ALEX MARCONI -- SMALL IN STATURE, BUT BIG ON GAME. AS A CATCHER, ALEX IS ALSO BIG ON DEFENSE. LITTLE GETS BY HIM AND HIS THROW TO ANY BASE IS QUICK AND GENERALLY RIGHT ON TARGET. OFFENSIVELY, IF HE CAN GET ON BASE, HE IS FAST AND AGGRESSIVE. SINCE HE DID NOT HIT MUCH ON THE HS TEAM, WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE WHAT HE CAN DO. HE DOES EVERYTHING ELSE WELL, I AM SURE THE HITTING WILL COME. |  |
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 | CHRIS COLON -- WELL CHRIS IS STILL CHRIS. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IS GOING TO SHOW UP, LITERALY AND FIGURATIVELY. AFTER (4) YEARS OF THIS, YOU THINK HE WOULD CATCH ON. MOST OF HIS TIME WILL BE SPENT ON THE MOUND WHERE HE WILL BE THE MAIN RELIEVER, THAT IS, OF COURSE, WHEN HE IS THERE. A GOOD FASTBALL WITH A BIG CURVE WORKS WELL FOR HIM AND HE IS AN IMPORTANT COG IN OUR PITCHING MACHINE, WHEN HE IS THERE. WE NEED A NEW PIC OF HIM INSTEAD OF THE ONE SHOWN , BUT WELL HE IS NEVER THERE FOR THE PICS. SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE. |
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| ANDY PANNIER -- A VERSATILE ATHLETE. AN OUTFIELDER WITH GOOD SPEED, GLOVE AND ARM. HE IS ALSO THE BACKUP CATCHER AND A PITCHER FOR RELIEF WHEN WE NEED HIM TO BE. HE IS ALSO ONE OF THE PLAYERS THAT HAS TO CARRY THE HITTING LOAD AND SO FAR HE HAS SHOWN THAT HE IS UP TO THE RESPONSIBILITY. HE IS AN EXCELLENT TEAM PLAYER AND WILL BE AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN A WINNING SEASON. |  |
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 | DANIEL "MANNY" BAEZ -- SMOOTH AND QUICK WITH A GREAT GLOVE AND AN ABSOLUTE CANNON FOR AN ARM. NOT TOO BAD FOR A 16 YEAR OLD SHORTSTOP WITH OUTSTANDING RANGE. WHAT HE HAS TO DO IS AVOID THE FLASHEY STUFF BECAUSE IT WILL GET HIM INTO TROUBLE AND HAS. IF HE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE AND MATURE, HE COULD BE ONE SCARY PLAYER. HITTING WAS A QUESTION MARK, BUT HIS "HR" INTHE RIVER KIND OF TOOK CARE OF THAT. ONCE MIGHT BE LUCK, TWICE TAKES CARE OF ALL CONCERNS. WE WILL SEE. |
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| AUSTIN POUCHER -- A PITCHER AND FIRST BASEMAN. WE GOT OUR FIRST LOOK AT HIM ON THE MOUND AND HE WAS PHENOMINAL. HARD THROWING WITH A GOOD OFF SPEED BREAKING BALL. AT FIRST GLANCE, HE APPEARS TO BE THE ACE OF THE PITCHING STAFF. IT'S EARLY, BUT THE MECHANICS AND TOOLS ARE THERE AND HE IS NOT A BAD FIRST BASEMAN EITHER. HE IS STILL WORKING ON THE HITTING END, BUT IT USUALLY COMES TO A GOOD ATHLETE. |  |
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 | PAT AUSTIN -- A LEFTY PITCHER AND OUTFIELDER. HE WILL START HIS FIRST GAME SHORTLY, BUT WE KNOW HE HAS A DECENT FAST BALL, GOOD CONTROL AND HE IS WORKING ON RELIABLE BREAKING BALL. HE HAS SHOWN HE CAN HIT AND HAS (3) RBI'S SO FAR THIS SHORT SEASON. I EXPECT HE WILL SEE A LOT OF INNINGS ON THE MOUND. A GOOD LEFTY IS LIKE GOLD AT THIS LEVEL AND I HOPE PAT PROVES ME RIGHT ON THAT. |
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| PAUL NEDOROSTEK -- ONE OF THE MOST IMPROVED PLAYERS OVER THE LAST YEAR. INDECISIVE AND UNSURE LAST SEASON, A YEAR OF VARSITY BALL HAS GIVEN HIM THE CONFIDENCE HE NEEDED TO GET THE MAX OUT OF HIS ABILITY. FLEET OF FOOT, HE IS AGGRESSIVE ON THE BASE PATHS AND PATROLS LEFT LIKE HE WAS BORN THERE. HIS HITTING HAS ALSO IMPROVED SUBSTANTIALLY. HE IS ONE OF TWO TEAM CAPTAINS ON THE TEAM AND I FULLY EXPECT HIM TO LEAD US TO A WINNING SEASON. |  |
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 | WELLINTON SOSA -- "SOSA" AS HE IS KNOWN, IS PROBABLY THE MOST TALENTED PLAYER ON THE TEAM, BUT YOU WOULD NOT KNOW IT WATCHING HIM PLAY. HE HAS BLAZING SPEED WHEN HE WANTS TO RUN, HAS AN OUTSTANDING ARM, CAN HIT THE BALL WITH POWER AND AVERAGE AND CAN RUN DOWN ANY BALL IN CENTER FIELD, BUT.... HE LOSES FOCUS TOO OFTEN MAINLY BECAUSE HE IS GOOD NATURED YOUNG MAN AND DOES NOT TAKE THE GAME SERIOUSLY ENOUGH. WE NEED HIM TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE AND FOCUSED IF WE ARE TO ACHIEVE MAJOR SUCCESS. TIME AND PRESSURE FROM HISTEAM MATES MIGHT GET HIM GOING |
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| MIKE McKEON -- ANOTHER IMPROVED PLAYER FROM LAST YEAR. A BETTER GLOVE AND AND A MUCH STRONGER AND ACCURATE ARM FROM THROWING THE JAVELIN ARE THE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS. HITTING IS THE AREA THAT MIKE NEEDS TO WORK ON AND HE HAS. HE IS BIG BOY WHO SHOULD BE HITTING WITH GOOD POWER. HE WILL BE SHARING TIME AT 3RD BASE AND IF HE GETS THE BAT WORKING, IT COULD BE A LOT OF TIME. |  |
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 | JOE MATEO -- JUST TURNED 16, A YOUNG MAN WITH VERY GOOD TOOLS. HE HAS GOOD SPEED, A VERY GOOD GLOVE AND IS ANOTHER PLAYER WITH A GUN FOR AN ARM WHICH SUITS HIS 3RD BASE POSITION. ALTHOUGH HE HAS GOOD PLATE MECHANICS, HITTING SEEMS TO BE THE AREA HE NEEDS TO WORK ON AND ONCE HE GAINS EXPERIENCE, HE WILL BECOME A VERY GOOD COMPLETE PLAYER. I LOOK FORWARD TO HIS IMPROVEMENT THIS YEAR AND BEYOND, |
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| JIMMY FUCHSMAN -- JIMMY CAME TO US WITH A REPUTATION AS A CONSISTANT HITTER, A SOLID SECOND BASEMAN AND A PLAYER WITH GOOD SPEED. SO FAR, HE HAS LIVED UP TO THE REP. A TEAM CAPTAIN, HIS VARSITY EXPERIENCE AND BATTING FROM THE LEAD OFF POSITION, JIM HAS SHOWN THE LEADERSHIP ON THE FIELD WE NEED TO BE SUCCESFULL. HIS BROTHER, BILLY, PLAYED (2) YEARS WITH US AND HELPED WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP. JIMMY IS FORGING HIS OWN IDENTITY ON THE TEAM AND HOPEFULLY A CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE ON HIS/OUR HORIZON AS WELL. |  |
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 | MIKE TEDESCO -- ANOTHER VERSATIBLE PLAYER PLUS A GREAT ATTITUDE, WHO CAN PLAY ANY INFIELD POSITION WITH EQUAL ABILITY. MIKE IS PLAYING FIRST BASE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIS VARSITY EXPERIENCE, BUT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO PLAY OTHER INFIELD POSITIONS IF NEED BE. HE HAS A GOOD GLOVE, ARM, SPEED AND HITS WELL. AS A SINGER MIKE DOES A MEAN NATIONAL ANTHEM AS WELL |
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| TAYSOL SILVA -- A ROOKIE AT 18, TAYSOL HAS BEEN OUT OF ORGANIZED BASEBALL FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. TO GET RID OF THE RUST, HE NEEDS A LOT OF PRACTICE AND HARD TO COME BY PLAYING TIME. VERY GOOD SPEED AND A POWERFUL SWING. HE WILL HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST OF THE PLAYING TIME HE GETS. |  |
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 | NATE KATZ -- ANOTHER ONE OF OUR GOOD LEFT HANDED PITCHERS. GOOD SPEED AND A BREAKING BALL THAT HE NEEDS TO WORK ON. ONCE THE RAINY WEATHER GOES AWAY AND WE CAN GET INTO SOME TYPE OF ROTATION, ALL OUR PITCHERS WILL BENEFIT. NATE IS ALSO A GOOD OUTFIELDER AND WILL SEE SOME INNINGS THERE AS WELL. THE HITTING WILL NEED WORK, BUT HE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PUT THE BALL INTO PLAY WITH CONSISTENCY. NATE IS ALSO THE TEAM CHEERLEADER KEEPING THE PLAYERS IN THE GAME AND THE EXCITMENT PITCH IN HIGH GEAR. |
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| BEN COLON -- ANOTHER ROOKIE THAT HAS BEEN OUT OF THE GAME FOR AWHILE. A PITCHER BY SKILL, BEN HAS SHOWN HE HAS AN OUTSTANDING BREAKING BALL AND AN AVERAGE FAST BALL. WHAT HE NEEDS TO WORK ON IS CONTROL WHICH WILL REQUIRE A LOT OF INNINGS THAT WILL NOT BE THERE WITH THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE. HE WILL SEE SPOT RELIEF IN COTROLLED GAMES AND IN NON-LEAGUE GAMES UNLESS HE SHOWS SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT WHEN THE CHANCES COME ALONG |  |
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 | FRONT ROW, L-R:
TAYSOL SILVA
JIMMY FUCHSMAN
MANNY BAEZ
ALEX MARCONI
PAUL NEDOROSTEK
JOE MATEO
WELLINTON SOSA
BACK ROW, L-R:
COACH HEINTZ
MIKE TEDESCO
BEN COLON
MIKE McKEON
PAT AUSTIN
AUSTIN POUCHER
ANDY PANNIER
NATE KATZ
LUIS FRIAS
COACH TUCCIARONE
MISSING: CHRIS COLON
*CLICK PICTURE TO ENLARGE* |
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