by: policesoftball.com Jan 29, 2010
Brought to you by the Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff's Association
Next up in the Hot Corner is Steve Buccellato of the Sac Razaorbacks team. Steve has become a fixture in NorCal softball and is one of the people you will see doing more than his share of the workload to keep our sport moving forward.
Name: STEVE BUCCELLATO
Nickname: "BUCCER"
Team: SAC RAZORBACKS
Position: P OR ANYWHERE ELSE WHEN WE ONLY HAVE 10
Years Playing LEO softball: 18
Q-Describe your game in one word?
A- INTENSITY...I CAN ALSO FIND HUMOR WITH OUR PLAY ALMOST EVERY INNING....
Q-What would bother you the most, forgetting your bat(s) or glove at home?
A- MY BATS ARE PROVIDED(LOL) SO, MY GLOVE...15" IN "VINCI" IT MAYBE THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN PS
Q-Favorite Tournament and why?
A- WORLD SERIES...THE BRINGING OF EAST vs WEST IS A GREAT TRADITION...FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY STAR6 IV "ICED BALLS"
Q-Who is the best gamer in cop softball?
A- NO NAME...THE GUY WHO SLIDES/DIVES/TAKES EXTRA BASES/MAKES PLAYS AND SHOWS UP EVERY TOURNEY
Q-Who is the best player right now in the East?
A- HAVEN'T PLAYED ENOUGH EC TEAMS TO HAVE AN OPINION...
Q-You unintentionally nail the pitcher with a line drive. Do you acknowledge him?
A- I'M KIND OF A HEAD NOD GUY ....PART OF THE GAME... UNLESS HE'S HURT...BUT IF YOUR A HR HITTER AND YOUR GOING MIDDLE ON PURPOSE WITH THE SAME HR CUT....I TAKE EXCEPTION...KING GEORGE HIT A BALL UP THE MIDDLE LAST YEAR IN LINCOLN ABOUT A FT FROM MY HEAD AND WAS ACTUALLY SAYING, "SORRY BUTCH" AS HE WAS SWINGING...WAS FUNNY BUT PURELY ACCIDENTAL....
Q-Is the middle open?
A- ABSOLUTELY....
Q-Should pitching masks be mandatory or optional?
A- OPTIONAL
Q-What would you like to see added to the policesoftball.com website?
A- DIVIDEND CHECKS...LOL
Q-Whose message board posts do you enjoy the most?
A- DEPENDS ON THE TOPIC.....BIGTONE'S ARE GOOD...I.LIKE DEL'S ALSO.....I LIKE WURM AND SMOKE'S POST'S WHEN THEY OFF THEIR MEDS ALSO...
Q-Who is the best player right now in the West?
A- PROBABLY COE OR ZO.....BOTH STUDS..GAME CHANGERS....AND THERE TO NICE TO HATE OUT LOUD...
Q-Who is the best overall player EVER in the game?
A- "BIG' MIKE JONES (LASO RED, RAZORBACKS, HOFER) I PLAYED AGAINST MIKE EARLY IN MY CAREER AND WOULD TALK SHXT TO HIM FROM THE OUTFIELD...TO HIT THE BALL OUT TO ALL FIELDS....HE DID, (A LEFTY) HIT 4 HRS EACH ONE WAY OVER THE FENCE, OVER EVERY ONE OF THE OUTFIELDERS..HIT WALK-OFF HOMERS WITH NO FENCES IN ORIGINAL CONCORD TOURNEY...(SLOW JOG AROUND THE DIAMOND)
Q-Who is the best player that flies under the radar?
A- IF YOUR A GREAT PLAYER YOU DON'T FLY UNDER THE RADAR
Q-What is the best team you have ever seen?
A- LASO RED....ABOUT 10 OR 11 YEARS AGO....PLAYED THEM IN THE OLYMPICS...NO FENCES....I WAS PLAYING 3B...THEY SCORED 20 SOMETHING IN THE 1ST AND 15-20 IN THE 2ND...BASE HIT BASE HIT BASE HIT BASE HIT BASE HIT....BOMB OVER EVERYONES HEAD...REPEAT SAME...OVER AND OVER...WORST GAME I'VE EVER PLAYED IN....I HATE L.A.....LOVE WHEN GIANT FANS CHANT...BEAT L.A. BEAT L.A. I'M A HATER...
Q-What does your current team need to do to improve?
A- SHOW UP...WE HAVE SEVERAL PLAYERS THAT NEED TO PLAY MORE..BUT DUE TO FAMILY AND WORK SITUATIONS CAN'T SHOW-UP CONSISTENTLY..
Q-Based on your team needs, what in state player would you want to trade for right now?
A- ZO OR REGINO.....BOTH GREAT PLAYERS AND GOOD DUDES...TEAM FIRST GUYS....WOULDN'T MIND HAVING JOSE BACK EITHER....
Q-What team gives your team the most problems?
A- OUR OWN....
Q-If you need a base hit, who do you want up on your team?
A- LAST YEAR....GREG SAUNDERS....THIS YEAR....PROBLY KYLE "POWDER" TEDFORD OR BIGTONE ...YES BIGTONE...1 & 2 IN OBP/AVG
Q-If you need a HR, who do you want up on your team?
A- JIMMY 'J-MAC" MCFARLAND
Q-If a defensive play needs to be made on your team, who do you want to have the ball hit to?
A- SAUNDERS....PLAYS INCREDIBLE IN THE OUTFIELD
Q-What is your most exciting moment in police softball?
A- PLAYING IN THE ALL-STAR GAME 3 YEARS AGO WAS A BLAST...GETTING THROWN OUT @ HOME PLATE...NOT SO FUN....
Q-What is your biggest disappointment in police softball?
A- LOSING FOUR RAZORBACKS TO LAY-OFFS IN A MONTH......I FEEL FOR THOSE GUYS.....THNX COUNTY EXEC AND SHERIFF....
Q-If a teammate was using a juiced bat, what would you do?
A- TELL HIM NOT TO SWING IT AND LEAVE IT IN THE BAG.....
Q-Are you on the social networking site called Facebook?
A- YES I AM...
Q-What is your biggest weakness on the softball field?
A- OH, THATS EASY ITS...............
Q-Who do you think is a player of the year candidate?
A- THE MVP OF THE 1ST OR 2ND PLACE TEAM.....WHOEVER THAT ENDS UP BEING....
Q-Who do you think is a manager of the year candidate?
A- HARDCORE OR QUAKE'S
Q-Who do you think is a defensive player of the year candidate?
A- I WATCH GREG SAUNDERS (RAZORBACKS) IN THE OUTFIELD AND I'M AMAZED HE MAKES THE PLAYS HE MAKES EVERY GAME...I EXPECT THE DIVING/OVER THE SHOULDER/CRASHING INTO THE WALL CATCH EVERY GAME...ITS BECOME ROUTINE....
Q-What percentage of bats are juiced in the LEO game?
A- DEPENDS ON WHAT TEAMS YOUR PLAYING..PROBLY 25 TO 50 %...SOME TEAMS MORE THAN OTHERS..SOME TEAMS HAVE NONE...!!!
Q-Provided bat tournaments, yes or no?
A- YES...NOT EVERY TOURNEY...BUT 50/50 GOOD W/ME
Q-Is your game more resemble a lion, a bear or a greyhound?
A- HYENA....a carnivorous scavenging Razorback resembling a hog, with a sloping back and loping gait. Native to: Sicily, Oklahoma...LOL
Q-What team is the next elite team?
A- NORCAL POSSE'......OR THE NEXT GREAT COMBO TEAM IN SACTOWN NOT NAMED YO-SAC...SORRY SPURG..THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE THE ELDO CARTEL BUT MULTIPLE FREE AGENTS AND IN-FIGHTING SET THEM BACK SEVERAL YEARS.......
Q-What team is not living up to their potential?
A- SAC PD COMBO.....(BIG PICK-UPS IN THE OFF-SEASON) NO TOURNEY WINS YET.....
Q-Best looking uniforms in the game?
A- ALLIANCE...ARE PRETTY COOL....THE BURNT TEXAS ORANG SUX THO...SAC PD LOOKS GOOD(RED/WHITE & BLUE)....WHO CARES ITS HOW YOU PLAY...
Q-Worst looking uniforms
A- SORRY....BABY BLUE....A-1 TOWING HARDCORE...BUT WHO CARES THEY JUST WIN BABY!!!!!...
Q-What is your biggest mistake on the softball field?
A- BATTING 11....WHEN I SHOULD PROBLY BAT 10
Q-State rule, yes or no?
A- ROSTER RULE...COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE STATE RULE...DOESN'T REALLY APPLY TO US IN CALI....PLENTY TO CHOOSE FROM....
Q- Who will win the 2009 Police vs. Corrections All Star game?
A- HMMMMM....BUDGET CUT BACKS FOR COPS....FURLOUGH DAYS FOR CORRECTIONS...WE SHOULD LET THE WIVES PLAY....POLICE...2-1 IN 12 INNINGS ON A SUICIDE SQUEEZE USING A FROZEN BALL....
Q-The HOF, too hard to get into, too easy, just about right?
A- .NOW PROBLY JUST RIGHT....IF I EVER GET IN....WAY TOO EASY....LOL
Q.-Of the past World Series HR Derby winners, which one is the best HR hitter?
A- KING GEORGE IS RIDICULOUS
Q-Who was/is your police softball mentor?
A- ROGER STANFILL (HOFER) SOMETIMES I HATED HIM....NOW I'VE BECOME HIM....
Q-If you are king of police softball, what do you do?
A- IMPLEMENT SOME TYPE OF ROSTER RULE....ONE ADDITION OK....2 OR MORE...ZERO POINTS....IT WILL BE IN THE STAR6 TOURNEY RULES FOR NEXT YEAR...THAT AND THE TEMPERATURE OF THE BALLS TO REMAIN CONSTANT....
Q-Who is the toughest pitcher you have ever faced?
A- TOLLY.....COE IS REAL GOOD TOO JUST ASK J-HART
Q-Biggest problem with cop softball
A- BATS....JUICED...PLAYERS JUICED....DOOOOOHH....THAT DAM INSIDE VOICE AGAIN....
Q-What is your best position?
A- P
Q-Which team has the hottest girls?
A- ST. LOUIS...A FEW YEARS AGO...BUT I'M MARRIED AND DON'T LOOK AT THAT STUFF ANYMORE ;)
Q-Which team parties the most east/west
A- NJ SHAMROCKS OR WHOEVER FROM NJ...I THINK....FUNNY AS HELL A FEW WORLD SERIES AGO.AT THE BAR IN BIG LEAGUE DREAMS..
Q-Who is your hardest working teammate?
A- PROBABLY TRAVIS SANDERS..(SS) HE IS ALWAYS TRYING TO GET BETTER...HE'S IS OWN WORST CRITIC
Q-Worst city on the travel circuit?
A- FRESNO/HANFORD OR CHINO
Q-Other than your own, what manager would you want to play for and why?
A- RALPHIE..(SACPD) I CAN TAKE HIS EDGE OFF WITH HUMOR....
Q-What team you wouldn't want to fight after the game? (biggest bruisers)
A- MINNESOTA..OR MICHIGAN...THER FREAKIN HUGE....
Q-Best glove on the circuit?
A- REGINO IN YEARS PAST WAS SOLID...
Q-Best wheels on the circuit?
A- FAST LEFTY FROM STANISLAUS...SOMEBODY SLOW THAT DUDE DOWN
Q-Who has more overall talent, East Coast or West Coast?
A- CALIFORNIA....vs THE WHOLE EAST COAST...THAT MIGHT BE A WASH...
Q-What team do you root against even when you are not playing them?
A- SOCAL/CONCORD/FOLSOM...UNLESS THEY PLAYIN ANYONE FROM THE EAST...
Q-Most overated player? Most underated player?
A- ME...SOMETIMES I MASH SOMETIMES I CAN'T HIT MY WAY OUT OF A PAPER BAG....
Q-Most overated tournament? Most underated tournament?
A- VEGAS....I HEAR LOTS OF COMPLAINTS AND BAD FIELDS...
Q-What player plays much better than they look?
A- TOLLY..A-1 TOWING HARDCORE....
Q-Who should be in the Hall of Fame that isn’t?
A- DEL & JB FOR CREATING THIS MONSTER WE LOVE & HATE (ONLY SOMETIMES) PS.COM
Q-Tell us something about you that most people do not know?
A- Love to waterski & wakeboard and take my kids tubing....
Q-What is your pet peeve in police softball
A- umpires that take it personal when you ask where did that pitch miss and want to toss you if you say one more word...
Q-Any last words? (Use this to get out any message you would like to)
A- ANYBODY THAT USES A JUICED BAT WHETHER ITS ROLLED/SHAVED PAINTED....NOT SURE HOW YOU CAN FEEL GOOD ABOUT ANY BALL U PISS ON OR HIT A JACK...WITH...I DON'T GET IT...
|
