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Scott David Schoeneweis was born on October 2, 1973, on the Jersey Shore, at Long Branch, New Jersey. Scott grew up in Mt. Laurel Township lettering in baseball & basketball in High School. Schoeneweis attended to Duke University & made all American in his freshman year, winning 12 games with the schools second best record in team history. Cancer Survivor: At age 19 he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and it was found spreading to the lymph nodes. He received an aggressive chemo treatment over a three-month period, lost 20 pounds but beat the cancer. When he returned to pitching, he needed Tommy John surgery, after extensive rehab he returned to pitch in his Senior year and go on to win ten games.  Scott graduated from Duke University with a degree, and left as the school's all-time victory leader, as well as being second all-time strike outs. He played for the 1996 USA National team, then got drafted by the Anaheim Angels. MLB Career: In 1999  he was ...

Robert Howard Myrick was born October 1, 1952, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In high school Myrick was a star athlete in baseball, basketball & football. He received pro attention & turned down offers as well as one from the 1970 Baltimore Orioles. The six-foot left-hander chose to attend Mississippi State University on a baseball scholarship. He was eventually drafted by the New York Mets in the 24th round of the 1974 draft.  In his second year in the minors, he went a combined 10-4 with a 2.98 ERA between AA & AAA Tidewater. Myrick started to become a full-time relief pitcher at the AAA level.  That year the Tides finished first under manager Joe Frazier who would become the Mets manager the next year. Frazier would bring up many of his young players from Tidewater, including Myrick. In the bicentennial year, Myrick started out the year 2-0 at Tidewater before getting the big-league promotion. MLB Career:    On May 28th, Myrick ma...