RH Committee Meets Wednesday to Determine AAAA Playoffs

THE INSIDE PITCH WEEK 1 VETERANS OCT. 27 th RH Committee Meets Wednesday to Determine AAAA Playoffs photo by Greg Wagner Exact point of impact: Akron Knights batter vs. the Chicago Knights The Roy Hobbs Legends Division Advisory Committee will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Roy Hobbs World Series headquarters to determine the set up and seeding for the Veterans AAAA playoffs, which will be announced no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday. Although all AAAA managers have been invited to participate on the committee, any interested managers are welcome to come and be involved too. Anyone interested in attending should contact Tom Giffen at World Series Headquarters. Veterans play began Sunday with 12 teams in the AAAA hunt. The Committee will determine the 8 teams that remain in the AAAA double-elimination playoffs and then seed those teams. The Veterans AAAA double-elimination playoffs start Thursday. The remaining 4 teams will be added to the general pool and play a fifth pool game Thursday. Those teams then will be seeded in the AAA or AA single-elimination brackets for Friday. The seeding and scheduling for all AAAA playoff games will be posted 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: 239.533.7694. Additionally, the Thursday pool play schedule will be announced at the same time. For Thursday s pool play, we will have 37 teams in the hunt for games, but with the odd number, one team will either bye out of Thursday s games, directly into the A Division playoffs, or volunteer to play a 7-inning double-header to balance out the Thursday schedule. Please help with dugouts Roy Hobbs Baseball and the grounds crews need your help in the dugouts. When your games are over and you are leaving the dugout, please police it for trash and cups, etc. Your assistance in cleaning up the dugouts each day will be greatly appreciated. Results corrections Please check the posted results and standings each day. Managers should contact Rob at the Tournament Headquarters NOTEBOOK (239.533.7694) with corrections to scores. That s the best way to make sure that playoff seedings and pairings are as accurate as we can make them. Team photo plan Just a reminder that if any team wants to get signed up for the photo plan this week, the manager should call Greg Wagner at either 239-277- 3100 (office phone) or 239-898-8677 (cell phone) any time on Monday in order to get on the schedule for Tuesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday. see NOTEBOOK on page 7

2 VETERANS RESULTS Sunday Chicago Woodpeckers 4 Batgripz.com A s 5 RusStar Baseball 15 Kodak Reds 2 Naples A s 11 South Bend Cardinals 1 Rhino Recycling 0 Broward/Tallahassee Sharks 1 Charm City Arsenal 7 Panhandle Pirates 8 Ft Myers Hooter s Owls 0 Akron Cardinals 1 Miami Marlins 5 Tennessee Dirtbags 3 Nova Scotia Alpines 5 Tidewater Drillers 12 Minnesota Web Gems 3 Cape Diablos 7 MaxBat 9 Dominicana Liga del Oeste 17 Tallahassee Red Sox 17 Minnesota Bandits 4 Chicago Dodgers 5 Akron Knights 10 Jet Box 4 Chicago Knights 2 New Jersey Mets 13 Indiana Stars Academy 4 Ft Myers Hurricanes 0 Puerto Rico Braves 6 Dominican Red Sox Astros 0 Stars of Herrera 9 Glass City Black Sox 10 Naples A s 11 Cincinnati Colt.45s 12 Minnetonka Mustangs 2 Ohio Indians 8 Miami Marlins 3 Broward/Tallahassee Sharks 9 Ft Myers Hooter s Owls 1 Tennessee Dirtbags 13 Charm City Arsenal 14 Toledo Aces 6 HPK Oilers 1 Cleveland Cubs 14 Detroit Dodgers 15 Minneapolis Millers 9 New Jersey Twins 10 Minnesota Bandits 5 Jet Box 8 Pittsburgh Wild 8 Cape Diablos 9 Akron Knights 2 Ft Myers Hurricanes 7 Tallahassee Lumberjacks 5 Cincinnati Colt.45s 9 Red Sox of Puerto Rico 11 Cleveland Cubs 1 Indiana Stars Academy 12 Minneapolis Millers 9 Cincinnati Colt.45s 2 Glass City Black Sox 1 Island Tours, Day Cruises, Sunset and Dolphin Tours

3 VETERANS SCHEDULE Tuesday Charm City Arsenal @ Dominicana Liga del Oeste 10:00 AM LC-S Tidewater Drillers @ DRS Astros 10:00 AM LC2 New Jersey Twins center fielder leaps for an HPK Oilers fly ball but comes up empty Tallahassee Lumberjacks @ Glass City Black Sox 10:00 AM LC3 Akron Knights @ Tallahassee Red Sox 10:00 AM LC4 Chicago Knights @ Puerto Rico Braves 10:00 AM LC6 Tennessee Dirtbags @ Panhandle Pirates 10:00 AM JB-S Kodak Reds @ Akron Cardinals 10:00 AM CP-S Stars of Herrera @ Chicago Woodpeckers 10:00 AM PDC2 Cleveland Cubs @ Ohio Indians 10:00 AM PDC3 Batgripz.com A s @ Nova Scotia Alpines 10:00 AM PDC4 New Jersey Twins @ New Jersey Mets 10:00 AM PDC5 photo by Greg Wagner RusStar Baseball @ Rhino Recycling 10:00 AM TP-S Puerto Rico Braves @ Minnesota Bandits 02:00 PM LC-S Minnetonka Mustangs @ Tallahassee Lumberjacks 02:00 PM LC2 Dominicana Liga del Oeste @ Miami Marlins 02:00 PM LC3 Newest & Largest in SW Florida 216 Pondella Road, N. Ft. Myers (239) 955-0260 www.laundromartfl.com Ft Myers Hurricanes @ Chicago Knights 02:00 PM LC4 Glass City Black Sox @ Broward/Tall Sharks 02:00 PM LC6 South Bend Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Wild 02:00 PM JB-S HPK Oilers @ Minneapolis Millers 02:00 PM PDC1 Akron Cardinals @ MaxBat 02:00 PM PDC2 Panhandle Pirates @ Detroit Dodgers 02:00 PM PDC3 Rhino Recycling @ Kodak Reds 02:00 PM PDC4 Indiana Stars Academy @ Toledo Aces 02:00 PM PDC5 Sport Teams Uniform Laundry Pick Up & Delivery Service We provide a team laundry service- we promptly pick up and deliver clean uniforms back to your hotel. We know the last thing a coach, manager, or team player wants to deal with is washing sweaty uniforms. So gather up your uniforms and let us do all the dirty work for you! Jet Box @ Chicago Dodgers 02:00 PM TP-S Cape Diablos @ Minnetonka Mustangs 06:00 PM LC-S Detroit Dodgers @ Red Sox of Puerto Rico 06:00 PM CP-S Ft Myers Hooter s Owls @ Minnesota Web Gems 06:00 PM TP-S Naples A s @ Cincinnati Colt.45s 06:00 PM TP2 Special Pricing Available either through the front desk of your hotel or contact us directly! Please contact Paul@LaundroMartFL.com Or call/text (904) 655-3001.

4 VETERANS STANDINGS AAAA Team Win Loss PCT RA Batgripz.com A s 3 0 1.000 9 New Jersey Twins 3 0 1.000 26 Chicago Woodpeckers 2 1 0.667 14 Toledo Aces 2 1 0.667 17 New Jersey Mets 2 1 0.667 20 Tidewater Drillers 2 1 0.667 21 HPK Oilers 1 2 0.333 17 Dominican Red Sox Astros 1 2 0.333 18 Stars of Herrera 1 2 0.333 22 Indiana Stars Academy 1 2 0.333 41 Minneapolis Millers 0 3 0.000 33 Nova Scotia Alpines 0 3 0.000 35 Team Win Loss PCT RA Puerto Rico Braves 2 0 1.000 6 Broward Tallahassee Sharks 3 0 1.000 7 Ohio Indians 3 0 1.000 7 Cincinnati Colt.45s 3 0 1.000 8 Red Sox of Puerto Rico 3 0 1.000 8 Naples A s 3 0 1.000 14 Dominicana Liga del Oeste 2 0 1.000 27 Ft Myers Hurricanes 2 1 0.667 10 Miami Marlins 2 1 0.667 14 Akron Knights 2 1 0.667 14 Cape Diablos 2 1 0.667 15 Russtar Baseball 2 1 0.667 18 see VETERANS STANDINGS on page 5 The Only Thing We Overlook Is The Beach Lunch, Dinner & Snacks in Between 11am-10pm Nellie s Upstairs Waterside Bar Where it s Happy Hour all the time!!! 1131 1st St., Ft. Myers Beach www.nervousnellies.net GPS Coordinates: 26 27 23.41 N 81 57 15.18 W Over the bridge to Fort Myers Beach take first right and right again. Head straight to Nervous Nellie s! Over 1/4 Mile of Sugar-White Sands on 12 Acres PINK SHELL BEACH RESORT & MARINA WELCOMES The Roy Hobbs Baseball World Series SPECIAL ROY HOBBS BASEBALL WORLD SERIES DISCOUNT ROOM RATES Sanibel View Studio $149 White Sand One Bedroom $189 White Sand Two Bedroom $279 BEACH RESORT & MARINA All Beachfront Studios & Suites Beach Watersports Captiva Villa One Bedroom $189 Captiva Villa One Bedroom $239 Deluxe with Hot Tub Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina welcomes Roy Hobbs Baseball World Series participants to enjoy a memorable experience at the premier resort on Fort Myers Beach. 275 Estero Boulevard Fort Myers Beach, Florida 1-866-628-0433 PinkShell.com

5 VETERANS STANDINGS continued from page 4 Team Win Loss PCT RA Jet Box 2 1 0.667 20 Pittsburgh Wild 2 1 0.667 24 MaxBat 2 1 0.667 30 Rhino Recycling 1 1 0.500 4 Panhandle Pirates 1 1 0.500 15 Akron Cardinals 1 1 0.500 19 Detroit Dodgers 1 1 0.500 23 Tallahassee Red Sox 1 2 0.333 16 Chicago Dodgers 1 2 0.333 17 Minnesota Web Gems 1 2 0.333 19 South Bend Cardinals 1 2 0.333 23 Minnesota Bandits 1 2 0.333 26 Charm City Arsenal 1 2 0.333 30 Chicago Knights 0 2 0.000 8 Glass City Black Sox 0 2 0.000 13 Minnetonka Mustangs 0 2 0.000 22 Ft Myers Hooter s Owls 0 3 0.000 22 Tallahassee Lumberjacks 0 2 0.000 23 Tennessee Dirtbags 0 3 0.000 25 Kodak Reds 0 2 0.000 26 Cleveland Cubs 0 3 0.000 46

6 HIGHLIGHTS Cape Diablos 7, Minnesota Web Gems 3 Sunday at the PDC. Batting Highlights: Eubanks 2-2, 2 HBP s RBI; Pitching Highlights: Mendez, complete game, 2 earned runs, 1 walk. Jet Box 8, Minnesota Bandits 5 Sunday at PDC. Batting Highlights: Bill Gillen @ 3 hits, Matt Konwerski @ 3 hits, Pete Maestrales @ 2 hits, 2B, HR, RBI @ 3, Fred Schwarze @ Game Winning RBI; Pitching Highlights: Brian Paprocki @ 6 2/3 innings - WIN, Matt Stezycki @ 2 1/3 innings. Jet Box 4, Chicago Knights 2 Sunday at PDC. Batting Highlights: Bill Gillen & Fred Schwarze @ 2 hits.; Pitching Highlights : Craig Schalk @ 3 innings - WIN; Phil Sunutko @ 2 2/3 innings, Doug Martin @ 3 1/3 innings - SAVE. South Bend Cardinals 4, Cape Diablos 3 Monday at Jet Blue. Batting Highlights: Easley: 3-4 2 RBI s double, Mendez: 2-3, run. Puerto Rico Braves 13, Jet Box 6 Monday at Jet Blue. Batting Highlights: Pete Maestrales @ 3 hits, 3B, Andy Whitney @ 2 hits, Luis Rodriguez @ 2 hits; Pitching Highlights: Gus Maestrales @ 2 innings - LOSS, Clint Lafontaine @ 7 innings. Cape Diablos 9, Pittsburgh Wild 8 Sunday at the PDC. Batting Highlights: Easley: 2-3, 2 runs; Sencion: 2-3, 2 runs RBI. photos by Greg Wagner Minnesota Bandits center fielder Taylor Fisher lays out to make a great catch of a Chicago Dodgers fly ball. Major League Brands with Major League Savings! MIROMAR OUTLETS Voted the Best Shopping Mall and Best Factory Outlet Mall in Southwest Florida 140 BRAND NAME OUTLETS SAVE UP TO 70% OFF RETAIL PRICES M i ro m a r O u t l e t s. c o m ( 2 3 9 ) 9 4 8-3 7 6 6 I - 7 5, E x i t 1 2 3, C o r k s c re w R d. Copyright 2015, Miromar Development Corporation. Miromar Outlets is a registered service mark of Miromar Development Corporation. AN15-2201

7 Senator Carmelo Rios Still Makes Time for Baseball Carmelo Rios stands out as a pitcher for the Puerto Rico Braves. He s also at standout in another field politics. He has been a senator in the Puerto Rico legislature for 11 years. And, he is one politician who didn t dwell on his party and subjects like that. He just talked baseball which he s been playing since he was seven. Now 42, he was the youngest person elected to the legislature in Puerto Rico. After he became a lawyer Carmelo did not think we had time for baseball anymore. He played through college and got scholarships for high school and college. Baseball gave me the chance to go to college. Then he played semi-pro ball. He estimates he s won more than 250 games in his career. It s easy to win when your team gets the hits. He says baseball does not care who you are It is an even field. He at one time thought he would pursue a career in baseball. He was going with his wife Adia at the time and she was not sure she wanted to spend her life with a ballplayer. They have now been married for 10 years and have a daughter. Carmelo says, he was mentored by Victor Pellot, who was a first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who told him, Life is like baseball. Play it right to have a right life. And, that is exactly what he has tried to do. This is his first time to attend the Roy Hobbs World Series, but it won t be his last. continued from page 1 NOTEBOOK 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 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 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. Player ID cards Just a reminder that all players must have their player I.D. cards with them at games. No card, no play, and Roy Hobbs reserves the right to do card checks at games. Players without their ID cards will not be allowed see NOTEBOOK on page 8

8 NOTEBOOK continued from page 7 to continue to play and will be required to bring his ID card to the Tournament Director or Site Manager before being allowed to return to the playing field. Replacement cards are available at the Roy Hobbs Headquarters. Bring a photo ID to verify identity, and the fee is $5. So, please don t lose the card and please keep it with you. Cleveland Cubs shortstop makes a great effort on a Miami Marlins fly ball. Pitching For the record, here is a recap on the rules on pitching eligibility for the playoffs. Roy Hobbs requirement is that all pitchers who will be starters or closers in save situations (3-run or less difference in the 8 th and 9 th innings) qualify for the playoffs by pitching at least 2 innings 6 outs or 10 hitters during pool play. This is a reminder to all managers that all pitching statistics need to be updated through the first 4 games by noon Thursday. Finally, in the playoffs, those non-qualified middle-inning pitchers will come to the mound from their normal defensive positions where they started the game. That is as important as the spirit of the rule that these non-qualified pitchers who are used as inning-eaters are players who ordinarily are playing other positions. Ice for the injured Just a reminder that Roy Hobbs will furnish ice for injuries. However, we advise managers from the start that they need to provide ice for pitchers arms, if needed. That s something to plan for injuries are another story. For injuries, please contact Hobbs personnel at the field site for assistance. photo by Greg Wagner Glove repair David McLaughlin is the Roy Hobbs World Series glove-repair specialist. He will be stationed at the Player Development Complex during daylight hours this week. Otherwise, you can reach Dave at 941.979.2030 he will make arrangements for you to drop your glove off at the World Series Headquarters and he will set up pickup and delivery service. Sports Massage Therapy Are you getting a little stiff or sore? There are Sports Massage Therapists at Terry Park when we are using that complex. When Terry Park is unused 10, 15, 20 & 25-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 Karen or Rob at RHWS headquarters to get your pin.