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1. Age: 39
2. City in which you currently live: Coudersport, PA (Home of Adelphia Cable)
3. Hometown: Emporium, PA
4. Occupation: Human Services Administrator for Potter County. I over see the operation of a county Children and Youth Agency, Mental Health/Mental Retardation agency, Drug and Alcohol agency, Transportation Authority, Aging Department, and Juvenile Probation agency.
5. Single/Married: Married (16 years)
6. Kids (and ages): Kyle 12, Corey 10, and Cameron 5 (all boys)
7. Years playing APBA: 18, Started out playing Strat-o-matic in college
8. How many APBA games do you roll per year: 3 leagues – 246 games
9. Favorite Baseball team and why (current): Pirates, see a lot of their games and I have met guys like Andy Van Slyke and Jim Leyland.
10. Favorite Baseball team and why (all-time): Yankees, I grew up watching them and have always like their long storied tradition. I like that they savor their history and the history of baseball.
11. Favorite Baseball player and why (current): Mike Mussina, I have golfed and played basketball with him. In November, I played a game of two-on-two with him and his brother. My best friend is his good friend. Mussina is a really nice guy.
12. Favorite Baseball player and why (all-time): Pete Rose and Don Mattingly. Quality professionals who played the game hard and right.
13. Favorite Baseball stadium (current): Fenway for its tradition
14. List of Major League Baseball stadiums you’ve been to: Dodger Stadium, Jack Murphy, Coors Field, Fenway Park, Yankee Stadium, Veterans Stadium, Three Rivers Stadium, the new PNC Park in Pittsburgh, old Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Jacobs Field, old Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.
15. Favorite College Team: Notre Dame
16. Non-APBA hobbies: golf, collecting baseball cards, reading the bible
17. If I could play MLB, what position would I play: catcher
18. Most Memorable APBA Moment (sentences/paragraphs OK here): Playing the game with my kids. They roll for the other team when I play home games.
19. If you had a chance to have dinner with any baseball player that ever lived, who would that be? Dave Dravecky. His toughness and faith was inspirational to me. I would love to know how he acquired the faith to believe and keep perceiving through all of his difficulties.
20. General Comments (Do
you like the DH? Do you like interleague play? Have you ever
rolled any No Hitters or Perfect games? Ever end a game in a “Walk
Off Home Run?) No, I do not like the DH, it spoils the tradition
of baseball and allows players to hang on longer than they should.
Like other sports, you should have to play both offense and defense.
I do not like one dimensional, overpaid, primadonnas like they have in
baseball today. No, interleague play stinks. It again goes
against the tradition of the sport and lessens the interest in the World
Series for me. I also hate the wild card. I have never rolled
a perfect game or no-hitter.