I thought I'd do something different in honor of posting my final edition of "Renegades Recap" for 2021.
I'm going to post the text of the script.
"Renegades Recap" was part of a podcast of sorts, curated and edited by Adam Marco, the "voice" of the Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders. It started with each affiliate in the Yankees organization (Scranton/WB, Somerset, Hudson Valley, and Tampa) submitting a 90-second update to be played on the individual radio pregame shows that Sunday.
Adam asked me and Somerset Patriots "voice" Marc Schwartz to do the update for our respective teams. I jumped at the chance with the blessing of the Renegades. Joe Vasile, Adam's colleague in Scranton/WB (Moosic, PA to be exact) would handle the Tampa update because the Tarpons eliminated broadcasts for 2021.
That's a whole different topic.
Unfortunately, I didn't have a pregame show to play anything on. That's something I'd like to change for 2022 so that we can play the audio of "Rob's Roundup" as well as these recaps.
In any event, Adam eventually took the audio from each team and combined them into a small podcast that was generally under 10 minutes long. That idea of 90-second updates quickly went by the wayside though my longest report was 2:47 (coincidentally, that was today).
While there were some Saturday nights and Sunday mornings when I didn't have the time or the voice to record it still became part of my weekly routine, even when I was away in North Carolina.
Earlier today I posted all 21 of my Renegades Recaps on my Archive page. The full Yankees affiliate reports can be found over on the RailRiders Radio Soundcloud page.
And now, the script.
Hi everyone this is Rob Adams, and this is Renegades Recap.
The 2021 Hudson Valley Renegades won the North Division of High A East. That and two seventy-five will get you a ride on the subway as the Gades finished with the third-highest winning percentage. There were a lot of positives this season, however.
The Gades finished their first year as a Yankees affiliate with a 71-49 record in their first year in full-season after being in the short-season New York Penn League since 1994. The Gades were led by a host of players offensively, including Josh Breaux, who hit .252 with a team-high 17 homers as well as 46 RBIs. He electrified the Dutchess Stadium crowd with three long balls on July 10th against Brooklyn.
Three Gades pitchers – Sean Boyle, Nick Ernst, and Derek Craft, combined to no-hit the Cyclones that night in a seven-inning contest. That was only the second no-no in team history. Craft led High A East in saves with ten.
While there are other offensive players of note, Anthony Volpe stands out. The Yankees’ number one prospect, Volpe hit .286 with the Gades with 15 home runs and 37 runs batted in. He also contributed to one of the comeback kids' walk-off wins…
Everson Pereira added 14 homers and 32 RBIs in just 27 games. Oswald Peraza also can’t be forgotten. Before departing for Somerset, he hit .306 with 5 home runs.
Ken Waldichuk, Luis Medina, and Hayden Wesneski made just seven starts before they left for double a but each one showed they were ready for bigger things. Waldichuk didn’t allow a run in just over 30 innings of work. Randy Vasquez, Shawn Semple, Mitch Spence, and Josh Maciejewski are among the other hurlers who come to mind, Maciejewski won nine games to tie for the league lead.
There were also favorite moments like pitcher Elvis Peguero working out a walk and scoring a run before picking up the win against Aberdeen on May 12th. Kyle MacDonald moved from first base to the mound in an otherwise-forgettable game on July 28th. MacDonald gave up a missile of a home run but also pitched two-thirds of an inning with a strikeout before tripling in his next at-bat.
Hats off to manager Dan Fiorito, the staff, and players for a successful year. Thanks to all of you for listening throughout the season and we’ll plan on seeing you in 2022. Thanks also to my fellow Yankees affiliates broadcasters, Marc, Joe, and Adam.
That’s your Renegades Recap. I’m Rob Adams.
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