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of baseball to include division one ball.”
The Blues were started in early 2014
with only one Airman on the team.
“I started the team back in February
2014,” O’Neal said. “The team was not
originally a military team. It began as a
regular adult team lead by me, with the
intention of becoming an all-military
team the following season. I wanted to
get a feel for coaching a team in one of
the local leagues before I started an of-
ficial base team.”
O’Neal said as the season went on his
intentions became reality when more
Airmen began to fill the team’s roster.
“In the first season, I was the only
military member out of the original
nine,” O’Neal said. “I started to need
additional players as the season went on,
so I decided to open spots up to Nellis
and Creech AFB players. (Now) we have
one civilian on a roster of 13 players. The
rest (of the team are) military members.”
As the team moved on from its first
season with new players, things began
to change.
“For the team’s first season, we com-
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peted in the Las Vegas Men’s Senior
Baseball League. After a rough first sea-
son where we only won three games, we
made it to the championship game the
following season,” O’Neal said. “We de-
cided we wanted to be a part of a league
that was run more efficiently than the
MSBL. The Blues joined the Las Vegas
chapter of the National Adult Baseball
Association this past February.”
By switching over to the NABA,
O’Neal said the Blues were ready to face
a higher level of competition.
“The track record of the NABA is well
known, and we felt we would be able
to face better competition. The overall
league is made up of 12 teams spread
out into two divisions, the Paramint and
Tonopah division, each with six teams,”
O’Neal said. “The Blues are members of
the Tonapah Division. Each team plays a
regular season schedule of 11 games and
the playoffs are single-elimination style
until a champion is crowned.”
In addition to the adult league, the
Blues play other bases around the south-
west United States.
“The only base we have scheduled this
summer is Davis-Monthan AFB. I was
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unaware of any other base teams in the Waldrop and I handle all the team
region until a couple of days ago when I responsibilities, to include filling in
was introduced to the coach of the Luke the roster and batting order, mak-
AFB team,” O’Neal said. “In the future, I ing pitching changes when necessary,
will schedule multiple games with Luke handling the equipment, and keeping
and Davis-Monthan AFB, making those track of team and individual stats,” said
teams regular opponents on our yearly Donald Irwin, Blues assistant coach
schedule.” and senior airman in the 57th Aircraft
Maintenance Squadron Raptor Aircraft
When the season commences, the Maintenance Unit.
Blues are subject to player loss, as mul-
tiple factors like permanent change of While playing baseball, Irwin knows
stations, deployments or temporary even though winning is enjoyable, hav-
duty assignments affect the roster. ing fun is the top priority.
“The biggest obstacle with players is “Our team is a competitive group
the Air Force work schedule. During the of individuals. We enjoy winning just
season deployments and temporary de- as much as anyone else, but we do not
ployments can take a toll on the roster,” get discouraged or defeated by losing,”
O’Neal said. You may start with 12 guys, Irwin said. “The main goal is to have
but by season’s end you may only have fun and enjoy our Sunday mornings
half of those guys left. But out of the (or) afternoons.”
people we have had, I enjoy seeing the
spirit of competition the guys have and Airmen interested in joining the
their pursuit to improve themselves.” Blues can check out the team’s website
-- www. heroesinblue.com.
O’Neal’s position with the Thunder-
birds takes him all around the country Editor’s note: The mention of the Las
during their show-season. When he’s Vegas Men’s Senior Baseball League and
out of town, the Blues’ assistant coaches National Adult Baseball Association
step in and take the reins. does not constitute endorsement or af-
filiation by Nellis Air Force Base or the
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