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The Fresh Scent of Change...
Every season bears witness to new faces, new teams, and sometimes a new commitment. Too bad this doesn't apply to a new body! Somehow, though, a fresh start can be very rejuvenating, bringing an almost adolescent energy to most everyone's legs. This is part of the excitement in softball, an annual rite of spring. Men seem to understand this feeling more than women, probably because they so identify with it in making a common bond with other men. Women seem to communicate with words to form their connections with each other; a man chooses to speak physically, his body an instrument for creating silent action signals, signals that other men interpret pointedly with phrases like "good play," "nice move," "you're the man" -- or otherwise spew a series of boys-being-boys wisecracks in his direction after a missed play opportunity, much to the playmaker's derision, making him want to crawl under a rock or shrivel up like an under-watered daisy. If someone had a poor season last year, at least in his own mind, he can now come out of the gate at this time of year with renewed vigor, as he tests his body, mind, and spirit against new competition, new acquaintances -- new personal resolve. This is the essence of sport, the potent elixir that remedies a man's ills with quick results. He has only to get out on the field to forget his troubles for a while, to put job, relationships, and worrisome daily expectations on the back-burner for a short time. Men such as this know that Life is sport, and sport is Life; the two are virtually inseparable. Next time there is a chance, try watching a player who comes to the game and gets out of his vehicle just after finishing a long day at work; it's almost as if he changes instantly into the wide-eyed kid he once was. For a time, maybe just in the hour or so it takes to play a ballgame, he really is that young boy, old leather glove dangling from his hand, bat-bag on his shoulder, and Life is wonderful once again.
Enjoy the new season, everyone. Make it the best your lives have ever experienced. Remember that boy you once were and play with a young heart and spirit. I really can't think of anything better, except maybe looking forward to the next game...or next season!
(This article has appeared annually for several years now from our Heavy Metal Softball team archives. It is reprinted here to always serve as a reminder of what it is really all about -- lest we forget in the heat of competition that we are all essentially the same and that sport can be a great vehicle to bring out the best of who we are as human beings.)
Every season bears witness to new faces, new teams, and sometimes a new commitment. Too bad this doesn't apply to a new body! Somehow, though, a fresh start can be very rejuvenating, bringing an almost adolescent energy to most everyone's legs. This is part of the excitement in softball, an annual rite of spring. Men seem to understand this feeling more than women, probably because they so identify with it in making a common bond with other men. Women seem to communicate with words to form their connections with each other; a man chooses to speak physically, his body an instrument for creating silent action signals, signals that other men interpret pointedly with phrases like "good play," "nice move," "you're the man" -- or otherwise spew a series of boys-being-boys wisecracks in his direction after a missed play opportunity, much to the playmaker's derision, making him want to crawl under a rock or shrivel up like an under-watered daisy. If someone had a poor season last year, at least in his own mind, he can now come out of the gate at this time of year with renewed vigor, as he tests his body, mind, and spirit against new competition, new acquaintances -- new personal resolve. This is the essence of sport, the potent elixir that remedies a man's ills with quick results. He has only to get out on the field to forget his troubles for a while, to put job, relationships, and worrisome daily expectations on the back-burner for a short time. Men such as this know that Life is sport, and sport is Life; the two are virtually inseparable. Next time there is a chance, try watching a player who comes to the game and gets out of his vehicle just after finishing a long day at work; it's almost as if he changes instantly into the wide-eyed kid he once was. For a time, maybe just in the hour or so it takes to play a ballgame, he really is that young boy, old leather glove dangling from his hand, bat-bag on his shoulder, and Life is wonderful once again.
Enjoy the new season, everyone. Make it the best your lives have ever experienced. Remember that boy you once were and play with a young heart and spirit. I really can't think of anything better, except maybe looking forward to the next game...or next season!
(This article has appeared annually for several years now from our Heavy Metal Softball team archives. It is reprinted here to always serve as a reminder of what it is really all about -- lest we forget in the heat of competition that we are all essentially the same and that sport can be a great vehicle to bring out the best of who we are as human beings.)
MVP Ballot Results For Visalia's Fall 2005 Men's D-Red League
Posted by Vernon Amaro at Feb 3, 2006 4:00PM PST
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Gentlemen (And Ladies!), The Winner Is...!!!
Finally, here are the results, in short summary, of the MVP balloting that took place recently in which most of you participated. A special thanks to all who voted by replying to my repeated e-mail messages (remember, tournament MVPs will still be selected using our time-honored offensive points system). Twelve Heavy Metal Softball regular members were eligible to vote this time, having participated in the Visalia City, Men's D-Red, fall 2005 league. In order of highest cumulative point total, with adjoining number of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place votes, here is this league's MVP and the rest of the worthy contenders:
League MVP: Art Tabacco (28 total points -- 4 first place votes, 2 second place votes, 2 third place votes. Great offensive/defensive effort!)
1st Runner-Up: Mike Lujan (24 total points -- 2 first place votes, 3 second place votes, 5 third place votes. Your effort is always really appreciated!)
2nd Runner-Up: Frank Fletcher (22 total points -- 4 first place votes, 2 third place votes. Your all-around team effort and attitude always puts you in contention, good buddy!)
3rd Runner-Up: Gene Hitt (14 total points -- 1 first place vote, 3 second place votes. Take a bow!)
4th Runner-Up: Lee Garcia (8 total points -- 1 first place vote, 1 second place vote. Our team is truly fortunate to have such a fine pitcher -- and auto body specialist!)
5th Runner-Up: Donny Aguiar (6 total points -- 1 second place vote, 3 third place votes. You da man!)
6th Runner-Up: Vern Amaro, Rich Avery (3 total points, tie -- Both had 1 second place vote. Must be Feeling Sorry for Old Managers Day! To the person who voted for me -- thanks!)
In the interest of integrity and not wanting to violate any trust, I kept meticulous records of all the oral and online ballots that I received from the 12 regular members who decided to vote. Cruz Onsurez was not asked to vote, as he did not comply with all three rules of eligibility, though he remained technically eligible to receive MVP votes and have them posted. Tony DeLanda, Johnny Lopez, JR Neveu, Ray Ruiz, and Matt Soares -- all of whom helped fill in a game or two (thanks, guys!) -- were also technically eligible to receive MVP votes and have them posted, but, again, they were not asked to vote because of not complying with the eligibility rules. Once again, let these be some words of warning: Rule #1 -- If a player decides not to participate in the balloting to determine our league MVP, he will remain unqualified to receive this honor, despite perhaps receiving the most cumulative points (the honor will be bestowed upon the next eligible player in line). This rule has been instituted to enforce fairness with the outcome of the voting -- in other words, as you give, so shall you receive. Two other rules also affect a player's MVP eligibility: Rule #2 -- At least half the games of a league/tournament must be played; and Rule #3 -- The agreed-upon league/tournament participation fee must be paid. I'm sure everyone can see the need for such rules. I, myself, voted for who I thought were three deserving men. Because I am the ballot collector and, also, because the results could possibly hinge upon my final selections, I always believe it is wise to make clear my own personal choices for MVP, hopefully without offending any of my other close friends on the team, who already know that only three choices can be given. My votes, in order, were: Art Tabacco (1st place vote); Gene Hitt (2nd place vote); and Mike Lujan (3rd place vote). I will not give any specific reasons for my choices (none of us have to), but I will say that I really appreciated these men for the contributions they made during this league. In all actuality, everyone on this team is deemed valuable, both on and off the field. I hope all of you will understand this personal feeling of mine, and why I have such a difficult time revealing my selections. But I feel I must. No other selections from specific team members will be revealed unless one of you is curious and wants to inquire, in which case, I'll gladly let you know. And to the singular person who gave me consideration this time around, once more, a sincere thanks to you.
And that's a wrap for now, folks....
Finally, here are the results, in short summary, of the MVP balloting that took place recently in which most of you participated. A special thanks to all who voted by replying to my repeated e-mail messages (remember, tournament MVPs will still be selected using our time-honored offensive points system). Twelve Heavy Metal Softball regular members were eligible to vote this time, having participated in the Visalia City, Men's D-Red, fall 2005 league. In order of highest cumulative point total, with adjoining number of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place votes, here is this league's MVP and the rest of the worthy contenders:
League MVP: Art Tabacco (28 total points -- 4 first place votes, 2 second place votes, 2 third place votes. Great offensive/defensive effort!)
1st Runner-Up: Mike Lujan (24 total points -- 2 first place votes, 3 second place votes, 5 third place votes. Your effort is always really appreciated!)
2nd Runner-Up: Frank Fletcher (22 total points -- 4 first place votes, 2 third place votes. Your all-around team effort and attitude always puts you in contention, good buddy!)
3rd Runner-Up: Gene Hitt (14 total points -- 1 first place vote, 3 second place votes. Take a bow!)
4th Runner-Up: Lee Garcia (8 total points -- 1 first place vote, 1 second place vote. Our team is truly fortunate to have such a fine pitcher -- and auto body specialist!)
5th Runner-Up: Donny Aguiar (6 total points -- 1 second place vote, 3 third place votes. You da man!)
6th Runner-Up: Vern Amaro, Rich Avery (3 total points, tie -- Both had 1 second place vote. Must be Feeling Sorry for Old Managers Day! To the person who voted for me -- thanks!)
In the interest of integrity and not wanting to violate any trust, I kept meticulous records of all the oral and online ballots that I received from the 12 regular members who decided to vote. Cruz Onsurez was not asked to vote, as he did not comply with all three rules of eligibility, though he remained technically eligible to receive MVP votes and have them posted. Tony DeLanda, Johnny Lopez, JR Neveu, Ray Ruiz, and Matt Soares -- all of whom helped fill in a game or two (thanks, guys!) -- were also technically eligible to receive MVP votes and have them posted, but, again, they were not asked to vote because of not complying with the eligibility rules. Once again, let these be some words of warning: Rule #1 -- If a player decides not to participate in the balloting to determine our league MVP, he will remain unqualified to receive this honor, despite perhaps receiving the most cumulative points (the honor will be bestowed upon the next eligible player in line). This rule has been instituted to enforce fairness with the outcome of the voting -- in other words, as you give, so shall you receive. Two other rules also affect a player's MVP eligibility: Rule #2 -- At least half the games of a league/tournament must be played; and Rule #3 -- The agreed-upon league/tournament participation fee must be paid. I'm sure everyone can see the need for such rules. I, myself, voted for who I thought were three deserving men. Because I am the ballot collector and, also, because the results could possibly hinge upon my final selections, I always believe it is wise to make clear my own personal choices for MVP, hopefully without offending any of my other close friends on the team, who already know that only three choices can be given. My votes, in order, were: Art Tabacco (1st place vote); Gene Hitt (2nd place vote); and Mike Lujan (3rd place vote). I will not give any specific reasons for my choices (none of us have to), but I will say that I really appreciated these men for the contributions they made during this league. In all actuality, everyone on this team is deemed valuable, both on and off the field. I hope all of you will understand this personal feeling of mine, and why I have such a difficult time revealing my selections. But I feel I must. No other selections from specific team members will be revealed unless one of you is curious and wants to inquire, in which case, I'll gladly let you know. And to the singular person who gave me consideration this time around, once more, a sincere thanks to you.
And that's a wrap for now, folks....
Fall 2005 End-of-Season Categorical Leaders -- Tuesday Men's D-Red
Posted by Vernon Amaro at Nov 12, 2005 4:00PM PST
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Some Bragging Rights From Our 2005 Visalia City League Campaign!!!
At the end of each league season, some recognition is always given to those individuals who contributed to the team in some way. The following categories -- most real, some intended for a few laughs -- are mostly from the offensive part of softball; some are just plain offensive! (Have a little sense of humor, guys! Don't get defensive. Get it -- "defensive"! Oh, never mind....) So, for what it's worth, here we go:
Visalia City League, Tuesday Night, fall 2005
4-6 record: No team award; MVP selected by team ballot vote
OFFENSIVE CATEGORIES --
Most Plate Appearances: Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt (42)
Most At-Bats: Gene Hitt (41)
Most Runs: Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt (20)
Most Singles: Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt (20)
Most Doubles: Vern Amaro (2)
Most Triples: Donny Aguiar, Tony DeLanda, Frank Fletcher, Lee Garcia, Mike Lujan (tie, 1)
Most Home Runs: Lee Garcia (2)
Most RBIs: Art Tabacco (20)
Most Walks: Frank Fletcher (2)
Most Sacrifices: Mike Lujan, Joaquin Perez, Art Tabacco (tie, 2)
Highest On-Base Percentage: Art Tabacco (.647)
Highest Slugging Percentage: Art Tabacco (.806)
Highest Batting Average: Art Tabacco (.677)
Most Hits: Frank Fletcher (23)
Most Single-Game Points: Art Tabacco (30)
Most Offensive Points: Art Tabacco (116)
DEFENSIVE CATEGORIES --
Most Put-Outs: Rich Avery, Mike Lujan (28)
Most Assists: Vern Amaro (20)
Most Errors: Donny Aguiar (5)
Highest Fielding Percentage (infield): Lee Garcia (1.000 [no errors!] -- "Gold Glove Award")
Highest Fielding Percentage (outfield): Gene Hitt (1.000 [no errors!] -- "Gold Glove Award")
Highest Fielding Percentage (utility): Rich Avery (1.000 [no errors!] -- "Gold Glove Award")
Most Defensive Points: Vern Amaro (37 -- 25 put-out pts. plus 20 assist pts. minus 8 error pts.) (Reminder: +1 point for a put-out, +1 point for an assist, -2 points for each error. In other words, errors "take away" from your overall offensive/defensive effort!)
All of which leads to, if the above stats were used primarily in making our choices...
Most Valuable Player (Visalia City League, Tuesday Night, fall 2005): Art Tabacco (28 total points; by team ballot vote)
And for our "special" categories...
Most Non-Appearances (regular members): Joaquin Perez (5) (Wasn't he Donny's "bat dealer" at some of our games? Manuel and Nelson were a close second, with 4 apiece; Rich, Lee, and Art took third, tied with 2. Some others also were considered, even though their physical bodies actually made it to the games!)
Perfect Attendance (regular members): Vern Amaro, Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt, Mike Lujan, and, of course, our team statistician/photographer, Jerry Amaro (All 10 games; gold stars to all of you!)
Most Memorable Performance: Art Tabacco (Before dealing with an elbow injury that knocked him from a couple of games, Art had batted .909 through the first three league games, going 10 for 11, with 1 sacrifice, 1 walk, 8 singles, 1 double, 1 HR, 12 RBIs, 7 runs, 3 bonus points (one 4/4 game), plus a fielding average of .889 (4 put-outs, 4 assists, 1 error) for 63 total offensive/defensive points. All I can say is that this was one productive three-game stretch! And even though he missed those couple of games, he still ended up with the most points overall for the league, as well as being the leader in RBIs. As a matter of fact, up to the last game (in which he faltered just a little), he carried a solid .778 BA and ended the season with a .933 fielding percentage, this while playing two of the toughest infield positions, third base and shortstop. I've always appreciated your efforts and contributions, good buddy -- how about trying to duplicate things during a ten-game Tulare fall league stretch next year! What do you say? Consult your astrology charts and get back to me soon, okay!)
Greatest Increase in Batting Average from Last League (Tulare, 2005; minimum 5 games): Art Tabacco (+.177, from .500 to .677) (Gene Hitt came in second with a +.093 increase -- good job, buddy!)
Biggest "Plunge" in Batting Average from Last League (Tulare, 2005; minimum 5 games): Rich Avery (-.349, from .563 to .214) (Mike Lujan came in second with a -.255 decrease, but that was from a glowing .769 to .514; Vern Amaro was third with a -.206 decrease. Actually, six out of ten players who played last league had decreases, so there was quite a battle for the title!)
Best Player Quote: "Are we going to have ten tonight, Vern?" (Attributed to nearly every player who showed up for the last few games -- especially the outfielders!)
Best Acting Performance by a Player/Manager: Drum roll, please...Vern Amaro!!! (5th time in a row! A five-peat! Incredible! Can this person run the career table! This is for impersonating, once again, the second baseman/shortstop/catcher -- and spokesperson -- of a pretty darn-good softball team! By the way, were there any other eligible candidates on the team?)
"100 Points Plus Club": Vern Amaro (1994 T.C.L. 130 pts./1999 T.C.L. 109 pts./2001 T.C.L. 103 pts./2002 T.C.L. 140 pts./2003 T.C.L. 106 pts./2004 T.C.L. 110 pts./2005 T.C.L. 103 pts.); Rich Avery (2000 T.C.L. 129 pts./2004 V.C.L. 102 pts.); Wes Avery (2005 T.C.L. 129 pts.); Matt Beltran (1999 T.C.L. 104 pts.); Gordon Caudle (2000 T.C.L. 120 pts.); Kurt Chambers (2004 T.C.L. 100 pts.); Frank Fletcher (1994 T.C.L. 115 pts./1999 T.C.L. 169 pts. [record]/2000 T.C.L. 134 pts./2002 T.C.L. 146 pts./2003 T.C.L. 113 pts./2004 T.C.L. 111 pts./2004 V.C.L. 112 pts./2005 T.C.L. 134 pts./2005 V.C.L. 109 pts.); Gene Hitt (1994 T.C.L. 108 pts./2000 T.C.L. 138 pts./2002 T.C.L. 121 pts./2005 T.C.L. 100 pts./2005 V.C.L. 106 pts.); Mike Lujan (2005 V.C.L. 101 pts.); Rene Regalado (1999 T.C.L. 109 pts./2000 T.C.L. 120 pts.); John Souza (1994 T.C.L. 122 pts.); Art Tabacco (2005 V.C.L. 116 pts.); Nelson Vieira (2002 T.C.L. 114 pts./2004 T.C.L. 112 pts.)
Heavy Metal Softball rocks! And I'm not joking here. You've been a great bunch of guys to play side-by-side with, men! All kidding aside, I was really proud of our efforts, most especially the consistent team attitude displayed. I tip my cap off to all of you, as I know some of you come to play despite conflicting personal schedules, various aches and pains, balancing family and friends, and putting up with my managerial decisions. Y'all ready for more next year in the spring Tulare league? We'll be literally looking for a fix in 2006! In the meantime...keep rockin', guys -- and enjoy the holidays with your families!
At the end of each league season, some recognition is always given to those individuals who contributed to the team in some way. The following categories -- most real, some intended for a few laughs -- are mostly from the offensive part of softball; some are just plain offensive! (Have a little sense of humor, guys! Don't get defensive. Get it -- "defensive"! Oh, never mind....) So, for what it's worth, here we go:
Visalia City League, Tuesday Night, fall 2005
4-6 record: No team award; MVP selected by team ballot vote
OFFENSIVE CATEGORIES --
Most Plate Appearances: Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt (42)
Most At-Bats: Gene Hitt (41)
Most Runs: Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt (20)
Most Singles: Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt (20)
Most Doubles: Vern Amaro (2)
Most Triples: Donny Aguiar, Tony DeLanda, Frank Fletcher, Lee Garcia, Mike Lujan (tie, 1)
Most Home Runs: Lee Garcia (2)
Most RBIs: Art Tabacco (20)
Most Walks: Frank Fletcher (2)
Most Sacrifices: Mike Lujan, Joaquin Perez, Art Tabacco (tie, 2)
Highest On-Base Percentage: Art Tabacco (.647)
Highest Slugging Percentage: Art Tabacco (.806)
Highest Batting Average: Art Tabacco (.677)
Most Hits: Frank Fletcher (23)
Most Single-Game Points: Art Tabacco (30)
Most Offensive Points: Art Tabacco (116)
DEFENSIVE CATEGORIES --
Most Put-Outs: Rich Avery, Mike Lujan (28)
Most Assists: Vern Amaro (20)
Most Errors: Donny Aguiar (5)
Highest Fielding Percentage (infield): Lee Garcia (1.000 [no errors!] -- "Gold Glove Award")
Highest Fielding Percentage (outfield): Gene Hitt (1.000 [no errors!] -- "Gold Glove Award")
Highest Fielding Percentage (utility): Rich Avery (1.000 [no errors!] -- "Gold Glove Award")
Most Defensive Points: Vern Amaro (37 -- 25 put-out pts. plus 20 assist pts. minus 8 error pts.) (Reminder: +1 point for a put-out, +1 point for an assist, -2 points for each error. In other words, errors "take away" from your overall offensive/defensive effort!)
All of which leads to, if the above stats were used primarily in making our choices...
Most Valuable Player (Visalia City League, Tuesday Night, fall 2005): Art Tabacco (28 total points; by team ballot vote)
And for our "special" categories...
Most Non-Appearances (regular members): Joaquin Perez (5) (Wasn't he Donny's "bat dealer" at some of our games? Manuel and Nelson were a close second, with 4 apiece; Rich, Lee, and Art took third, tied with 2. Some others also were considered, even though their physical bodies actually made it to the games!)
Perfect Attendance (regular members): Vern Amaro, Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt, Mike Lujan, and, of course, our team statistician/photographer, Jerry Amaro (All 10 games; gold stars to all of you!)
Most Memorable Performance: Art Tabacco (Before dealing with an elbow injury that knocked him from a couple of games, Art had batted .909 through the first three league games, going 10 for 11, with 1 sacrifice, 1 walk, 8 singles, 1 double, 1 HR, 12 RBIs, 7 runs, 3 bonus points (one 4/4 game), plus a fielding average of .889 (4 put-outs, 4 assists, 1 error) for 63 total offensive/defensive points. All I can say is that this was one productive three-game stretch! And even though he missed those couple of games, he still ended up with the most points overall for the league, as well as being the leader in RBIs. As a matter of fact, up to the last game (in which he faltered just a little), he carried a solid .778 BA and ended the season with a .933 fielding percentage, this while playing two of the toughest infield positions, third base and shortstop. I've always appreciated your efforts and contributions, good buddy -- how about trying to duplicate things during a ten-game Tulare fall league stretch next year! What do you say? Consult your astrology charts and get back to me soon, okay!)
Greatest Increase in Batting Average from Last League (Tulare, 2005; minimum 5 games): Art Tabacco (+.177, from .500 to .677) (Gene Hitt came in second with a +.093 increase -- good job, buddy!)
Biggest "Plunge" in Batting Average from Last League (Tulare, 2005; minimum 5 games): Rich Avery (-.349, from .563 to .214) (Mike Lujan came in second with a -.255 decrease, but that was from a glowing .769 to .514; Vern Amaro was third with a -.206 decrease. Actually, six out of ten players who played last league had decreases, so there was quite a battle for the title!)
Best Player Quote: "Are we going to have ten tonight, Vern?" (Attributed to nearly every player who showed up for the last few games -- especially the outfielders!)
Best Acting Performance by a Player/Manager: Drum roll, please...Vern Amaro!!! (5th time in a row! A five-peat! Incredible! Can this person run the career table! This is for impersonating, once again, the second baseman/shortstop/catcher -- and spokesperson -- of a pretty darn-good softball team! By the way, were there any other eligible candidates on the team?)
"100 Points Plus Club": Vern Amaro (1994 T.C.L. 130 pts./1999 T.C.L. 109 pts./2001 T.C.L. 103 pts./2002 T.C.L. 140 pts./2003 T.C.L. 106 pts./2004 T.C.L. 110 pts./2005 T.C.L. 103 pts.); Rich Avery (2000 T.C.L. 129 pts./2004 V.C.L. 102 pts.); Wes Avery (2005 T.C.L. 129 pts.); Matt Beltran (1999 T.C.L. 104 pts.); Gordon Caudle (2000 T.C.L. 120 pts.); Kurt Chambers (2004 T.C.L. 100 pts.); Frank Fletcher (1994 T.C.L. 115 pts./1999 T.C.L. 169 pts. [record]/2000 T.C.L. 134 pts./2002 T.C.L. 146 pts./2003 T.C.L. 113 pts./2004 T.C.L. 111 pts./2004 V.C.L. 112 pts./2005 T.C.L. 134 pts./2005 V.C.L. 109 pts.); Gene Hitt (1994 T.C.L. 108 pts./2000 T.C.L. 138 pts./2002 T.C.L. 121 pts./2005 T.C.L. 100 pts./2005 V.C.L. 106 pts.); Mike Lujan (2005 V.C.L. 101 pts.); Rene Regalado (1999 T.C.L. 109 pts./2000 T.C.L. 120 pts.); John Souza (1994 T.C.L. 122 pts.); Art Tabacco (2005 V.C.L. 116 pts.); Nelson Vieira (2002 T.C.L. 114 pts./2004 T.C.L. 112 pts.)
Heavy Metal Softball rocks! And I'm not joking here. You've been a great bunch of guys to play side-by-side with, men! All kidding aside, I was really proud of our efforts, most especially the consistent team attitude displayed. I tip my cap off to all of you, as I know some of you come to play despite conflicting personal schedules, various aches and pains, balancing family and friends, and putting up with my managerial decisions. Y'all ready for more next year in the spring Tulare league? We'll be literally looking for a fix in 2006! In the meantime...keep rockin', guys -- and enjoy the holidays with your families!
Congratulations to Frank Fletcher -- Heavy Metal's Newest League MVP!!!
Posted by Vernon Amaro at Sep 13, 2005 5:00PM PDT
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Pride All Around At Recent Award Presentation!!!
After our third league game to begin the Visalia Fall 2005 league campaign, Frank Fletcher was presented with the coveted Heavy Metal Softball "Circle of Honor" MVP plaque, marking a record fifth individual time he has earned this award since our team was born in 1990. Here he is, with team manager, Vern Amaro (see his demonic look!), in front of our ever-present team fence banner -- always on display during league play -- receiving his just rewards. MVP! MVP! MVP! -- you deserve it, big guy!
After our third league game to begin the Visalia Fall 2005 league campaign, Frank Fletcher was presented with the coveted Heavy Metal Softball "Circle of Honor" MVP plaque, marking a record fifth individual time he has earned this award since our team was born in 1990. Here he is, with team manager, Vern Amaro (see his demonic look!), in front of our ever-present team fence banner -- always on display during league play -- receiving his just rewards. MVP! MVP! MVP! -- you deserve it, big guy!
Manager Vern Amaro Models The Latest In O-Fer Shirt Fashion!
Posted by Vernon Amaro at Sep 10, 2005 5:00PM PDT
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Quote From the Manager: "I Make This Look Good!"
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