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jwbfull Welcome to my RCMBA homepage. My team reflects three areas of my life... First, The team name is because I'm a retired Syracuse NY Police Sergeant. I spent almost all of my 22 years in the Patrol division with 12 of those years on the midnight shift. I am proud of the commendations I received from the PD from not only my work in the Patrol Division but also the implementation of the first computer dispatching/call receiving format in upstate NY. That work gained a Citation read into the official record of the NY State Assembly. Those were exciting years and the best years of my life. While responding to one of the calls I met my wife Linda who later became a Police Officer for one of the Town departments in the Syracuse area... Second area is music. My favorite group is the greatest band of all-time, Pink Floyd. If you've listened to the "Dark Side of the Moon" you understand. I also enjoy Santana, Queen, Dave Matthews, James Taylor and of course the Beatles... Third area is the game of baseball. When I was about 10 I found the game of baseball, baseball cards and the NY Yankees. That gave me my first idol Mickey Mantle. A few years later I read an ad about the APBA baseball game. A bit later from age 25 to 60, I played men and coed softball, three/four nights a week, at "B/A" level along with some against national professional softball players... Currently I am retired, still collecting baseball cards and along with this website I administer the website of the Syracuse Police Retirees. Enough about me, time for an in-depth look at our PD Blue Organization.

My GM is Det Sgt Andy Sipowicz. catfish andy jeet mo42 Buck Andy was our manager for 7 of our RCMBA titles and now continues the longtime legacy of our first GM, the late Jim "Catfish" Hunter. That legacy of winning baseball for Syracuse fans has continued with Andy because he knows how to get things done, his way and you really do want him to be on your side. Derek Jeter is our Assistant GM and Mariano Rivera has the important role of Director of Latino Affairs. In the dugout, the man in charge is now Buck Showalter who has an incredible ability to bring out the best in all those around him. A man of not many words but says what's needed. He won his first title in 2023 and I'm sure he expects to win more than one.

The rest of our on the field coaching staff only has personnel who have played not only for my favorite team the Yankees but also the Phillies. The reason behind that is I spent many summers growing up with my grandmother in NE Pennsylvania. Since I couldn't pick up the radio signal for Yankee games I listened to Byrum Saam announce Phillies games and that resulted in a faithful following of the Phillies that continues on to this day. Our bench coach is Pete Incaviglia who hit 206 MLB homers, a bit short of the 500 I thought he would launch. A.J. Burnett won 164 MLB games with a 3.99 ERA and he's our pitching coach. Bobby Abreu had 2470 MLB hits is our hitting coach. Charlie Hayes is the 3B coach and he had two tours of duty with the Phillies and Yankees. The 1B coach is Mike "Hit Man" Easler. Ryne Duren had some difficulty finding and/or seeing home plate while throwing 100mph fastballs but he does a terrific job as our advance scout. Todd Zeile played for nearly every team in baseball and is well equipped to handle the farm system.

The front office personnel are people I like... Media relations boss is Muhammad Ali who is the most outspoken and confident man I've ever seen. He invented trash talking and is quite comfortable in front of the media... Stadium security is now in the arms of 6'4", 18 inch biceps, Jason Momoa. Our head trainer is the best softball pitcher in Team USA history, Jennie Finch... Formula 1 racing is a passion only surpassed by baseball and those laser focused eyes below belong to one of the best F1 drivers, Aryton Senna, a three time champion... Our mascot, not only for the kids but me too, is Foghorn Leghorn ... In the broadcast booth we have Syracuse University alumni Bob Costas along with two great analysts, Ken Singleton and Jeff Nelson. Handling the Spanish side of the broadcast team we have Luis "El Tiante" Tiant & Mariano Rivera.

Our minor league teams are home to our prospects, projects and suspects. At the AAA level it's the Syracuse Chiefs and their ballpark is "The Prism". Managing is THE Carlos Santana. They have two professional softball players as hitting coaches that I've competed against and a former MLB pitcher that I consider a friend. Attendance for the Chiefs home games is incredible because the music is provided by Pink Floyd live. Their radio (no TV) broadcast team is a riot. Our AA club we have the Haudenosaunee Nation and at A ball, it's Woodstock Nation.

In our 40+ years of being in the RCMBA we've had over 750 players take the field. Our all-time team and record books, are here.

As you enter Justice Park from the clubhouse, is a sign placed by former GM Catfish Hunter

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