THE 2018 inside WEEK 4 CLASSICS / TIMELESS

pitch NOV. 14th

JD’s Jaguars: Mom & Cats Thursday schedule To be announced Wednesday evening Matchups and game schedules for Thursday’s games will be announced Wednesday evening no later than 7 p.m. Schedules will be posted on royhobbs.com and posted at the Player Development Complex headquarters. ALL TEAMS will play Thursday, with one exception: With 45 teams in 60s division, one team will get a bye through Thursday’s game right into a playoff bracket. Generally, it is the 1-3 team that has given up the most runs. All playoff divisions will be single elimination, and begin Friday. Playoff brackets and pairings will be announced Thursday evening at the Classics-Timeless Players Pairings Party at PDC Lanai, hosted by Sidelines Sports Grill and Roy Hobbs Baseball. The Party will start at 6 p.m. PDC will be open for Photos By: Greg Wagner business as usual Wednesday Gary Dover and his signature Jaguars’ jersey in honor of his Mom. and Thursday, including time for players to pick up T-shirts BY GLENN MILLER – Jo Dover. Hence the JD. The Jaguars part from noon to 5:30 p.m., etc. Roy Hobbs Baseball came because his mother loved cats.  Tom Giffen Roy Hobbs teams sport “I really wanted to do something for all sorts of names. They sound like big- the most important person in my life, league teams – Livingston Dodgers and who is my hero,” Dover said. Long Island Yankees, for example. Dover comes from a family of 9 Some may be whimsical, such as children. the Orlando Wrinkle or Stay Thirsty My “That is a huge load to handle,” said Friends. Dover, a CPA who has four brothers and But one name in the Classics Division four sisters. this week has profound significance. Jo Dover handled it. The name of the JD’s Jaguars has special “My mother always seemed to be able meaning for Gary Dover, a Roy to juggle all that and give us what we Hobbs Hall of Famer. needed, and she was somebody I always The team is named for his late mother see JAGUARS on page 2 2

JAGUARS NOTEBOOK continued from page 1 Hall of Famer looked to as an example,” said Dover, who was the fifth of 9. and New Jersey “Someone I wanted to emulate.” Wonderboys Jo Dover died at the age of 77 in 2000, only about 90 days manager after her husband of 53 years, Dick, had died. Tommy Faherty Now, nearly two decades later, Gary Dover is still trying to has decided to change emulate his mom. “She wasn’t an educated person,” Dover said. “But she was one of the smartest people that I knew. She always seemed to get right to the heart of a matter and be able to look at a situation and be able to give you good advice. “I went to her on many occasions. She was gifted, obviously, not only as a mother but she could do just about anything that my brothers and sisters needed. She found a way to get it done. My mother was a perfectionist.” Dover has inherited that trait. He recalls going to her house and mowing the lawn and making sure the lines were straight. Late in his parents’ life, he and his wife, Roxane, would go to their house to take care of chores such as painting. One moment stands out for Dover from when he was 45. He recalls his mother observing him as he worked. “I said, ‘Mom, what are you doing?’” Dover said. “She said, ‘I just like watching a good man work.’” Jo Dover would be proud of her son, Gary, a good man.

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RESULTS Classics 60’s Cincinnati Colt. 45’s 22, Bahama Breeze Bandits 8 Cleveland Spiders 15, Cecil’s Margin Service 2 DuPage Lugnuts 6, Atlanta Heat 0 Huntsville Stars 25, Blue Ridge Rangers 1 JD Jaguars 13, Livingston Dodgers 9 Kennebec Cubs 8, Philadelphia Athletics 7 Long Island Yankees 8, Border City Brewers 5 Michigan Stars 17, Tampa Bay Sharks 0 Midwest Nine 14, Kent Mudhens 8 Minnesota Bandits 22, Carolina Rockies 3 Minnesota Bees 10, Massachusetts Chiefs 6 Minnesota Goats 14, Toledo McGuire Insurance 7 Nova Scotia Monarchs 12, RIchmond Riverdogs 11 Photo By: Greg Wagner Washington Titans seems to be anticipating a collision at home Orlando Wrinkles 19, Baltimore Orioles 9 plate vs. the New Jersey Wonderboys Pensacola Salt Bandits 19, Long Island Braves 5 Timeless 70’s Philadelphia Cutters 12, Rhode Island Rockies 11 Maine Woods Baseball 8, Detroit 70’s 6 San Antonio Texans 8, Bronx Cardinals 7 Philadelphia Mustangs 7, Potomac Senators 1 St. Louis Patriots 11, Long Island A’s 2 San Diego Patres 15, Kent Mudhens 1 Stay Thirsty My Friends 16, St. Louis Dodgers 15 Silver Foxes of R.I. 16, New England Red Sox 10 Team Top Lumber 8, Bergen Yankees 5 Team America 10, Minnesota Saints 9 Tidewater Drillers 9, DC Mets 1 USA Volkers Group 18, Toledo McGuire Insurance 10 Washington Titans 6, Youngstown A2Z 5 Washington Titans 14, New Jersey Wonderboys 10 4

STANDINGS

Classics Team Win Loss PCT RA St. Louis Dodgers 1 2 0.333 35 Michigan Stars 4 0 1.000 10 Windy City White Sox 1 2 0.333 35 Team Top Lumber 3 0 1.000 12 Cecil’s Margin Service 1 2 0.333 37 Tidewater Drillers 3 0 1.000 12 Cincinnati Colt .45s 1 3 0.250 43 Philadelphia Cutters 3 0 1.000 14 Carolina Rockies 1 3 0.250 46 Minnesota Bees 3 0 1.000 15 Pensacola Salt Bandits 1 3 0.250 46 DuPage Lugnuts 4 0 1.000 26 Stay Thirsty My Friends 1 3 0.250 56 Orlando Wrinkles 4 0 1.000 36 Bergen Yankees 0 3 0.000 33 Midwest Nine 3 1 0.750 21 Livingston Dodgers 0 3 0.000 46 St. Louis Patriots 3 1 0.750 24 Bahama Breeze Bandits 0 3 0.000 47 Richmond Riverdogs 3 1 0.750 28 Massachusetts Chiefs 0 4 0.000 47 Rhode Island Rockies 3 1 0.750 32 Toledo McGuire Insurance 0 3 0.000 49 Huntsville Stars 2 1 0.667 7 Long Island Braves 0 3 0.000 50 Long Island A’s 2 1 0.667 17 Blue Ridge Rangers 0 3 0.000 53 Minnesota Bandits 2 1 0.667 17 Washington Titans 2 1 0.667 18 Timeless Team Win Loss PCT RA Minnesota Goats 2 1 0.667 22 USA Volkers Group 3 0 1.000 18 Nova Scotia Monarchs 2 1 0.667 26 Washington Titans 3 0 1.000 21 JD Jaguars 2 1 0.667 26 Sacramento Solons 2 1 0.667 19 Long Island Yankees 2 1 0.667 27 New England Bo Sox 2 1 0.667 19 Baltimore Orioles 2 1 0.667 28 Philadelphia Mustangs 2 1 0.667 19 Border City Brewers 2 2 0.500 21 Team America 2 1 0.667 20 San Antonio Texans 2 2 0.500 29 Maine Woods Baseball 2 1 0.667 28 Kent Mudhens 2 2 0.500 51 Silver Foxes 70s 2 1 0.667 32 Atlanta Heat 1 2 0.333 21 San Diego Padres 1 2 0.333 17 Philadelphia Athletics 1 2 0.333 22 Detroit 70s 1 2 0.333 23 Bronx Cardinals 1 2 0.333 25 Kent Mudhens 1 2 0.333 24 Youngstown A 2 Z 1 2 0.333 26 Potomac Senators 1 2 0.333 26 DC Mets 1 2 0.333 26 Minnesota Saints 1 2 0.333 27 Cleveland Spiders 1 2 0.333 31 Toledo McGuire Insurance 1 2 0.333 41 Tampa Bay Sharks 1 2 0.333 33 New Jersey Wonderboys 0 3 0.000 38 Kennebec Cubs 1 2 0.333 33 New England Red Sox 0 3 0.000 46 5

SCHEDULE

Classics 60’s 10:00 AM Kent Mudhens Bahama Breeze Bandits @ Windy City White Sox TP3 70’s infielder catches a Blue Ridge Rangers @ Tampa Bay Sharks TP4 Sacramento Cecil’s Margin Service @ Kennebec Cubs PDC4 Solons pop fly Minnesota Bees @ Washington Titans CL2 Philadelphia Athletics @ Cleveland Spiders PDC5 St. Louis Dodgers @ Bergen Yankees CL4 Team Top Lumber @ Bronx Cardinals CL3 Toledo McGuire Insurance @ Nova Scotia Monarchs CL6 Youngstown A2Z @ Long Island Yankees TP2

Classics 60’s 1:45 PM Atlanta Heat @ Livingston Dodgers CL6 Baltimore Orioles @ Minnesota Bandits PDC5 DC Mets @ Minnesota Goats CL4 JD Jaguars @ Long Island A’s PDC4 Philadelphia Cutters @ Huntsville Stars TP2 Tidewater Drillers @ Long Island Braves CL3

Timeless 70’s 10:00 AM New England Red Sox @ New England Bo Sox JB-S Philadelphia Mustangs @ New Jersey Wonderboys CL-S Sacramento Solons @ Silver Foxes of R. I. CP-S USA Volkers Group @ San Diego Padres TP-S

Timeless 70’s 1:45 PM Detroit 70’s @ Team America TP-S Minnesota Saints @ Washington Titans CP-S

Potomac Senators @ Maine Woods Baseball JB-S Photo By: Toledo McGuire Insurance @ Kent Mudhens CL-S Greg Wagner 6

Massachusetts Chiefs batter knocks one into right field vs. the Long Island Yankees

Photo By: Greg Wagner NOTEBOOK continued from page 2 Playoff pitching guidelines Roy Hobbs requirement is that all pitchers who will be starters or closers in save situations (3-run or less difference in the 8th and 9th innings) qualify for the playoffs by pitching at least 2 innings – 6 outs or 10 hitters – during pool play. AAAA qualifier teams may not add pitchers to their lineup after Pool Play concludes; however, Open Division teams may have pitchers arrive Wednesday – those pitchers much throw 5 innings or 25 hitters to qualify for the playoffs. 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. And, please remember that any players leaving the RHWS today (Monday) to return on Thursday MUST turn in their player ID Card and re-register upon their return. They must return before the quarterfinals of the playoffs, regardless of division. Managers should email a list of their qualified pitchers to Roy Hobbs in case of [email protected] by 7 p.m. the night before their playoffs begin.

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HIGHLIGHTS

Sunday Tuesday Timeless 70’s Classics 60’s Kent Mudhens 13, Silver Foxes of R.I. 0 - JB5 Mudhens: Huntsville Stars 25, Blue Ridge Rangers 1 – PDC1 PITCHING: 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 K BATTING: J. Hostler 1B, HR, 4 Stars: PITCHING: D. Zielinski 3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 ER, 3K; RBI, 3 R; J. Wilson 4 H, 3 RBI, R; B. Woody 3 1B, 2 R; J. D. Harper 2 IP, 2 K, BB, 0 ER; Turner 2 IP, 2 K, H, ER; Gurley 3 1B, R; D. Price 3 1B, R BATTING: H. Williams 2/2, BB, 3 R; K. Whisenant 2/5, 2 BB, 3 R; M. Sargent 5/6, 2B, 4 R; J. Denney 5/5; R. Monday Turner 2/5; T. Kitko 2/3, 3 BB; D. Zielinski 2/4, 2 R

Classics 60’s JD Jaguars 13, Livingston Dodgers 9 – PDC5 Jaguars: Baltimore Orioles 3, San Antonio Texans 2 – CL-S PITCHING: G. Dover 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 K; T. Jervis WP; Orioles: PITCHING: F. Petrucci 10 IP, 2 ER, 0 BB; BATTING: K. Yockey 2/3, 3 R; K. Seelie 2/5, 3 R; J. BATTING: S. Wells GW H Ciennik 2/2, 2 R Bronx Cardinals 10, Bergen Yankees 7 – CL-S Cardinals: PITCHING: W. Clark 5 IP, 2 ER, W; BATTING: Timeless 70’s K. Wilner 3B, 3 RBI USA Volkers Group 18, Toledo McGuire Insurance 10 – CL3 USA: PITCHING: E. Harmon 7.2 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 4 ER, Carolina Rockies 18, Stay Thirsty My Friends 2 – PDC3 W; BATTING: B. Bartlett, C. Watson, A Pickering 3 H; E. Rockies PITCHING: J. Zitney 4 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, W; P. James Harmon 2 H, 3 RBI,; L. Weaver, L. Ingalls, J. McGroarty, 4 IP, 1 ER, 3 K; BATTING: J. ZItney 3/6, 2 RBI, 2 R; C. D. Weaver, M Cantrell 2 H Blackburn 3/5, 3 RBI, D. Fusco 2/5, RBI; M. Etheridge 1/2; J. Johnson 2/2, RBI, 2 R; J. Anders 2/5, R

Kent Mudhens 15, Pensacola Salt Bandits 14 – CL3 Mudhens: PITCHING: L. Munoz 8 IP, 7 ER, 2 K; BATTING: J. Konich 3/4, BB, 2 RBI, 3 R; B. Reed 3/5, 3 R; R. Kimble 4/4, 2B, 4 RBI; L. Munoz 2/2, 2 BB, 2 RBI, 4 SB

Rhode Island Rockies 15, Blue Ridge Rangers 5 – JB5 Rangers: PITCHING: J. Erne 5 IP, 1 ER; BATTING: C. Brickell 3 H; D. Carter, J. Wallen, R. Swaine, J. Fay 2 H

Richmond Riverdogs 19, Kent Mudhens 16 – CL4 Mudhens: BATTING: J. Konich 2/3, 3 RBI, 2 BB, R, SB; D. Bloom 3/4, RBI, R; W. Wentworth 2/4; S. Ruhe 2/4, RBI; B. Reed 2/3, 2 RBI; L. Munoz 2/4, 2 R; J. Berger 2/5, R

St. Louis Dodgers 18, Carolina Rockies 5 – PDC5 Rockies: BATTING: C. Blackburn 2/4; R. Harris 2/4, 2 R; D. Fusco 1/2, RBI; M. Bailey 2/4; R. Alexander 1/2; J. Johnson 1/3; J. Anders 1/3, R

Timeless 70’s Sacramento Solons 9, Kent Mudhens 8 – PDC4 Mudhens: BATTING: J. Wilson 4 1B, 2 RBI; A. DiMuro 1B, 2B, RBI, 2 R; D. Vowles 2 1B, 2 RBI; J. Hostler 2 1B, 2 R; J. Price 2 1B 8

30 YEAR MEMORIES

Welcome to the 30th renewal of playing baseball, and for one the Roy Hobbs World Series. week we get to be kids again and As the Hobbs internal family our whole week is baseball. It is talked about what to do to make for sure the best vacation of the #30 special, we decided to ask year. participants – after all you are the Lonnie Samples, Dupage ones who make the Roy Hobbs Indians: I attended the RHWS World Series special – why it is the first year it was in Ft. Myers special to them. in 1993. I didn’t come to play, We received many, many just to fish and party with my comments and stories, thank you. brother who came to play for the Please enjoy … Transit Braves. I took some B/P 30 30 30 30 and infield at their practice and Tim McGoldrick, Umpire: the coach tossed me a jersey and One of my first years as an said go sign up. The hook was set, Umpire for the RHWS, I was and I haven’t missed a year since. working the plate at Hammond Hobbs got me back into baseball Stadium. It was a back and forth at 42 and it has truly added to exciting game, and I really focused my enjoyment of life. Tom Giffen on being at my best. The new runs a great tournament with batter came to the plate with his the caring of a family owned team down by 2 runs late in the game. The batter politely business, and although he can be rough as an old corn asked me to please use the cleanest ball that I had left, as cobb, he clearly seems to care about putting on a top-quality the current supply of balls were getting pretty dirty. I put event that all his players will enjoy, and that will keep me the best ball that I had left in per his request. He the first and my teams coming back as long as I am able. pitch way over the fence, giving his team the lead. After he Bill Scafidi, Boston Goodfellas: I always think of my reached home plate and respectfully thanked me for the first RHWS in 1995 because that is what got me back into cleanest ball, I just smiled. I was proud to be treated by a baseball at the age of 41. I was amazed at the level of player with respect and his Thank you, to me. By the way, it competition, the venues and how organized the event was. was former Rookie-of-the-Year in the , Ron It has gotten bigger and better since then. The RHWS has Leflore. become as much a part of my life as Christmas or any other Bob Misko, Orlando Wrinkles: Recently, I watched annual event. my 9-year grandson play baseball. Watching the Paul Williams, Baltimore Baseball Club: My first trip competitiveness, pure joy in his eyes and his true love for to the RHWS was in 2003 with the Baltimore Baseball Club the game, it all became clear to me. I realized how much in the Masters Division. Some of our players had gone I matured between those lines. The drive to do your best, to Hobbs the previous year but this was the first time support your team and learn the rules applied to the we participated in Hobbs with our full squad. Everyone game, my 26 years in the Navy and life in general. I feel enjoyed playing on the beautiful fields that were all in pride as men of all ages stand for the anthem and support close proximity, so we traveled less compared to other each other, even in the heat of the competition. I come tournaments leaving more time to enjoy the Fort Myers to feel again the challenge to do my best and meet the area, including the beach. challenges on the field regardless of what side of the field I am playing. I come to feel the rush as you step up to the George Blackwell, Minnesota Saints: Just being around plate, on the mound, or lift your glove to catch a sharply a bunch of guys who truly love and have a passion for the hit ball. Roy Hobbs is one of the great equalizers as Blue game of baseball, Baseball is the greatest game in the world Collar and White-Collar men are all equal when they put on and having the opportunity to spend 1 week playing this the uniform and walk out onto the field. I come share the great game is priceless. Great event! Great people running respect with my peers. For the Game, for the Flag and the it! And above all Great teammates! privilege we share to play ball. Paul Doucette, Silver Foxes of Rhode Island: All rolled Michael Saffelle, Boston Goodfellas: It is wonderful in to one great memory ... All the full speed, diving, rolling to be with the guys out of town to see how we stack up and jumping catches I have made playing Center and Left against the competition. To us there is nothing better than Field!