The Official News of the 2016 Fantasy Camp Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Wednesday’s MEET THE MIRACLE WORKERS “Fantasy Camp is the start of my Jeremy Heller, who was promoted to Lineup ,” said Teddy Blackwell, Class AA Akron in 2014 after working who heads the Goodyear training staff. the previous two seasons in Class A “The biggest thing that helps us is Carolina. 7:30 - 8:00 Batting practice (optional) we have so many repeat campers that After receiving his undergraduate know the program. They come in and degree in athletic training from Millikin at outdoor cages know to do preventive things to make it University, the Redbud, IL native earned through the week. his masters degree in instructional lead- 7:00 - 8:25 Breakfast at the complex “They’re helping us with the new ership from Tennessee Technological guys, telling them to get in the cold tub University. He will continue in Akron 8:30 - 8:55 Stretching or the hot tub depending on what they for the 2016 season. need. Bobby Ruiz joined the Indians or- 9:00 - 9:30 Infield practice on game “It helps guys stay on the field and ganization in August, 2010, first working cuts our injuries.” at the Goodyear complex. From 2011-13, field - Home team first Teddy is entering his twenty-eighth he was the trainer for the Lake County year in the Indians organization. The Captains. In 2014, he began working for 9:30 - 11:30 Ballgame #5 Greensboro, NC native spent ten years the High Class A affiliate in Lynchburg, with the Class A of the VA, where he continues in 2016. through 2002. From The Corona, CA native earned his 11:30 - 12:55 Lunch 2003-06, Teddy was with the Burlington undergraduate degree in athletic training Indians, where he started with the organi- from the University of La Verne (CA), 1:00 - 1:30 Stretching and infield zation while a student at Elon College. and was then hired as a graduate assistant practice on game field - Teddy will remain in Goodyear through at the University of Connecticut, where Home team first September to work spring training, ex- he earned his masters degree in exercise tended spring training, and the Arizona science, with an emphasis in heat and summer league. hydration. 1:30 - 3:30 Ballgame #6 Each athletic trainer in the Indians After graduation, Bobby did a two- organization works together to coordi- year internship with the Minnesota 3:30 - 8:00 Relaxation and Dinner nate information to comprehensively Twins affiliate in New Britain (CT). treat players as they progress through all Jeremy and Bobby will leave Good- levels of the organization. The Tribe has year with their respective ball clubs for 8:00 - ??? Kangaroo Kourt a sophisticated computer system that the start of the season in early April. Bull Session each trainer updates to track the progress “The campers get a better apprecia- (Subject to change) of injured players. tion of when guys get hurt,” Teddy ex- Athletic trainers are very different plained in discussing fan reaction during Smoke Signals and more is online at from the personal trainers found at a lo- the season. cal gym. Athletic trainers are certified “They understand when a guy has a http://indiansfantasycamp.mlblogs.com/ and must continue to meet education and pulled hamstring why it takes four weeks Follow IndiansFC on Twitter re-certification standards. no matter how much money he’s making. “Trainers have an ongoing continu- “After they’ve been here and experi- ing education requirement by the Na- ence even a sore hamstring and then try tional Athletic Trainers Association to to play at a high level, they have a better keep their licenses current,” explained appreciation.” Congratulations to Tuesday’s MVPs

Team 1 - Tim Forrestal, Robert Lisy, Team 5 - Tony Catanzarite, Aaron Morgan, Vic Murdock, Bryan Panteck Rob Pietruszka, Doug Schaumleffel

Team 2 - David Andrews, Casey Cadden, John Team 6 - Phil Komaransky, Nate Segall, Cadden, Marc Gutin, Jake Pease, Dave Schubert Paul Soos, Greg VanValkenburgh

Team 3 - Jim Bitgood, Frank Maire, Team 7 - Mike Burns, Ryan Jirousek, Chester Scott Cody Westmoreland, Brett Wilhelm

Team 4 - Ben Brown, Matt Cole, Terry Daniel, Team 8 - Jim Bishop, Don Dohanyos, Dylan Wessell Steve Emerick, Kirk Marshall, Erik Rosenfeld Page 2 2016

HEROES LEAGUE

Team W L Pct. GB Streak RF RA

2-Wright Brothers 2 2 .500 — Lost 1 30 28

1-Jason and the Charbonuts 1 3 .250 1.0 Lost 2 26 47

3-No-Pressure 1 3 .250 1.0 Lost 1 20 41

4-Los Locos Bastardos 1 3 .250 1.0 Won 1 24 33

LEGENDS LEAGUE

Team W L Pct. GB Streak RF RA

5-Jack Hammers 4 0 1.000 — Won 4 34 15

8-Perfect Gamers 3 1 .750 1.0 Won 2 32 21

6-Jo-Maxs 2 2 .500 2.0 Lost 2 19 19

7-Chief Noc-A-Homa 2 2 .500 2.0 Won 1 40 21

BATTING AVERAGE LEADERS PLAYER BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI

Batzel, Jim .769 13 5 10 0 2 0 10 Dobie, Ryan .750 12 4 9 0 1 1 6 Ginty, John .727 11 4 8 2 0 0 1 Pease, Jake .727 11 4 8 2 1 0 5 Segall, Nate .727 11 1 8 0 0 0 2 Morgan, Jack .700 10 1 7 1 1 0 6 Morgan, Aaron .667 9 6 6 2 0 0 1 Nissen, Andrew .667 12 3 8 1 1 0 6 Witcraft, Joe .667 9 4 6 2 1 0 2 Tesch, Gary .636 11 2 7 2 1 0 7 Page 3

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Jack Hammers 4, Jo-Maxs 3 - With Perfect Gamers 13, Chief Noc-A- first place in the Legends League at stake, host Jack Homa 9— In a game that was both a hitting barrage Hammers sent Aaron Morgan to the hill. The veteran and a cliff-hanger, visiting Perfect Gamers came out right-hander responded by yielding just one hit and no swinging in the top of the first. Bob Senkar and Kirk runs over the first three innings. Trailing 1-0, Frank Marshall each singled to open the frame. Steve Emerick Durkalski reached on a fielder’s choice after Bruce Mills then blasted a three-run home run to the fence in right- drew a walk to open the bottom of the fourth. With two center. With two outs, Reed Bergman and Bill Wells outs, Ryan Dobie blasted a home run to take a 2-1 lead. singled to take a 4-0 lead. Bergman struck again in the Josh Nathanson then drilled a triple to the gap in right fourth by doubling home Chris Stafford and Jim Bishop, center and rode home on Trevor Durkalski’s clutch RBI- who each singled to open the inning. With the game tied single to extend Jack Hammers lead to 3-1. The game 8-8 in the top of the sixth, Kim Rambacher and Marshall was tied 3-3 heading into the bottom of the seventh. each singled. Emerick’s RBI-triple plated a run to re- With one out, Rob Pietruszka singled. After the next take the lead 9-8. The game was knotted 9-9 through batter was retired, Nathanson drilled a base hit to left nine innings. Back-to-back doubles by Senkar and Mar- that scored Pietruszka all the way from first base to lift shall to open the tenth, and consecutive two-out singles Jack Hammers to a thrilling walk-off victory. Morgan by Scott Emerick, Stafford, Bishop, and Bergman tallied went the distance and had eight . four runs to eventually win it for Steve Emerick, who With one out in the top of the fourth, Bobby struck out eleven in a ten inning complete game effort. Voth, Nate Segall, and Gary Tesch stroked consecutive Mike Burns also went the distance for Chief singles to give Jo-Maxs a 1-0 lead. Dennis Hatvany, Noc-A-Homa, who came from behind with a five-run Steve Sutker, and Ken Seelie followed suit in the top of first and sent the game into extra innings on a clutch two the sixth. Segall’s one-out single and a Tesch grounder -out Scooter Bilsky single following base hits by Ryan to the hole at short knotted the game at 3-3. Crafty left- Jirousek and Don Seager. Along with Bilsky, Andrew hander Greg VanValkenburgh yielded just one walk in Nissen and Jim Batzel, who smacked a triple in the his complete game effort. fourth, each had four hits.

No-Pressure 10, Los Locos Bastar- Wright Brothers 24, Jason and the dos 4— In an impressive team effort, visiting No- Charbonuts 10— In a high-flying offensive dis- Pressure scored in every inning but the fourth, and saw play, host Wright Brothers erupted for three runs in the every batter collect at least one base hit. Kevin Odey first, five in the second, and nine in the third. They and Richard Bamler led their team with three hits apiece, completed their outburst with a seven-run fifth. In an while Bob Cortelezzi, Will Soos, Chester Scott, and Jim attack that featured every batter collecting at least one Bitgood each had two. Contributing with single safeties base hit, John Cadden and Jake Pease led their team with were Jon Waler, George Soos, and Frank Maire, who four hits apiece. Pete Cadden had three hits, and follow- pitched a solid game in striking out nine en route to the ing with two hits each were Chris Schubert, Dave Schu- complete game victory. The standout play on defense bert, David Andrews, Ed Cosentino, and AJ Pease, who was by Scott in center field, when he ran down a deep smashed a pair of deep triples for a team-high five RBI. drive in the bottom of the sixth, then threw to shortstop Key defensive plays included a pair of twin-killings in Bill Maire, who tagged out the runner at second base. the second and fifth, with second baseman Dave Gutin Los Locos Bastardos rapped out thirteen hits involved in both. and were paced by Matt Cole and Dylan Wessell, who Steve Bella, who doubled twice, Eric Walsky, each had three. John Ginty had a pair of doubles and and Joe Witcraft paced Jason and the Charbonuts with Bud Zimmerman had one to account for their team’s three hits each. In a twenty-hit outburst that saw every only extra-base hits. Ken Kramer made two great batter collect at least one base hit, following was Bryan catches in left and Wessell threw out a runner from cen- Panteck with a pair of doubles and Dick Molder with ter field to end a threat in the top of the fourth. Third two base hits. Single safeties by Rick Wessell, Tim baseman Marty Cole made a heady play to stop a poten- Murdock, Robert Lisy, Tim Forrestal, Dennis Hudak, tial threat when he threw to the plate to nail a runner Vic Murdock, and Kevin Lacey rounded out the attack. trying to advance after the infield fly rule was called.

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Perfect Gamers 8, Wright Brothers Los Locos Bastardos 14, Jo-Maxs 2— Held scoreless over the first four innings, Perfect 7— Los Locos Bastardos broke a 5-5 tie in the top of Gamers kept the line moving in the home half of the the fifth, ignited by John Ginty and Marty Cole’s back- fifth to score seven runs on singles by Bill Wells, Erik to-back singles. Dylan Wessell smacked a double to Rosenfeld, Don Dohanyos, and Bob Senkar. Steve drive them both home. A Paul Sparrow single, back-to- Emerick clubbed a bases-loaded double that cleared the back doubles by Bud Zimmerman and Terry Daniel, and bags for his game-high three RBI. John Wilson and a Ken Kramer RBI-grounder plated three more runs for Kim Rambacher both walked and scored. Reed Berg- a 10-5 lead. Ben Brown walked to lead off the sixth, man walked with one out in the sixth and came around moved to third on a Matt Cole single and a walk to to score Perfect Gamers eighth and final run on Ginty, and rode home on a Marty Cole RBI-grounder to Rosenfeld’s RBI-grounder. Featuring an effective fast- deep short for an 11-7 lead. Singles by David Azzolina, ball, slider, curve, and change, Senkar kept opposing Daniel, and Rob Zimmerman were keys to a three-run hitters off balance en route to a complete game victory. rally in the top of the seventh. Ginty showed good con- He got stronger as the game progressed, evidenced by trol in gaining the complete game victory. Shining on notching three of his six strikeouts in the seventh inning. defense was Bud Zimmerman, with an over-the shoulder AJ Pease delivered a clutch RBI-single with two catch and Wessell, who caught a long fly ball and then outs in the top of the third that scored Ed Cosentino to gunned down a runner advancing to third. give Wright Brothers a 1-0 lead. Casey Cadden had the Bobby Voth and Nate Segall paced Jo-Maxs frame’s other base hit. Battling to the end despite the with four hits each. Phil Komaransky’s bases-loaded deficit, Jake Pease and Marc Gutin each singled to open triple and Gary Tesch’s double and two singles were the top of the seventh. David Andrews stroked a two- also good for three RBI. A Paul Soos one-out double in out single to load the bases for Dave Gutin, who drove the fourth was the team’s third and final extra-base hit. home Pease for his team’s final tally. Jack Hammers 15, No-Pressure 4— Chief Noc-A-Homa 12, Jason and Rob Pietruszka, Ryan Dobie, Josh Nathanson, and the Charbonuts 3—Taking advantage of walks Trevor Durkalski stroked consecutive singles to open the allowed to Mike Burns, Jim Batzel, Brett Wilhelm, game. Doug Schaumleffel, Jack Morgan, and Tony Ca- Cody Westmoreland, Ray Jirousek, Don Seager, Scooter tanzarite later singled in the top of the first to give Jack Bilsky, and Rick Arnholt over the first two innings, vis- Hammers a 4-0 lead. With the lead at 5-2 after three iting Chief Noc-A-Homa jumped out to an 8-0 lead and innings, singles by Catanzarite and Pietruszka, a Court never looked back. Mike Presnell, Todd Jirousek, West- Durkalski walk, and hit-by-pitches to Renea Morgan and moreland, Arnholt, and Bilsky each contributed with Frank Durkalski tallied three more runs to make it 8-2. singles in sending twenty batters to the plate. Arnholt Schaumleffel’s RBI-double and Jack Morgan’s RBI- led his team with three hits, with Bilsky, Batzel, and single extended the lead to 10-2 in the middle of the Westmoreland following with two. The early big run fifth. Dobie, Nathanson, and Trevor Durkalski stroked advantage enabled Batzel, the veteran right-hander, to consecutive singles to open the seventh. Aaron Morgan relax en route to a seven- complete game vic- forced in Dobie on a hit-by-pitch to set the stage for tory. Batzel also led his team with three RBI, while Ar- Schaumleffel, who belted a grand slam to complete a nolt, Wilhelm, and Westmoreland followed with two. perfect four-for-four and team-high five RBI afternoon. Steve Bella and Bryan Panteck led off the home Key defensive plays by Pietruszka, Nathanson, and Er- half of the fourth with base hits. After Eric Walsky ica Dobie contributed to the impressive victory. reached on a fielder’s choice, Joe Witcraft doubled to Bill Maire, Jon Waler, Tom Link, and Jim Bit- score Bella to get Jason and the Charbonuts on the good each singled in the home half of the second to get board. Vic Murdock’s clutch two-out single plated Wal- No-Pressure on the board and close the gap to 4-2. Fol- sky for their second tally of the inning. Battling lowing walks to Bitgood, Frank Maire, and Kevin Odey, throughout, Kevin Lacey singled in the seventh follow- Richard Bamler singled in the fifth to add another run. ing walks to Walsky and Witcraft to load the bases for Battling to the end, Will Soos and Odey singled in the Murdock, who hit an RBI-grounder to second to drive in bottom of the seventh, and Frank Maire walked for the Walsky and complete the scoring. fourth and final run. 2016 CLEVELAND INDIANS FANTASY CAMP Batting Statistics - Through Tuesday, January 19th

Player BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Player BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Andrews, David .300 10 1 3 0 0 0 1 Mills, Bruce .286 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 Arnholt, Rick .615 13 5 8 1 0 0 4 Molder, Dick .200 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 Azzolina, David .182 11 3 2 0 0 0 1 Morgan, Aaron .667 9 6 6 2 0 0 1 Bamler, Richard .538 13 2 7 3 0 0 3 Morgan, Jack .700 10 1 7 1 1 0 6 Battles, Dorothy .125 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 Morgan, Renea .000 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 Batzel, Jim .769 13 5 10 0 2 0 10 Murdock, Tim .111 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bella, Steve .538 13 5 7 3 0 0 2 Murdock, Vic .300 10 1 3 1 0 0 5 Bergman, Reed .400 10 1 4 1 0 0 5 Nathanson, Josh .417 12 5 5 0 1 0 2 Bilsky, Scott .600 15 6 9 1 0 0 2 Nissen, Andrew .667 12 3 8 1 1 0 6 Bishop, Jim .500 12 3 6 1 0 0 3 Odey, Kevin .400 10 1 4 0 0 0 2 Bitgood, Jim .400 10 0 4 0 0 0 5 Panteck, Bryan .444 9 3 4 2 0 0 3 Brown, Ben .429 7 2 3 0 0 0 1 Pease, AJ .364 11 3 4 0 3 0 8 Burns, Mike .462 13 8 6 1 0 0 2 Pease, Jake .727 11 4 8 2 1 0 5 Cadden, Casey .222 9 3 2 0 0 0 1 Pietruszka, Rob .500 12 3 6 1 0 0 2 Cadden, John .444 9 3 4 1 0 0 4 Pressnell, Mike .231 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 Cadden, Pete .455 11 5 5 1 0 0 3 Rambacher, Kim .222 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 Catanzarite, Tony .625 8 2 5 0 0 0 1 Rosenfeld, Erik .100 10 2 1 0 0 0 2 Cole, Marty .300 10 2 3 0 0 0 1 Schaumleffel, Doug .545 11 4 6 1 1 1 8 Cole, Matt .500 12 3 6 0 0 0 0 Schubert, Bill .364 11 2 4 0 0 0 1 Cortelezzi, Bob .286 14 3 4 1 0 0 1 Schubert, Chris .300 10 1 3 1 0 0 2 Cosentino, Ed .375 8 3 3 0 0 0 1 Schubert, Dave .300 10 1 3 0 0 0 2 Daniel, Terry .250 12 1 3 1 0 0 3 Scott, Chester .300 10 3 3 1 0 0 2 Dobie, Erica .083 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 Seager, Don .222 9 2 2 0 0 0 2 Dobie, Ryan .750 12 4 9 0 1 1 6 Seelie, Ken .273 11 2 3 0 1 0 2 Dohanyos, Don .091 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 Segall, Nate .727 11 1 8 0 0 0 2 Durkalski, Court .333 9 1 3 0 1 0 0 Senkar, Bob .571 14 4 8 3 0 0 3 Durkalski, Frank .000 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 Solar, Shawn .333 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 Durkalski, Trevor .545 11 5 6 0 1 0 5 Soos, George .182 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 Emerick, Scott .571 14 3 8 2 1 0 3 Soos, Paul .333 9 0 3 1 0 0 0 Emerick, Steve .500 14 3 7 1 1 1 9 Soos, Will .538 13 2 7 0 0 0 2 Forrestal, Tim .300 10 0 3 1 0 0 4 Sparrow, Paul .364 11 2 4 0 0 0 2 Gillespie, Jim .000 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stafford, Chris .385 13 4 5 3 0 0 2 Ginty, John .727 11 4 8 2 0 0 1 Sutker, Steve .375 8 3 3 1 0 0 2 Gutin, Dave .333 9 2 3 0 0 0 1 Tesch, Gary .636 11 2 7 2 1 0 7 Gutin, Marc .286 7 2 2 1 0 0 1 VanValkenburgh, Greg .091 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 Hatvany, Dennis .250 8 2 2 0 0 0 1 Voth, Bobby .615 13 5 8 0 0 0 0 Hudak, Dennis .300 10 0 3 1 0 0 1 Wainwright, Mark .182 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 Jirousek, Ray .250 8 2 2 2 0 0 0 Waler, Jon .400 10 4 4 0 1 0 1 Jirousek, Ryan .308 13 1 4 0 0 0 2 Walsky, Eric .600 10 6 6 0 0 0 4 Jirousek, Todd .250 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 Wells, Bill .182 11 1 2 0 0 0 2 Komaransky, Phil .500 8 2 4 0 1 0 3 Wessell, Dylan .600 10 2 6 2 1 0 5 Kramer, Ken .200 10 2 2 0 1 0 4 Wessell, Rick .143 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 Lacey, Kevin .400 10 2 4 0 0 0 5 Westmoreland, Cody .462 13 1 6 0 0 0 6 Link, Tom .364 11 1 4 0 0 0 2 Wilhelm, Brett .333 12 4 4 0 0 0 4 Lisy, Robert .200 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 Wilson, John .125 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 Maire, Bill .250 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 Witcraft, Joe .667 9 4 6 2 1 0 2 Maire, Frank .375 8 2 3 0 0 0 2 Zimmerman, Bud .500 8 3 4 3 0 0 5 Marcelli, Steve .167 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 Zimmerman, Rob .300 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 Marshall, Kirk .417 12 6 5 1 0 0 2 TOTALS .386 1016 225 392 57 22 3 225 2016 CLEVELAND INDIANS FANTASY CAMP Pitching Statistics - Through Tuesday, January 19th

Player W L IP R H BB SO CG Andrews, David 1 0 7.0 10 19 2 0 0 Azzolina, David 0 1 4.1 5 13 1 0 0 Bamler, Richard 0 2 12.2 32 42 10 12 1 Batzel, Jim 1 1 14.0 5 16 6 14 2 Burns, Mike 1 1 17.0 16 34 2 8 2 Cadden, John 0 0 1.2 13010 Cadden, Pete 0 0 3.2 47110 Cole, Matt 0 0 2.1 55610 Dobie, Ryan 0 0 5.2 35150 Durkalski, Trevor 2 0 6.0 36850 Emerick, Steve 2 0 17.0 12 31 5 22 2 Ginty, John 1 0 12.2 8 25 7 5 1 Hudak, Dennis 0 0 3.0 35640 Komaransky, Phil 0 0 2.0 53710 Lacey, Kevin 0 1 1.0 84810 Lisy, Robert 0 0 6.2 8 20 2 3 0 Maire, Bill 0 1 7.1 5 13 1 4 1 Maire, Frank 1 0 7.0 4 13 1 9 1 Marcelli, Steve 0 1 5.0 9 13 6 2 0 Morgan, Aaron 1 0 7.0 3 10 5 8 1 Murdock, Vic 0 1 2.0 13 9520 Nathanson, Josh 1 0 7.0 1 4 1 10 1 Panteck, Bryan 0 0 0.1 40300 Pease, AJ 1 0 5.0 27060 Pease, Jake 0 0 0.1 10200 Pietruszka, Rob 0 0 2.0 12310 Schaumleffel, Doug 0 0 0.1 40500 Schubert, Bill 0 2 8.1 10 12 9 5 0 Seelie, Ken 1 0 7.0 15371 Senkar, Bob 1 1 14.0 9 16 10 10 2 Tesch, Gary 1 0 7.0 04141 VanValkenburgh, Greg 0 1 7.0 49141 Walsky, Eric 1 0 7.0 36451 Wessell, Dylan 0 1 1.2 53320 Witcraft, Joe 0 1 7.0 8 16 0 5 1 Zimmerman, Bud 0 1 6.0 10 12 2 3 0 TOTALS 16 16 225.0 225 392 137 170 19