BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Name: Derwin Longmire
Nickname: D
Team: California Quake
Position: Outfield / Utility
Years Playing LEO softball: 23

HOT CORNER INTERVIEW

Q-Describe your game in one word?

A-Volatile

Q-What would bother you the most, forgetting your bat(s) or glove at home?

A- My glove being left at home

Q-Favorite Tournament and why?

A- World Series because of the competition and the pageantry

Q-Who is the best gamer in cop softball?

A-Ronnie Connor of the Quake and Zoe from Alliance

Q-Who is the best player right now in the East?

A- I like Bobby from the Minnesota Lawmen and Doug Cullen from Jacksonville

Q-You unintentionally nail the pitcher with a line drive. Do you acknowledge him?

A- Absolutely... it is a must -we are always brothers.

Q-Is the middle open?

A-Yes, It is the biggest and most open part of the field of play

Q-Should pitching masks be mandatory or optional?

A- pitcher's choice, every pitcher knows the the risk.

Q-Whose message board posts do you enjoy the most?

A- I don't read them often so I have no preference

Q-Who is the best player right now in the West?

A- Ronnie Connor has been on fire all year; Tolliver from Corcoran has been the bomb and Ryan Coe from Alliance is always in the running.

Q-Who is the best overall player EVER in the game?

A- Kevin Smyers, a switch hitting, power, and high batting average shortstop.

Q-Who is the best player that flies under the radar?

A- Nate Baez of the Alliance with his "X generation" game and Phil Smith of L.A. Blue.

Q-What is the best team you have ever seen?

A- Jacksonville from about 2000 when they won Dayton. Most impressive win I ever witnessed.

Q-What does your current team need to do to improve?

A- Play in more tourneys.

Q-Based on your team needs, what in state player would you want to trade for right now?

A- To trade means I would have to give away a piece. None are expendable over here. I'd love to have my former West Coast Player of the year back, though!

Q-What team gives your team the most problems?

A- Alliance / Corcoran, and Jacksonville

Q-If you need a base hit, who do you want up on your team?

A- Ronnie Connor

Q-If you need a HR, who do you want up on your team?

A- Ronnie Connor, my son is reading this with me and before I could answer he responded "RONNIE"!

Q-If a defensive play needs to be made on your team, who do you want to have the ball hit to?

A- Keith Benjamin

Q-What is your most exciting moment in police softball?

A- Winning the 2006 World Series

Q-What is your biggest disappointment in police softball?

A- All second place losses, for that matter any elimination loss

Q-If a teammate was using a juiced bat, what would you do?

A- Force him to remove it or ask him to leave the club.

Q-Are you on the social networking site called Face book?

A- No... Considering the social / business network "linkedin".