[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 14, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 14, 1994]
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         IN HONOR OF THE MIKULSKI BAMMERS SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, we may not have professional 
baseball in Baltimore this year, but I am proud to say that we do have 
a championship team from Maryland. My own Mikulski Bammers overcame 
fierce competition to win the Senate softball league championship this 
past weekend, regaining the trophy we previously held in 1992.
  My staff took to the softball field the way I take to the Senate 
floor: mission-driven, determined, and willing to yield to no one. 
While other teams may have had color-coordinated outfits, or large 
cheering entourages, our feisty crew combined stout hearts with well-
honed skills to win five games in 3 days and finish at the top of the 
115-team league.
  From mailroom to leg staff, Bammers Claire and Mark ``Newlywed'' 
Hannan, Steve ``Cal'' Ganote, Corey ``Croquet'' Long, Dave ``90210'' 
Taetle, Ken ``Mr. Softball'' Press, and Chris ``DH'' Rugaber proved 
they can hit and field as well as they can do a nav chart or sort the 
mail. They were joined by Marylanders Matt Hickey, Bill Bridges, 
Shannon Howley, Lisa Splaine, and Kim ``Mrs. Softball'' Press. Other 
invaluable staffers helped get the Bammers to the top: Shawnn ``Double 
N'' Shears, John ``Cheese'' Lewis, Erin Callahan, Jen Crawford, Marilyn 
Lagios, Pam Nystrom, and Dave Tubman.
  The Bammers came up against tough opponents throughout the 4 day 
tournament, capping with two intense games on Sunday. In the semi-
final, the Bammers edged past gritty longtime rivals Vermont's Finest, 
showing the power of a Chesapeake Bay crab diet over Senator Leahy's 
Vermont ice cream regimen.
  In the final, a spirited and powerful congressional research service 
team, the Sorcerers, worked their long-ball magic on the Bammers, 
jumping to an early 8-0 lead. But in the tradition of the World Series, 
the Bammers fought back, scoring two runs in their last at bat to take 
a 9-8 victory. The Mikulski Bammers have proved themselves worthy of a 
round of crab cakes and Boog's barbecue in Camden Yard's box seats, if 
those other ballplayers ever get back in action.

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