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LONG ISLAND DRIVE BASEBALL
OFFICIAL TEAM WEBSITE
THE MERZ WEDDING: AN EPIC EVENT Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Jason Merz A SALUTE TO OUR MANAGER AND DH ---NOW, THE MARRIED MAN!  -
JUNE 30, 2009 - Congrats to Team Manager and DH, JASON MERZ, and his beautiful bride Tracy, on their wonderful wedding this past weekend. Jason has passed his Stan Musial most eligible bachelor duties along to none other than team closer "Sweet" Nick Timpone (sorry Carbone). As we all know, it takes an extraordinary woman to take-on our beloved Jason.....we still all can't believe how she'll do it, but we do wish them a lifetime of health, happiness, and an unlimited expense account for broken bats, helmets and blackberries. As for the Drive, the team split a pitching-dominant DH this past Sunday with the Black Sox, after a brilliant pitching performance by staff ace VINNIE MANNESE, who hurled a ONE-HITTER against the potent Black Sox lineup. The Drive was shutout in game two, dropping the club into a tie for 1ST PLACE with the Storm in a crowded Division 1 Wood Bat field. The Drive is back in action this week, starting against the Long Island Black Sox Tuesday at Eisenhower Park, as CHAD HARRIS takes the hill. The Long Island Drive holds a 13-7 record on the 2009 season.
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TEAM CONTACT INFORMATION
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THE DRIVE MARQUEE
TEAM MESSAGE BOARD
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IN REMEMBERANCE OF ITS CATCHER
*RICHARD CONNOR O'GORMAN*
THE LONG ISLAND DRIVE CELEBRATES
HIS MEMORY THIS SEASON,
IN TRIBUTE AND DEDICATION TO HIM ***In Loving Memory*** RICHARD CONNOR O'GORMAN "CATCHER" 1979 - 2009 APRIL 6, 2009 - The Long Island Drive organization deeply mourns the loss of one of its original members, CONNOR O'GORMAN (#5), who was tragically struck by a car and killed early Sunday morning at an undisclosed location in New York City. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, as our organization is shocked by this awful, tragic loss. The Atlanta, Georgia native and former Princeton Tiger and Long Island Drive catcher was just 30 years old at the time of the accident, and worked in trading for Morgan Stanley in NY. Connor was loved by many and greatly respected and cared for by his Drive teammates. Today, the Drive family collectively mourns the loss of one of its own - a great individual, a friend, and a wonderful teammate. Rest in Peace, Catcher.
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2009 BATTLE FOR NEW YORK
LONG ISLAND DRIVE
vs.
MONTGOMERY CARDINALS
*SATURDAY JULY 11, 2009 - 7:00PM*
JACK KAISER STADIUM
St. John's University - New York
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DRIVE TIMELine___________________________________ Farmingdale, NY - June 6, 2009 ***LONG ISLAND DRIVE - HOT STOVE - GM's MIDSEASON REPORT*** "THE DRIVE MAKES A STATEMENT TO START '09" Across the industry, we're familiar with the mantra that "Pitching Wins", and since 2006, the Long Island Drive organization has capitalized upon this very sentiment. The start of the 2009 season has been no different, and after an offseason in which GM Frank Giglio signed some key players, it was the re-signing of core players that is taking center-stage at the early-going. 3-time team Cy Young CHAD HARRIS (#22), is flashing the stuff that has made him a dominant pitcher on Long Island since he signed with the organization in 2003. Thus far, he is off to a 3-0 start, and, as usual, his numbers are off-the-charts. Powering the Drive staff in the early-going, Harris is complemented by the strongest starting rotation in the organization history, with former team Cy Youngs VINNIE MANNESE and ADAM DOCAR flanking Harris, and newcomer power-arm CHRIS KAHL and veteran righthander MIKE CARBONE rounding out the solid front to the staff. Also boasting arguably the top bullpen on the Island, let alone the league, the Drive has top power arms in veteran closer NICK TIMPONE, newcomer CHRIS PEREZ and returning veteran ANTHONY VITA, whom to date, has not surrendered a hit. The DRIVE offense, slow to produce in this early stage, looks to rebound this weekend. To date, the Drive have had a couple of hot bats, but none hotter than 1st Baseman MIKE HERBST. On a torrid pace since Opening Day, HERBST has powered the tempered Drive offense in every way, culminating in the first walk-off of the year last week - a towering grand slam to put away the Knights in a dominant doubleheader sweep. This week, starting this Sunday, will be a test for the Drive, as it resurfaces the demons of the '08 playoffs, in the form of the team that prevented the Drive title defense from continuing - the Cardinals. This year looks to be different. The DRIVE is 8-1 on the 2009 season and in 1st Place in LISMBL Division 1 Wood Bat.
Farmingdale, NY - January 1, 2009 ***LONG ISLAND DRIVE 2009 SEASON PREVIEW*** DRIVE BASEBALL PRIMED AND READY TO FIGHT TO REGAIN TITLE IN 2009 |
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LONG ISLAND DRIVE Baseball 2009
-- RETURN TO GLORY - RECLAIMING THE TITLE -- ** LI Stan Musial 2009 **LEAGUE STANDINGSDivision I - Wood Bat
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| Storm | | 7 | | 1 | | .875 | -- | 1ST (tie) | | DRIVE | | 13 | | 7 | | .650 | -- | 1ST (tie) | | Cardinals | | 8 | | 5 | | .615 | 1.5 | 3rd | | Black Sox | | 9 | | 8 | | .529 | 2.5 | 4th | | Thunder | | 4 | | 4 | | .500 | 3.5 | 5th | | Cobras | | 3 | | 7 | | .300 | 5.5 | 6th | | Mets | | 2 | | 9 | | .182 | 7.0 | 7th | |
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2007 Season LI DRIVE Team Award Winners
CY YOUNG - ADAM DOCAR
10-2 record / 1.38 ERA
120 K's in 76 and 1/3 Innings
5 Shutouts (including 2 in playoffs)
*Holds single season franchise records for:
Wins (10) / Strikeouts (120) / Shutouts (5)
BATTING CHAMP - BILLY GRAISER (2-time winner)
and MVP .459 Avg / 8 HR / 24 Rbi's
17 stolen bases / 40 runs scored
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