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Meet the Miracle Workers The Official News of the 2016 Cleveland Indians 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 spring training,” 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 Kinston Indians of the VA, where he continues in 2016. Carolina League 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 TUESDAY MORNING ROUNDUP 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 strikeouts. 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.
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