John brazer phillies biography images

If truth be told, John Brazer looks at his job as just so much fun and games. The year-old, who grew up in the St. Davids section of Radnor Township, is in his 11th season as director of fun and games for the Philadelphia Phillies. His job is to design promotional events, most involving giveaways to fans, to coincide with Phils games. A graduate of the Haverford School, Brazer majored in religious studies and minored in history at the University of Virginia.

In he did spend a year in Manchester, England, as a coach and player through a program sponsored by the English Lacrosse Union. Brazer said he and his colleagues meet once a week throughout the year to brainstorm about promotional events. Phillies merchandise manager Scott Brandreth goes to trade and vendor shows across the country to scout out items for giveaways.

For example, the Phils are the first major league team to expand the babushkas, or nesting dolls, to include five instead of just two or three players, said Brazer.

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The Phillies also were the first team to offer dual bobble-head dolls about three years ago with the game giveaway of figures featuring veteran announcers Harry Kalas and the late Richie Ashburn, both of whom are enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Some of the items are variations on the baseball theme. He estimates how many tickets will be sold and how many children will be attending each game when ordering the giveaway items.