Please welcome Jerry Hawkins, Steve Lounello and Wayne Newcomb as the Class of 2017 and the newest members of our Hall of Fame. Their induction will take place at the League Banquet.
Congratulations to all inductees this year. I had the pleasure of playing on the Adirondack 30+ team with Wayne Newcomb over twenty years ago. He was an excellent teammate and deeply devoted to this great game. Well deserved fellows.
Jim Edelman
-- Edited by crowbait on Monday 13th of February 2017 10:59:41 AM
Congratulations to all! Great additions to the HOF group. Please make sure that the speakers are turned up loud at the banquet so Wayne can hear what is happening!
Don't know Jerry or Wayne but congratulations gentlemen! Well-deserved, I'm sure.
Played with/against Steve Lounello in Hobbs 2000-2001. same team for a year - good guy. Steve threw three one-hitters in a row and then a no-hitter the same year. I also saw him hit in the same game a home run right-handed at East field that landed on a house across the street and then one left-handed over the left field fence - aluminum bat but still! Good choice for the Hall of fame.
It's good to see guys from the other teams around the league get in the CDMSBL Hall of Fame. Especially Jim Shook last year (overdue in my opinion). I faced him once. I would have put him in the HOF based on that one at-bat alone! Same for J.J. Persell. WAY above average talents!
What about guys like Joe Burns, Jerry Soloman, Ron Lochner, mike Ferrera(o)?, Carlos from the Dodgers, Chris Dunn, Darnell baker, Ron Massaroni, Mark Booker from the Black Sox?????
