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Belated Thank-You | Article Posted October 6, 2009
It would be somewhat trite to recap the
Expos' playoff fortunes at this point, so instead, a quick
comment on the season, and some thanks to those who help keep
this team running.
While M/R fell short of its championship
aspirations for '09, they nonetheless saw marked improvement in
all facets of the game. A championship appearance in a
franchise's second season is nothing to sniff at, and hopefully
a portent of still greater success in the future. A
special congratulations is due
Mike Bergman, the
Expos' first CVBL award-winner in recognition of his pitching
prowess.
Running a CVBL franchise is a far more
exhaustive proposition than one might imagine, and so the help
of the following is enthusiastically acknowledged:
Zeke Perras - manager, co-founder,
tireless proponent of the franchise; Mike
Bergman - co-founder and ambassador for both the team and
the CVBL as a whole; Bill Perras -
assistant coach and a tremendous help to the team in too many
capacities to enumerate; Steve Criss
- captain and personification of the team's winning attitude;
Jim Calnon and Dave Davis - whose
work in the press box ensures that the benefits of Chip Cummings
Field are fully realized; All of our
player friends and family - lending their support, both
as fans and by various other means, week-in and week-out;
The Friends of the Expos - helping
to sustain the unmatched quality of the franchise's commitment
to its players; Our generous sponsors
- keeping the Expos in business at a time when such an act is a
mark of particular generosity; and of course,
The Expos themselves - as amiable,
professional, and passionate a group of players and coaches as
any in the CVBL.
Thank you all very, very much, and see you
next season.
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