Bill Text: NY J01500 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the 1983 Utica Blue Sox upon the occasion of their 40th Anniversary of capturing the NY-Penn League championship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-01-09 - ADOPTED [J01500 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01500-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1500

BY: Senator GRIFFO

        CONGRATULATING  the  1983  Utica Blue Sox upon the
        occasion of their 40th Anniversary of capturing  the
        NY-Penn League championship

  WHEREAS,  Excellence  and  success  in  competitive  sports  can  be
achieved only through strenuous practice, team  play  and  team  spirit,
nurtured by dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and

  WHEREAS,  Athletic  competition  enhances  the  moral  and  physical
development of players and instills in them the value of teamwork  while
imparting  a  desire  for  continued  success, fair play and competition
within athletes; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to  congratulate  the
1983  Utica  Blue  Sox  upon  the  occasion of their 40th Anniversary of
capturing the NY-Penn League championship, to be celebrated with a "Meet
and Greet" party on Friday, September  15,  2023,  at  Tiny's  Grill  in
Utica, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  In  attendance  at the "Meet and Greet" party will be team
members, coaches, and staff members that were nominated to  be  inducted
into  the Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame at the 33rd Annual Induction
Ceremony on September 17,  2023;  at  the  event  will  be  team  member
inductees: Jim Gattis, Rocky Coyle, Don Jacoby, Ed Wolfe, Joe Picchioni,
Bob  Hendershot, and Robin Dreizler; coach inductees: Barry Moss, Player
Coach; Bob Veale, Pitching Coach; staff member inductees: Joanne Gerace,
General Manager; James Ruffing, Clubhouse Manager; Evander Schley, Owner
Group;  lastly,  Michael  Zalewski,   Traveling   Secretary;   also   in
attendance,  will be Brad Weatherly, coming from Toronto to make a movie
about the Utica Blue Sox; and

  WHEREAS, 40 years ago, the 1983 Utica Blue  Sox  team  rose  to  the
occasion  to  capture  the  NY-Penn League championship on that historic
year and the team remains Utica's last professional team to win a  title
in their league; and

  WHEREAS,  The  route  to the championship included victories against
the Little Falls Mets by half a game in a tight  Eastern  Division  race
and  then  a  strong win against the Newark Orioles, two games to one in
the best-of-three championship series; and

  WHEREAS, Writing about the experience of his year as  owner  of  the
Class A, minor league Utica Blue Sox, Roger Kahn authored Good Enough to
Dream, the story of the team with a dream; and

  WHEREAS,  Sports  competition instills the values of teamwork, pride
and accomplishment, and Player Coach Barry Moss and Pitching  Coach  Bob
Veale  and  their outstanding athletes clearly contributed to the spirit
of excellence which is a tradition of their sport; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
congratulate the members of the 1983 Utica Blue Sox: Shawn Barton, Rocky
Coyle,  Robin Dreizler, William Finnegan, Jim Gattis, Jeff Gyarmati, Bob

Hendershot, Scott Hurst, Don Jacoby, Mark  Krynitsky,  Larry  Lee,  Andy
Mehalko,  Bon  Merenda,  Jerry  Moore,  Roy  Moretti,  Barry Moss, Bryan
Oatman, Dominic Perrino, Willie  "Joe"  Picchioni,  Daryl  Pitts,  Brian
Robinson,  Daniel  Roma,  John  Seitz, Ralph Sheffield, Steve Sproesser,
Jimmy Tompkins, Roy "Ed" Wolfe, James Wright, Mike Zamba;  Player  Coach
Barry Moss and Pitching Coach Bob Veale; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the 1983  Utica  Blue  Sox,  Player  Coach
Barry Moss and Pitching Coach Bob Veale.