Announcement
PTown's Major Leaguer, Jonny Gomes, Wishes PALL Players A Great Season!
The Tampa Bay Devil Ray 's Designated Hitter, Jonny Gomes, began his baseball career right here at Petaluma American Little League! Jonny knows that the 8-12 year olds just finished Try Outs, the older players are gearing up, and that the new 6 and 7 year olds are looking forward to learning who their teammates are. He asked me to get a message to all of you: "Play hard, eat your greens, and I'll see everyone in Oakland soon!" The Devil Rays play the Oakland A's the last weekend in April at the Coliseum. I'll let you know soon how you can sit in The Gomes Zone and cheer for Jonny.
If you'd like to wish Jonny a great season, just have mom or dad help you sign our PALL Website Guest Book. When I see some good luck wishes for him there, I'll let him know! Maybe he'll write back!
If you don't know much about Jonny, he was an All Star at Casa Grande High School. His road to the pros wasn't easy, but when he got there, he stormed through the Minors winning awards for his bat and fan support for his determination and work ethic. He finally made it to The Show and "stuck" with the Rays for good in 2005 and quickly became a fan favorite. He racked up amazing stats and was just a few votes shy of winning the American League Rookie of the Year that season. He won the hearts of lots of PTown families last February when Petaluma recognized his accomplishments here at PALL with "Jonny Gomes Day". Jonny's sophomore season in MLB started out with a bang. He led the American League in home runs through the end of April when a shoulder injury began to hamper his swing. By August, he made the decision to have season ending surgery so he could get back to top form. If you read Jonny's story, you'll see that he's battled back before. The Rays and Jonny's friends and fans know he'll "light it up" in the A.L. East again this spring. You gotta believe.
Read more about Jonny by following the PALLs In The Pros link on the left. Jonny is sponsoring a AAA Team at PALL this year as well as a team in Petaluma National and Petaluma Valley Little Leagues.
