Who Am I?

[Terpfan76]

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36 years old and live in western Maryland. Correctional officer at a maximum security prison. Played football but never more than sandlot baseball. Love the Nats!

[thaSLAB]

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Age: 30something

City: Houston, TX (by way of Detroit, MI)

College: Michigan Tech

Sports background: Played baseball (3B/OF) through HS, football (FB/DE) for 2 years in college

Current Occupation: Project Engineer in the Aerospace and Defense industry

I'm a long-time baseball fan, and it is by far my favorite sport, even though it wasn't the sport of choice, where I'm from. Unofficially started my MLB stadium tour while I was in college, and have managed to visit over 20 altogether. My wife actually works for the Houston Astros organization, and I coach my youngest son's t-ball team. I've had the thought of joining a league, but as of now, my baseball playing time is limited to hitting the batting cages a few times a year -- or sitting on the couch playing virtual ball.

As far as baseball video games, I've played them all... The Show is easily my preferred and favorite series ever. Although, I have also bought every version of PYS, except 2012. I have also had the privilege of being a part of Sony San Diego's CD team from OS.

[tabarnes19_SDS]

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Age: 22
City: Oriskany, NY
College: SunyIT - Communication/Information Design
Profession: Baker
~Was a 3 sport athlete in High School (football, basketball (i'm 6'6"), and track). I also am a volunteer assistant for a Legion Baseball team during the summer.
~Teams: New York Yankees, Tennessee Titans, New York Rangers, San Antonio Spurs, Syracuse Orange, Creighton Bluejays Basketball, and Nebraska Huskers football.
~I'm big on video games. Had a new MLB game every year since 2001, where I started with MLB 2001. Then went through ASB, Triple Play, MVP, one horrible year of 2k, and now, The Show.

A fellow CNY'er!! I remember playing Oriskany in HS.One Oriskany game was my second most strikeouts in a game with 17. Rome Catholic I had 21(9innings)

City: Dolgeville, NY
College: SUNY Brockport
Profession: PE teacher
Age:33

Love sports and played baseball in college. Did not own a console since 97 until I picked one up 2007 when I was looking for a blu-ray player. I choose the PS3 because it had a baseball game (The Show) Up until that point I was still playing HH 2003 on the PC.

I only really play sports games and, now that I have 2 kids, stopped coaching.

Teams: Yankees, Giants, Knicks and Syracuse(College)

[GreenGlen]

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Age: 36
City: Galveston, TX
College: University of Oklahoma
Profession: Sales
First Baseball Video Game: Great Baseball (Sega Master System)

[pokerlife]

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age 34
Lives in Killeen Texas

Played ball as a kid every summer and high school ball

[DJ]

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Age: 22
City: Oriskany, NY
College: SunyIT - Communication/Information Design
Profession: Baker
~Was a 3 sport athlete in High School (football, basketball (i'm 6'6"), and track). I also am a volunteer assistant for a Legion Baseball team during the summer.
~Teams: New York Yankees, Tennessee Titans, New York Rangers, San Antonio Spurs, Syracuse Orange, Creighton Bluejays Basketball, and Nebraska Huskers football.
~I'm big on video games. Had a new MLB game every year since 2001, where I started with MLB 2001. Then went through ASB, Triple Play, MVP, one horrible year of 2k, and now, The Show.

A fellow CNY'er!! I remember playing Oriskany in HS.One Oriskany game was my second most strikeouts in a game with 17. Rome Catholic I had 21(9innings)

City: Dolgeville, NY
College: SUNY Brockport
Profession: PE teacher
Age:33

Love sports and played baseball in college. Did not own a console since 97 until I picked one up 2007 when I was looking for a blu-ray player. I choose the PS3 because it had a baseball game (The Show) Up until that point I was still playing HH 2003 on the PC.

I only really play sports games and, now that I have 2 kids, stopped coaching.

Teams: Yankees, Giants, Knicks and Syracuse(College)

Look at the CNY representing in this thread! I lived in Oriskany for 6 years before moving to New Hartford. Small town but made some life-long friends there.

[dingleberryfinn]

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Born 1970,
hailing from the great state that brought you:
"The Say Hey Kid" Willie Mays
"Hammerin' Hank" Aaron
"The Wizard of Oz" Ozzie Smith
Willie "Mac" McCovey
& Bo Jackson, among many others

House Potato Extraordinaire & Resident OS Village Idiot

Favorite Ball Player of All-Time - Shortstop Bucky " Bleepin' " Dent
Favorite MLB seasons of All-Time - '81, '82, '83
Favorite Team of the 80's - The Atlanta Dale Murphy Braves
The teams I love to hate - Red Sox/Phillies

Views On Pete Rose - should be in HOF, in fact every player & mgr.
should be forced to bet on their team.

Views on DH - ditch it, if ya don't want the pitcher to bat, just use 8 hitters.

The one thing I'm looking forward to in 2013 - Barons return to Birmingham.

Bats Left Throws Right

Batting Average - just south of the Mendoza Line.

Favorite Field - Wrigley

[tabarnes19_SDS]

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Look at the CNY representing in this thread! I lived in Oriskany for 6 years before moving to New Hartford. Small town but made some life-long friends there.

Do you still live in the area?

[raneman85]

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Age: 51 (mental age 14-21) I actually thought I was one of the oldest dudes here. Grow old but never grow up. Calviccchi is my new idol.

Tony Dorsett went to the same high school as me except they named the football stadium after him rather than me.

College: BA from IUP Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Masters Degree Penn State University.

Profession: Retired Juvenile Corrections Supervisor. Currently a Drug and Alcohol Therapist and Adolescent Mental Health Therapist.

Activities: Coaching my youngest all sports, golf, fishing, woodcarving, and woodworking

Cool thread lots in common: A couple of young fellas playing the back nine of life hopefully with a few extra rounds to add. Another Corrections worker and my wife is from Rome, New York.

[DJ]

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Do you still live in the area?

No, moved away 13 years ago. Still have family there and in the Albany area.

[Cavicchi]

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Age: 51 (mental age 14-21) I actually thought I was one of the oldest dudes here. Grow old but never grow up. Calviccchi is my new idol.

Ah, you made an old man feel proud I kid you not when I tell you guys about my first baseball game. I used a pencil, piece of chalk, and a notebook. With my left hand I "pitched" the piece of chalk and "swung" the pencil, my imaginary bat. I had certain swing types that emulated the swing of Mantle and Berra, both having distinctive swings. If I hit the piece of chalk over the edge of the bed it was a home run. I had other "rules" for singles, doubles, and triples.

I used the notebook to keep score, standings and player statistics. I eventually played baseball on my PC, High Heat was my favorite. The advancement of baseball for gamers is amazing. From the days of using a pencil and piece of chalk to using a PS3 controller for The Show makes me wish I were 40-50 years younger. But, I'm doing okay. I can still whack those home runs, not over the bed, now I'm hitting them over fences and walls

[Instant C1a55ic]

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Name: Cory
Age:28
location: Sioux City, Iowa (originally from Westminster, Colorado)
Occupation: I work for Stream Global Services. They are a contracted customer service agency.

Sports:
Football: High school, Center, Left Guard, Redzone FB- started all 4 years
Baseball: High School, Pitcher (Long relief, spot starter) Catcher- Played all 4 years

Fav sports teams:

NFL- Denver Broncos
NBA- Denver Nuggets
NHL- Colorado Avalanche, Winnipeg Jets
MLB- Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs

Hobbies:
Well, outside of work i spend most of my time with my kids. With my oldest son (hes 6) we watch a lot of WWE wrestling and old sports games from the early 90's. I try and teach him about Joe Montana, Dan Marino, John Elway, Micheal Jordan, Wayne Gretzky etc. My other 2 children (girl 3, son 1) we just watch a lot of old cartoons and play with the MOUNTAIN of toys they have.

When no kids or wife (been with her 7 years) are around i sink every last second into whatever game i am playing at that time. If its a sports game i try and help out here in the forums, for example this year i am doing the stances/pitching motions for the Rockies. (my third year in a row! yay me!) Other than that i am just another law abiding, tax paying citizen...nothing special about me!

[Caliboy626]

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Age: 70, and that's not a misprint.

Occupation: Retired.

I was on the PS 174 softball championship team in 1952 or '53. They gave us championship patches that my mother sewed into my baseball jacket. Unfortunately, when I outgrew the jacket, my mother threw it away--with the patch sewed in

A few years ago, at age 65-66, I was doing audio files for MVP baseball, and my Audio By Cavicchi thread is a sticky there on that forum. I often wondered what those guys would have thought had they known how old I was.

College: Attended College of Staten Island. Presently living in Pennsylvania, the Pocono Mountain area.

Future: Hmm...not sure, but hope to be playing The Show when I'm 80.

Dude your my hero!

[blueduke]

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Age: 53

State: NC

College: Duke University

Profession: Physician

Sports background: Played baseball, basketball, football through high school

Have owned every video game system since the Atari 2600 save for the Gamecube. Sports games far and away my favorite genre with baseball being my favorite. Favorite game of all time before The Show was High Heat

[I3RIS3H]

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Colin
Age: 16
Currently a junior in high school
Location: Illinois, hour south of Chicago.

Hobbies:
I play hockey at the HS level.

Teams:
Although i'm only 16 I take my sports teams seriously. Grew up (or still growing up) in a family of hardcore Chicago Blackhawks fans. Family had season tickets from 1992-2006. Hockey is my #1 sport and I have been a Hawks fan since I can remember. When I was about 8 or 9 my family took a weekend trip to KC. We stayed at a hotel right across the street from Arrowhead Stadium and Kauffman Stadium. This is what sparked my love for the Chiefs (didn't care for baseball back then).

This is where The Show comes in. I played 06, 08, 10 TS's before I decided to give 12 a try again. I decided to look through the teams play some random games, but I found myself playing with one team more than any other, the Kansas City Royals. So yes, I basically fell in love with the Royals through a video game. The Royals have now pretty much become half of my life during the summer (even when they were one of the worst teams in the majors last year). I made it out to a couple games vs the Sox at US Cellular last year and am actually going to KC in June for a couple games (saved up since the end of August). I guess you can say I never really "left" KC.

College:
If i'm not able to go out-of-state to KU then i'm going to go to Northern Illinois.