inside pitch 'What s up dawg?' Indiana team knows how to stay loose

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1 BY GLENN MILLER Roy Hobbs Baseball Roy Hobbs teams sport all sorts of nicknames. There are names that are shared with bigleague teams such as Pirates, Red Sox, Yankees and others. And there are sponsor nicknames and others that connect to the younger days of the athletes such as Glory Days, which is playing this week in Masters. Another Masters team is the NW Indiana Dogs. Why are they called Dogs? Manager Jerry Ortiz explained that many years ago when the team started there was an THE inside pitch 'What s up dawg?' Indiana team knows how to stay loose Photo By: Meg Giffen Jerry Ortiz older guy on the team who liked to say, What s up, dog. The way Ortiz playfully pronounced the word he See Dawgs, page 7 Wednesday Schedule & AAAA Playoffs The Wednesday schedule of Roy Hobbs Masters Division will be determined following the completion of the Tuesday afternoon games. The Wednesday schedule will be posted no later than 8 p.m. at World Series Headquarters at the Player Development Complex and be available on royhobbs.com/world-series as well as being put on the Roy Hobbs message line: In addition, AAAA team managers are invited to meet with Roy Hobbs leadership to determine the 6 teams that will advance to the double-elimination AAAA playoffs that begin Thursday. Those 6 teams will take Wednesday as their off-day; the 4 remaining AAAA teams will play a 5th pool game on Wednesday, take Thursday off with everyone else and commence play- WEEK 1 VETERANS OCT. 31 st 2 Championship Games to be Broadcast Saturday Roy Hobbs is working on a plan to broadcast selected World Series games, both live-streaming via the internet and as a posted post-game podcast on the Roy Hobbs website. The plan gets rolled out this Saturday, and Roy Hobbs plans to broadcast 2 Championship games from Hammond Stadium at the CenturyLink Sports Complex. See page 8 for more information Photo By: Greg Wagner Minnesota Bandits 1st baseman and Orlando Brewers baserunner. offs on Friday. Those 4 teams will be included in the AAA playoffs at Roy Hobbs discretion. The AAAA managers will meet in the Hobbs Conference room at the Player Development Complex. The Wednesday schedule will include the rained-out games from Sunday, meaning at least 6 teams will play a double-header on Wednesday. Roy Hobbs also will do what it can to get stadium games to the teams that lost stadium games to the Saturday evening rains. 1

2 2 NOTEBOOK Game Highlights Roy Hobbs will publish your game highlights in the daily Inside Pitch; however, teams need to supply those highlights. The link to submit your team s highlights is on the Roy Hobbs website: Go to royhobbs.com/world-series and click on the link. Roy Hobbs will get your submissions published as soon as possible. Lending a helping hand at home plate Lending a helping hand at home plate Roy Hobbs will place collection boxes at the security stations at each of our playing sites. Please fill those with non-perishable food items or medical items Roy Hobbs will match what you donate. Non-perishable food items will go to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of SW Florida, to the ACT battered women s shelter and to pantry programs that are helping to feed our community in need. Non-perishable food items include canned goods, or glassed items like peanut butter, bags of rice, pasta, beans, etc. Medical items will be boxed and shipped through one of a variety of networks to Puerto Rico. Iran Negron, manager of the Miami Marlins in Veterans week, is spearheading one of those operations. Medical items include band-aides, rolled gauze, gauze pads, elastic bandages, thermometers, antibiotic ointments, hydro-cortisone ointments whatever you would stock in your personal first aid kits. Please help us make a difference in our community as well as elsewhere. Picking up T-Shirts The tournament T-shirt is available through Friday only for all registered players outside the Roy Hobbs Store in the screened in patio at the Player Development Complex. No Shirts will be given out on Thursdays or Saturdays. Hours to pick up the Tournament T-shirt are from Noon to 6 p.m. With the shirt, each player will get a tournament patch. Players will need their RHWS ID card to get their shirts, no exceptions No drivers licenses needed. 50/50 raffle 50/50 raffle tickets, to benefit the Roy Hobbs Foundation, are available each day at the Player Development Complex. Tickets are $1 apiece or 6 for $5. The drawing will be held in See NOTEBOOK, page 7

3 3 RESULTS AAAA Division Chicago Woodpeckers 9, Harry Young Builders 8 Dayton Wolves 11, Glory Days 5 Harry Young Builders 5, UTEK 4 HPK Oilers 10, Staten Island Bombers 4 HPK Oilers 8, Glory Days 7 New England Red Sox 11, Dayton Wolves 4 New England Red Sox 21, Staten Island Bombers 13 Minnesota Bandits 13, UTEK 11 Orlando Brewers 11, Chicago Woodpeckers 3 Orlando Brewers 10, Minnesota Bandits 0 Pool Play Baltimore Thunder 21, Jersey Shore Baseball 10 BrewBirds 5, Washington All-Stars 2 Canton Tigers 14, Baltimore Thunder 10 Chicago Giants 9, Lansing Blue Jays 5 Chicago Knights 13, St. Paul Senators 3 Chicago Knights 17, Kodak Reds 1 Chicago North Redhawks 19, Huntsville Havoc 6 Dallas Orioles 12, Boston GoodFellas 2 Dayton Cardinals 18, Crystal Clinic Indians 15 Ft Myers Brewers 11, Long Island Yankees 6 Jet Box 11, Boston GoodFellas 3 Kent Mudhens 17, Windy City Warriors 7 Kent Mudhens 18, Tidewater Drillers 2 Lake Erie Blue Jays 10, Chicago Colts 5 Maine Indians 14, Dayton Cardinals 4 Minneapolis Millers 11, Ft Myers Hooter s Blues 6 New England Indians 26, Cincinnati Colt.45s 2 New Jersey Thunder 19, Long Island Yankees 9 NW Indiana Dogs 17, Nova Scotia Monarchs 0 Oakville Golden A s 10, Carolina Thunder 9 Orlando Blazers 22, St. Paul Senators 11 PSOF Rangers 7, Cincinnati Colt.45s 3 Rhino Baseball Club 16, Midwest Pirates 1 Salem-Pitt Warlocks 19, PSOF Rangers 8 Tallahassee Bombers 4, Chesapeake Redwings 3 Tennessee Dirtbags 2, Oakville Golden A s 1 Washington All-Stars 7, DuPage Indians 2 Umpires and Kent Mudhens players during the playing of God Bless America

4 4 SCHEDULE Tuesday 10 AM Midwest Washington All-Stars - CL-S Nova Scotia Windy City Warriors - CL2 Tidewater Ft Myers Brewers - CL3 Lansing Blue Salem-Pitt Warlocks - CL4 HPK New England Red Sox - CL6 DuPage Indians - JB-S Jet Chesapeake Redwings - JB3 Staten Island Dayton Wolves - JB4 Dallas Minneapolis Millers - JB5 Maine Canton Tigers 9:45 AM CP-S Jersey Shore Huntsville Havoc - PDC2 Baltimore Crystal Clinic Indians - PDC3 Tennessee New England Indians - PDC4 Harry Young Orlando Brewers - PDC5 Kent New Jersey Thunder - TP-S NW Indiana Long Island Yankees - TP3 Rhino Baseball Chicago Knights - TP4 2 PM Salem-Pitt Cincinnati Colt.45s - CL-S Canton Chicago North Redhawks - CL3 Ft Myers Nova Scotia Monarchs - CL4 Ft Myers Hooter s Chicago Colts - CL6 Lake Erie Blue Jet Box - JB-S St. Paul BrewBirds - JB3 Chesapeake Boston GoodFellas - JB4 DuPage Kodak Reds - JB5 Tallahassee Minneapolis Millers - JB6 Chicago Woodpeckers - CP-S Crystal Clinic Maine Indians - PDC2 PSOF Tennessee Dirtbags - PDC3 Minnesota Glory Days - PDC4 New England Oakville Golden A s - PDC5 Chicago Carolina Thunder - TP-S Orlando Rhino Baseball Club - TP2 6 PM Chicago North Dayton Cardinals - CL-S Ft Myers Hooter s Dallas Orioles - TP-S Dawgs made dog sound like dawg. But the team went with Dogs and not Dawgs as its name. Ortiz and the Dogs approach baseball and the annual World Series trip with a sense of zest and fun. They like to joke around, Dog Jon Gold said. They make an error and they still joke around. The butt of playful jests is often 60-year-old veteran Lynn Strohl, the team s elder statesmen. We like to make fun of Lynn, Gold said. One of their shots at Strohl is telling him he s so old that when he started playing uniforms still had Roman numerals on the back. Ortiz jokes that he acquired Strohl in a trade for two cracked bats. Gold hoped to get a goodnatured gibe at his teammates through the Inside Pitch. I ve been carrying this team on my back for 15 years, Gold said within earshot of several teammates before a game at CenturyLink. It s getting old and See Dawgs, page 7 Chicago Giants shortstop makes the play vs. the TN Dirtbags.

5 5 STANDINGS AAAA W L PCT RA HPK Oilers Orlando Brewers Harry Young Builders Minnesota Bandits New England Red Sox Dayton Wolves Chicago Woodpeckers Staten Island Bombers Glory Days UTEK Overall Division W L PCT RA Rhino Baseball Club Dallas Orioles Chicago Knights New England Indians Ft Myers Brewers Minneapolis Millers Salem-Pitt Warlocks NW Indiana Dogs Chicago North Redhawks Maine Indians Orlando Blazers New Jersey Thunder Oakville Golden A s Tallahassee Bombers Chicago Giants Lake Erie Blue Jays Kent Mudhens Dayton Cardinals Tennessee Dirtbags BrewBirds Carolina Thunder Canton Tigers Jet Box Tennessee Dirtbags left fielder makes an outstanding catch Kodak Reds Chicago Colts Tidewater Drillers Washington All Stars Lansing Blue Jays Boston GoodFellas PSOF Rangers Jersey Shore Baeball Baltimore Thunder St Paul Senators Huntsville Havoc DuPage Indians Chesapeake Redwings Ft Myers Hooter s Blues Midwest Pirates Crystal Clinic Indians Windy City Warriors Nova Scotia Monarchs Long Island Yankees Cincinnati Colt.45s

6 6 Lunch, Dinner & Snacks in Between 11am-10pm Nellie s Upstairs Waterside Bar Where it s Happy Hour all the time!!! st St., Ft. Myers Beach GPS Coordinates: N W Over the bridge to Fort Myers Beach take first right and right again. Head straight to Nervous Nellie s! Maine Indians 12, Baltimore Thunder 8: Indians- WP: Christian Smith - 5IP, 1R, 1H, 6K; BATTING: Jack Griffin - 4/4, 2 RBIs; Jay Hoyt - 3/5; Thunder BATTING: Tim Pelfrey 2/4, 3 RBIs; Sherman Stevens 2/4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB; PITCH- ING: Steve Kessler 7 IP, 5 Rs, 8 Hs, 3 BBs Dayton Cardinals 22, Huntsville HAVOC 9: Cardinals - WP: Dave McElveen - 2 IP, 1R, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 K; Donnie Schreier - 2 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 1 BB; BAT- TING: Lonnie Robinson - 2/2, 4 RBIs; Donnie Schreier - 2/4 2 R, 1 RBIs, James Chandler - 3 / 5, 2 R, 4 RBIs; Dave McElveen - 2/2, 4 R; Dennis Fry - 2/4, 2 R, 2 SB NW Indiana Dogs 17, Ken Mudhens 9: Mudhens - BATTING: Rich Gilmore - 2 / 3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 SB, 1 RBI; Dan Kennedy 2 / 3, 1 BB, 1 RBI; Tim Adams - 2/4, 3 R, 1 2B, 2 SB Lake Erie Blue Jays 13, Chesapeake Redwings 4: BATTING: Garry Reese - 3/3, 1 R; Mike Preece - 3 / 4, 1 R Minnesota Bandits 1, Chicago Woodpeckers 0: Bandits - WP: Dave Killion - 9 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 7 K, 0 BB; BATTING: Mike Sparrow - 2 / 3, 1 2B, 1 RBIs; Terry Knop - 1 / 2 Carolina Thunder 9, Laning Blue Jays 5: Thunder - WP: Leonard Schlude - 6 IP, 4 H, 7 Ks; SP: Jack Myers; BATTING: Dan Southerland - 3 / 4; Dean Kent - 3 / 4, 1 D, 3 RBIs HIGHLIGHTS Chicago North Redhawks 11, Jersey Shore 5: Redhawks - WP: Jeff Daniels - 7 IP, 5 Ks, 1 ER; BATTING: Falkstrom - 2/2, 2 R, 2 SB, 2 BB, 1 RBIs; Zanon - 2 / 3, 1R, 1BB; Falagario 2/4, 1 R, 1 RBI; Nigro - 1/1, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 RBIs; Czarny - 2 / 3, 3B, 2 RBIs; J. Trojan - 2/2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 RBIs; Parker - 2 / 3, 1 R, 1 RBIs Kent Mud Hens shortstop flips the ball to the 2nd baseman for the final out. New England Indians 9, PSOF Rangers 3: Indians- WP: Peraltra 5IP; SP: M. Welch - 2 IP; BATTING: Lineham - 3 / 5, 3 RBIs; Peraltra - 2/2, 3 RBIs; Baker - 2 / 3, 3 R; Rangers- BATTING: King - 3/3, 2 2B, 1R, 1 RBIs Chicago North Redhawks 19, Huntsville HAVOC 6: Redhawk - WP: John Nigro; BAT- TING: Falkstrom - 3/3, 2 SB, 3 R, 1 BB, 3 RBIs; Lewis - 2 / 3, 2 R, 2 RBIs, T. Trojan - 2 / 3, 2 R, 1 SB, Czarny - 2/2 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBIs Jersey Shore 5, Canton Tiger 2: BATTING: Kevin McDaniel - 2 / 3, 2 RBIs Canton Tigers 14, Baltimore Thunder 10: Tigers - WP: Ken Robbins; BATTING: Mark Marlett - 5/5, 1 2B, 1 3B 2 RBIs; Cal Baker - 3 / 5; Kenny Robbins - 3 / 4, 1 3B, 2 RBIs; Mitch Curtin - 3 /4, 1 2B, 2 RBIs; Lou Petit - 3/3, 3 RBIs; Lou Dorsey 3/ 5, 1 3B, 1 RBIs; Tim Newmand - 3 /4

7 7 NOTEBOOK the patio area at the Player Development Complex at 5 PM Friday. The Roy Hobbs Foundation was established to raise monies for research on finding a cure for Leukemia and to assist our Challenged Athlete friends. First Aid Two key First Aid items: Drink plenty of fluids while playing; don t just wait until the game is over. Water will be available at the fields. Second, be sure to stretch and loosen up before playing, or even re-entering a game. In case of an emergency, contact the field manager at your site. He has the First Aid supplies and will contact 911 services as needed. Ice is available for injuries check with the field manager on duty or go to the nearest concession stand to have the appropriate personnel paged. Roy Hobbs requests that managers plan for pitchers needing ice for their arms and to supply it. Chesapeake Red Wings pitcher keeping the Tallahassee Bombers runner honest. Dawgs they re getting heavy. Maybe they can read that. If they read it they ll know Gold was playing around and not taking a shot at them. Dogs such as Strohl keep returning to the World Series. He plans to play three weeks this year. I m going to go from being the oldest to the youngest, Strohl said. His passion for the game is shared by teammates, old and new. Ortiz said that a World Series rookie seemed like a player who might return. So far he s got a gleam in his eye, Ortiz said of the World Series newcomer. He looks like Christmas is tomorrow. Every day is Christmas at the Roy Hobbs World Series.

8 8 Broadcast The games will be live audio streamed on the internet and video-taped. The video will be turned into a podcast that will be uploaded to royhobbs.com approximately 2 hours after the games end. Several of our sponsors say they will be prepared to play those games in their establishments if players request them. We will let you know at the end of the week. Roy Hobbs will also repeat the 2-game broadcast on Saturday, Nov. 11, as well. Teams in line to participate in these games will be asked to complete some paperwork background on the team and the players so that the announcing crew will be able to give the audience background on those players in the game. The immediate goal of this project is for 2018 Roy Hobbs wants to be able to offer teams the opportunity to have one of their games broadcast from Hammond Stadium next year. Teams buying into the plan Roy Hobbs would broadcast 2 games a day Sunday through Wednesday would have their stadium game at CenturyLink. Roy Hobbs would then broadcast 2 championship games each Saturday. Over the course of the 2018 RHWS, Roy Hobbs goal is to broadcast at least 48 games. Therefore, these 4 gamers over the next two weeks is the test drive, so to speak, and Roy Hobbs opportunity to show teams what can be done in this format. Chesapeake Red Wings left fielder tracks down a Tallahassee Bombers fly ball. Where Lazy Days Turn Into Epic Nights! Stay 2+ Nights & SAVE 20% When You Arrive on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday! Suites & Efficiencies Fully-Equipped Kitchens World Famous Tiki Bar & Grill A LOCAL FAVORITE Live Entertainment Nightly Daily Happy Hour Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Specials Located at the Base of the Sky Bridge 1051 Fifth Avenue Fort Myers Beach, Florida COLDEST BEER IN FL! Happy Hour M-F, 4pm-6pm NIGHTLY ENTERTAINMENT Breakfast 8-11am Lunch 11am-4pm Dinner Starts at 4pm 250 Old San Carlos Boulevard Fort Myers Beach, Florida FUN (4386)