Joe Mestres
 
Wayne Oakland/Team USA
 
Pitcher
 
12 years playing Law Ball
 
Game in One Word...Passionate
 
Forgetting my Glove (Worst thing) Its my life saver.
 
Favorite Tourney.. Tahoe Classic: Not a finer scenery in the world for a tourney. Its Gods country!
 
Best gamer In Cop Ball? So Many..Will mention Del +Jeff from Policesoftball and Andy Wurm and Robbie Freitas. Nobody I mean Nobody cares more about winning and succeeding than those four.
 
Best Player in the East.  Alan Westphal SO. Fla.
 
I nail a pitcher do I acknowlegde? Absolutely.
 
Is middle open? Absolutely! We have a glove like everyone else.
 
Pitching masks mandatory? Optional. Whatever feels comfortable. I'm old and ugly so for me it doesn't work.
 
Best Player in the West to me hands down all around is Ron Conner from the Quake. The guy is simply the most all around, fundamentally sound athlete.
 
My current team needs to improve on defense. What we do on  D carries over into our Offense, Good or Bad.
 
What player based on our needs would I trade for? Kevin Baum-OF State Razed. Proto typical lead-off guy that can hit .700 and save you 3 runs a game in the field.
 
Best player that flies under the radar? Jim Sanders Sac PD. This guy is a thorn on my side. He has power and can hit for average. Love this guy to death!
 
What team gives my team the most problem? I don't know about the team but for me personally is Hardcore. They just seem to get that 1 inning where they put up double digit runs and just put it out of reach.
 
If I need a base hit on my team its Justin Long hands down. The next superstar of this game that noone knows about!
 
Homerun on my team is Fred Enriquez. This guy hits everything to a pulp. Not to mention my favorite 3rd baseman of all time!
 
Defensive play needs to be made. I want it!
 
Most excitited moment in policesoftball was winning the Lake Tahoe Classic with State Razed in 2008!
 
Biggest disappointment. Never had one 1. Everything in this game ,Every tournament that I play, Every friend that I make cause of this game is a Blessing!
 
Player of the Year candidate; Ron Conner, We have to really look at the 5 tool player! Lot of guys can hit for power and average. But few can hit for power,hit for average, play defense,run like a gazelle. For this reason I think this guy is an ideal candidate for Player of the year,Sportsman of the year you name it!
 
Manager of the year. Paul Howard Sin City Combo! This guy has brought this team to a top tier team.
 
Next elite team.. See previous post! Sin City Combo!
 
State Rule? I have to be selfish here and say no...Hell No! This would take any opportunity for me to play with friends that I have made throughout my years. Is it really that big a deal to play with friends and Brothers you have met through out the nation?. Fellows this is why we love POLICESOFTBALL! We are not civilians. We are regular everyday folks that work in a stressful profession that look forward to releasing our daily stresses, So NO!!!! F@@@ the State Rule! You picking up what I'm throwing down ANDY?
 
What percentage of bats are juiced? We know there are some but for me who cares? It's your conscience not mine. When the person that uses the juiced bat hurts someone they will live with their conscience not me.
 
HOF too hard to get into? I feel like this... There seems to be a bias towards bigger department teams. Not to say those teams don't deserve guys in that are in but I think if we really want this to be a true Hall of fame we need to give the smaller teams their due as well. how does a Team like the Eldorado cartel that has been around forever not have 1 member in the Hall of fame? No knock again but maybe we need to just spread the Love around so that everyone deserving can get a shot. Put personal feelings aside and lets acknowledge other folks other than our own.
 
If I'm King of Softball what do i do? I expand the World Series to include everyteam that wants in to get in! I say make this tourney a week event. I go to Nationals for 12 and under fastpitch for my daughter and stay their a week. Why can't we do this? We have a whole year to place our Vaction slot!
 
Name one of the hardest working players: Chad Johnson. Catcher. this guy hits all week long and provides the best attitude for me on the ballfield! I have to say he has been my greatest teammates in all my years of playing and i only know him for less than 1-season! Love you DOG!
 
Who should be in the hall of Fame that isn't? Tony Miller State razed 1B... This guy is 47 years old and still....is the best hitter on his respective squad! He has been all over the World and to this date supports Law Ball to no end. He has paid his dues and even though he is Corrections has accomplished many feats we can only dream about.
 
Last words? I have been so honored and Blessed to be able to have Policesoftball come into my life. The friendships that I have made throught my short stint on here is beyond words. I now want to personnally thank Jeff and Del for letting me become who I am on this great circuit. I want to Thank Andy Wurm for truly extending his friendship as he has and for letting me experience some great thrills in playing in Sterling and Jacksonville. I am a lucky...lucky human being and hope I can give 1% back of what this game has given to me!