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TEAM #1 AUGUSTINE and CALDWELL NAME JERSEY # BRIAN BANACH 38 MIKE BUTTERFIELD 41 JOHN CLARK 1 STEVE GILBOY 47 ROB GRZESZCZAK 19 TOM GRZESZCZAK 45 DOUG JOHNSEN 24 PAUL JUSZCZAK 13 RON SCHOENBACH 19 ERICK SCOTT 11 JERRY THORNSEN 24 DAN TOMLINSON 26 MATT VARNEY 1 MIKE WALLACE 6 TEAM #3 GANTNER and WOODARD NAME JERSEY # TIM ADAMANY 37 MIKE ARNOLD 8 PAUL CAMACHO 51 MARK COURCHANE 4 GARY D'AMATO 7 JOHN ELLENBECKER 20 BRET EULBERG 7 JOHN GRUENTZEL 25 STEVE LENDOSKY 4 DAVE MARUSKA 4 BILL MORLEY 15 LARRY PEDRAZOLI 13 TONY PELTIER 0 TIM WEBBER 10 TEAM #5 CIRILLO and DEER NAME JERSEY # BEN ALBREGTS 6 GARY ANDERSON 27 PAUL "COLONEL" BISHOP 20 WADE BROGDON 13 TOM CURTIS 15 BRUCE KIRBY 7 DAN KUENZI 16 CHRIS PETERS 22 MARC ROVNER 16 JOHN SCHETTLE 7 FRANK SCHMIDT 55 BOB STEFFES 6 MIKE ZIMMERMAN 9 TEAM #2 COOPER and MONEY NAME JERSEY # TIM DUEX 48 MICHAEL EJERCITO 14 MIKE FAUST 54 BRUCE GILBERT 61 CHRIS GREATENS 34 STEVE GROVER 48 DENNIS INDERDAHL 44 TOM KILBEY 20 LEW KRISBERG 19 KEVIN SCHLICE 13 JOSH SCHWIESOW 5 JOEL WINN 9 PAUL YBARRA 1 DAN ZIER 3 TEAM #4 LADD and SKUBE NAME JERSEY # TOM BERNS 25 ROBERT CHANG 11 DANNY CHRISTIANSON 13 ROB COOK 12 ROBB DOBRATZ 32 ROB GRASS 5 CHRISTOPHER GROSSMANN 7 MIKE "GRASSHOPPER" MARTIN 7 BRYAN McROBERTS 19 SCOTT PIEMEISL 19 BRAD POLCZYNSKI 13 GARY POLCZYSNKI 44 ROBB SLAK 00 JOE WOJTASIAK 25 TEAM #6 FELDER and VIÑA NAME JERSEY # DAN BORCHARDT 4 KEVIN BRUNNER 1 SHAWN FINN 51 SCOTT FOULKE 17 JAKE GASSER 22 JEFF GASSER 44 STEVE HEPP 13 ERIC METZ 17 DON QUIÑONES 57 DAN ROOKS 2 ANDY SCHOLBE 21 DAVE WALL 32 KEN WENZLER 99 Being drafted by a Major League team is a dream many boys share growing up. Unfortunately, most kids wake up from that dream. But for some high school or college players, being drafted is all too real. I talked to former Brewer and current Fantasy Camp coach, Fernando Viña, about his draft day — or in Fernando's case, draft days. Viña was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 51st round of the 1988 June amateur draft, but didn't sign. At 19 years-old, he felt he just wasn't ready for the next step yet. "At that time of my life, I felt it was better to get a little more seasoning," he said. "I was humbled to death to be drafted, but it was better for me to continue with my schooling and education," he added. Viña attended Sacramento City College and played for the Panthers in 1989, then transferred to Arizona State University in 1990. Following a collegiate season which saw Viña bat .387 for the Sun Devils, Major League baseball came knocking once again. This time it was the New York Mets who drafted him as their 246th pick in the ninth round in 1990. It was James Woodward, the regional scout for the Mets who called Viña with the news. "I was ecstatic," he remembers. "I was looking forward to it, but the draft is an up and down thing that you really can't get caught up in it. I kind of learned at a young age not to get too high or too low because it could really crush you not getting drafted," he added. When Woodward called, Viña wasn't alone. "I was with my family, my parents. It was an exciting day for us," he recalls. "Everybody was happy. It was a special moment." Being drafted once is memorable, but having the opportunity to be drafted twice speaks of the time and dedication Viña put in to reach his dream. "I had been drafted before but it wasn't the right opportunity. But if you continue to work and keep grinding at your skill and your (continued on back) talent to make it better, that opportunity can come around again. And thank God it did." "Going into the draft in '88, a lot of people were questioning, "Can he do it? Is he big enough? Can he handle being a pro baseball player on both sides of the ball?," he said. "That really fueled me." "I still talk to the scout that drafted me to this day, (Yankees) Greg Orr. I tell him "thank you" all the time. I knew they drafted me really late (51st round) for a baseball draft. But in my eyes, it made me feel I could be part of this, I could fit in with all these guys, and I think it gave me fuel to prove and show the rest of the baseball community," he said. "I knew I loved the game...and if I continued to work hard, good things could happen," he added. A week after being drafted, Viña signed his first professional contract with the Mets for $30,000. "Wow! They're actually going to give me $30,000 to start playing baseball as my job!? I couldn't believe it. I would have signed for nothing to go play. When they start paying you to play a game, it takes it to another level. My whole goal was to do what I did to get drafted. I gotta continue to work hard...because I wanna be a big league baseball player," he remembers. Looking back at his career, Viña is proud of his time in baseball, and recalls how his dreams propelled him. "As a little kid, I dreamed and wished I would be a major league baseball player, but everything's stacked against you. All you can do is keep confidence in how hard you work," he said. "Daily, I would look in the mirror and say I've given it all I got. I never thought I'd play one day in the big leagues, let alone almost 13 years. It was special. It was a blessing to have that opportunity and I didn't let it get away from me," he said proudly. Fernando Viña spent 12 seasons in the Majors with five different teams: Seattle (1993), New York Mets (1994), Milwaukee (1995-1999), St. Louis Cardinals (2000- 2003), and Detroit Tigers (2004). He was an All-Star with the Brewers in 1998, and won Gold Glove Awards with the Cardinals in 2001 and 2002. Viña is also on the Brewers' Wall of Honor. Photo courtesy of Arizona State University The Day(s) I Was Drafted The Official Newspaper of the 2016 Milwaukee Brewers Fantasy Camp Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Volume 10, Issue 3 STEVE HEPP - DRAFT DAY EVALUATIONS "The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh...people will come Ray. People will most definitely come." I'm sure many of you remember that quote from the 1989 movie, Field of Dreams. Campers, the one constant you'll have this week is exactly what Terrance Mann was talking about to Ray Kinsella: Baseball. Have fun, enjoy the rest of the week and your time at Fantasy Camp. Remember, this is your Field of Dreams. TODAY • Rosters on the back. • The 8-game season starts today. Good luck to all! Enjoy the day! DRAFT DRAFT 2016 QUOTE OF THE DAY "“The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.” Hank Aaron Photo courtesy of Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club
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TEAM #1AUGUSTINE and CALDWELL
NAME JERSEY #
BRIAN BANACH 38MIKE BUTTERFIELD 41JOHN CLARK 1STEVE GILBOY 47ROB GRZESZCZAK 19TOM GRZESZCZAK 45DOUG JOHNSEN 24PAUL JUSZCZAK 13RON SCHOENBACH 19ERICK SCOTT 11JERRY THORNSEN 24DAN TOMLINSON 26MATT VARNEY 1MIKE WALLACE 6
TEAM #3GANTNER and WOODARD
NAME JERSEY #
TIM ADAMANY 37MIKE ARNOLD 8PAUL CAMACHO 51MARK COURCHANE 4GARY D'AMATO 7JOHN ELLENBECKER 20BRET EULBERG 7JOHN GRUENTZEL 25STEVE LENDOSKY 4DAVE MARUSKA 4BILL MORLEY 15LARRY PEDRAZOLI 13TONY PELTIER 0TIM WEBBER 10
TEAM #5CIRILLO and DEER
NAME JERSEY #
BEN ALBREGTS 6GARY ANDERSON 27PAUL "COLONEL" BISHOP 20WADE BROGDON 13TOM CURTIS 15BRUCE KIRBY 7DAN KUENZI 16CHRIS PETERS 22MARC ROVNER 16JOHN SCHETTLE 7FRANK SCHMIDT 55BOB STEFFES 6MIKE ZIMMERMAN 9
TEAM #2COOPER and MONEY
NAME JERSEY # TIM DUEX 48 MICHAEL EJERCITO 14 MIKE FAUST 54 BRUCE GILBERT 61 CHRIS GREATENS 34 STEVE GROVER 48 DENNIS INDERDAHL 44 TOM KILBEY 20 LEW KRISBERG 19 KEVIN SCHLICE 13 JOSH SCHWIESOW 5 JOEL WINN 9 PAUL YBARRA 1 DAN ZIER 3
TEAM #4LADD and SKUBE
NAME JERSEY # TOM BERNS 25 ROBERT CHANG 11 DANNY CHRISTIANSON 13 ROB COOK 12 ROBB DOBRATZ 32 ROB GRASS 5 CHRISTOPHER GROSSMANN 7 MIKE "GRASSHOPPER" MARTIN 7 BRYAN McROBERTS 19 SCOTT PIEMEISL 19 BRAD POLCZYNSKI 13 GARY POLCZYSNKI 44 ROBB SLAK 00 JOE WOJTASIAK 25
TEAM #6FELDER and VIÑA
NAME JERSEY # DAN BORCHARDT 4 KEVIN BRUNNER 1 SHAWN FINN 51 SCOTT FOULKE 17 JAKE GASSER 22 JEFF GASSER 44 STEVE HEPP 13 ERIC METZ 17 DON QUIÑONES 57 DAN ROOKS 2 ANDY SCHOLBE 21 DAVE WALL 32 KEN WENZLER 99
Being drafted by a Major League team is a dream many boys share growing up. Unfortunately, most kids wake up from that dream.
But for some high school or college players, being drafted is all too real. I talked to former Brewer and current Fantasy Camp coach, Fernando Viña, about his draft day — or in Fernando's case, draft days.
Viña was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 51st round of the 1988 June amateur draft, but didn't sign. At 19 years-old, he felt he just wasn't ready for the next step yet.
"At that time of my life, I felt it was better to get a little more seasoning," he said. "I was humbled to death to be drafted, but it was better for me to continue with my schooling and education," he added.
Viña attended Sacramento City College and played for the Panthers in 1989, then transferred to Arizona State University in 1990.
Following a collegiate season which saw Viña bat .387 for the Sun Devils, Major League baseball came knocking once again.
This time it was the New York Mets who drafted him as their 246th pick in the ninth round in 1990.
It was James Woodward, the regional scout for the Mets who called Viña with the news.
"I was ecstatic," he remembers. "I was looking forward to it, but the draft is an up and down thing that you really can't get caught up in it. I kind of learned at a young age not to get too high or too low because it could really crush you not getting drafted," he added.
When Woodward called, Viña wasn't alone.
"I was with my family, my parents. It was an exciting day for us," he recalls. "Everybody was happy. It was a special moment."
Being drafted once is memorable, but having the opportunity to be drafted twice speaks of the time and dedication Viña put in to reach his dream.
"I had been drafted before but it wasn't the right opportunity. But if you continue to work and keep grinding at your skill and your (continued on back)
talent to make it better, that opportunity can come around again. And thank God it did."
"Going into the draft in '88, a lot of people were questioning, "Can he do it? Is he big enough? Can he handle being a pro baseball player on both sides of the ball?," he said. "That really fueled me."
"I still talk to the scout that drafted me to this day, (Yankees) Greg Orr. I tell him "thank you" all the time. I knew they drafted me really late (51st round) for a baseball draft. But in my eyes, it made me feel I could be part of this, I could fit
in with all these guys, and I think it gave me fuel to prove and show the rest of the baseball community," he said. "I knew I loved the game...and if I continued to work hard, good things could happen," he added.
A week after being drafted, Viña signed his first professional contract with the Mets for $30,000.
"Wow! They're actually going to give me $30,000 to start playing baseball as my job!? I couldn't believe it. I would have signed for nothing to go play. When they start paying you to play a game, it takes it
to another level. My whole goal was to do what I did to get drafted. I gotta continue to work hard...because I wanna be a big league baseball player," he remembers.
Looking back at his career, Viña is proud of his time in baseball, and recalls how his dreams propelled him.
"As a little kid, I dreamed and wished I would be a major league baseball player, but everything's stacked against you. All you can do is keep confidence in how hard you work," he said. "Daily, I would look in the mirror and say I've given it all I got. I never thought I'd play one
day in the big leagues, let alone almost 13 years. It was special. It was a blessing to have that opportunity and I didn't let it get away from me," he said proudly.
Fernando Viña spent 12 seasons in the Majors with five different teams: Seattle (1993), New York Mets (1994), Milwaukee (1995-1999), St. Louis Cardinals (2000-2003), and Detroit Tigers (2004). He was an All-Star with the Brewers in 1998, and won Gold Glove Awards with the Cardinals in 2001 and 2002. Viña is also on the Brewers' Wall of Honor.
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The Day(s) I Was Drafted
The Official Newspaper of the 2016 Milwaukee Brewers Fantasy Camp Tuesday, February 2, 2016Volume 10, Issue 3
STEVE HEPP - DRAFT DAY EVALUATIONS
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past,
Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh...people will come Ray. People will most definitely come."
I'm sure many of you remember that quote from the 1989 movie, Field of Dreams.
Campers, the one constant you'll have this week is exactly what Terrance Mann was talking about to Ray Kinsella: Baseball.
Have fun, enjoy the rest of the week and your time at Fantasy Camp. Remember, this is your Field of Dreams.
TODAY• Rosters on the back.
• The 8-game season starts today. Good luck to all!
Enjoy the day!
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QUOTE OF THE DAY"“The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.”
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