Bob Werr of
the Oak Lawn
Rifles did
all he could
to complete
a double
pay against
the Akron
SilverHawks.
Despite his
effort the
Rifles got the
lead runner
but not the
runner at first.
Photo by
Greg Wagner
Facebook bring two high school
ballplayers together at Roy Hobbs
By TOM MOORE
Roy Hobbs Baseball
It’s not just a
deck of cards:
see page 2
This year’s Roy Hobbs World Series
continues a reunion for two Kentucky
Orioles’ players.
Thirty-six
years
ago,
Vern
Goodman, 54, and Steve Dickerson,
53, started playing street ball and
then high school ball together when
they were kids in New Carlisle, Ohio.
Then as they grew up, they lost
contact with each other.
That is, until Steve spotted a
picture of Vern in baseball uniform on
“Facebook.”
The two began to correspond and
Steve admitted he hadn’t played ball
since high school.
But having retired from his auto
manufacturing job and looking for
something to do in his spare time, he
took up baseball again, even building
a pitcher’s mound in his backyard in
Canton, Mich.
He joined Vern in an exhibition
game in Toledo, Ohio, and that led to
the two continuing their reunion in
Ft. Myers.
How does it feel to be back on the
mound after all the years?
“My arm feels good, “Steve says.
Vern added that it should: “He’s
only thrown so many innings in the
last 36 years.”
Steve has kept in shape by taking
part in triathlons and marathons.
Vern, manager and pitcher for the
Kentucky Orioles lives in Ft. Mitchell,
Ky. He was drafted out of high school
by the New York Mets and spent three
years in the minor leagues.
These days Vern is in sales and a
Methodist pastor for the last 10 years.
see FACEBOOK on page 3
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It’s not just a
deck of cards!
By MIKE MURPHEY
Roy Hobbs Baseball
“I don’t want people to
look at it as just a deck
of cards,” says Ellen
Giffen.
Obviously it is a
deck of cards, but,
she explains, “that’s
not why we created
them.”
Stop by the RHWS
Pro Shop this week and
shuffle through a pack of the
21st Roy Hobbs World Series
commemorative cards and you’ll
find 20 years worth of memories.
You’ll find a history of an event and
an organization that has come to be a
centerpiece in the lives and passions of baseball players
around the world. You’ll find a tribute to all of us who
refuse to let age intrude on the exhilaration of stepping
onto a baseball field.
And you’ll find testimony to what is at the core of Roy
Hobbs Baseball – all the relationships rooted in baseball
that transcend the game to continually
enrich our lives.
Each year the Roy
Hobbs staff seeks a
theme upon which
to build the
World Series
program
a
n
d
promotional
campaign.
For
the
21st
year, Ellen said,
the obvious thing
would have been to
focus on something
related to growing up,
but they’d already used a
“coming of age” theme for
the 18th World Series.
So they looked for other
variations on the “21” theme
and came up with Blackjack.
Then with diamonds and aces and other baseball terms
intertwined, the leap to a deck of cards was easy.
The back is a variation of a traditional “Hoyle”–carddeck-type of design. The faces of the cards consist of the
20 previous Roy Hobbs program covers and also named
photos of the nine men who have participated in all 20 Roy
Hobbs World Series tournaments. There are three jokers in
the deck – one with a photo of Ellen as Rosie the Baseball
Clown, symbolizing the Roy Hobbs relationship with the
Challenger Baseball program; a photo of Tom Giffen and
Hobbs, symbolic of the Roy Hobbs commitment to support
of leukemia research; and a photo of Todd Windhorst the
clown, symbolic of clowns everywhere.
The faces of the other cards consist of photos ranging
over the years that together summarize why this is such
a wonderful and powerful game in the lives of those who
love it.
Ellen says she was gratified last week to overhear a
married couple – veterans of may years of Roy Hobbs –
thumbing through a pack in the store, discussing the
memories the pictures and program covers provoked.
Sure, you can play cards with them, but those memories
– that’s what the deck of cards is really all about.
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His daughter Holly loves sports and keeps the scorebook
for her father’s games when wife, Debbie isn’t around
doing that job.
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50/50 raffle
50/50 raffle tickets, to benefit the Roy Hobbs
Foundation, are available each day at the concession
stands at each of the playing venues and at the World
Series T-shirt pickup stand at Lee County Stadium.
The Veterans week pot was $913 with $456.50 to the
winner.
And more than $800 of tickets for Masters week have
already been sold.
Tickets are $1 apiece or 6 for $5.
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
Photo by Tom Moore
Debbie and Vern Goodman with Steve and Tresa
Dickerson at Lee County Stadium.
Just a reminder that all players must have their player
I.D. cards with them at games.
No card, no play, and Roy Hobbs Baseball reserves
the right to do card checks at games. Players without
their ID cards will not be allowed to continue to play and
will be required to bring his ID card to the Tournament
see NOTEBOOK on page 7
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48s Results
Masters
Sunday, November 8
Bridgewater A’s 9, Cleveland Rocks 7
Chicago Giants 11, Franklin Red Sox 0
Choctawhatchee Indians 12, DuPage Indians 10
Cleveland Rocks 8, Wilmington Sting Rays 7
Cuyahoga Indians 15, Wilmington Sting Rays 9
Dayton Cardinals 11, Cuyahoga Indians 7
Dayton Cardinals 8, DuPage Indians 4
DHBA Athletics 16, PSOF Rangers 6
DuPage Angels 3, Americans Baseball Club 2
Fort Myers Blues 15, Washington All-Stars 9
HPK Oilers 3, Pittsburgh 48s 2
Huntsville Hitmen 11, Atlanta Yankees 10
Jersey Shore All Stars 12, Monroe Muskrats 0
Kenmore Eastern Brewers 10, Maine Boston Braves 9
Kent Mudhens 13, Cincinnati Colts 4
Kentucky Orioles 8, Monroe Muskrats 5
Livingston Dodgers 11, Huntsville Hitmen 0
Massachusetts Chiefs 9, Oakville Golden A’s 1
Photo by Greg Wagner
Massachusetts Chiefs left fielder Tad Dickerson fought the
wind to make this catch against the Oakville Golden A’s.
Midatlantic Redwings 5, Akron SilverHawks 1
Minnesota Bandits 15, Atlanta Yankees 3
New Jersey Pirates 7, Apple Valley A’s 2
New Jersey Rockies 6, Salem-Pittsburgh Warlocks 1
Oak Lawn Rifles 14, Akron SilverHawks 4
Oak Lawn Rifles 4, Orlando Blazers 3
Orland Park White Sox 14, Kodak Reds 6
Orlando Blazers 14, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Pensacola Privateers 6, Cincinnati Colts 1
Pensacola Privateers 9, Kentucky Orioles 3
PSOF Rangers 15, Maine Boston Braves 9
Puerto Rico LBBA 5, Bergen Yankees 2
Salem-Pittsburgh Warlocks 7, Orland Park White Sox 5
South Dakota Rushmores 11, Border City Brewers 10
Tennessee Dirtbags 10, TC Crosstown Traffic 6
Tennessee Dirtbags 17, Richmond Riverdogs 7
Tidewater Drillers 16, Midatlantic Redwings 2
Toledo Paramount 13, New Jersey Pirates 1
Washington Nationals 19, Apple Valley A’s 1
Windy City Warriors 14, Fort Myers Blues 9
Windy City Warriors 8, Kenmore Eastern Brewers 5
Youngstown Astros 9, Minnesota Bandits 4
5
48s Standings
DHBA
Athletics
catcher not
quite catching
a PSOF
Rangers pop
foul.
Photo by
Lester Kuhn
AAAA Masters
Chicago Giants
Massachusetts Chiefs
DuPage Angels
HPK Oilers
Puerto Rico LBBA
South Dakota Rushmores
Americans Baseball Club
Pittsburgh 48s
Bergen Yankees
Oakville Golden A’s
Border City Brewers
Franklin Red Sox
W L
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
PCT
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
Masters
Pensacola Privateers
Oak Lawn Rifles
Dayton Cardinals
Tennessee Dirtbags
Windy City Warriors
Jersey Shore All Stars
Livingston Dodgers Masters
New Jersey Rockies
Toledo Paramount
Washington Nationals
Tidewater Drillers
Kent MudHens
Youngstown Astros
DHBA Athletics
Bridgewater A’s
Choctawhatchee Indians
Orlando Blazers
Salem-Pittsburgh Warlocks
Minnesota Bandits
W L
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
PCT
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
0.500
0.500
0.500
RA
0
1
2
2
2
10
3
3
5
9
11
11
RA
4
7
11
13
14
0
0
1
1
1
2
4
4
6
7
10
6
11
12
Orland Park White Sox
Kentucky Orioles
New Jersey Pirates
Cleveland Rocks
Kenmore Eastern Brewers
Midatlantic Redwings
Cuyahoga Indians
Huntsville Hitmen
Fort Myers Blues
PSOF Rangers
Twin Cities Crosstown Traffic
Kodak Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington All-Stars
Richmond River Dogs
Akron SilverHawks
Cincinnati Colts
DuPage Indians
Monroe Muskrats
Wilmington Sting Rays
Maine Boston Braves
Apple Valley A’s
Atlanta Yankees
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
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17
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20
21
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25
10
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48s Schedule
Masters
Monday, November 9
10:00 AM
Bridgewater A’s @ Choctawhatchee Indians, 5P5
Orlando Blazers @ Salem-Pittsburgh Warlocks, CPP
Dayton Cardinals @ Twin Cities Crosstown Traffic, CPS
Pittsburgh 48s @ Puerto Rico LBBA, LC1
HPK Oilers @ Franklin Red Sox, LC2
Chicago Giants @ Bergen Yankees, LC3
Philadelphia Phillies @ Akron SilverHawks, LC5
Windy City Warriors @ Washington All-Stars, LC5
Washington All-Stars @ Kenmore Eastern Brewers, LCS
New Jersey Pirates @ Washington Nationals, TP
Border City Brewers @ Massachusetts Chiefs, TP2
South Dakota Rushmores @ DuPage Angels, TP3
Americans Baseball Club @ Oakville Golden A’s, TP4
1:30 PM
Kodak Reds @ Oak Lawn Rifles, TP
Oakville Golden A’s @ South Dakota Rushmores, TP2
Massachusetts Chiefs @ Americans Baseball Club, TP3
DuPage Angels @ Border City Brewers, TP4
1:45 PM
Richmond Riverdogs @ Wilmington Sting Rays, 5P2
Choctawhatchee Indians @ Cleveland Rocks, 5P4
Cincinnati Colts @ Huntsville Hitmen, 5P5
Twin Cities Crosstown Traffic @ DuPage Indians, CPP
Livingston Dodgers @ Kent Mudhens, CPS
Bergen Yankees @ HPK Oilers, LC1
Puerto Rico LBBA @ Chicago Giants, LC2
Franklin Red Sox @ Pittsburgh 48s, LC3
Cuyahoga Indians @ Tennessee Dirtbags, LCS
5:00 PM
Toledo Paramount @ Fort Myers Blues, CPS
Maine Boston Braves @ DHBA Athletics, LCS
New Jersey Rockies @ Tidewater Drillers, TP
Midatlantic Redwings @ Kodak Reds, TP2
Kentucky Orioles @ Jersey Shore All Stars, TP3
Atlanta Yankees @ Youngstown Astros, TP4
8:15 PM
PSOF Rangers @ Apple Valley A’s, TP
Pensacola Privateers @ Monroe Muskrats, TP2
Orland Park White Sox @ New Jersey Rockies, TP3
Jersey Shore All Stars @ Minnesota Bandits, TP4
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 Todd,
Tony, or Tom at RHWS headquarters to get your pin.
Photo by Greg Wagner
Bergen Yankees left fielder makes a great sliding catch
against Puerto Rico LBBA.
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Ace & King of the Diamonds
Highlights
Sunday’s ‘Ace’ and ‘King’ of Diamonds in the Masters
Division come from the DuPage Angels and the Windy City
Warriors.
Ace: Bill Knudsen of the DuPage Angels: In a 3-2
victory over the Palm Bay Americans, Bill went 8 innings
for the victory, allowed 6 hits and 2 runs.
King: Rob Flammini of the Windy City Warriors: In a
Sunday double-header Rob was a combined 8-for-9, with
2 home runs, a triple, and 9 RBI, the Warriors defeating
the Fort Myers Blues 14-9 and the Kenmore Eastern
Brewmasters 8-4.
Each of the daily winners will receive a gift of playing
cards from Roy Hobbs Baseball, and at the end of the week,
the names 5 Aces (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday) and 5 Kings will be entered in a Saturday morning
drawing for a $25 Roy Hobbs Pro Shop gift certificate.
The Ace and King will be announced each day in the
daily Inside Pitch, and their names will be posted on an
announcement board at Lee County Sports Complex.
Players considered for the Ace and King designation
come from the daily reports supplied by managers, either
on the game reports turned in after games or game reports
turned in via email the same day as the game was played.
Reports turned in a day late will not be considered for the
recognition.
65s Schedule
Vintage
Monday, November 9
10:00 AM
Midwest Stars @ Chicago Spirit, 5P1
Detroit 65s @ New England Red Sox, 5P2
Western Silver Foxes @ Florida Crush, 5P3
American National Wildcats @ Georgia Classics, 5P4
1:45 PM
Chicago Spirit @ Washington Nationals, 5P1
Ohio Bucks @ South Dakota Pheasants, 5P3
Highlights from Sunday’s games
DHBA Athletics 16, PSOF Rangers 6: (Rangers) Jack
Deheer 2x3, 2B; Sean Hoye 2x3, 2 1B.
DuPage Angels 3, Americans Baseball Club 2: (Angels)
Bill Knudsen, 8 IP, 2 runs, 6 Hits; Tom Clark 1B, RBI; Tim Garren
1B, RBI. (Ameicans) John Rosette 2B, RBI; Randy Harrick 4 IP;
Steve Larussa 2x4; Randy Hamrick 1x3, 5 IP, 0 ER, 6 Ks.
HPK Oilers 3, Pittsburgh 2: (Pittsburgh) Sam Sibeto 2x4,
Run; Kelly Morton 2x3; Bill Devine 2x4; Pat Devine 1x3; Dave
Hoff 5 IP, 5 Hits, BB, HBP, 2 Ks.
Jersey Shore All-Stars 12, Monroe Muskrats 0: (Jersey)
Gregg Balin 4x4, 2 RBI, 2B; Rich Carlucci 3x3, 2 RBI; Ralph
Pappas 2x3, 3 RBI, 2B; Wayne MacMath pitched shutout.
Kenmore Eastern Brewers 10, Maine Boston Braves 9:
(Braves) Drew Kellock 2B; Ed Simmons 2B; Tony Gonatas 3x6.
Kent MudHens 14, Cincinnati Colts 48s 5: (MudHens)
Kevin Fowler WP, 6 IP; Leroy Moore, 2 IP, 0 ER; Denny Bloom
4 Hits, 3 RBI.
Kentucky Orioles 8, Monroe Muskrats 5: (Orioles) Steve
Dickerson pitched, first start in 36 years; Pat Macveigh 3x3; Tom
Huetter 2x3, 3 Runs, 3 SB; Tom Knochelmann 2 RBI, 2B.
New Jersey Rockies 6, Salem Pittsburgh Warlocks 1:
(Rockies) Martin Rival WP, CG 1 run; Steve Hawks 3x3; RBI;
Jim Smykal 1x1, 2 RBI.
Pensacola Privateers 6, Cincinnati Colts 1: (Colts) Doug
Stultz 7 IP, 2 Runs; Al Spector RBI.
Pensacola Privateers 9, Kentucky Orioles 3: (Orioles) Pat
Macveigh 3x4.
PSOF Rangers 15, Maine Boston Braves 9: (Rangers) Al
Bauman WP, 8 Ks; Sean Hoye 3x4; Jack DeHeer 3x4, 2B, 4 SB.
(Braves) Ed Simmers 3 1B; Ralph Engly 2B, 1B.
South Dakota Rushmores 11, Border City Brewers 10:
(Brewers) Dave Cooper 5x6, 4 RBI; Ian Mosher 2x4, 2 RBI; Mike
Lopicolo 3x7, RBI.
Windy City Warriors 14, Fort Myers Blues 9: (Warriors)
Rolando Quiroga 3x4; Rob Flammini 4x5, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs; Jim
Fleck 3x3, 2 2Bs; Jack Kotas WP, 5 Ks.
Windy City Warriors 8, Kenmore Eastern Brewers 4:
(Warriors) Jim Wagoner WP, 9 IP, 3 Ks, 4 hits; Rob Flammini
4x4, 4 RBI, 3B; Bill Pittman 3x3; George Garcia 2x3, RBI, 2B.
Notebook
continued from page 3
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 $10.
So, please don’t lose the card and please keep it with
you.
Team photo plan
Just a reminder that if any team wants to get signed
up for the photo plan this week, the manager should visit
Photo Mom at the Wagner Photography Booth on the Lee
County Stadium Concourse Monday or call Greg Wagner
at 239-898-8677 (cell phone) Monday in order to get on
the schedule for Tuesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Also, teams participating in the photo program can view
their photos online by going to www.wagnerphotography.
com and clicking on the Roy Hobbs World Series link near
the lower right corner of the front page. And of course
they can see their photos at the booth. 8