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Season Schedule and Results

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LONG ISLAND DRIVE
FRANCHISE INFORMATION

Owners - FRANK GIGLIO and ADAM MYERS

General Manager - FRANK GIGLIO

Asst. GM - ADAM MYERS

Team Manager - JASON MERZ

Director of Player Operations - VINCENT MANNESE

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League Affiliation - LONG ISLAND STAN MUSIAL

Inaugural Season - SUMMER 2003

LISMBL Overall Franchise RECORD (Division 1)
including playoffs, through present day: 

197 - 118     .625 win pct.  


RECORD by Summer Season
including Playoffs:

* - Franchise record for most wins in a season

** - Regular Season Champions

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
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FRANCHISE CHAMPIONSHIPS:

2007 LISMBL Div I CHAMPIONS

2008 RIPKEN LABOR DAY CLASSIC 

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PLAYER ACHIEVEMENTS:
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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:
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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:
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2010: MIKE HERBST
2009: RYAN CRAWFORD
2008: NICK TIMPONE

2007: BILL GRAISER
2006: CHAD HARRIS
2005: WILLIE REYES
2004: VINNIE MANNESE 
2003: ADAM MYERS

 

 

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MIKE HERBST - 1B #7
LONG ISLAND DRIVE CAPTAIN - 2010


LONG ISLAND STAN MUSIAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DIVISION I - Wood Bat
NUMERICAL TEAM ROSTER - Active Players

2010 SEASON
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Team Manager
JASON MERZ

Assistant Coach
VINNIE MANNESE

Team Captain 2010
MIKE HERBST

 

# 1  RYAN SCHAEFER

# 20  BILL GRAISER

# 3  JOHN SUCCAROTTE

# 21  FRANK GIGLIO

# 4  DAN BERRY

# 22  CHAD HARRIS

# 5  JOSEPH KITT

# 24  GARY VILLACRES

# 7  MIKE HERBST

# 25  RYAN CRAWFORD

# 8  KELVIN ORTIZ

# 27  MIKE CARBONE

# 9  THOMAS DUMSER

# 29  SCOTT REO

# 10  MICHAEL KITT

# 31  CHRIS KAHL

# 11  CHRIS ESPOSITO

# 32  VINCENT MANNESE

# 13  ADAM MYERS

# 37  NICK TIMPONE

# 14  JASON GALBRAITH

# 42  RYAN GAGE

# 18  STEVEN LAMACCHIA

# 44  ADAM DOCAR

# 19  JASON MERZ

 


DISABLED LIST/INACTIVE - 2010 SEASON

#2  JACK MURPHY

#17 FRANK DOLAN

#18 FRANK SCARLATO

 

 


LI DRIVE RETIRED NUMBERS

#5 CONNOR O'GORMAN

#23 FRANK'S MAN-CRUSH 'THE HITMAN'

#42 JACKIE ROBINSON

 


 

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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






2009 LI Stan Musial Season
Summer Schedule
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Gm 1: *OPENING DAY*
vs. Long Island Mets
Wed. 5/13, Casamento Park - 8:30pm

Gm 2: vs. Long Island Black Sox
Sun. 5/17, Birchwood Park - 8:00pm

Gm 3: vs. Suffolk Yankees
Tue. 5/19, Birchwood Park - 8:30pm

Gm 4 & 5: vs. Long Island Cobras
Sat. 5/23, William Floyd - 12:00pm

Gm 6: vs. Long Island Mets
Tue. 5/26, Morris Ave - 8:30pm

Gm 7: vs. Long Island Pirates
Wed. 5/27, Burns Park - 8:30pm

Gm 8: vs. New York Thunder
Fri. 5/29, Birchwood Park - 8:30pm

Gm 9 & 10: vs. New York Knights
Sun. 5/31, Broadway Ave - 1:30pm

Gm 11: vs. Nassau Yankees
Wed. 6/3, Burns Park - 8:30pm

Gm 12: vs. NHP Tigers
Thur. 6/4, Eisenhower Park B - 8:30pm

Gm 13 & 14: vs. Long Island Cardinals
Sun. 6/7, Eisenhower Park B - 12:00pm

Gm 15: vs. Long Island Mets
Tue. 6/9, Baseball Heaven - 9:30pm

Gm 16: vs. Long Island Black Sox
Thur. 6/11, Eisenhower Park B - 8:30pm

Gm 17: vs. Southshore Bulldogs
Fri. 6/12, Birchwood Park - 8:30pm


2009 LI Stan Musial Season
Summer Schedule
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Gm 18 & 19: vs. Long Island Tigers
Sun. 6/14, West Babylon HS - 9:00am

Gm 20: vs. Long Island Indians
Wed. 6/17, Burns Park - 8:30pm

Gm 21: vs. Lindenhurst Astros
Fri. 6/19, Shore Rd - 7:00pm

Gm 22 & 23: vs. New York Thunder
Sun. 6/21, Suffolk CC Selden- 1:00pm

Gm 24: vs. New York Thunder
Tue. 6/23, Eisenhower Park B- 8:30pm

Gm 25: vs. Long Beach Giants
Wed. 6/24, Burns Park - 8:30pm

Gm 26: vs. Long Island Black Sox
Thu. 6/25, Eisenhower Park B- 8:30pm

Gm 27 & 28: vs. Long Island Black Sox
Sun 6/28, Birchwood Park - 6:00pm

Gm 29: vs. Long Island Black Sox
Tue. 6/30, Eisenhower Park B- 8:30pm

Gm 30: vs. HTV Blue Jays
Wed. 7/1, John Glenn HS- 6:00pm

Gm 31: vs. Long Island Mets
Thur. 7/2, Morris Ave - 8:30pm

Gm 32: vs. Levittown Longhorns
Sun. 7/5, MacArthur HS - 9:00am

Gm 33: vs. Long Island Cobras
Wed. 7/8, Birchwood Park - 8:30pm

Gm 34: vs. NHP Tigers
Thur. 7/9, Eisenhower Park B - 8:30pm


2009 LI Stan Musial Season
Summer Schedule
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Gm 35: **SJU GAME**vs. NY Thunder
Sat. 7/11, Jack Kaiser Stadium - 7:00pm

Gm 36 & 37: vs. Long Island Mets
Sun. 7/12, Burns Park - 9:30am

Gm 38: vs. Long Island Cardinals
Wed. 7/15, Burns Park - 8:30pm

Gm 39: vs. Long Beach Giants
Thur. 7/16, Long Beach HS - 6:00pm

Gm 40 & 41: vs. New York Thunder
Sun. 7/19, Suffolk CC Selden - 1:00pm

Gm 42: vs. Long Island Ducks
Tue. 7/21, Eisenhower Park B - 8:30pm

Gm 43: vs. Long Island Cobras
Wed. 7/22, Burns Park - 8:30pm

Gm 44: vs. Long Island Mets
Thur. 7/23, Morris Ave - 8:30pm

Gm 45 & 46: vs. Long Island Cardinals
Sun. 7/26, Burns Park - 10:00am

Gm 47: vs. Long Island Storm
Tue. 7/28, SUNY Farmingdale- 8:00pm

Gm 48: vs. Long Island Cobras
Wed. 7/29, Burns Park - 8:30pm

Gm 49: vs. Long Island Mets
Thur. 7/30, Morris Ave - 8:30pm

Gm 50: vs. Long Island Drive 2
Sun. 8/2, Barrett Park - 9:00am




   




2009 LISMBL Summer Season
GAME RESULTS

(E) = Exhibition
(*) = Playoff game
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Gm 1: L - Mets 4, DRIVE 3
Record: 0 - 1

Gm 2:  W - DRIVE 8, Black Sox 4
Record: 1 - 1

GM 3: W - DRIVE 6, Yankees 1
Record: 2 - 1

Gm 4: W - DRIVE 11, Cobras 1 (6 inn)
Record: 3 - 1

Gm 5: W - DRIVE 7, Cobras 2
Record: 4 - 1

Gm 6:  W - DRIVE 7, Mets 4 
Record: 5 - 1

Gm 7: W - DRIVE 3, Pirates 1
Record: 6 - 1

Gm 8: PPD - DRIVE 0, Thunder 0
Record: 6 - 1

Gm 9: W - DRIVE 2, Knights 0
Record: 7 - 1

Gm 10: W - DRIVE 12, Knights 0 (6 inn)
Record: 8 - 1

Gm 11: PPD - DRIVE 0, Nas Yankees 0
Record: 8 - 1

Gm 12: PPD - DRIVE 0, NHP Tigers 0
Record: 8 - 1  

Gm 13:  W - DRIVE 5, Cardinals 2
Record: 9 - 1

Gm 14: L - Cardinals 2, DRIVE 0
Record:  9 - 2

Gm 15:  PPD - DRIVE 0, Mets 0
Record: 9 - 2

Gm 16: L - Black Sox 4, DRIVE 1
Record: 9 - 3

Gm 17: L - Bulldogs 5, DRIVE 1
Record: 9 - 4 

Gm 18: W - DRIVE 2, LI Tigers 1
Record: 10 - 4 

Gm 19: L - LI Tigers 10, DRIVE 4
Record: 10 - 5  

 

2009 LISMBL Summer Season
GAME RESULTS

(E) = Exhibition
(*) = Playoff game
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Gm 20:  W - DRIVE 5, Indians 0
Record:  11 - 5

Gm 21:  W - DRIVE 4, Astros 2
Record:  12 - 5

Gm 22:  PPD - DRIVE 0, Thunder 0
Record:  12 - 5

Gm 23:  PPD - DRIVE 0, Thunder 0
Record:  12 - 5

Gm 24:  PPD - DRIVE 0, Thunder 0
Record:  12 - 5

Gm 25:  PPD - DRIVE 0, Giants 0
Record:  12 - 5

Gm 26:  L - Black Sox 2, DRIVE 0
Record:  12 - 6

Gm 27:  W - DRIVE 1, Black Sox 0
Record:  13 - 6

Gm 28:  L - Black Sox 4, DRIVE 0
Record:  13 - 7

Gm 29:  L - Black Sox 2, DRIVE 1
Record:  13 - 8 

Gm 30:  PPD - DRIVE 0, Blue Jays 0
Record:  13 - 8 

Gm 31:  SPD - DRIVE 2, Mets 0
Record:  13 - 8 

Gm 32:  L - Longhorns 3, DRIVE 2 (9 inn)
Record:  13 - 9

Gm 33:  L - Cobras 2, DRIVE 1
Record:  13 - 10

Gm 34:  L - NHP Tigers 5, DRIVE 4 (9 inn)
Record:  13 - 11

Gm 35:  W - DRIVE 13, Thunder 0 (9 inn)
Record:  14 - 11

Gm 36:  W - DRIVE 6, Mets 1
Record:  15 - 11


2009 LISMBL Summer Season
GAME RESULTS

(E) = Exhibition
(*) = Playoff game
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Gm 37:  W - DRIVE 6, Mets 4
Record:  16 - 11

Gm 38:  W - DRIVE 6, Cardinals 1
Record:  17 - 11

Gm 39:  W - DRIVE 6, Giants 0
Record: 
 18 - 11

Gm 40:  W/L - DRIVE 0, Thunder 0
Record:  

Gm 41: W/L - DRIVE 0, Thunder 0
Record: 

Gm 42: W/L - DRIVE 0, Ducks 0
Record: 

Gm 43: W/L - DRIVE 0, Cobras 0
Record:  

Gm 44: W/L - DRIVE 0, Mets 0
Record: 

Gm 45: W/L - DRIVE 0, Cardinals 0
Record: 

Gm 46: W/L - DRIVE 0, Cardinals 0
Record:

Gm 47: W/L - DRIVE 0, Storm 0
Record:

Gm 48: W/L - DRIVE 0, Cobras 0
Record:

Gm 49: W/L - DRIVE 0, Mets 0
Record: 
   

Gm 50: W/L - DRIVE 0, Drive "2"  0
Record: 

END OF REGULAR SEASON

*2009 PLAYOFFS - TBD

**2009 CHAMPIONSHIP**

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16th - CITIBANK PARK

 




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but they're going to have to bleed to do it."

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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