Much more Excellent and not so Evil as CP 3Peats!!!!!!!

The official Big Apple (BASL) results are in

and it is UNDENIABLE that Choice Parts (CP) is quite possibly one of the BEST TEAMS EVER in the BASL.

The low easy road would be to be mean, hateful, and jealous of them but the truth is they are the deserving Champions of the Big Apple League for the 3rd consecutive year and are so much more Excellent

than Evil as they have been portrayed in the past

http://softballinsider.blogspot.com/2008/05/evil-empire-strikes-back.html http://softballinsider.blogspot.com/2009/07/800-pound-gorrilla.html

They are the best team in the league and deserve accolades for their effort.

CP's team motto is "Step on 'em hard and step on 'em early" and with the smart, polished, and talented roster they've assembled they back up their words. They truly have built a phenomenal team that deserves recognition.

This is coming from someone who used to personally hate CP, but that's changed in the last few years. I've actually become a CP fan and sincerely congratulate them on their softball achievement. Well done.

You see people (like me - before my time) forget that CP did their share of playoff losing to Contact during the 90s. They were perpetual "bridesmaid." They had (and still do) the best pitcher in John Brown "JB"

who has more desire to win than anyone else out there. But even he cant do it alone. Something was missing and manager John Rosenmiller knew it and did something about it through shrewd recruitment.

The turning point to reshaping their roster was acquiring Mike P and Eric Z. They brought speed and were singles hitters who got on base and took extra bases. They brought a new energy, conviction, enthusiasm ...not the quiet, white guy professional style that had been the Parts trademark.

Those acquisitions were only the beginning as the rich got richer. Perhaps their greatest moves were adding Lou Gonzalez Jr and Jack Steinman. True gamers. Guys who are calm and focused in the clutch and infect their teammates with the belief that the team is a winner. Its called Championship Swagger. Lou has an ability to energize and inspire a team. He's a great motivator, gets clutch hits, and wants it so bad you can see it in his face. Jack is another breed. He's won 6 of the last 7 BASL championships, that's not a coincidence. He is the ultimate heads-up ballplayer and there are few players, if any, better in the clutch. He has that winning edge. Their will to win and stellar play never allowed CP to rest on their laurels or rely on JB again.

They have play makers all over the field. Guys like Kip, Vic, Doc not to mention Dave Levine, Angelo, Jack, Hector, Lou and Lorenzo are all extremely talented guys who would be stars on other teams batting 2-3-4-5 but accept their particular role on the Parts in order to play on a winning team. Across the board,they have solid players and that is why they win.

Their defense is sick and deep. They have at least 5 shortstops on their roster. When you combine a dominant pitcher with a web gem defense making incredible plays that usually demoralize most opponents and leads to a championship.

Again, congratulations guys you are truly classy champions in every sense of the word.

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On an Editor's note I would like to thank Fran and Dick of Lucky's for the photo and Mike P you tube link)