General

#01 - Manatees fridge magnet - which includes the season schedule

#02 - A professional player - a 5 year member of the APBPA

#03 - Sick!!! - on the bench and did not play - 4 photos - Friday 6th April 2001

#04 - In the field, and accompanied by Little League players during the National Anthem - Friday 4th May 2001

#05 - His Olympic tattoos - an article published in the Florida Today paper - Saturday 5th May 2001

#06 - His Olympic tattoos - photo published with above article

#07 - Brett's name up in lights!!! - at Hammond Stadium - Sunday 6th May 2001

#08 - With his "Baseball Buddies" during the National Anthem - Space Coast Stadium - Saturday 12th May 2001

#09 - "Good Luck" card sent to Brett - from the "cheering section" - Tuesday 15th May 2001

#10 - Mum and Dad sitting at home in Cairns listening to a game being played in Florida!!! - via internet radio - Saturday 23rd June 2001

#11 - Game washed out - and the dugouts under water!!! - Space Coast Stadium - Friday 6th July 2001

Spring Training

Accommodation during Spring Training

#01 - The Holiday Inn Cocoa Beach Oceanfront, Florida - includes picture and map

#02 - the rooms

#03 - swimming pools

#04 - other services

Training

#01- Infield drills (Brett?? - glove??)

#02 - At training

#03 - At bat during a training game

#04 - At Space Coast Stadium - #17

Opening Day - Thursday 5th April 2001

#01 - "Good Luck" card sent to Brett

#02 - The Anthem - Brett is the fourth from the right

On deck

#01 - ready to step into the box - Friday 4th May 2001

#02 - waiting to hit - Space Coast Stadium - Sunday 6th May 2001

#03 - number 17 waiting his turn -Tuesday 15th May 2001

#04 - on deck, and adjusting the gloves - two photos - Monday 28th May 2001

In the batter's box

From the back

#01 - Thursday 5th April 2001

#02 - ready to go - Space Coast Stadium - Monday 21st May 2001

#03 - looks a great swing!!! - Thursday 24th May 2001

#04 - giving it everything!!! - a huge swing!!! - Thursday 24th May 2001

From the front

#01 - the swing!!! - Sunday 22nd April 2001

#02 - ready in the box - Joker Marchant Stadium - Friday 18th May 2001

#03 - where has the ball gone???

Home Runs

- Number One - Wednesday 11th April 2001

Email to Brett

- Number Two - Saturday 14th April 2001 - Space Coast Stadium

Game report

"The hot bat tonight" - includes 3 pictures of Brett during the game

Email and souvenir picture to Brett

- Number Three - Sunday 22nd April 2001 - Space Coast Stadium

Souvenir picture for Brett - and includes a great shot of him in the box!!!

- Number Four - Wednesday 2nd May 2001 - Space Coast Stadium

Souvenir picture for Brett

"Over the second fence" - game report

"The Wall" at rightfield!!! - picture includes field dimensions and fence heights

- Number Five - Friday 4th May 2001 - Space Coast Stadium

Souvenir picture for Brett

Game report

- Number Six - Thursday 24th May 2001 - Space Coast Stadium

"A three run towering home run shot"!!! - game report - and two photos of Brett

A walk-off home run, with a two strike count!!! - interview with Brett from the Florida Today paper

Arriving at home plate and met by his team-mates

"It couldn't have gotten any better"!!! - and Brett received a "standing ovation"!!! - a note from Heather Prosser - plus an "awesome throw" from rightfield to third base

Mobbed at home plate!!!

"Home run heroics"!!! - an article from the Cairns Post

- Number Seven - Wednesday 30th May 2001 - Ed Smith Stadium

Souvenir picture for Brett - is now in third position in the Florida State League for "home runs hit season to date"

Hit went over the centrefield fence - which is 400 feet from homeplate!!!

- Number Eight - Saturday 2nd June 2001 - Ed Smith Stadium

Souvenir picture for Brett - now leads the Manatees, and is second in the Florida State League - also includes an article from the Florida Today paper on Brett's recent batting statistics

"New approach works wonders" - an article from the Cairns Post on Brett's home runs and batting season to date - includes comments from Matt Bolton, Cairns Baseball Publicity Officer

Article from the Australian Baseball Federation web site - "Aussie Player News" - Brett listed in the Florida State League

- Number Nine - Sunday 10th June 2001 - Space Coast Stadium

"Career high" - an article from the Florida Today paper - plus a great throw - and is still in second position in the League for most home runs season to date

Souvenir picture for Brett - "Homers"!!!

- Number Ten - Monday 18th June 2001 - Dunedin Stadium

Game report - and leading the Manatees in home runs!!!

Souvenir picture for Brett

The Florida State League - "League Leaders" - "home run" and "runs batted in" categories

- Number Eleven - Monday 9th July 2001 - Joker Marchant Stadium

Game report - a "three run homer"

Souvenir picture for Brett

Running the bases

#01 - heading for first base - Sunday 22nd April 2001

#02 - at first and taking a lead - Thomas J White Stadium - Friday 27th April 2001

#03 - on first after picking a walk to load the bases - Monday 21st May 2001

#04 - heading back to first base (photo blurry) - Space Coast Stadium - Monday 21st May 2001

#05 - leading off from second base - Space Coast Stadium - Monday 21st May 2001

#06 - waiting on first base - Holman Stadium - Saturday 26th May 2001

#07 - on first, and getting ready to take a lead - Holman Stadium - Saturday 26th May 2001

#08 - and is now on second, and then third base - Holman Stadium - Saturday 26th May 2001

#09 - two photos showing Brett and other players at home plate

#10 - a hit, and safe at first base - two photos

#11 - three photos of Brett on first base - and with batting Coach, Frank Cacciatore - Monday 28th May 2001

Scoring runs

#01 - Thursday 5th April 2001

#02 - scored the winning run!!! - game report and photo - Wednesday 25th April 2001

#03 - scoring a run - Space Coast Stadium - Sunday 27th May 2001

In the field

First base

#01 - at Space Coast Stadium - Monday 9th April 2001

#02 - holding a runner at first - Tuesday 15th May 2001

Rightfield

#01 - heading out to rightfield - Friday 4th May 2001

#02 - rightfield and first base areas at Hammond Stadium - positions Brett played - Saturday 5th May 2001

#03 - two photos of Brett in rightfield - Thursday 24th May 2001

#04 - taking a catch in rightfield - Holman Stadium - Saturday 26th May 2001

#05 - a "9 to 2" throw - and got him!!! - Thomas J White Stadium - Sunday 1st July 2001

"Good games"

#01 - three hits and two RBI's!!! - and a caught stealing!!! - Thursday 26th April 2001

#02a - four from four, including two doubles!!! - copy of the box score - Monday 30th April 2001

#02b - "perfect at the plate" - report on the above game - Monday 30th April 2001

#03 - two hits from three at bats and an RBI - includes photo of Brett - Space Coast Stadium - Wednesday 16th May 2001

#04 - "a hot night at the plate"!!! - four hits, including a triple and a double and three RBI's!!! - copy of the box score - Friday 18th May 2001

#05 - four hits, including two doubles - and a long game!!! - 13 innings, over 4 hours!!! - Friday 1st June 2001

#06 - two doubles in the game - 13th and 14th of the season - Tuesday 19th June 2001

#07 - scored three times in this game - Tuesday 26th June 2001

#08 - Brett drove in two runs during this game, but he and the Manatees left 16 runners on base!!! - Wednesday 27th June 2001

#09 - two doubles, two runs driven in and two runs scored!!! - 16th and 17th doubles of the season - Sunday 8th July 2001

#10 - "Brett Roneberg remained hot......" - three hits, including his 18th and 19th doubles of the season - plus three runs driven in - Wednesday 11th July 2001

Final game!!!

#11 - FINAL GAME - Brett's last game with the Manatees - and it was a good one!!! - three hits, including his 20th double of the season - drove in two runs and scored three times - Sunday 15th July 2001

Hitting streaks

#01 - Seven games!!! - Monday 30th April 2001

#02 - Thirteen games!!! - Saturday 30th June 2001

#03 - Fourteen games!!! - from Wednesday 13th June to Sunday 1st July 2001

"On base" streak

#01 - by reaching base safely in the game on Sunday 15th July 2001, Brett extended his "on base" streak to 31 games!!! ..........A NEW RECORD!!!

Brett and the team

#01 - The Manatees win!!! - Friday 4th May 2001

#02 - a victory for the Manatees - Holman Stadium - Saturday 26th May 2001

#03 - with his team-mates after the game - Sunday 27th May 2001

#04 - Brett and the team enjoying their win!!! - Space Coast Stadium - Monday 28th May 2001

Manager - Dave Huppert

#01 - presenting "Third Base" to Manager Dave Huppert - Dave had just reached 1000 career wins as a Manager - Saturday 23rd June 2001

#02 - an article from the Florida Today paper in which Brett is interviewed about the "1000 win game" and playing baseball under Dave Huppert - Saturday 23rd June 2001

The dugout

#01 - Brett playing as designated hitter - four photos of Brett in the dugout - Monday 28th May 2001

Statistics

#01 - The first half of the season - all Brett's statistics for the 2001 season to date - plus a comparison to last season (a huge difference!!!) - also his position in the team, and the categories in which he is in the top group in the Florida State League - Friday 15th June 2001

#02 - "Congratulations" card sent to Brett - Friday 15th June 2001

#03 - equal first in the Florida State League for the "Most runs driven in" category!!! - plus in the top group for "home runs" and "extra base hits" - Friday 22nd June 2001

#04 - article from the Australian Baseball Federation web site - "Aussie Player News" - Brett is leading the Florida State League in the "runs batted in" category!!! - Tuesday 26th June 2001

#05 - still leading the League in the above category!!! - Wednesday 27th June 2001

#06 - Brett is in the "Top 5" in five different batting categories - Florida State League "League Leaders" - Sunday 8th July 2001

#07 - batting statistics as at Monday 9th July 2001 - Brett is the Team Leader in most categories - and is in the "Top 4" in five categories in the League Leaders list!!!

#08 - the Florida State League "League Leaders" - is now in the "Top 5" in six of the batting categories!!! - Wednesday 11th July 2001

#09 - Batting and Slugging categories of the Florida State League "League Leaders" list - Brett finished in the "Top 10" in both sections!!! - Sunday 2nd September 2001

"Roneberg's work paying off"

An article which appeared in the Florida Today paper on Monday 9th July 2001

Brett is interviewed, and discusses his season to date, and the improvement over past seasons - also contains comments from Manager Dave Huppert and Batting Coach Frank Cacciatore

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

The photo published with this article ..........a nice shot

The Florida State League Trophies!!! - the Brevard County Manatees and the Tampa Yankees were due to play-off for the Championships - however, the terrorist's attacks of the 11th September result in all Minor League play-off games being cancelled - the Manatees and the Yankees were declared "Co-Champions"!!! ..........and Brett will be receiving a "Championship Ring" as part of the Manatees team!!!

..........and here is Brett receiving his CHAMPIONSHIP RING during the 2002 Spring Training!!! - March 2002

..........photos of the RING - plus manufacture and price details ..........and it looks fabulous!!!

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