2008 Adoption List
Making your way through Minor League baseball is not an easy task. The players at Class "A" level are at the bottom of the pay scale. Generally speaking, they make less than minimum wage if you take into consideration all the hours they have to dedicate to their job, equipment they have to purchase, dues to pay, etc. Often times, this is their first venture away from home, first time having to find an apartment, shop, cook, and be on their own in a strange city, state, and sometimes country. The Booster Club has found a way of helping the boys when they arrive in Rancho Cucamonga. Each player is "adopted" by a member and/or member's family. It's not the same as a "host" family that actually houses a player. The Adoptive Parent/Family is there to assist the player whenever they can -- pack a goodie bag for road trips, give them a shout-out at the games to let them know they "do" have family in the stands, drop them a congratulations card when they have a great game, be there for them when they don't, and one of the most important tasks the parent has is to create a scrapbook for their adopted "son" so he'll always remember the great time he had here in Rancho.
| PLAYERS | PARENTS | |||
| Marc Albano |
Marianne Ruiz |
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| Ryan Aldridge | The Marcottes | |||
| Michael Anton | The Burgess' | |||
| Trevor Bell | The Elmquists | |||
| Peter Bourjos | The Youngs | |||
| CJ Bressoud | The Heraldez's | |||
| Barret Browning | The Youngs | |||
| Bobby Cassevah | The Cova Family | |||
| Brian Chambers | The Cova Family | |||
| Hank Conger | The Youngs | |||
| Amalio Diaz |
The Cova Family |
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| AJ Ford | The Burks | |||
| Cody Fuller | The Youngs | |||
| Jeremy Haynes | The Marcottes | |||
| David Herndon | The Dentz’s | |||
| Larry Infante | Janis Poepke | |||
| Rian Kiniry | The Marcottes | |||
| Sammy Leon | The Snidegars | |||
| Alex McRobbie | Cheryl Perdew | |||
| Tommy Mendoza | Julie Debar | |||
| Ryan Mount | Debby Alexander | |||
| Abel Nieves | The Elmquists | |||
| Anthony Norman |
The Egglestons |
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| Sean O’Sullivan | The Dentz’s | |||
| Wil Ortiz | Cheryl Perdew | |||
| Darwin Perez | The Snidegars | |||
| PJ Phillips | The Davissons | |||
| Bryan Rembisz | The Marcottes | |||
| Alberto Rosario | The Hearaldez's | |||
| Anderson Rosario | The Davissons | |||
| Chris Rosenbaum | Jeremy & Michelle Burk | |||
| Alexander Torres | The Snedigars | |||
| Drew Toussaint | The Huffstatlers | |||
| Jordan Towns | The Heraldez's | |||
| Mark Trumbo | Janis Poepke | |||
| Ivan Villaescusa | Debby Alexander | |||
| Brian Walker | Susan Altman | |||
| Flint Wipke | The Brown’s | |||