Volume 2 Issue 2 – Monday, January 27, 2020

TOP STORY Cuyler Romps to Opening Day Win By Roy Berger, Beat Writer

KANGAROO COURT Pirates 2020 Fantasy Camp opened with Judge on a sunny and cool Sunday Roger Angelelli for hurting his shoulder afternoon in Bradenton with two proven veterans facing each other playing ping pong- $1; Eli Zlokas for as David Briles delivered the first wearing hat backwards on field- $1; pitch, a fastball outside, to Wardo Julie Seidman for bringing large purple Brigham. suitcase as her equipment bag- $1; Post-Gazette beat writer Briles didn’t do much else wrong as Jason Mackey, in camp as a player- his right arm paced Team Cuyler to reporter, for missing opening banquet- an 18-3 win over Team Traynor in $1; Rick Oleshak for wearing a Phillies a first day appealing match-up that tee shirt to beach- $1; lost appeal-$2; turned out to be the biggest rout of Alan Scott for recollecting past camp opening day. conversations he’s had with Pirate legends , and Briles pitched three innings giving Paul McCann, Key RBI Vernon Law but not mentioning Blass- $3. up one as Cuyler erupted in the third inning for six runs behind a preserve the win. Clemente fought bases loaded, bases clearing back from an early six run deficit and off the bat of Jason Scheidler. finally took the lead in the bottom Mike Sedlock followed a couple of of the sixth with three runs keyed batters later with a two run . by 86-year-old Paul McCann’s THEY SAID IT Cuyler broke it open in the fourth infield RBI single followed by “I wouldn’t trade my life with anybody when Mike Labanowski a two Kubala’s two run double. “The key else. I played during the golden days of run bases loaded single and Bruce to baseball is to put the ball in play “ Sedlock singled in two more runs. baseball, when it was a game and when and make things happen and Paul it was fun. Back then it wasn’t about did just that,” winning manager Jack money. It was about working hard, Labanowski, the 2019 camp leading Wilson said. David Koven and Lytle having fun and hanging together as a hitter, continued his torrid pace with Bob “Big Country” Terrell chipped team.” — Vernon Law a 4-4 day while Glenn Stewart and in with three hits each. Briles were a perfect 3-3 at the plate. Team Wagner 12- Team Carey 5: Cuyler manager Mike LaVailliere The Wagner’s gave starting DID YOU KNOW? said “ I like our team. We have Scott Loercher a six run lead in the Ty Smith has visited 120 minor league athletes and depth.” second inning to pull away for the ballparks, all 30 current major league victory. stadiums, 14 international facilities and Team Clemente 10 -Team Waner all but two (Braves; Astros/Nationals) 9: Kevin Kubala pitched out of a Pirates rookie Andy Grosh, with spring training sites. This year he has bases loaded, two out jam in the previous Yankees and Orioles camp plans to visit the Puerto Rican winter bottom of the 7th inning by getting continued on back page league and Cuba to catch games. Jay Boyles on an infield pop-up to continued from front page experience, was 4-4 with two doubles while Gary Dmitrzak and James Bish had three hits each. Bill Larko and Grosh finished on the mound forthe winners.

Team Stargell 16- Team Vaughan 8: The Loeber family combined for 11 hits as the Stargells rallied from a first inning deficit to pull away with a 28 hit attack. Brothers Aaron and J.C. Loeber had four hits each while dad John added three. Tom Troutman was also 10 Q’s WITH perfect 4-4 for Stargell. JOE BILLETDEAUX

How good of a prep ballplayer were you? MONDAY’S SCHEDULE (all games at ) I was okay. I started three years in high school as a middle MORNING GAMES 10:30 a.m. AFTERNOON GAMES 2:15 p.m. and pitcher and then played Field 1 Cuyler vs. Wagner (H) Field 1 (TV) Cuyler vs. Waner (H) Legion ball. Field 2 (TV) Carey vs. Traynor (H) Field 2 Clemente vs. Traynor (H)

Are you still a camp first round Field 3 Waner vs. Stargell (H) Field 3 Carey vs. Vaughan (H) draft choice? Field 4 Vaughan vs. Clemente (H) Field 4 Wagner vs. Stargell (H) I was never a first rounder, maybe second or third round.

As a kid what did you CAREY CLEMENTE CUYLER STARGELL want to do? Steve Blass Manny Sanguillen I wanted to work in baseball. Jack Wilson Mike LaValliere Vernon Law Robbie Kison Gustavo Omana Jonathan Prieto Drew Benes What was your Slippery Rock U Chet Lumish Dorothy Nugent Frank Dailey Mike Roteman degree? Bachelor of Science in phys ed BABYAK, STEVE BERG, BRYAN BRILES, DAVID FITZGERALD, JIM and sports management. BERAN, JOHN KOVEN, DAVID CALHOUN, BOB GENTILE, JIM BOUCHARD, TOM KRUMAN, STEVE FALK, KARL HETZLER, RICH First job out of school and first CHUPRINKO, JOHN KUBALA, KEVIN FUCHS, RALPH LOEBER, AARON job with the Pirates? FONTANA, PHIL MCCANN, PAUL GEARY, TIM LOEBER, JC Interned with Pirates in 1987. KIRSCH, MARTY MERISON, DAVE KUHN, JEFF LOEBER, JOHN Never left. I started as a ticket OLESHAK, RICK MERISON, JOHN LABANOWSKI, MIKE MERLIN, GLENN sales coordinator. PAPALIA, DENNY SAMS, GARY SCHEIDLER, JASON ROSS, PATRICIA REUSCHER, CURT SMITH, TY SEDLOCK, BRUCE TROUTMAN, JACK Favorite all-time Pirate? SCHIFANO, DUANE TERRELL, LYTLE BOB SEDLOCK, MIKE TROUTMAN, TOM SCHIFANO, TONY VEITH, TIM STEWART, GLENN WRIGHT, KEITH SNYDER, HERB WARREN, CLYDE VANDERHOOF, JEFF ZLOKAS, ELI Best part of the fantasy camp week is? TRAYNOR VAUGHAN WAGNER WANER Being a part of the camaraderie. R.J. Reynolds Jose Lind Worst part of the fantasy camp Kory DeHaan Nollys Solarte Scott May Chris Petersen week is? Joe Cioffi Jack Steele Jeff Green Paul Levin Getting fined by Blass. BRIGHAM, WARDO BOWERS, CHAD BISH, JAMES ANGELELLI, ROGER There’s a long waiting list DOYEN, DEAN FLOYD, AMI JO DEVAN, PHILLIP BOYLES, JAY to get into camp. FRAME, RANDY GELETKA, TED DMITRZAK, DALE DOYLE, JACK What’s the chance we’ll see a GOODRICH, BILLY HUFNAGEL, MARILEE DMITRZAK, GARY EPSTEIN, ROBERT second camp week? MACKEY, JASON LONGSHAW, GORDIE DRAVES, ED HARDY, JEFF Very good chance as early MARSH, JAMES MARSHALL, TOM GROSH, ANDREW HOOVER, DANIEL as this fall. MCKEEVER, KEVIN MCFARLAND, DAVE HOLLENBAUGH, GARY LOWERY, CLYDE MEYER, CHRIS PORSCHE, FRED LARKO, BILL MANSOUR, MARK LOERCHER, SCOTT NELSON, JERRY How will you spend Saturday OLSZEWSKI, BILL SCOTT, ALAN PETRUSKA, JAY NELSON, STEPHEN night after another successful RIES, RICO SEIDMAN, JULIE STEAR, RANDY ROBINSON, JAY camp and everyone is gone? SHAFFER, BOB SULLIVAN, SCOTT WALTERS, BOYD SCIULLI, ANTHONY I go to the beach for a couple of SHEDLOCK, STEVE VANCE, STEVEN hours, have a glass of wine, read WRIGHT, KEVIN the evaluation forms and watch the sun set. CAMP DVD: Be sure to text your SELFIE and NAME to 412-498-0488. Your selfie will appear as your official head shot on the camp DVD which is distributed in May.