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The Daily News presents the 2nd Annual
Firefighter Steve
Mercado Stickball Classic
The NYPD and the FDNY meet head-to-head in a true street
game of streetball. Battling for longest shot and total cumulative
team distance, the Finest and Bravest stickball teams meet
in the MetroTech Commons to battle it out.
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On his first attempt Nick "the Stick" Scoppetta
set the tone for the afternoon by launching a huge 160
footer sparking a rousing cheer from the home team crowd
and squashing Police Commissioner Kelly's long ball dreams.
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Firefighter Jeff Ray of
Division 14 in Queens "whacks" a brand new pink
spaldeen over 300 feet. |
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While the NYPD won the over all cumulative
team distance Firefighter Jeff Ray walked away with the
long ball trophy for the second year in a row. |
Kids from the New York Emperors Stickball
League, honoring fallen Firefighter Steve Mercado (Engine
40), pose with members from the NYPD and the FDNY stickball
teams. |
Contact: Francis X. Gribbon / David Billig / Michael Loughran
(718) 999-2056
www.nyc.gov/fdny
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