Joe DiPuma
941-923-6580
info@sarasotaareasportsalliance.org
Jason Puckett
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jpuckett@sarasotafl.org
Orioles EVP of Baseball Operations Dan Duquette
to Speak at SASA Luncheon Fundraiser
SARASOTA, Fla. (January 13, 2012) – Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations, Dan Duquette, will be the
keynote speaker at the first event of the 2012 Sarasota Area Sports Alliance (SASA) Luncheon Series. The event will be
held at Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th Street, on Thursday, February 23, 2012. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m., with the
lunch and program beginning at noon.
Scott Dennis, ABC 7 anchor, will be the master of ceremonies for this exclusive SASA-hosted event. The price of
admission is $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Limited seating is available to the public via pre-registration at
www.sarasotaareasportsalliance.org.
Duquette joined the Orioles as Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations on November 8, 2011. A veteran of over
two decades in baseball operations at the Major League level, including 10 of those seasons as General Manager with the
Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox, Duquette has a proven track record of utilizing strong scouting and player
development to construct contending franchises. Duquette’s eight seasons as Executive Vice President and General
Manager of the Red Sox from 1994 through 2001 included three playoff teams (1995, 1998 and 1999), and his
acquisitions helped lay the groundwork for the club’s first World Series championship in 86 years in 2004. In his time
with the Expos, despite one of the lowest payrolls in baseball, Montreal compiled a .582 winning percentage from 199294, the best record in baseball over the span. The Expos had baseball’s best record in the strike-shortened 1994 season
(74-40), a team Duquette constructed. He was named The Sporting News Major League Executive of the Year and the
UPI National League Executive of the Year in 1992. In 2003, Duquette founded and built the Dan Duquette Sports
Academy, a Massachusetts-based baseball, softball and soccer camp and tournament facility for youth. In 2004, he
purchased the Pittsfield Dukes of the New England Collegiate Baseball League and in 2007, Duquette was a founding
member and director of player development of the Israel Baseball League.
Duquette will talk about the upcoming 2012 season and team. “The Orioles organization, players and fans want to win. It
is going to be a challenge off the bat but we are keeping that aggressive goal in sight. We will do what it takes to keep the
team consistently competitive for the long haul. We start now and I expect we will show immediate improvement,” said
Duquette.
Founded in 2001, Sarasota Area Sports Alliance (SASA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide
community outreach and awareness of sports programs and events in the Sarasota area, including offering college
scholarships to qualified high school athletes. SASA works closely with community leaders, government agencies and
local businesses to assist in building awareness of Sarasota as a community committed to furthering sports programs
locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
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