SUFFOLK YANKEES PREPARE FOR 15TH SEASON IN LONG ISLAND STAN MUSIAL.
THE TEAM HAS ACHIEVED THE PLAYOFFS IN EVERY SEASON BUT ONE INCLUDING BOTH
SUMMER & FALL IN 2011.
OUR TEAM IS COMPRISED OF CURRENT/FORMER COLLEGE PLAYERS, FORMER HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS AND PLAYERS FROM THROUGHOUT LONG ISLAND / QUEENS [18-35]
THE SUFFOLK YANKEES ARE A COMPETITIVE TEAM, HOWEVER, EVERYONE GETS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY AND CONTRIBUTE. WE LOOK FOR TALENTED, COMMITTED AS WELL AS TEAM-ORIENTED PLAYERS WHO KNOW HOW TO "PLAY FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME."
INTERESTED IN PLAYING, PLEASE SEND E-MAIL TO suffolkyankees@aol.com
SEASON RUNS FROM MID-MAY TO LATE JULY, 25 TO 30 GAMES, MOSTLY SUNDAY DOUBLEHEADERS.
PLAYOFFS ARE DOUBLE ELIMINATION. LOOKING FOR PITCHER, CATCHER, INFIELDER, OUTFIELDER
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THE SUFFOLK YANKEES COMPLETED ITS 12TH SEASON [FIRST IN WOOD BAT]
ON A GREAT FINISH. ENTERING THE PLAYOFFS AS THE 16TH SEED, THE
YANKEES PLAYED AS A TEAM WITH NO PRESSURE AGAINST THE #1 SEED.
GAME #1 - YANKEES WIN 6 - 3!!!!!!!
NEXT GAME, YANKEES FEELING GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES.
GAME #2 - YANKEES WIN 7 - 1!!!!!!!
WHAT A RIDE!!!! YANKEES NOW BEING TAKEN FOR REAL!!!!
GAME #3 - YANKEES LOSE 3 - 1. GREAT GAME BY BOTH TEAMS.
YANKEES NOW IN SUDDEN DEATH GAMES,HOWEVER, STILL NO PRESSURE..........
GAME #4 - YANKEES WIN 7 - 3!!!!!!!
STILL A GREAT RIDE, WE ARE 3 GAMES FROM A CHAMPIONSHIP...........
GAME #5 - YANKEES LOSE 6 - 2. ANOTHER GREAT GAME BY BOTH TEAMS.
THOUGH WE LOST, WE FINISHED THE PLAYOFFS WITH A RECORD OF 3 - 2.
NEXT SEASON, WE WILL BE READY TO MARCH TO THE WOOD BAT CHAMPIONSHIP.
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2008 SUFFOLK YANKEES [17-11], WON 11 STRAIGHT GAMES [TEAM RECORD]
TO QUALIFY FOR THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE 3RD SEASON IN A ROW.
THE PAST 3 SEASONS WE HAVE COMPILED A STRONG RECORD OF 49 -32
FOR A WINNING PERCENTAGE OF .605.
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2007 SEASON BATTING PITCHING LEADERS --
AVG - BRYAN Q .578 BRIAN R .449
RUNS - MIKE R 32 BRIAN R 28
HITS - BRYAN Q 37 BRIAN R 35
2B - BRYAN Q 7 JAY Q 7
3B - BRYAN Q 4 BRIAN R 4
HR - BRYAN Q 5 JAY Q 5
RBI - BRIAN R 32 BRYAN Q 24
WALKS - MIKE R 24 RYAN P 19
SB - BRYAN Q 17 MIKE R 14
OBP - BRYAN Q .613 MIKE R .598
SLG % - BRYAN Q 1.047 JAY Q .811
WINS - MIKE D 7-0 JOSH B 5-1
ERA - JAY D 0.97 HENRY S 1.65
K'S - JAY D 39 BRIAN R 29
CG - MIKE D 6 BRIAN R 4 *************************************************************
WE FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON WINNING 8 IN A ROW,
WINNING 11 OF 12, 13 OF 15 AND 14 OF OUR LAST 17!!!!!!!!!!
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 3 PLAYERS VOTED TO THE CITIBANK
ALL-STAR GAME:
BRYAN QUINTANA AVG .578 HITS 37 RBI 24 HR 5 OBP .613
BRIAN RILEY AVG .449 HITS 35 RBI 32 HR 3 OBP .532
MIKE DEPERSIO 7 WINS NO LOSSES 6 COMPLETE GAME VICTORIES
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THE PLAYOFFS IN 2007 SAW THE SUFFOLK YANKEES WIN 3
GAMES AND LOSE 2. THOUGH WE FELL SHORT OF OUR GOAL
OF A CHAMPIONSHIP, IT WAS AN EXCITING RIDE. GAME #4
WAS A CLASSIC. AFTER 6 INNINGS, THE SCORE WAS 0 - 0
AND THE MARINERS SCORED AN UNEARNED RUN OFF HENRY
STRIEGL IN THE TOP OF THE 7TH. BOTTOM OF THE 7TH, 2 OUT,
NOBODY ON, RILEY SINGLES. TWO STRIKES ON NO. 4 HITTER
BRYAN QUINTANA, HE SWINGS, "IT IS HIGH, IT IS FAR, IT IS
GONE" A 2 RUN WALK OFF HOMER -- THE YANKEES WIN!!!!
THE YANKEES WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1998 - 2001 WINNING RECORDS [TO BE POSTED]
2002 5 - 22 2003 5 - 21 2004 6 -17
2005 3 - 22
2006 14 - 12 0 - 1 PLAYOFFS
2007 18 - 9 3 - 2 PLAYOFFS
2008 CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IN 2005, WE PLAYED TO A RECORD OF 3-22. IT WAS NOT A
SEASON TO REMEMBER, BUT A CORE OF PLAYERS DEDICATED
THEMSELVES TO STAYING TOGETHER AS A TEAM. IN 2006, WE
ADDED SOME GOOD PLAYERS AND AT SEASON'S END FINISHED
AT 14-12 AND MADE THE PLAYOFFS. NOW IN 2007, WE ADDED
SOME NEW TALENT AND STAND AT 18-9 WITH 2 GAMES LEFT
AND THE PLAYOFFS LOOMING.
AS MANAGER, I CANNOT BE PROUDER OF THE TEAM WE HAVE
BECOME. FROM THE 4 PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED IN 05/6/7 -
DOM GROSSO, BRIAN RILEY, BILLY SWIFT & MIKE DEPERSIO;
JOHN COLANDREA & COURTNEY TREMBONE PLAYED IN '05 AND
RETURNED IN 2007; THE 6 PLAYERS WHO JOINED US IN 2006
- JAY LENT, HENRY STRIEGL, BRYAN QUINTANA, NICK SCORDATO,
JASON QUINTANA, JARED RAYGADA AND THE 8 WHO COMPLETED
THE SQUAD IN 2008 - JOSH BENTE, JAY DEPASCALE, MATT KALER,
KIRK KING, STEVE LAMA, SCOTT LANDE, RYAN PEMBROKE, MIKE
RAZZANO - WE HAVE BECOME A TEAM WHO PLAYS TO WIN AND PLAYS
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME.
IN THE PAST 10 YEARS, MANY PLAYERS HAVE PLAYED FOR THE
SACHEM/SUFFOLK YANKEEES. ALMOST ALL OF THEM I WAS PROUD
TO HAVE AS A MEMBER OF MY TEAM. THERE ARE 19 PLAYERS WHO
HAVE PLAYED OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS WHO HAVE MOVED ON, BUT,
I WILL ALWAYS CONSIDER PART OF THE "SUFFOLK YANKEES" --
RICH KAISER, CHRIS KAISER, RICH MONDINI, JOE CARUSO,
ANTHONY MARINO, PHIL MISCIONE, ED ADDEO, TIM & BOB ANZIONE,
SEAN BURBIGE, ALEX DELGIORNO, AARON KLEIN, MATT JENKS,
JATTAN SEALY, TYLER ROSSWORN, MARC WEISBAUM, BRYAN HOLLAND,
LOUIE MARQUEZ, JIM KAPLAN. WHATEVER THE SUFFOLK YANKEES
DO THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR AND THE YEAR AFTER THAT, I HOPE
YOU FOLLOW THE TEAM AND ENJOY WHAT YOU WERE A PART OF.
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7/08/07 SUFFOLK YANKEES VS EAST NORTHPORT TIGERS
bottom of the 7th, Yankees trailing 13-6.........
leadoff hitter Matt Kaler works a walk, Billy Swift pinch
runs, pinch hitter Mike Razzano basehit, first & third, no out...
next batter John Colandrea raps single, drives in Billy Swift,
score 13-7, first & second, no out.............. next batter Nick Scordato
lines out hard to shortstop, one out, still first & second............
Jay DePascale raps a hard hit ball, shortstop cannot handle,
Mike Razzano scores, first & second, score 13-8, one out.....
Jay Quintana works a walk, bases loaded, Brian Riley grounds
into force ar 3rd & beats throw to 1st, John Colandrea scores,
runers at first & second, 2 out, Ryan Pembroke pinch runs,
score 13-9.....................
Bryan Quintana blasts long three run homer to right field to
score Jay Quintana & Ryan Pembroke, score 13-12, 2out.......
Courtney Trembone gets hit by pitch, Jared Raygada belts a
single, first & second, 2 out................
Josh Bente rips single, scoring Courtney Trembone, score tied
13-13, first & third, 2 out...............
Billy Swift who pinch ran for the first batter in the inning
lifts a single to center, Jared Raygada scores...........
Players and coaches jumping up & down, what a great feeling....
THE YANKEES WIN............THE YANKEES WIN.............
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2006 TEAM LEADERS - HITTING
BATTING 1. JASON QUINTANA .500
2. JARED RAYGADA .472
3. BRYAN QUINTANA .431
4. MIKE DEPERSIO .406
5. LOUIE MARQUEZ .395
6. MATT JENKS .350 [RETIRED]
7. BILLY SWIFT .333
8. NICK SCORDATO .310
9. BRIAN RILEY .306
RBI'S 1. JASON QUINTANA 15
2. BRYAN QUINTANA 13
3. MIKE DEPERSIO 8
4. NICK SCORDATO 7
5. BRIAN RILEY 5
STEALS 1. BRYAN QUINTANA 12
2. MATT JENKS 5
2. JASON QUINTANA 5
2. NICK SCORDATO 5
2006 TEAM LEADERS - PITCHING
BRIAN RILEY - 3 WINS, 1 SAVE
HENRY STRIEGL - 2 WINS, ERA 2.40, STRIKEOUTS 28
MATT JENKS - 3 WINS, ERA 2.00, STRIKEOUTS 19
2006 HIGHLIGHTS
THE SUFFOLK YANKEES PLAYED THIS PAST FRIDAY NIGHT IN
THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS VERSUS THE PORT JEFF
MUDCATS!!! THOUGH WE LOST THE GAME 3 - 1, IT WAS AN
EXCITING GAME FROM START TO FINISH.
HENRY STRIEGL ALLOWED ONLY FIVE HITS AND STRUCK OUT
SIX & BRIAN RILEY HIT A HOME RUNE OVER THE LEFT FIELD
FENCE.
THE SUFFOLK YANKEES LEFT IT ALL OUT ON THE FIELD AS
THEY PLAYED TO WIN, ENJOYED THE GAME AND KNOW WHAT IS
MEANS TO PLAY FOR THE "LOVE OF THE GAME."
FOR THE "VETERANS" WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH SOME TOUGH
SEASONS, THIS PLAYOFF RUN WAS FOR YOU. FOR THOSE PLAYERS,
WHO PLAYED THE PAST FEW YEARS THROUGH SOME TOUGH TIMES
AND ARE NO LONGER WITH THE TEAM FOR WHATEVER REASON,
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE SUFFOLK YANKEES. FOR THE "ROOKIES",
THANKS FOR YOUR TALENT, DESIRE, WILL TO WIN AND FOR BEING
PART OF THE SUFFOLK YANKEES.
AS MANAGER OF THE SUFFOLK YANKEES FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS,
I COULD NOT BE PROUDER OF THE PLAYERS ON THIS SQUAD.
I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT 15 PLAYERS HAVE INDICATED SO FAR
THAT THEY WILL BE RETURNING NEXT YEAR TO SHOOT FOR THE STAN
MUSIAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE SUFFOLK YANKEES HAD A TOTAL OF EIGHT PLAYERS SELECTED TO
THE ALL-STAR GAMES AT SHEA STADIUM AND CITIBANK PARK.
OUR TEAM WAS WELL REPRESENTED AT SHEA BY MATT JENKS WHO POSTED
A RECORD OF 3 - 1, ERA 2.00 AND 19K'S IN 18 INNINGS, BRYAN
QUINTANA WHO BATTED .431 WITH 22 HITS AND 13 RBIS, JARED
RAYGADA WHO HIT .472 IN THE REGULAR SEASON WITH 17 HITS AND
JASON "HITMAN" QUINTANA WHO WENT 27/54 [.500] WITH 8 DOUBLES,
4 TRIPLES, 3 HOME RUNS AND 15 RBIS.
OUR SQUAD WAS EQUALLY WELL REPRESENTED AT CITIBANK PARK LAST
NIGHT BY HENRY STRIEGL WHO WON 2 GAMES DURING THE SEASON,
POSTED A 2.40 ERA AND STRUCK OUT 28 IN 29 INNINGS AND LAST
NIGHT HURLED A SCORELESS INNING AND K'D 2 BATTERS.
LOUIS MARQUEZ WHO BATTED .395 DURING THE YEAR, STARTED IN
LEFT FIELD LAST NIGHT AND PLAYED 4 SOLID INNINGS.
MIKE DEPERSIO CARRIED A BATTING AVERAGE OF .406 & AN ON BASE
PERCENTAGE OF .587 AND PLAYED A SOLID FIRST BASE IN THE GAME.
BRIAN RILEY WHO WON 3 GAMES & SAVED 1 WHILE ALSO HITTING .306
DURING THE SEASON HAD A LAST MINUTE PERSONAL COMMITTMENT AND
COULD NOT PLAY.
OUR ALL-STARS REPRESENTED THE SUFFOLK YANKEES THE SAME WAY
WE PLAYED DURING THE SEASON - PLAYING HARD, ENJOYING THE GAME
AND PLAYING FOR "THE LOVE OF THE GAME."
DESPITE THE FACT WE LOST IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS,
THIS SEASON HAD MANY POSITIVES. THE CORE VETERANS GOT THE
TASTE OF THE PLAYOFFS AGAIN, THE "ROOKIES" WANT TO COME BACK
FOR MORE AND THIS COACH WANTS THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE SUFFOLK
YANKEE PLAYERS WHO PLAY TO WIN, ENJOY THE GAME AND KNOW WHAT
IT MEANS TO PLAY FOR "THE LOVE OF THE GAME!"
THE YANKEES WILL BE READY TO PLAY IN 2007 AND SHOOTING TO BE
THE CHAMPIONS..........................................
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