LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Brooklyn Blue Demons 12-year-
old Baseball Team and Manager Jose Nunez upon the occasion of represent-
ing the East during the Bronco Pony World Series in Monterey, California

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved
only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by
dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and
WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical develop-
ment of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of
fair play and competition; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Blue Demons 12-year-old Baseball Team is to be
honored for their outstanding achievements; the Blue Demons began their
season with a 10-0 start in Bushwick, and later moved on to the Parade
Grounds League and finished the regular season with a 19-1 record; and
WHEREAS, After winning Tournaments along with the PONY Sectional Divi-
sion and the North Region Championships, the Brooklyn Blue Demons won
the East Zone title and earned the right to represent the East in the
Bronco Pony World Series in Monterey, California; the event was held on
August 4-11, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Making history, the 2009 Brooklyn Blue Demons 12-year-old
Baseball Team is the first team from Brooklyn to ever participate in the
Bronco Pony World Series; this great team is to be respectfully
commended; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Manager Jose Nunez and Coaches Eliseo Ruiz and
William Salinas, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for their
ability to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record is outstanding, and the team
members were loyally and enthusiastically supported by family, fans,
friends and the community at large; and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the Brooklyn Blue Demons 12-year-old Base-
ball Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the
championship, were a brotherhood of athletic ability, of good sportsman-
ship, of honor and of scholarship, demonstrating that these team players
are second to none; and
WHEREAS, Athletically, the team members have proven themselves to be
an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favorably on their
community; and
WHEREAS, Manager Jose Nunez has done a superb job in guiding, molding
and inspiring the team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Manager Jose Nunez and the outstanding athletes on
the Brooklyn Blue Demons 12-year-old Baseball Team have clearly made a
contribution to the spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their
community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the Brooklyn Blue Demons 12-year-old Baseball Team; its
members, Arturo Cotto, Luis Espirtu, Victor Figueroa, Diogenes Almanzar,
Miguel Gonzales, David Jimenez, Brandon Lajara, Anthony Nunez, Anthony
Rosario, Kevin Rodriguez, Austin Ruiz, Rodil Salinas, and Alex Serrano,
and Manager Jose Nunez and Coaches Eliseo Ruiz and William Salinas on
their outstanding season and overall team record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Brooklyn Blue Demons 12-year-old Baseball Team and to the
aforementioned staff.