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LONG ISLAND DRIVE FRANCHISE INFORMATION General Manager - FRANK GIGLIO Team Manager - JASON MERZ _________________________________________  League Affiliation - LONG ISLAND STAN MUSIAL Inaugural Season - SUMMER 2003 LISMBL Overall Franchise RECORD (Top Division: Division 1/Pro Wood) including playoffs, through present day:  252 - 134     .653 win pct.   RECORD by Summer Season including Playoffs: * - Franchise record for most wins in a season ** - Regular Season Champions 2011:  26-4, LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010:  29-9 (+1 tie), Championship Series Loss** 2009:  26-16, Semi-Final Playoff Loss** 2008:  26-13 (+ 1 tie), Semi-Final Playoff Loss** 2007:  33-13, LEAGUE CHAMPIONS* 2006: 14-12, 3rd Round Playoff Loss 2005: 18-15, 2nd Round Playoff Loss 2004: 13-12, Semi-Final Playoff Loss 2003: 17-15, Semi-Final Playoff Loss TOURNAMENTS - All-time overall record: 14-9 FALL SEASONS - All-time overall record: 36-13 _______________________________ FRANCHISE CHAMPIONSHIPS: LEAGUE: 2011 LISMBL Pro Wood Div CHAMPIONS 2007 LISMBL Division I Wood CHAMPIONS TOURNAMENT: 2008 RIPKEN LABOR DAY CLASSIC CHAMPIONS _______________________________ PLAYER ACHIEVEMENTS: _______________________________ 2011 Team MVPs - TOM KAHL / BILL GRAISER Team Batting Champ - BILL GRAISER Team CY Young - TOM KAHL 2010 Team MVP - CHAD HARRIS Team Batting Champ - BILL GRAISER Team CY Young - TOM KAHL 2009 Team CO-MVPs - VINNIE MANNESE and MIKE HERBST Team Batting Champ - FRANK GIGLIO Team CY Young - CHAD HARRIS 2008 Team MVP - VINNIE MANNESE Team Batting Champ - FRANK GIGLIO Team CY Young - VINNIE MANNESE 2007 Team MVP - BILL GRAISER Team Batting Champ - BILL GRAISER Team CY Young - ADAM DOCAR 2006 Team MVP - BILL GRAISER Team Batting Champ - BILL GRAISER Team CY Young - CHAD HARRIS 2005 Team MVP - CHAD HARRIS Team Batting Champ - FRANK CARROTTA Team CY Young - CHAD HARRIS 2004 Team MVP - CHAD HARRIS Team Batting Champ - FRANK GIGLIO Team CY Young - CHAD HARRIS 2003 Team MVP - VINNIE MANNESE Team Batting Champ - ADAM MYERS Team CY Young - VINNIE MANNESE TEAM ALL-STARS: _______________________________ 2011: Bill Graiser, Nick Timpone Tom Kahl, Joe Kitt, Frank Giglio 2010: Bill Graiser, Chad Harris Tom Kahl, Joe Kitt, Frank Giglio   2009: Mike Carbone, Frank Giglio Adam Docar, Chad Harris, Mike Herbst Vinnie Mannese, Scotty "Bruce" Reo 2008: Ryan Crawford, Frank Giglio Bill Graiser, Chad Harris, Joe Kitt Vinnie Mannese, Frank Scarlato 2007:  Adam Docar, Frank Giglio, Billy Graiser, Vinnie Mannese, Jason Merz, Adam Myers, Kelvin Ortiz, Nick Timpone 2006:  Frank Carrotta, Frank Giglio, Billy Graiser, Chad Harris, Adam Myers, Nick Timpone 2005:  Frank Carrotta, Frank Giglio, Chad Harris, Jason Merz, Adam Myers, Chris Yandoli  2004:  Frank Giglio, Chad Harris, Adam Myers, Adam Senese, Chris Yandoli  2003:  Frank Giglio, Vinnie Mannese, Adam Myers TEAM CAPTAINS: _______________________________    2011: JOE KITT 2010: MIKE HERBST 2009: RYAN CRAWFORD 2008: NICK TIMPONE 2007: BILL GRAISER 2006: CHAD HARRIS 2005: WILLIE REYES 2004: VINNIE MANNESE  2003: ADAM MYERS	JOE KITT - OF #5 LONG ISLAND DRIVE CAPTAIN - 2011 LONG ISLAND STAN MUSIAL BASEBALL LEAGUE PRO WOOD DIVISION NUMERICAL TEAM ROSTER - Active Players 2011 SEASON ___________________________ Team Manager JASON MERZ   # 1  JACK MURPHY # 21  FRANK GIGLIO # 2  NOLAN LAUTERBORN # 27  MIKE CARBONE # 5  JOSEPH KITT # 29  SCOTT REO # 6  ANDY CAVAGNARO # 30  JR LOTT # 7  MIKE HERBST # 31  CHRIS KAHL # 8  STEVE STERLACCI # 32  VINCENT MANNESE # 9  THOMAS DUMSER # 37  NICK TIMPONE # 10  MICHAEL KITT # 40  TOM BUTLER # 11  CHRIS ESPOSITO # 41  ERIC MILLER # 12  TOM KAHL # 42  RYAN GAGE # 19  JASON MERZ # 44  ADAM DOCAR # 20  BILL GRAISER DISABLED LIST/INACTIVE - 2011 SEASON #13  ADAM MYERS #22 CHAD HARRIS # 25  RYAN CRAWFORD   LI DRIVE RETIRED NUMBERS #5 CONNOR O'GORMAN #23 'THE HITMAN' - DON MATTINGLY     2007 League Champions - Trophy Presentation League President Jimmy Rose presents Drive GM Frank Giglio and several players the franchise's 1st LI Championship trophy at the League Winter Meetings - January 9, 2007 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 2003 NABA Liberty Bell - Philadelphia, PA 2004 NABA Liberty Bell - Philadelphia, PA 2005 SFBL Florida Cup - Miami, FL 2007 SFBL Florida Cup - Miami, FL 2008 Ripken Labor Day Classic - Myrtle Beach, SC 2009 MABL World Series - Pheonix, AZ
LIDRIVE.COM QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Somebody may beat me, but they're going to have to bleed to do it." Steve Prefontaine, Track Legend _____________________________ Specialties and Apparel:	I believe in the Church of Baseball. I've tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones. And the only church that truly feeds the soul, day-in day-out, is the Church of Baseball. -Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon), Bull Durham [Larry jogs out to the mound to break up a players' conference] Larry: Excuse me, but what the hell's going on out here? Crash Davis: Well, Nuke's scared because his eyelids are jammed and his old man's here. We need a live... is it a live rooster? [Jose nods] Crash Davis: We need a live rooster to take the curse off Jose's glove and nobody seems to know what to get Millie or Jimmy for their wedding present. [to the players] Crash Davis: Is that about right? [the players nod] Crash Davis: We're dealing with a lot of shit. Larry: Okay, well, uh... candlesticks always make a nice gift, and uh, maybe you could find out where she's registered and maybe a place-setting or maybe a silverware pattern. Okay, let's get two! Go get 'em. -Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), Bull Durham