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Matt Baier

Nickname: Matty B

Bat/Throw: R/R

Birthday: 10/19

Years Playing With The Tigers: 2005 - present

Position(s): IF/OF

High School/Graduation Year: Springfield High School - Class of 2006

College: SDSU and Rochester CTC

Family: parents: Randy & Amy, siblings: Katie and Sam

Job: Product design for Straightline Inc.

Best Part Of Playing Amateur Baseball: The atmosphere of playing with the greatest guys you've grown up with playing the game. Playing for your hometown.

Other baseball experience (coaching, other teams): Played two years with RCTC, Helped Coach Legion Baseball

Most Memorable Game, At Any Level, You've Been A Part Of : '07 playoff run

Baseball Rule, At Any Level, You'd Like To See Changed: If any, possibly the intentional walk rule. It is part of the game now where it can benefit both sides but, why in a clutch game when a pitcher is facing a team's good hitter do they get the option to get around him. It could be that moment that everyone dreams of, getting that clutch hit, and you get pitched around.

Favorite MLB Team: Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves

Favorite Baseball Player Of All Time: Cal Ripken Jr., George Brett, Rickey Henderson

Thoughts On The Home Run Chris Sturm Gave Up At St. Stephen: I'm going to go ahead and say it was all pitcher generated power after speaking with Chris later in the day. I quote, "Baier, you got to admit, I throw pretty f'ing hard!"

Parting Thoughts: "Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success, or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
P.S. Another reason why Ryan Sturm yet amazes us all...He's the only guy I know that doesn't workout like a maniac and can get an arm the size of Hulk Hogan's!