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Police departments have been competitive on the playing fields in other
sports, but never in the game of Baseball. That was until September of
2003. NYPD faced off with L.A.P.D in the finals of the Mike Anaya
Tournament in San Diego California. NY Finest couldn't handle L.A, as the
Centurions were victorious 9-1 to take the title. That single game
propelled the first of many more to come. In 2004, The Finest invited LAPD
east to compete in the Anthony Vazquez Memorial Tournament and Los Angeles invited the Finest
to the west coast for their 5th annual Celebrity Swing-a-Thon. In June of 2004 NYPD and LAPD met again for the first time since the Mike Anaya Tournament. NY Finest held off a late inning comeback by the Centurions to slide by 7-6 and tie the lifetime series one game a piece setting up game three in Los Angeles the following month. LAPD would advance to the semi-finals, but they fell short losing to FDNY in a pitchers duel 1-0. NY Finest would take the championship of the first year of the event. July 2004, In a highly promoted event L.A.P.D would meet NYPD in the 5th Annual Celebrity-swing-a-thon in Los Angeles California. With more than 1,000 kids from the L.A area, Actors, Sports Stars such as Manny Mota of the L.A Dodgers, Super Bowl MVP from the L.A Raiders, Los Angeles City Council President Padilla, and former NYPD Police commissioner and current L.A Chief of police Bratton in attendance. The Day was full of events, contests, and giveaways for the kids including baseball and football instructional clinics. A Homerun hitting contest followed, where some of the actors competed with NYPD and LAPD players. NY Finest' Rich Custudio won the homerun derby as he was the last contestant of the day. After a day of fun it was time for the main event. Game three, East meets West. NY Finest Jumped out early and often scoring 3 runs in the first and second innings and two runs in the third. The Finest rallied for 3 more runs in the fourth inning to expand the lead to ll-3. New York would return home happy winning 12-4, and now lead the series 2 games to 1. New York and L.A may meet again for the third time in as many months as both teams will be participating in the international police Olympics in Las Vegas in the second week of August. As a friendship and rivalry began, Both teams will be anticipating their next meeting.
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NY Finest would like to thank the Los Angeles Police Department for inviting us to Los Angeles to participate in this charitable event and for their gracious hospitalities. We enjoy playing other departments, but it makes it that much more rewarding when you compete for a good cause. Once Again, Thanks- NYPD Baseball |
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