60s-70s playoffs in full swing Friday

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16 TIMELESS and CLASSICS DIVISIONS 60s-70s playoffs in full swing Friday Photo by Greg Wagner American Nationals Wildcat center fielder makes a nice catch of a Saints fly ball The Roy Hobbs World Series moves into playoff mode Friday with three championship divisions in the Classics Division and a single playoff division in the Timeless Division. All of teams begin their single elimination playoffs today. In Classics, the playoff brackets were set up as follows: 60AAAA: Includes 5-0 team and 4-1 teams and the defending 2011 AAA Champion Ohio Classics; it is a 9-team division and will play first round and quarterfinals on Friday at the JetBlue Complex. The Championship is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at JetBlue Stadium. 60AAA: A 12-team division, including teams with 3-2 and 2-3 records. First round and quarterfinals will be played Friday at the Lee County Complex, with the semifinals and championship on Saturday at City of Palms downtown. The championship game will be 1:30 p.m. at City of Palms Stadium. 60AA: This division has 12 teams, including teams with 2-3, 1-4 and one 0-6 record. This division will play first round and quarterfinals Friday at the Player Development Complex, with semifinals and championship on Saturday at Terry Park. In the Timeless Division, there are 9 teams. A first-round game and all quarterfinal games will be played Friday at the JetBlue Complex, with the semifinals and championship at JetBlue Complex. The championship game is 1:30 p.m. in the Stadium. Brackets for all of the divisions are posted at royhobbs.com and on the scoreboards at each of Friday s playing sites. -- Tom Giffen Championship & MVP Rings, T-shirts Tom Giffen will be the ring representative for Roy Hobbs Baseball will be available all day Saturday and again Sunday morning to talk with interested teams and players about team championship rings and MVP rings. To view a selection of Championship and MVP rings available, use your Smart Phone and the QR code on see NOTEBOOK on page 5 Photo by Tom Moore Mic Stump Mic Stump Wants to Hear Your RHWS Stories Attention Roy Hobbs Series players, past and present. If you ve got a favorite story about your experiences at any of the 24 Series, Mic Stump wants to talk to you. Mic is planning to write a book about the Series and he wants to include you and your best memories of 24 years of great baseball He ll be working with Hobbs President Tom Giffen on the literary project. It s those stories and lies you tell each year when we get together, he said. And he wants it to be open ended adding to it each year to chronicle one of the greatest experiences of my life. He ll take the stories, edit them and then check with and get releases for folks mentioned. Mic, 61, is manger of the Washington Titans (as in Washington state not the District of Columbia, he s quick to say). He also plays catcher and first base. He s a just retired social worker, so he ll have plenty of time to devote to his project. He cites an incident in his career that s an example of some see MIC STUMP on page 2

2 Mic Stump continued from page 1 of the stories he s hoping will come his way. A newspaper sports writer credited him with hitting an off-thewall blast in a game to bring in three runs. That caused him to get a ribbing from some of the other players since they knew he was not a power hitter..a single was more his style. I was congratulated on winning the World Series, he recalled. So, just for the fun of it, he called the writer and threatened to sue for defamation of character. He says don t worry about the length of your story it can be two pages or one paragraph. Perhaps you have a great memory of a certain game or of a player on your team. Just call Mic at 253-224-2868 or email him at michaelcstump.pi@ gmail.com. CLASSICS RESULTS Asheville Sox 10 New Jersey Wonderboys 0 DC Dodgers 14 Cecil s Margin Services 8 Detroit 60s 6 Asheville Tourists 4 Houston Colt.45s 14 Akron Blues 6 Kansas City Blues 7 Minnesota Bees 2 Kansas City Cubs 14 Boston Braves 1 Kent Mudhens 16 Philadelphia Brewers 6 Livingston Dodgers 21 Cleveland Spiders 1 National Wind 19 Cincinnati Colts 8 New England Red Sox 14 NorCal Giants 3 Ohio Classics 11 Nova Scotia Monarchs 6 RIMA 60s Hawks 11 Midwest Nine 1 Shields ATM Guards 13 Baltimore Baseball 3 Tallahassee Classics 9 TSP Windy City 7 USA Patriots 10 Toledo / Dan Rodgers 9 Washington Nationals 7 Cleveland Spiders 4 Washington Titans 13 Team Florida 4 Bienvenida Roy Hobbs W.S. Cape Coral Fort Myers Bonita Springs www.iguanamia.com for menus & more! Toll Free 866-MEX-EATS Voted Best Mexican Restaurant SWFL 1991-2011

3 CLASSICS STANDINGS AA Division W L PCT RA RA4 Team W L PCT RA RA4 1 New England Red Sox 5 0 1.000 17 10 2 Kansas City Blues 4 1 0.800 16 7 3 NorCal Giants 4 1 0.800 26 12 4 Washington Titans 4 1 0.800 26 17 5 Detroit 60s 4 1 0.800 28 17 6 Tallahassee Classics 4 1 0.800 34 22 7 TSP Windy City 4 1 0.800 35 22 8 USA Patriots 4 1 0.800 45 22 9 Ohio Classics 3 2 0.600 34 23 Notes: Teams ranked by record, runs allowed in best 4 games, and... Teams in Bold won Thursday games; NorCal and Windy City were 4-0 going into Thursday and, by rule, cannot lose a bye with a loss. Titans-Detroit tie broken by RA in all games; Tallahassee, Windy City & Patriots tie broken by RA in all games, and then head-to-head in Tallahassee s 9-7 win over Windy City. Ohio Classics are in AAAA by virtue of being 2011 AAA champions. 1 DC Dodgers 2 3 0.400 55 40 2 Livingston Dodgers 2 3 0.400 61 41 3 Cincinnati Colts 1 4 0.200 57 39 4 Midwest Nine 2 3 0.400 53 38 5 Boston Braves 1 4 0.200 78 57 6 Washington Nationals 1 4 0.200 58 40 7 Cecil s Margin Service 1 4 0.200 56 38 8 Philadelphia Brewers 1 4 0.200 65 48 9 Baltimore Baseball Club 2 3 0.400 53 34 10 Nova Scotia Monarchs 2 3 0.400 65 46 11 Kent Mudhens 1 4 0.200 60 43 12 Cleveland Spiders 0 6 0.000 79 58 Notes: Seeding handled by blind draw at Pairings Party Thrusday night. Spiders draw #12 seed; a win Thursday would have given Spiders #4 seed as a result of volunteering for Thursday Double- Header. AAA Division W L PCT RA RA4 1 RIMA 60s Hawks 3 2 0.600 23 12 2 Asheville Sox 3 2 0.600 27 16 3 Shields ATM Guards 3 2 0.600 28 17 4 Houston Colt.45s 3 2 0.600 38 27 5 Minnesota Bees 3 2 0.600 26 13 6 Asheville Tourists 3 2 0.600 24 18 7 Team Florida 60s 3 2 0.600 35 22 8 National Wind 2 3 0.400 31 21 9 Kansas City Cubs 2 3 0.400 35 24 10 Toledo Mud Dogs/Dan Rodgers 2 3 0.400 38 28 11 New Jersey Wonderboys 2 3 0.400 42 30 12 Akron Blues 2 3 0.400 46 32 Notes: Teams ranked by record, runs allowed in best 4 games, and... Teams in Bold won Thursday games, a prerequisite for getting a first-round bye.

4 Classics AA Division Friday Saturday 10:00 AM 1:45 PM 10:00 AM 1:30 PM #1 DC Dodgers #8 Philadelphia Brewers #9 Baltimore Baseball #5 Boston Braves #12 Cleveland Spiders #4 Midwest Nine G1 #1 DC Dodgers PDC2 (G9 0 PDC2 (G2 0 TP2 (G14 0 PDC3 (G3 0 PDC3 (G10 0 G4 #4 Midwest Nine #3 Cincinnati Colts TP-S (G15 0 G5 #3 Cincinnati Colts 0 PDC4 (G11 0 #6 Washington Nationals PDC4 (G6 0 #11 Kent Mudhens TP4 (G13 0 #7 Cecil's Margin Services PDC5 (G7 0 #10 Nova Scotia Monarchs PDC5 (G12 0 #2 Livingston Dodgers G8 #2 Livingston Dodgers American Nationals Wildcat 1st baseman Photo by Greg Wagner

5 Classics AAA Division Friday Saturday 10:00 AM 1:45 PM 10:00 AM 1:30 PM #1 RIMA 60s Hawks #8 National Wind #9 Kansas City Cubs #5 Minnesota Bees #12 Akron Blues #4 Houston Colt.45s G1 #1 RIMA 60s Hawks LC5 (G9 0 LC5 (G2 0 CP-S (G14 0 LC3 (G3 0 LC3 (G10 0 G4 #4 Houston Colt.45s #3 Shields ATM Guards CP-S (G15 0 G5 #3 Shields ATM Guards 0 LC1 (G11 0 #6 Asheville Tourists LC1 (G6 0 #11 New Jersey Wonderboys CPP (G13 0 #7 Team Florida LC2 (G7 0 #10 Toledo / Dan Rodgers LC2 (G12 0 #2 Asheville Sox G8 #2 Asheville Sox Notebook continued from page 1 page 40 of the World Series Program. Additionally, ring samples will be on display in the Pro Shop on the Lee County Stadium concourse. All RHWS championship teams may purchase rings, applying any or all of their winning stipend to the fee. AAAA teams win the rings or a waiver fee to the 2013 RHWS. Championship teams may also purchase a RHWS Championship T-Shirt, which should be delivered within 10 days. All teams select an MVP player for their efforts at the 2012 World Series. The honorees or their managers should come to the World Series Headquarters on Friday or Saturday to register for their award, which is player s equipment bag that will be embroidered with the World Series logo, an MVP moniker and the player s name before being delivered in February, 2013. Additionally, MVP winner may order a World Series MVP ring. Samples of the ring can be seen in the World Series Pro Shop on the Concourse of Lee County Stadium. Check them out at Lee County Stadium 10-, 15- & 20-year recognition Have you been at the Roy Hobbs World Series 10 or more years? If so, Roy Hobbs has a recognition pin for players with 10 or 15 or 20 years at the Tournament. See Kim, Rob, Tony, or Tom at RHWS headquarters to get your pin. Picking up T-shirts The tournament T-shirt is available for all registered players outside the main concession stand near the Roy Hobbs Store on the Concourse at Lee County Stadium. 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. Exception is Wednesday when concessions are closed. Players will need their RHWS ID card to get their shirts No drivers licenses needed.

6 Colt.45 s batter hustles to 1st base vs. the Akron Blues Photo by Greg Wagner Classics AAAA Division Friday 10:00 AM 1:45 PM 10:00 AM 1:30 PM #1 New England Red Sox #8 USA Patriots JB-S (G2 0 JB-S (G1 0 #9 Ohio Classics LC2 (G6 0 #4 Washington Titans #5 Detroit 60s JB4 (G3 0 LC-S (G8 0 #3 NorCal Giants 0 JB5 (G4 0 Saturday #6 Tallahassee Classics #2 Kansas City Blues LC3 (G7 0 JB6 (G5 0 #7 TSP Windy City

TIMELESS RESULTS American National Wildcats 13 Minnesota Saints 9 New England Red Sox 7 Washington Nationals 6 South Dakota Rushmores 19 Tri-Cities 2 Washington Nationals 13 Jersey Cardinals 7 Western Silver Foxes 17 Boston Braves 3 75s Division in 2013 Roy Hobbs Baseball plans to have a 75s Division to help celebrate the 25 th anniversary of the Roy Hobbs World Series in 2013. While there will be details to complete, the plan is to have individual player registration prior to the 2013 Roy Hobbs World Series. The goal is to have 28-38 potential players, and our database indicates there are enough players in that range continuing to play the worlds greatest team game. We plan to recruit two managers and have a group workout on Sunday afternoon, followed by a Social event during which two teams will be drafted. The two teams will then play a 5-game series, Monday-Thru-Friday. If one team dominates and wins the first 3 games, we will re-draft for games 4 & 5. -- Tom Giffen 7 TIMELESS STANDINGS Team W L PCT RA RA4 1 South Dakota Rushmores 5 0 1.000 22 13 2 Western Silver Foxes 4 1 0.800 18 6 3 New England Red Sox 3 2 0.600 48 26 4 Tri-Cities 3 2 0.600 47 28 5 American National Wildcats 3 2 0.600 45 29 6 Minnesota Saints 2 3 0.400 52 34 7 Washington Nationals 1 5 0.167 42 32 8 Boston Braves 2 3 0.400 47 30 9 Jersey Cardinals 0 5 0.000 76 56 Notes: Teams ranked by record, runs allowed in best 4 games, and... Teams in Bold won Thursday games, a prerequisite for getting a first-round bye; Minnesota Saints won headto-head tiebreaker with Boston Braves with 8-4 win on Wednesday; Washington gets 7th bye by virtue of winning Thursday and playing double-header. Welcome Roy Hobbs Baseball Let our hotel help write the game plan for your next travel date. We are known for exceptional service and outstanding cleanliness, and we back it up with our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. We would loving having you here! Lunch Dinner Snacks in Between 11am-10pm Nellie s Upstairs Waterside Bar Where it s Happy Hour all the time!!! FREE fresh waffles clean and fresh Hampton bed FREE high-speed internet FREE MARINA DOCKAGE with Dock Attendant s Assistance www.nervousnellies.net 1131 1st St.Ft., Myers Beach GPS COORDINATES: 26 27 23.41 N 81 57 15.18 W 10% OFF ONE COUPON PER TABLE Can not be used with any other offer. 18% Gratuity may be added to bill before discount. 11am - 10pm, Expires Dec 1, 2012 HOBBS Hampton Inn & Suites Ft.Myers-Colonial Boulevard., FL 4350 Executive Circle Fort Myers, Florida www.fortmyerscolonialsuites.hamptoninn.com 1-239-931-5300 Hilton HHonors membership, earning of Points Miles and redemption of points are subject to HHonors Terms and Conditions. 2012 Hilton Worldwide

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