Personal

Birthdate: June 17, 1949

Where born: Syracuse, NY

Height: 5’ 9”

Weight: 187

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Brown

Family

Wife’s Name: Louise

Years Married: Since Jan. 1985 -- 22 yrs at present. 

Where you met: In a nuclear power plant in Salem, NJ. (the rumor our first-born glows in the dark is unfounded)

Kid’s Name(s) and ages: Jeff 22, Steven 20

What are they doing: Jeff - Supervisor at an AMC theater, still lives at home. Steven - Jr in computer science at Johns Hopking University

Pets: None

What types of vacations do you take: We used to camp alot, but boys now find it boring. In 2007 Louise & I went to Grand Tetons & Yellowstone. Previous year whole family went to Fl .. Sea World & Universal Studios.

Career

College and Major: University of California, - Berkeley. BA-Computer Sci., Masters Library Science

Employer: LMI, Government Consulting

Type of Work: Manager/Systems Analyst

DELCAL

Origin of our team name: Combination of the towns I live in/near. My USPS address says Gaithersburg which as an Oak tree as its symbol, and the small town of Damascus where the kids go to school.

Number of Years: Lost count, but around 15+

Remarkable Moment(s): Winning first world series in 2006 and getting back in even if I lost in 2007.
Early memories: A series of drafts which accumulated Salmon, Thome, Erstad, Nomar

Things you like about it: Unlimited retention, quality and stability of the managers.

Needs improvement: Very little. Would like to equal roster sizes for all.

Typical DelCal playing setting: In the Den.

Strat-O and Baseball

Your favorite single strat-O Card: Nomar’s .372 card

How long have you played Strat-O: 1964 see anything else

How did you start: A high school friend introduced me to it.

Do play other Strat-O-Sports: No. Used to play football.

What is your favorite MLB team: Dodgers a long time ago, but tooo far away. Orioles pre-Angelos

Who is your favorite baseball player: Sandy Koufax, Duke Snider

Who is the best player ever: Ruth

What is the best team (single season ever): 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers

Hobbies:

What other strat-o or fantasy Leagues do you play: Used to play in a traditional rotisserie league, but nothing now.

What sports do you play: Played softball till I was 46 and pitched - took a line drive in my mouth from a 26 year old - stopped then. Restarted with my company team in 2005. May or may not play again in Spring 2008. 

Coached my kids in recreation little-league baseball and basketball from kindergarten thru my. youngest son's senior yr in HS.

Umpired for a year or two, and stopped. Found I was too competitive.

What other hobbies and interests: Military wargaming: computer, boardgames, and Warhammer miniatures. Reading mostly Sci-Fi and military history.

Favorite Movie: Jurassic Park, Lord Of the Rings

Favorite Book: Lord of the Rings

Most recent book read (non work): In progress: Biography of Julius Caesar

Anything else: I have played strat since 1964. One friend and I started a two all-star team game from NL 1963 (strat’s first full card set), and played a continuous game running into 1000+ innings, later did partial NLs. Stopped in college.

When I moved East, I joined The US Army Band (TUSAB) league at Ft. Meyer, VA. Played in that league for about 16 years - separate face to face leagues for AL and NL. We always re-drafted from scratch each year. League folded about 2 years after I joined DELCAL. The league combined all peoples card orders into one and also bought for some friends. We were at one point ordered as many as 35 sets. For several years a group of us drove up to Strat-land and got them on the first day. Often had lunch with Harold Richman and got to know him fairly well. Got to have input into both football and baseball game - including the current advance steal system.